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    Coronavirus impact sends app downloads, usage and consumer spending to record highs in Q2 – TechCrunch

    As the world continued to cope with the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, the second quarter of 2020 became the largest yet for mobile...

    Why Don’t Airports Use More Solar Power?

    Edmonton International Airport in Canada has announced this week that it plans to build the world’s largest airport-based solar panel farm. With more than...

    The best WiFi 6 home networking tech to upgrade your setup – TechCrunch

    Wifi 6 is here – making its way to more and more devices, with a noteworthy inclusion on last year’s flagship iPhone 11 lineup....

    As pandemic drags on, interest in automation surges – TechCrunch

    Today, the U.S. exceeded three million COVID-19 cases and 132,000 deaths. In several states, new hotspots have rolled back plans to reopen businesses. The...

    YouTube Kids app is now available on Amazon Fire TV – TechCrunch

    YouTube Kids, the family-friendly version of YouTube with built-in parental controls and a curated selection of kids content, is now available on Amazon’s Fire...

    The Simple Flying Podcast Episode 22: UK Quarantine First Hand &India Extends International Flight Ban

    Simple Flying’s latest podcast is live and ready for you to enjoy. Hosted by Joanna Bailey, our editor, and Tom Boon, our content manager, our...

    Canon’s new R5 and R6 mirrorless cameras offer big video upgrades, bird eye autofocus and more – TechCrunch

    Canon has finally fully revealed its much-anticipated R5 and R6 mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras, and they look like very strong contenders for the...

    Elon Musk sets update on brain-computer interface company Neuralink for August 28 – TechCrunch

    Elon Musk said on Twitter this week that Neuralink, the company he founded in 2016 to develop computer-brain interfaces for the explicit purpose...

    Twilio acquires Electric Imp to bolster its growing IoT business – TechCrunch

    While you may mostly think about Twilio in the context of its voice and text messaging platform, the company has recently made a number...

    Data brokers track everywhere you go, but their days may be numbered – TechCrunch

    Everywhere you go, you are being followed. Not by some creep in a raincoat, but by the advertisers wanting to sell you things. The more...

    GoPro turns the Hero 8 Black into a $249 webcam – TechCrunch

    The GoPro Hero 8 action camera can now be used as a webcam thanks to a software utility. The software, which is still...

    Smartwatch hack could trick patients to ‘take pills’ with spoofed alerts – TechCrunch

    Security researchers say a smartwatch, popular with the elderly and dementia patients, could have been tricked into letting an attacker easily take control of...

    Israel’s Arkia May Not Fly Before April Next Year

    The Chairman of Israeli airline Arkia has warned that the carrier could be grounded until as long as April next year. According to reports,...

    Singaporean startup Karana raises $1.7 million for meat substitutes made from jackfruit – TechCrunch

    Singaporeans have a growing appetite for plant-based meat substitutes. In fact, demand for products from companies like Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods and Quorn have...

    LogDNA announces $25M Series C investment and new CEO – TechCrunch

    LogDNA, a startup that helps DevOps teams dig through their log data to find issues, announced a $25 million Series C investment today along...

    MariaDB raises $25M more to expand its SkySQL cloud database platform – TechCrunch

    Cloud services continue to be a key component of how organisations remain operational even as so much else — such as physically working in...