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    Apple and Google pressed in antitrust hearing on whether app stores share data with product development teams – TechCrunch

    In today’s antitrust hearing in the U.S. Senate, Apple and Google representatives were questioned on whether they have a “strict firewall” or other internal...

    New privacy bill would end law enforcement practice of buying data from brokers – TechCrunch

    A new bill known as the Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act would seal up a loophole that intelligence and law enforcement agencies...

    The ANYmal inspection robot gives Spot some four-legged competition – TechCrunch

    We’ve covered Swiss robotics company ANYbotics with some regularity over the years. The company has offered its own take on the quadrupedal robotics space...

    Micromobility’s next big business is software, not vehicles – TechCrunch

    The days of the shared, dockless micromobility model are numbered. That’s essentially the conclusion reached by Puneeth Meruva, an associate at Trucks Venture Capital...

    This is your brain on Zoom – TechCrunch

    We all know these constant video calls are doing something to our brains. How else could we get tired and frazzled from sitting around...

    Per Diem raises $2.26M to help local businesses build subscription programs – TechCrunch

    It might be time for neighborhood restaurants and coffee shops to start thinking about a subscription business — at least according to a new...

    How can I get my startup off the ground and visit the US? – TechCrunch

    Sophie Alcorn Contributor Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year...

    Senate antitrust hearing on app stores gives Apple critics a big soapbox – TechCrunch

    The latest hearing to target big tech will drill down on competition in Apple’s App Store and Google Play. The hearing, set for Wednesday...

    Google launches the next developer preview of Android 12 – TechCrunch

    Right on schedule, Google today launched the third developer preview of Android 12, the latest version of its mobile operating system. According to Google’s...

    Affect raises a seed round to grow its stimulant abuse recovery service – TechCrunch

    There are any number of seed rounds that cross our desks every day, a never-ending march of enterprise software, consumer apps, games, hardware, biotech,...

    ‘Conscience laws’ endanger patients and contradict health tech’s core values – TechCrunch

    Lena Levin is co-founder and CEO of Via Surgical, a leading developer of novel surgical fixation solutions. Recent laws allowing healthcare providers to refuse...

    Figma introduces a whiteboard tool called FigJam – TechCrunch

    Figma spent years in stealth before launching its web-based collaborative design tool. Since coming into the light, the company has been iterating quickly. Today,...

    Why Is Big Tech Under Assault? Power.

    This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.Big technology companies are still misdiagnosing why...

    Creator+ raises $12M to build a film studio and streaming service focused on digital storytellers – TechCrunch

    In the words of co-founder and CEO Jonathan Shambroom, Creator+ is a new startup that will “finance, produce and distribute feature-length films from today’s...

    Foxconn’s Wisconsin factory plans scaled back dramatically – TechCrunch

    It was “the eighth wonder of the world,” Donald Trump said, driving a golden shovel into the ground. The then-president touted Foxconn’s planned Wisconsin...

    Seven House Republicans pledge to take no donations from major tech companies.

    A group of seven House Republicans said on Wednesday that they would no longer take donations from major tech companies or their top executives,...