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    IFA cancels Global Markets event, but organizers say rest of show planning is in ‘full swing’ – TechCrunch

    Late last-month, CES’s organizers called an audible, canceling the in-person tech show for 2020. The news seemingly cause the forces behind Berlin-based IFA to...

    A Rare Economic Bright Spot in the U.S. Health System: The Vet’s Office

    The human health care system has struggled financially through the coronavirus pandemic, losing billions from the cancellations of lucrative elective operations as patients were...

    Education Edition comes to Chromebooks – TechCrunch

    Microsoft today announced that Minecraft: Education Edition is now available on Chromebooks. Now, if you were hoping that this means that the standard Minecraft...

    CakeResume, which wants to become Asia’s largest tech talent pool, raises $900,000 seed round – TechCrunch

    CakeResume is a startup creating an alternative for the tech industry to job search platforms like LinkedIn. The Taipei-based company, founded in 2016, announced...

    New York Is Positioned to Reopen Schools Safely, Health Experts Say

    New York State, the center of the worst coronavirus outbreak in the world four months ago, is now one of the few places in...

    Big Tech Makes Inroads With the Biden Campaign

    WASHINGTON — Joseph R. Biden Jr. has been critical of Big Tech, admonishing Facebook for mishandling misinformation and saying internet companies should lose a...

    U.S. Official, Alex Azar, Praises Taiwan During Highest-Level Visit in Decades

    TAIPEI, Taiwan — The United States’ top health official lauded Taiwan’s democracy on Monday as he met with the island’s leader for a visit...

    Start-Ups Braced for the Worst. The Worst Never Came.

    “Everyone woke up and thought, ‘Wait a second, people are still going to do business,’” said Steve Sloane, an investor at Menlo Ventures. “They’re...

    Amazon Satellites Add to Astronomers’ Worries About the Night Sky

    Welcome to the age of the satellite megaconstellation. Within the next few years, vast networks, containing hundreds or even thousands of spacecraft, could reshape...

    VPN booms as countries around the world mull TikTok bans – TechCrunch

    As countries around the world ban or threaten to restrict TikTok, interest in virtual private networks has spiked. The use of VPNs can let...

    Gillmor Gang: Tic Talks – TechCrunch

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

    Abandoned mall department stores may become Amazon’s next fulfillment center – TechCrunch

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXyju7zFwyE One of the largest owners of shopping mall real estate in the United Stages, Simon Property Group, has been talking to Amazon about transforming...

    Salmonella Cases Linked to Onions Increase to Nearly 900

    He recommended not to consume the onions, even if they have been cooked, because cross contamination with utensils may have occurred. “It’s better to...

    Apple goes to war with the gaming industry – TechCrunch

    Most gamers may not view Apple as a games company to the same degree that they see Sony with PlayStation or Microsoft with...

    VenoStent has a new technology to improve outcomes for dialysis patients – TechCrunch

    Timothy Bouré and his co-founder Geoffrey Lucks were both near broke when they moved to Dallas to join the first accelerator they entered after...

    New bidders reportedly emerge for TikTok in the US as powerful critics assail the process – TechCrunch

    The Wall Street Journal is reporting that TikTok and Twitter have held talks about a potential merger, even as the video sharing company defends...