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    Microsoft launches Azure Communication Services – TechCrunch

    Microsoft takes on Twilio, Google launches a work-tracking tool and Mirakl raises $300 million. This is your Daily Crunch for September 22, 2020. The...

    ‘Birtherism’ Lies About Kamala Harris Exceed Those About Obama

    Toxic misinformation has continued reaching new heights in 2020. One sign of that? “Birtherism” misinformation about Senator Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, now...

    Papa raises $18 million to expand its business connecting older adults with virtual and in-person companions – TechCrunch

    The Miami-based startup Papa has raised an additional $18 million as it looks to expand its business connecting elderly Americans and families with physical...

    CMU’s MoonRanger robot rover will be the first to search for water ice on the Moon in 2022 – TechCrunch

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogMuuvnF3zs Carnegie Mellon University and spinoff space startup Astrobotic are developing a robotic rover to look for water on the Moon, and the little...

    Gillmor Gang: Watch Party – TechCrunch

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtsQnarkMFA This Gillmor Gang episode is as much about what we didn’t talk about as what we did. In the run up to the recording...

    Microsoft Acquires Video Game Company ZeniMax in $7.5 Billion Deal

    “This really does align much more with what they’re doing,” said Rod Breslau, a former ESPN reporter who now covers esports and video games...

    TikTok Deal with Oracle and Walmart Trips Over U.S.-China Feud

    WASHINGTON — A deal intended to address the Trump administration’s concerns about TikTok’s ties to China was complicated on Monday by a disagreement over...

    Facebook Takes Down Fake Pages Created in China Aimed at Trump, Biden

    American officials see the activity on Facebook as relatively minor so far. China, according to two American officials, has not yet decided whether to...

    This Misinformation Was Coming From Inside the House

    It would have been a dangerous assertion in the middle of a deadly pandemic no matter where it came from: that wearing masks has...

    Microsoft launches new Cortana features for business users – TechCrunch

    Cortana may have failed as a virtual assistant for consumers, but Microsoft is still betting on it (or at least its brand) for...

    Microsoft brings data services to its Arc multi-cloud management service – TechCrunch

    Microsoft today launched a major update to its Arc multi-cloud service that allows Azure customers to run and manage workloads across clouds —...

    WellSaid Labs research takes synthetic speech from seconds-long clips to hours – TechCrunch

    Millions of homes have voice-enabled devices, but when was the last time you heard a piece of synthesized speech longer than a handful of...

    We’re updating The TechCrunch List soon. Founders, send in your recommendations of the most helpful lead VCs – TechCrunch

    Earlier this year, we launched The TechCrunch List, a carefully curated group of VCs who lead rounds recommended by thousands of founders for their...

    Tech must radically rethink how it treats independent contractors – TechCrunch

    Adam Jackson is the CEO of Braintrust, the first user-controlled talent network that connects organizations with world-class tech talent. He also co-founded telemedicine company...

    Despite a rough year for digital media, Blavity and The Shade Room are thriving – TechCrunch

    Last week at TechCrunch Disrupt, TechCrunch media and advertising reporter Anthony Ha sat down with Blavity CEO Morgan DeBaun and The Shade Room CEO...

    Microsoft Azure launches new availability zones in Canada and Australia – TechCrunch

    Microsoft Azure offers developers access to more data center regions than its competitors, but it was late to the game of offering different...