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    As the smartphone market declines, 5G models are set to see continued growth in 2020 – TechCrunch

    Things have gone from bad to worse for a stumbling smartphone market in 2020. Already plateauing and decline figures have taken a big hit...

    U.S. holiday shopping season on mobile expected to be largest to date, topping 1B hours on Android – TechCrunch

    The coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the holiday shopping season is already underway. Amazon has delayed its annual sales event, Prime Day, from July to...

    Snapchat’s new Lens celebrates tomorrow’s NFL kickoff – TechCrunch

    Snap and the NFL recently announced a multi-year extension to their content partnership. Now, with the season starting tomorrow, they’re revealing more...

    Can carbon capture save the world from climate change? Jennifer Holmgren will tell us at Disrupt – TechCrunch

    Before she became the chief executive officer of LanzaTech, one of the first generation of companies working on carbon capture and conversion technologies, Jennifer...

    In a startup reprise, Courtne Smith launches NewNew, a social network based on shared content – TechCrunch

    Since her departure from Drake’s entourage (where she worked as his longtime personal assistant) Courtne Smith has launched a line of hair products; a...

    Socialbakers acquired by customer engagement company Astute – TechCrunch

    Astute, a customer engagement platform headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, is announcing that it has acquired social media marketing company Socialbakers. The financial terms of the...

    Meet the New Caregiver: Your Home

    Among the tools Mr. Vitrofsky uses in his work: air-purification systems that remove impurities, pathogens and (for a steeper price) particles that carry viruses;...

    $1,000 in AWS Activate credits available for Extra Crunch members – TechCrunch

    Calling all Extra Crunch members! We’ve partnered with Amazon Web Services for an Extra Crunch Partner Perk, and now eligible members can get $1,000...

    Microsoft confirms $499 Xbox Series X arrives November 10, pre-orders begin September 22 – TechCrunch

    The flagship Xbox Series X is arriving on November 10, and will carry a retail price tag of $499, Microsoft confirmed on Wednesday....

    Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot goes on sale in Europe and Canada – TechCrunch

    Boston Dynamics this morning announced that it’s bringing Spot robot to a number of new markets, following sales in the U.S.  Interested parties...

    Snyk bags another $200M at $2.6B valuation 9 months after last raise – TechCrunch

    When we last reported on Snyk in January, eons ago in COVID time, the company announced $150 million investment on a valuation of over...

    Sprinklr raises $200M on $2.7B valuation three years after last investment – TechCrunch

    Sprinklr has been busy the last few years acquiring a dozen companies, then rewriting their code base and incorporating them into the company’s customer...

    ‘The Social Dilemma’ Review: Unplug and Run

    That social media can be addictive and creepy isn’t a revelation to anyone who uses Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and the like. But in Jeff...

    Yubico unveils its latest Yubikey 5C security key, priced at $55 – TechCrunch

    Yubico, a maker of hardware security keys, has unveiled its newest YubiKey 5C NFC, which the company says offers the strongest defenses against...

    Russians Publish Early Coronavirus Vaccine Results

    On Friday, a team of Russian scientists published the first report on their Covid-19 vaccine, which had been roundly criticized because of President Vladimir...

    Exercise May Make It Easier to Bounce Back From Stress

    Galanin is known to be associated with mental health. People born with genetically low levels of galanin face an uncommonly high risk of depression...