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    SpaceX will attempt to break a rocket reusability record with a launch this week – TechCrunch

    SpaceX is preparing for yet another launch of Starlink satellites on Tuesday – its tenth launch of production versions of the satellites to...

    Tencent takes minority stake in French casual games maker Voodoo – TechCrunch

    Tencent just added another portfolio member to its expanding global gaming empire, this time, to up its game in mobile casual plays. Voodoo, the...

    Polestar 2 drive, Tesla splits and a chat with Motional’s Karl Iagnemma – TechCrunch

    The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every Saturday...

    What if ‘Herd Immunity’ Is Closer Than Scientists Thought?

    We’ve known from the beginning how the end will arrive. Eventually, the coronavirus will be unable to find enough susceptible hosts to survive, fading...

    Google warns users in Australia free services are at risk if it’s forced to share ad revenue with “big media” – TechCrunch

    Google has fired a lobbying pot-shot at a looming change to the law in Australia that will force it to share ad revenue...

    Indian lawmakers accuse Facebook of political bias – TechCrunch

    Facebook is facing heat in India, its biggest market by users, over a report that claimed the company compromised its hate speech policy...

    Text editor Notepad++ banned in China after ‘Stand With Hong Kong’ update – TechCrunch

    The website of Notepad++ is banned in China as of Monday, “obviously due to” its release of editions named ‘Free Uyghur’ and ‘Stand With...

    Hammock collects £1M seed for its current account for landlords and property managers – TechCrunch

    Hammock, a U.K. fintech/proptech helping landlords and property manages gain better oversight on the financial health of their rental properties, has raised £1 million...

    AutoX launches its RoboTaxi service in Shanghai, competing with Didi’s pilot program – TechCrunch

    Autonomous vehicle startup AutoX announced the public launch of of its self-driving taxi service in Shanghai today. Called simply RoboTaxi, AutoX’s offering already faces...

    As it adds Jeremy Milken to the partnership, Watertower Ventures nears $50 million close for its new fund – TechCrunch

    Derek Norton and Jeremy Milken have known each other for twenty years. Over their longtime personal and professional relationship, the two Los Angeles-based serial...

    You May Not Know This Pandemic Winner, but Your Tween Probably Does

    But after the pandemic hit, Ms. Shoemaker saw a surge of interest in her two Roblox games, Mermaid Life, a fashion-focused role-playing game, and...

    Dr. Jay Galst, a Specialist in Eyes and Coins, Dies at 69

    An ophthalmologist with a numismatic hobby, he combined those interests in an unusual book. He died of the novel coronavirus. Source link

    Coronavirus News: Strong Immunity May Follow Even Mild Cases

    Even mild Covid-19 cases confer ‘durable immunity,’ new studies find. Scientists who have been monitoring immune responses to the coronavirus for months are now...

    Coronavirus Crisis Has Made Brazil an Ideal Vaccine Laboratory

    RIO DE JANEIRO — The chaotic response to the coronavirus in Brazil, where it has killed more than 105,000 people, made the country’s experience...

    Gillmor Gang: VP Live – TechCrunch

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi4WnDHc72U The Gillmor Gang — Frank Radice, Michael Markman, Keith Teare, Denis Pombriant, Brent Leary, and Steve Gillmor . Recorded...

    You Probably Won’t Catch the Coronavirus From Frozen Food

    Amid a flurry of concern over reports that frozen chicken wings imported to China from Brazil had tested positive for the coronavirus, experts said...