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    Match confirms plans for Tinder Platinum, a new top-level subscription for power users, arriving Q4 – TechCrunch

    Tinder is testing a new top-level subscription plan, Tinder Platinum, which it expects to roll out before year-end. The news of the coming service...

    Krisp snags $5M A round as demand grows for its voice-isolating algorithm – TechCrunch

    Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech, which silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls, arrived just in time. The company got out...

    DoorDash launches a convenience store – TechCrunch

    On-demand delivery startup DoorDash has launched a digital storefront to sell household items, as well as the types of things you’d find at...

    Instagram’s hashtag searches gave Trump better treatment than Biden – TechCrunch

    Instagram apparently handled searches for popular hashtags related to the two presidential candidates differently, pointing Joe Biden search queries toward often negative related...

    The story behind Rent the Runway’s first check – TechCrunch

    When Rent the Runway co-founders Jennifer Fleiss and Jennifer Hyman got their first term sheet, it had an exploding clause in it: If they...

    Jump bikes are now on the Lime app and heading to more cities – TechCrunch

    Three months ago, Jump’s bright red bikes and scooters had disappeared from city streets after Uber unloaded the micromobility company to Lime as...

    Datafold is solving the chaos of data engineering – TechCrunch

    It seemed so simple. A small schema issue in a database was wrecking a feature in the app, increasing latency and degrading the user...

    Google updates G Suite for mobile with dark mode support, Smart Compose for Docs and more – TechCrunch

    Google today announced a major update to its mobile G Suite productivity apps. Among these updates are the addition of a dark theme for...

    Gumroad founder Sahil Lavingia launches new seed fund in collaboration with AngelList – TechCrunch

    Gumroad founder Sahil Lavingia has teamed up with AngelList to launch his debut $5 million rolling fund to invest in early-stage entrepreneurs. He is cutting...

    Microsoft launches Open Service Mesh – TechCrunch

    Microsoft today announced the launch of a new open-source service mesh based on the Envoy proxy. The Open Service Mesh is meant to...

    A new technique can detect newer 4G ‘stingray’ cell phone snooping – TechCrunch

    Security researchers say they have developed a new technique to detect modern cell-site simulators. Cell site simulators, known as “stingrays,” impersonate cell towers and can...

    Star Technologist Who Crossed Google Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison

    OAKLAND, Calif. — Anthony Levandowski, a pioneer of self-driving car technology in Silicon Valley, had once been feted by companies such as Google and...

    Go public now while software valuations make no sense – TechCrunch

    BigCommerce and the big WTF of today's market prices Software valuations are bonkers, which means it’s a great time to go public. Asana, Monday.com, Wrike...

    using venture debt to bridge the gap – TechCrunch

    Will Hutchins Contributor Will Hutchins is a managing director at Espresso Capital, a leading provider of innovative growth financing and venture debt solutions. While a handful of...

    Here are all the things Samsung announced at today’s Unpacked event – TechCrunch

    Samsung’s first virtual Unpacked ranked somewhere between Microsoft and Apple’s recent events in terms of overall presentation and general awkwardness. The show kicked off...

    Twitter says Android security bug gave access to direct messages – TechCrunch

    Twitter says a security bug may have exposed the private direct messages of its Android app users, but said that there was...