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    Boston Robotics delivers plan for logistics robots as early as next year – TechCrunch

    Boston Dynamics is just months away from announcing their approach to logistics, the first real vertical it aims to enter, after proving their...

    Twitter tightens security ahead of election – TechCrunch

    Twitter takes preemptive steps to avoid election-related hacks, we check out the new Apple Watches and Facebook launches new business tools. This is...

    Meet the five startup Battlefield finalists at Disrupt 2020 – TechCrunch

    TechCrunch hosted an unusual Startup Battlefield this week — the founders, judges, audience and moderator (me) were all in different locations, doing our best...

    “10 to 20 years of innovation just got pulled forward” – TechCrunch

    Earlier today at TechCrunch Disrupt, venture capitalist Peter Fenton joined us to talk about a variety of issues. Among them, we discussed how...

    Schools are closing their doors, but OpenDoor isn’t – TechCrunch

    Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast (now on Twitter!), where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week Natasha Mascarenhas, Danny...

    When Will You Be Able to Get a Coronavirus Vaccine?

    Americans are desperate to know when a coronavirus vaccine will be available to finally curb the pandemic that has already taken nearly 200,000 lives...

    Ron Howard and Brian Grazer say that their accelerator can help diversify Hollywood – TechCrunch

    Impact Creative Systems (formerly Imagine Impact) is bringing a startup accelerator-style approach to finding fresh creative talent, and it announced this morning that, with...

    C.D.C. Didn’t Write Testing Guidance Published on Its Website, Officials Say

    A heavily criticized recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month about who should be tested for the coronavirus was not...

    Does early-stage health tech need more ‘patient’ capital? – TechCrunch

    New fund Crista Galli Ventures is led by consultant radiologist Dr. Fiona Pathiraja Steve O'Hear @sohear / 10 hours Crista Galli Ventures, a new early-stage health tech...

    Does Wearing Glasses Protect You From Coronavirus?

    And Dr. Maragakis noted that any number of factors could confound the data, and it may be that wearing glasses is simply associated with...

    Cloudflare’s Michelle Zatlyn on getting funding for crazy ideas – TechCrunch

    It’s not easy getting funding for any startup, but when Cloudflare launched at one of our early events ten years ago, most investors...

    In an Unlikely Covid Survivor’s Case, More Questions Than Answers

    It was about a week before the chest X-ray. We were on rounds when the nurses called us to his room, yelling through the...

    Canix aims to ease cannabis cultivators’ regulatory bookkeeping – TechCrunch

    Growing cannabis on an industrial scale involves managing margins while continually adhering to compliance laws. For many growers, large and small, this consists of...

    John Najarian, Pioneering Transplant Surgeon, Dies at 92

    Dr. John S. Najarian, a groundbreaking transplant surgeon who made headlines for taking on difficult cases and who weathered a different type of headline...

    Amazon makes Alexa Routines shareable – TechCrunch

    Amazon is making it easier for Alexa devices owners to use Routines. The feature, which has been around for years, allows Alexa users...

    Fabletics eyes what’s next for its activewear empire – TechCrunch

    Like plenty of other modern direct-to-consumer companies, influencer marketing has been an essential part of Fabletics’ journey. Actress Kate Hudson co-founded the company...