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    After India and US, Japan looks to ban TikTok and other Chinese apps – TechCrunch

    A group of Japanese lawmakers is seeking to restrict the use of TikTok and other apps developed by Chinese firms, following the footstep...

    Read how Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google plan to defend themselves to Congress – TechCrunch

    With their big day before lawmakers just around the corner, previews of Google (well, Alphabet), Facebook, Amazon and Apple’s opening statements are now available...

    Toppr raises $46 million to scale its online learning platform in India – TechCrunch

    Toppr, one of the largest online learning startups in India, has secured $46 million in a new financing round as it looks to scale...

    How Long Do I Need To Connect At Hong Kong International Airport

    Before being buffeted by both the 2019 pro-democracy protests and this year’s travel downturn, Hong Kong International Airport was a major Asian aviation hub....

    What Happened To Delta Air Lines’ Boeing 787 Order?

    At one point, Delta Air Lines had an order for 18 Boeing 787s. The airline, however, never ordered the type themselves. Instead, Delta inherited...

    Thanks to COVID-19, everybody wants Density’s technology tracking building occupancy and use – TechCrunch

    Before the COVID-19 epidemic, Density was being used by companies like TechCrunch’s parent company, Verizon, to see how it could better use office space...

    International Boeing 757 & 767 Airline Set To Be Based In Brisbane

    Amid an aviation crisis, there is a plan to start-up a new airline in Brisbane, Australia. It is all somewhat mysterious, and we are...

    Hevo draws in $8 million Series A for its no-code data pipeline service – TechCrunch

    Hevo founders Manish Jethani and Sourabh Agarwal According to data pipeline startup Hevo, many small- to medium-sized companies juggle more than 40 different applications to...

    TransferWise confirms new $5B valuation following $319M secondary share sale – TechCrunch

    TransferWise, the London-headquartered international money transfer service, is disclosing that it is now valued at $5 billion by private investors, confirming an earlier Sky...

    What to Do About TikTok

    This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.Don’t ban TikTok. Restrain it. And then...

    Hawaiian Airlines Records $107m Net Loss And Expects No Boeing 787s Until 2022

    Hawaiian Airlines today reported a net loss of $107 million. Alongside this, in the airline’s second quarter earnings call, CEO Peter Ingram stated that...

    Universal’s Theatrical Releases Will Quickly Be Available in Homes

    AMC declared war on Universal in April when the studio, following the pandemic-related closure of theaters, publicly vowed to make movies available without any...

    Pilot Confusion Led To United 777 Loss Of Separation In Sydney

    The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released its final report into a loss of separation incident at Sydney Airport in January. Two aircraft...

    Six things venture capitalists are looking for in your pitch – TechCrunch

    Founders pitch venture capitalists at every available chance, which is why most of them quickly develop the skills required to identify whether someone is...

    Delta Flight Returns To Its Origin As Passengers Won’t Wear Masks

    Last Thursday, despite instructions from staff, two passengers refused to wear masks onboard a Delta Air Lines flight to Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. As...

    The hype, haplessness and hope of haptics in the COVID-19 era – TechCrunch

    In March, Brooklynite Jeremy Cohen achieved minor internet fame when he launched an elaborate scheme to court Tori Cignarella, a cute stranger living in...