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    TikTok announces first data center in Europe – TechCrunch

    TikTok, the Chinese video sharing app that’s found itself at the center of a geopolitical power struggle which threatens to put hard limits...

    The Many Symptoms of Covid-19

    Rob Gregson, 52, of South Orange, N.J., went to bed feeling under the weather and woke up with chest tightness, a “weird” cough, difficulty...

    Health Experts to F.D.A.: Make Your Vaccine Deliberations Public

    A coalition of leading public health experts urged the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday night to conduct full safety and efficacy reviews of...

    C.D.C. Warns of the Dangers of Drinking Hand Sanitizer After Fatal Poisonings

    Federal health authorities issued a formal warning on Wednesday about the dangers of drinking hand sanitizer and alerted poison control centers across the nation...

    More Chinese phones could lose US apps under Trump’s Clean Network – TechCrunch

    Over a third of the world’s smartphone sales come from Chinese vendors Huawei, Xiaomi and Oppo. These manufacturers have thrived not only because they...

    Uber picks up Autocab to push into places its own app doesn’t go – TechCrunch

    Uber has bought UK based Autocab, which sells SaaS to the taxi and private hire vehicle industry, with the aim of expanding the...

    Infermedica scores $10M Series A for its ‘AI-driven’ diagnosis and triage platform – TechCrunch

    Infermedica, the Poland-founded health tech startup that offers an AI-driven platform for preliminary diagnosis and triage, has raised just over $10 million in Series...

    Attorneys general from twenty states call on Facebook to do more to fight discrimination, disinformation and harrassment – TechCrunch

    In an open letter to Facebook’s leadership posted earlier today, the attorneys general from twenty states called on the company to do more to...

    Twitter locked the Trump campaign out of its account for sharing COVID-19 misinformation – TechCrunch

    Twitter took action against the official Trump campaign Twitter account Wednesday, freezing @TeamTrump’s ability to tweet until it removed a video in which...

    The Tech You Love – The New York Times

    This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.Everything in life has trade-offs. You can...

    Facebook just took down a Trump post for false claim that kids are immune to COVID-19 – TechCrunch

    Facebook took down a video President Trump posted to his account Wednesday, citing its rules against false claims about the coronavirus. The decision to...

    Uber and Lyft face new lawsuit from CA Labor Commissioner – TechCrunch

    Uber and Lyft are both facing another lawsuit from the office of the California Labor Commissioner alleging wage theft. Filed today, the suits argue...

    Unagi, the iPhone of scooters, now has a subscription service – TechCrunch

    Unagi, the portable and design-forward electric scooter company that made a splash with celebs and pop stars, has launched a subscription service. The service, called...

    YouTube bans thousands of Chinese accounts to combat ‘coordinated influence operations’ – TechCrunch

    YouTube has banned a large number of Chinese accounts it said were engaging in “coordinated influence operations” on political issues, the company announced...

    Coronavirus Live Updates: Chicago Schools Will Start the Academic Year Remotely

    Six states have entered a pact to reduce testing times. About one-third of Afghanistan’s population, or roughly 10 million people, have probably been infected...

    Black Founders Matter, a fund focused on Black entrepreneurs, makes first investment – TechCrunch

    Too often, Black founders are locked out of Silicon Valley before they even have a chance to get started, Marceau Michel, founder of venture...