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    Rocket Lab gains key FAA launch license for its U.S.-based launch site – TechCrunch

    Launch provider Rocket Lab has gained a key clearance from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration that should mean it’ll be launching from its...

    TikTok Deal Faces Complications as U.S. and China Ratchet Up Tit-for-Tat

    Already, the Trump administration has placed sanctions on dozens of Chinese companies in recent weeks over alleged security threats and human rights violations, and...

    Apple and Google Make It Easier to Opt In to Virus Tracing

    Several state governments may soon send residents an alert asking them to turn on “exposure notifications.”On Tuesday, Apple and Google said they would make...

    What will a Wish IPO look like? Seems we’ll find out sooner than later – TechCrunch

    Wish, the San Francisco-based, 750-person e-commerce app that sells deeply discounted goods that you definitely don’t need but might buy anyway when priced so...

    Amazon’s big redesign on iOS to reach all U.S. users by month-end – TechCrunch

    The Amazon app is getting a makeover. You may have already spotted the refreshed version of the Amazon shopping app with its new...

    Dell’s U3219Q 32-inch 4K monitor provides a perfect home office upgrade – TechCrunch

    Dell has long held high esteem for the quality of its displays, and that hasn’t changed with its more recent models. What has...

    Movies Anywhere officially launches its digital movie-lending feature, ‘Screen Pass’ – TechCrunch

    Digital locker service Movies Anywhere is today officially launching its movie-sharing feature dubbed “Screen Pass,” which lets you lend out one of your purchased...

    Russians Again Targeting Americans With Disinformation, Facebook Says

    The Russian group that interfered in the 2016 presidential election is at it again, using a network of fake accounts and a website set...

    The startup world needs a ‘Black Minds Matter’ awakening – TechCrunch

    Kofi Ampadu is the founder and general partner of SKU’D Ventures, a pre-seed fund focused on consumer product startups. I was recently part of...

    Twitter Hack May Have Had Another Mastermind: A 16-Year-Old

    When authorities arrested Graham Ivan Clark, who they said was the “mastermind” of the recent Twitter hack that ensnared Kanye West, Bill Gates and...

    Jeff Lawson on API startups, picking a market and getting dissed by VCs – TechCrunch

    Last week TechCrunch sat down virtually with Jeff Lawson, the CEO and co-founder of Twilio as part of our long-running Extra Crunch Live series....

    Trump Spread Multiple Conspiracy Theories on Monday. Here Are Their Roots.

    In a wide-ranging interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Monday night, President Trump spread multiple conspiracy theories about the protests that have...

    Google’s AI-powered flood alerts now cover all of India and parts of Bangladesh – TechCrunch

    India, the world’s second most populated nation, sees more than 20% of the global flood-related fatalities each year as overrun riverbanks sweep tens of...

    Google Cloud lets businesses create their own text-to-speech voices – TechCrunch

    Google launched a few updates to its Contact Center AI product today, but the most interesting one is probably the beta of its...

    As it delists, Rocket Internet’s ill-fated experiment with public markets is over – TechCrunch

    It was all supposed to be so different. When Rocket Internet IPO’d in 2014 it was the largest tech company floatation in Europe for...

    Apple’s App War Needs Peace

    I asked for ideas on how Apple could improve the app store from Jacob Eiting, a founder of RevenueCat, which helps app makers design...