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    False Rumors That Activists Set Wildfires Exasperate Officials

    Officials dealing with catastrophic fires on the West Coast have had to counter social media rumors that the blazes were set by antifascist activists,...

    Anduril launches a smarter drone and picks up more money to build a virtual border wall – TechCrunch

    The company building the virtual border wall has a new version of its stealthy fast-flying drones — and a fresh contract with Customs and...

    One of Social Capital’s newest blank-check companies is looking to reverse merge with Opendoor – TechCrunch

    Some people may have slowed down in 2020, amid a pandemic that has shut down much of the world. Not Chamath Palihapitiya. According to a...

    VC Josh Kopelman isn’t so sure about SPACs, but he thinks so-called rolling funds could prove powerful – TechCrunch

    Yesterday, we had a chance to catch up with Josh Kopelman, the founder of the now 16-year-old early-stage venture firm First Round to talk...

    Warren Buffett invests in an unprofitable business – TechCrunch

    Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast (now on Twitter!), where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. The whole crew was back,...

    Facebook launches a college-only network – TechCrunch

    Facebook returns to its college roots, Alexa gets a printing feature and we take a deep dive into Unity’s business. This is your...

    Apple confirms the ‘Apple One’ subscription bundle in its own Apple Music app’s code – TechCrunch

    It looks like those reports about Apple’s forthcoming subscription bundle were accurate. According to strings of code found within the latest release of the...

    Facebook May Be Ordered to Change Data Practices in Europe

    Facebook is facing the prospect of not being able to move data about its European users to the United States, after European regulators raised...

    Are Gender Reveals Cursed? – The New York Times

    This week, after a “smoke-generating pyrotechnic device” used at a gender-reveal party set off a devastating wildfire that scorched thousands of acres east of...

    Imran Khan’s Verishop adds “Verified Shops”, a way for up-and-coming brands to set up shop in its “digital mall” – TechCrunch

    Verishop, the Los Angeles online retailer founded by former Snap executive Imran Khan, launched a little over a year ago to change the way...

    $3M Breakthrough Prize goes to scientist designing molecules to could fight COVID-19 – TechCrunch

    The Breakthrough Prize Foundation announced $21.75 million in awards today for a variety of scientific achievements. One in particular is a tech/science crossover:...

    Recorded music revenue is up on streaming growth, as physical sales plummet – TechCrunch

    With touring ground to a halt for the foreseeable future, 2020 has become the most difficult year for musicians in recent memory. One’s ability...

    Google says it’s eliminating Autocomplete suggestions that target candidates or voting – TechCrunch

    Ahead of the U.S. presidential election, Google says it’s taken a number of steps to improve the quality of information that it highlights...

    Ola is facing a drivers’ legal challenge over data access rights and algorithmic management – TechCrunch

    Two ride hailing drivers are taking India-based Ola to court in the Netherlands in another test case targeted at algorithmic management of gig...

    Twitter’s rules address worries over ‘peaceful transfer of power’ in U.S. election – TechCrunch

    Twitter announced expanded efforts to fight misinformation ahead of the U.S. election — with at least a few hair-raising lines that throw November’s...