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    As the world stays home, edtech’s Q2 venture totals rose sharply – TechCrunch

    But one major round skewed the numbers My friend and colleague Natasha Mascarenhas has been reporting on the edtech beat quite a lot in 2020....

    The rules of VC are being broken – TechCrunch

    Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast (now on Twitter!), where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. As ever I was joined...

    Facebook Gaming Finally Clears Apple Hurdle, Arriving in App Store

    For six months, Facebook tried to get Apple to approve its new Facebook Gaming app so it could be available in Apple’s App Store....

    Facebook extends coronavirus work from home policy until July 2021 – TechCrunch

    Facebook has joined Google in saying it will allow employees to work from home until the middle of next year as a result...

    Mashroom raises £4M for its ‘end-to-end’ lettings and property management service – TechCrunch

    Mashroom, the London proptech that offers an “end-to-end” lettings and property management service, has raised £4 million in new funding. Backing comes from existing unnamed...

    Support for Hindi – TechCrunch

    Only about 10% of India’s 1.3 billion people know English. Yet, scores of firms operating in the country offer their services only in English...

    Trump Targets WeChat and TikTok, in Sharp Escalation With China

    WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced sweeping restrictions on two popular Chinese social media networks, TikTok and WeChat, a sharp escalation of its confrontation...

    Trump signs executive orders banning transactions with TikTok and WeChat – TechCrunch

    President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday banning transactions with ByteDance, the parent company of popular app TikTok . The White...

    Security bugs let these car hackers remotely control a Mercedes-Benz – TechCrunch

    Few could ever forget back in 2015 when security researchers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek remotely killed a Jeep’s engine on a highway with...

    Cadillac reveals Lyriq, its all-electric SUV flagship loaded with luxury and tech – TechCrunch

    GM unveiled Thursday the Cadillac Lyriq, an all-electric crossover dripping in luxury, tech-forward touches and promising more than 300 miles of range that...

    Judge says Uber, Lyft preliminary injunction ruling to come in ‘a matter of days’ – TechCrunch

    California Superior Court Judge Ethan P. Schulman heard arguments from Uber and Lyft, as well as lawyers representing the people of California regarding the...

    Facebook Must Better Police Online Hate, State Attorneys General Say

    Twenty state attorneys general on Wednesday called on Facebook to better prevent messages of hate, bias and disinformation from spreading, and said the company...

    Google to roll out its digital learning platform to 23 million students and teachers in India’s Maharashtra state – TechCrunch

    Google has partnered with one of the largest states in India to provide its digital classroom services to tens of millions of students...

    Twitter and Facebook take action against Trump – TechCrunch

    Facebook and Twitter are taking a stronger stand against pandemic misinformation, we preview the latest version of macOS and a mental health...

    Uber’s delivery business is now larger than ride-hailing – TechCrunch

    Uber reported its second-quarter earnings Thursday and buried in the blizzard of less-than-rosy numbers is a stunning figure that illustrates how much the company...

    Uber’s Ride-Hailing Business Craters, but Deliveries Surge in Pandemic

    OAKLAND, Calif. — Uber is synonymous around the world with ride hailing. But as the coronavirus pandemic shows few signs of loosening its grip,...