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    Join fintech legend Max Levchin for a live Q&A on August 6 at 4pm ET/1pm PT – TechCrunch

    We’ve got a great Extra Crunch Live chat coming up on Thursday, August 4, that you won’t want to miss. The one and only...

    Announcing Sight Tech Global, an event on the future of AI and accessibility for people who are blind or visually impaired – TechCrunch

    Few challenges have excited technologists more than building tools to help people who are blind or visually impaired. It was Silicon Valley legend Ray...

    Laptop Catches Fire On Alaska Airlines Boeing 737

    On August 2nd, an Alaska Airlines 737-900 flying from Newark (New Jersey) to San Francisco (California) was forced to divert to Columbus (Ohio) due...

    From Minecraft Tricks to Twitter Hack: A Florida Teen’s Troubled Online Path

    For Graham Ivan Clark, the online mischief-making started early.By the age of 10, he was playing the video game Minecraft, in part to escape...

    The Strange Saga of TikTok

    This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.What’s happening with TikTok is one of...

    Trump Says Microsoft Can Bid for TikTok

    WASHINGTON — President Trump gave the go-ahead for Microsoft to pursue an acquisition of TikTok, in his first public comments about the popular Chinese-owned...

    The essential revenue software stack – TechCrunch

    Tim Porter is a managing director at Madrona Venture Group and invests in the areas of intelligent applications and SaaS, cloud native software, ML...

    Lufthansa Is Adapting To The Challenges Posed By COVID-19

    Lufthansa has been adapting to the challenges thrown at it by the COVID-19 pandemic. By changing procedures, and increasing digitization, the airline is ensuring...

    Check out our August webinar series for Digital Startup Alley exhibitors – TechCrunch

    There’s no better way to expose your early-stage startup to global opportunities — we’re talking thousands of potential investors, customers, tech journalists and other...

    Amid pandemic, returning to offices remains an open question for tech leaders – TechCrunch

    As COVID-19 infections surge in parts of the U.S., many workplaces remain empty or are operating with skeleton crews. Most agree that the decision to...

    Southwest Stops Cleaning All Surfaces Between Flights

    As travel demand increases over the summer months, most airlines are upping their cleaning measures between flights to ensure passenger and staff safety. However,...

    “Made in America” is on (government) life support, and the prognosis isn’t good – TechCrunch

    Intel and Boeing, two of the pillars of American industry. Intel makes some of the most impressive chips in the world and has for...

    American Ups In Flight Entertainment Offering With Apple TV

    While most information surfacing from the world of commercial aviation these days is rather dark and gloomy, here is some good news for lovers...

    Virgin Orbit to fly 11 satellites for NASA on second orbital launch demo later this year – TechCrunch

    Virgin Orbit’s first attempt at an orbital launch demo may not have gone entirely to plan (the LauncherOne rocket released as planned but...

    Boeing’s 737 – The Complete History

    The Boeing 737 has been one of the most successful aircraft of all time. As of mid-2020, it remains the most delivered aircraft to...

    Is the 2020 SPAC boom an echo of the 2017 ICO craze? – TechCrunch

    I wanted to write an essay about Microsoft and TikTok today, because I was effectively a full-time reporter covering the software giant when it...