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    Android security bug let malicious apps siphon off private user data – TechCrunch

    A security vulnerability in Android could have allowed malicious apps to siphon off sensitive data from other apps on the same device. App security...

    Covid-19 Live Updates: C.D.C. Is Pressed to Reverse Testing Guidance

    A coalition of local health departments called on Trump administration officials to change new recommendations that people without Covid-19 symptoms do not need to...

    SaaS stocks survive earnings, keeping the market warm for software startups, exits – TechCrunch

    We’re on the other end of nearly every single SaaS earnings report that you can name, with the exception of Slack, and shares of...

    Railsbank is buying Wirecard Card Solutions, the UK arm of the disgraced fintech – TechCrunch

    Looks like another chapter is opening up for Wirecard, the disgraced fintech out of Germany that collapsed into insolvency earlier this year after...

    Femtech poised for growth beyond fertility – TechCrunch

    The market for female-focused health products (aka ‘femtech’) is set for growth via segmentation, per an analyst note from PitchBook which identifies opportunities for...

    Why Does Walmart Want to Buy TikTok?

    Walmart’s late entry this week into the scramble to buy TikTok’s U.S. operations left some people with a question.Two questions, actually:Walmart? Really?But the proposed...

    In Bid for TikTok, Microsoft Flexes Its Power in Washington

    Microsoft was undaunted. While initially adversarial, in early 2018 its lobbyists met with TV stations’ representatives at the National Association of Broadcasters’ Dupont Circle...

    Exercise May Boost Your Vaccine Response

    The researchers speculate that the athletes’ immune systems had been strengthened and fine-tuned by the daily physical demands and damages of training, allowing them...

    C.D.C.’s ‘Clarification’ on Coronavirus Testing Offers More Confusion

    WASHINGTON — The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, seeking to clarify recommendations on coronavirus testing that incited an uproar, said...

    Undermyfork scores $400K seed for its diabetes tracking app and US launch – TechCrunch

    Undermyfork, a diabetes tracking app designed to help people with the disease improve “time-in-range” and better manage their condition, has raised $400,000 in seed...

    Presenting TechCrunch Disrupt’s Asia sessions – TechCrunch

    As you know by now, Disrupt is going completely virtual for its 10th anniversary. TechCrunch’s Asia team (me, Rita Liao and Manish Singh) will...

    Elon Musk confirms Tesla was target of foiled ransomware attack – TechCrunch

    Elon Musk called an attempted cyberattack against Tesla “serious,” a comment that confirms the company was the target of a foiled ransomware attempt...

    Google Assistant app now uses your searches to make personalized recommendations – TechCrunch

    Google is revamping its two-year old “Snapshot” feature in Google Assistant for iOS and Android. The company in 2018 had first introduced Google Assistant...

    Chinese EV startup Xpeng Motors raises $1.5 billion in US public market debut – TechCrunch

    Chinese electric vehicle startup Xpeng Inc. raised $1.5 billion through an initial public offering in the U.S. as investor interest in EVs and clean...

    LG is releasing a ‘wearable air purifier’ – TechCrunch

    Frankly, the most surprising thing about the PuriCare is that more tech companies haven’t launched a similar product in recent months. LG is showing...

    TikTok’s CEO resigns – TechCrunch

    Turmoil continues at TikTok, Salesforce lays off 1,000 people and Warby Parker is now valued at $3 billion. This is your Daily Crunch...