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    ‘Ratatouille,’ the Musical: How This TikTok Creation Came Together

    Beginning in October, thousands of TikTok creators who were bored at home and missing Broadway created elements of a show that didn’t exist yet:...

    How Lin Qi’s Poisoning Death Shocked China

    Chinese media, including official outlets, have widely identified the suspect as Xu Yao, an executive at Mr. Lin’s gaming company, Youzu Interactive, which goes...

    How artificial intelligence will be used in 2021 – TechCrunch

    Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang forecasts the biggest emerging use cases Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang doesn’t need a crystal ball to see where artificial...

    Salesforce has built a deep bench of executive talent via acquisition – TechCrunch

    When Salesforce acquired Quip in 2016 for $750 million, it gained CEO and co-founder Bret Taylor as part of the deal. Taylor has since...

    The Equity crew predicts what’s to come in 2021 – TechCrunch

    What could go wrong? Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture-capital-focused podcast (now on Twitter!), where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. As you...

    FarmVille Once Took Over Facebook. Now Everything Is FarmVille.

    In early 2009, when Facebook was still nascent in its efforts to swallow as much of the internet as possible, online games were not...

    German Automakers Are Charged Up and Ready to Take on Tesla

    Next year, Mercedes, a division of Daimler, will introduce the EQS, a battery-powered counterpart to the company’s top-of-the-line S-Class. The EQS, which will cost...

    Samsung vice chairman Jay Y. Lee faces nine-year sentence in bribery case – TechCrunch

    Samsung Electronics vice chairman Jay Y. Lee faces a nine-year prison term in the bribery case that contributed to the downfall of former president...

    Amazon acquires Wondery – TechCrunch

    Amazon makes a big podcast acquisition, a Chinese robot maker raises $100 million and we review a robotic cat pillow. This is your...

    Amazon Buys Wondery as Podcasting Race Continues

    Amazon is acquiring Wondery, the company behind podcasts such as “Dirty John,” “Dr. Death” and “The Shrink Next Door,” as the race to grab...

    An earnest review of a robotic cat pillow – TechCrunch

    You don’t need Qoobo in your life. Nobody needs Qoobo, exactly. In fact, first reactions tend to range from befuddlement to bemusement. The...

    2020 will change the way we look at robotics – TechCrunch

    From logistics to food prep, robots are custom built to help mankind survive a pandemic Brian Heater @bheater / 8 hours Earlier this month, Hyundai acquired a...

    Imagine being blind and trying to attend a virtual event. Try that next time you stage one. – TechCrunch

    How do you make a virtual event accessible for people who are blind or visually impaired? When I started work on Sight Tech Global back...

    Elon Musk says SpaceX will attempt to recover Super Heavy rocket by catching it with launch tower – TechCrunch

    SpaceX will try a significantly different approach to landing its future reusable rocket boosters, according to CEO and founder Elon Musk. It will...

    Fluence, the energy storage systems developer, is now worth over $1 billion after QIA investment – TechCrunch

    The Qatar Investment Authority is investing $125 million into energy storage systems integrator and power management tech developer, Fluence, in a deal that...

    Amazon acquires podcast network Wondery – TechCrunch

    Amazon just announced that it’s acquiring Wondery, the network behind podcasts including “Dirty John” and “Dr. Death.” Wondery will become part of Amazon...