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    Fintech startups are increasingly focusing on profitability – TechCrunch

    Fintech startups have been massively successful over the past few years. The biggest consumer startups managed to attract millions — sometimes even tens of...

    3 VCs discuss space junk and what else they’re betting on right now – TechCrunch

    Space may be the final frontier, but in terms of investment, VCs are just getting started. With that in mind during TC Sessions: Space...

    Zoox’s six-year ride, Aurora makes its Uber ATG employee picks and NHTSA takes a new position on AVs – TechCrunch

    The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every Saturday...

    Google expands its cloud with new regions in Chile, Germany and Saudi Arabia – TechCrunch

    It’s been a busy year of expansion for the large cloud providers, with AWS, Azure and Google aggressively expanding their data center presence around...

    Bolt adds $75M to its Series C, as the battle to rule online checkout continues – TechCrunch

    Bolt, a startup that offers online checkout technology to retailers, announced this morning that it has added $75 million to its Series C round,...

    Big Tech Should Try Radical Candor

    This is the last edition of On Tech for 2020. Thank you for reading, please be well and I’ll see you back here on...

    Apple closes all California stores as virus cases spike.

    Apple is shuttering all 53 of its stores in California, as well as more than a dozen stores across Tennessee, Brazil, Mexico and the...

    TikTok launches its first personalized annual recap feature, ‘Year on TikTok’ – TechCrunch

    Spotify users have Wrapped and Instagram users have their Top 9. And now TikTok users will have their own year-in-review feature, too. The company...

    IBM snags Nordcloud to add multi-cloud consulting expertise – TechCrunch

    IBM has been busy since it announced plans to spin out its legacy infrastructure management business in October, placing an all-in bet on the...

    The US wants startups to get a piece of the $16 billion spent on space tech – TechCrunch

    The U.S. government is one of the biggest spenders in the nascent space industry and the man who handles the money for the Air...

    COVID-19 relief bill includes $1.9B to ‘rip and replace’ Huawei and ZTE equipment – TechCrunch

    A long-awaited COVID-19 relief bill finally received congressional approval over the weekend. Top-line efforts include plans to bolster a population feeling intense strain after...

    Billion-dollar deals, JetBrain’s epic profitability, and our favorite new VC rounds – TechCrunch

    Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that...

    NextMind’s Dev Kit for mind controlled-computing offers a rare ‘wow’ factor in tech – TechCrunch

    NextMind debuted its Dev Kit hardware at CES last year, but the hardware is now actually shipping out, and the startup shared with me...

    Save $10 on Extra Crunch membership – TechCrunch

    From now until January 3, TechCrunch readers can save $10 on annual Extra Crunch membership. Users outside the US will see a similar discount...

    After lockdowns boost gaming marketplace Eneba, it raises $8M from Practica and InReach – TechCrunch

    Eneba, a marketplace for gamers that sells games and other products, has raised a $8M round of funding from Practica Capital and InReach Ventures....

    Thoma Bravo to acquire RealPage property management platform for $10.2B – TechCrunch

    The busy year in M&A continued this weekend when private equity firm Thoma Bravo announced it was acquiring RealPage for $10.2B. In RealPage, Thoma...