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    Uber shares drop 4% after it loses more money than expected in Q2 – TechCrunch

    Today after the bell, American ride-hailing giant Uber released its second quarter results. The company’s revenue fell compared to both the year-ago quarter (Q2...

    Scientists Uncover Biological Signatures of the Worst Covid-19 Cases

    Although the delineations aren’t always clear-cut, the immune system’s responses to pathogens can be roughly grouped into three categories: type 1, which is directed...

    Watch SpaceX launch its tenth Starlink mission to build out its satellite internet constellation – TechCrunch

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU6KogxG5BE SpaceX is getting ready for a third try at launching its tenth Starlink mission, after two prior attempts were scrubbed, first in June...

    Live Coronavirus News: Global Tracker

    The Department of Health and Social Care said it was unable to comment on the specifics of the case because of continuing legal proceedings...

    Why Influencers Won’t Stop Partying Anytime Soon

    In late July, dozens of social media stars flocked to the Hype House, a Hollywood Hills mansion where several top TikTok creators live, for...

    The tale of 2 challenger bank models – TechCrunch

    Tilman Ehrbeck Contributor Tilman Ehrbeck is managing partner at Flourish, based in Washington D.C. Anuradha Ramachandran Contributor Ameya Updadhyay Contributor Ameya Updadhyay is a venture partner managing African investments at Flourish...

    Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Tyler Mitchell to talk Imagine Impact at Disrupt 2020 – TechCrunch

    The world is changing quickly. It seems to be growing more complicated by the minute. Throughout the centuries, humans have used storytelling to make sense...

    With TikTok Mired in Uncertainty, Facebook Pounces With Instagram Reels

    SAN FRANCISCO — As the Chinese-owned video app TikTok works to head off the threat of a ban in the United States, Facebook has...

    Chat Group Becomes Target of Moscow’s Wrath as Security Crackdown Widens

    MOSCOW — When a group of young Russians set up a chat group on social media nearly three years ago, they called themselves the...

    Mode raises $33M to supercharge its analytics platform for data scientists – TechCrunch

    Data science is the name of the game these days for companies that want to improve their decision making by tapping the information they...

    Casa pivots to provide self-custody services to secure bitcoin – TechCrunch

    Casa, a Colorado-based provider of bitcoin security services, is launching a managed service allowing customers to buy and hold their own bitcoin, rather than...

    Can learning pods scale, or are they widening edtech’s digital divide? – TechCrunch

    Lucia, a six-year old, hides from Zoom calls and has rejected every edtech tool from Seesaw to Khan Academy. She will spend all of...

    Eight trends accelerating the age of commercial-ready quantum computing – TechCrunch

    Ethan Batraski Contributor Ethan Batraski is a partner at Venrock, where he invests across sectors with a particular focus on hard engineering problems such as developer...

    Google launches the final beta of Android 11 – TechCrunch

    With the launch of Android 11 getting closer, Google today launched the third and final beta of its mobile operating system ahead of...

    macOS 11.0 Big Sur preview – TechCrunch

    I honestly can’t remember when I first started writing about the mobile creep in macOS. It has happened little by little, update after update....

    On demand mental health service provider Ginger raises $50 million – TechCrunch

    Ginger, a provider of on demand mental healthcare services, has raised $50 million in a new round of funding. The new capital comes as interest...