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    What a Facebook Photos PM thinks about antitrust – TechCrunch

    Samuel is a product leader and two-time founder, currently serving as VP of Product at Fivestars. He previously founded Divvyshot (acquired by Facebook) ...

    Group Nine Media forms a SPAC to fund acquisitions – TechCrunch

    Group Nine Media — which owns Thrillist, NowThis, The Dodo, Seeker and PopSugar — is the latest company to form a SPAC, according to...

    One final $100M ARR company and the startups we want to meet in 2021 – TechCrunch

    As we head towards the exits of 2020, we have one more name to add to our roll call of private companies that have...

    The new stimulus bill makes illegal streaming a felony – TechCrunch

    We’ve already written several stories about the new pandemic stimulus package that Congress approved yesterday, including funding to increase broadband access and for new...

    The New York Times launches an AR-enabled crossword on Instagram – TechCrunch

    The New York Times is bringing its signature crosswords game into augmented reality. The media company announced this morning it’s launching a new AR-enabled...

    VergeSense raises $12M Series B for its workplace analytics service – TechCrunch

    VergeSense, a startup that uses machine vision to help businesses better understand how their office spaces are being utilized, today announced that it...

    Georgia Senate Runoff Targeted by Misinformation ‘Superspreaders’

    “We’re taking every opportunity to connect people to reliable information about the election,” said Kevin McAlister, a Facebook spokesman. He said the company was...

    StepZen snares $8M seed to build data integration API – TechCrunch

    StepZen, a new startup from the crew who gave you Apigee (which was sold to Google in 2016 for $625 million) had a different...

    Activism platform actionable helps users be proactive about the causes they love – TechCrunch

    In 2016, when the world felt like an entirely different place, Jordan Hewson launched a platform called Speakable. It was meant to let news...

    Our Digital Lives Drive a Brick-and-Mortar Boom in Data Centers

    Goldman Sachs announced in October an investment of up to $500 million in data center infrastructure, and the private equity firms Blackstone and KKR...

    Astroscale ships its space junk removal demonstration satellite for March 2021 mission – TechCrunch

    Japanese startup Astroscale has shipped its ELSA-d spacecraft to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazahkstan, where it will be integrated with a Soyuz rocket...

    Does the Shoe Fit? Try It On With Augmented Reality

    OAKLAND, Calif. — When Eden Chen wants to go sneaker shopping, he takes out his smartphone and points the camera at his feet. Shoes...

    A Race to Become the Tesla of Delivery Trucks and Vans

    A fleet operator might spend about $300,000 to own and operate a diesel truck over 20 years, but the cost of owning an electric...

    Liberis, the embedded finance provider for SMEs, raises additional £70M in equity and debt – TechCrunch

    Liberis, the U.K.-based fintech that provides finance for small businesses as an alternative to a traditional bank loan or extended overdraft, has replenished its...

    Google leads $145M investment in India’s Glance; backs DailyHunt in $100M round – TechCrunch

    Indian startup Glance, which serves news, media content, and games on the lock screen of over 100 million smartphones, has a new investor: Google. The...

    Asia’s casino capital Macau to host a CES alternative in 2021 – TechCrunch

    Macau, the former Portuguese colony that is now the world’s biggest gambling center, is planning to host a tech fair next year to match...