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    TikTok fixes Android bugs that could have led to account hijacks – TechCrunch

    TikTok has fixed four security bugs in its Android app that could have led to the hijacking of user accounts. The vulnerabilities, discovered by...

    Podcast analytics and attribution startup Chartable raises $2.25M – TechCrunch

    Chartable, a startup known for its authoritative podcast download charts, is announcing that it has raised $2.25 million in seed funding. Founders Dave Zohrob and...

    Last call for early-stage founders to exhibit at Disrupt 2020 – TechCrunch

    Your window to untold opportunity slams shut tonight. I’m looking at you, early-stage startup founders. Don’t miss your last chance to exhibit your tech...

    England’s long delayed COVID-19 contacts tracing app to launch on September 24 – TechCrunch

    The UK’s long delayed coronavirus contact tracing app finally has a release date: The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announced today that...

    All the ways to meet someone and make connections at Disrupt 2020 – TechCrunch

    No matter how amazing the speaker lineup is at Disrupt 2020 next week — and believe you me, it’s pretty fuckin’ amazing — there...

    10 Poland-based investors discuss trends, opportunities and the road ahead – TechCrunch

    Poland is becoming an important European tech ecosystem after experiencing record levels of investment and growth in recent years. It’s the largest economy in Central...

    VCs pour funding into edtech startups as COVID-19 shakes up the market – TechCrunch

    A few weeks back, The Exchange looked into the pace of edtech exits, noting that over time, the sector has delivered rising exit volume....

    Tarform unveils Luna e-moto for folks who may not like motorcycles – TechCrunch

    Brooklyn-based EV startup Taform unveiled its Luna electric motorcycle in New York last week, a model designed for an audience that may not actually...

    WildType is opening up a pre-order list for select chefs as it focuses on sushi-grade salmon – TechCrunch

    WildType, the startup making lab-grown salmon, is opening up a pre-order list for select chefs. Although the company is as much as five years out...

    Willo, a freemium video interview SaaS, scores ~$320k during the remote work boom – TechCrunch

    Scotland-based video interview startup Willo has scored a £250,000 (~$320k) seed round of funding after watching demand for its asynchronous Q&A style video platform...

    Missed Vaccines, Skipped Colonoscopies: Preventive Care Plummets

    When the coronavirus pandemic hit, Americans vastly scaled back their preventive health care, and there is little sign that this deferred care will be...

    Coronavirus Vaccine: 9 Drug Companies Pledge to ‘Stand With Science’

    Nine pharmaceutical companies issued a joint pledge on Tuesday that they would “stand with science” and not put forward a vaccine until it had...

    If You See Someone Not Wearing a Mask, Do You Say Something?

    As the sociologist Erving Goffman pointed out, within groups, people generally seek to “pass” and to avoid behaving in ways that others may see...

    From Asia to Africa, China Promotes Its Vaccines to Win Friends

    The Philippines will have quick access to a Chinese coronavirus vaccine. Latin American and Caribbean nations will receive $1 billion in loans to buy...

    Santander spins out its $400M fintech venture capital arm, now called Mouro Capital – TechCrunch

    Santander, the Spanish multinational banking giant, is announcing that its fintech venture arm is to be spun out and will be managed more autonomously...

    Trump says deadline for TikTok sale won’t be extended – TechCrunch

    The United States government will not extend the September 20 deadline for Beijing-based ByteDance to sell TikTok, President Donald Trump said on...