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    Unfold launches lightweight, link-centric profiles called Bio Sites – TechCrunch

    Unfold, the social media startup acquired by Squarespace last year, is launching a new tool for users to share all the links that are...

    Unpacking Poshmark’s IPO filing – TechCrunch

    From posting regular losses in 2019 to generating net income in 2020 So much for a year-end IPO slowdown. On the heels of news that Expensify...

    Microsoft’s Lessons for Google – The New York Times

    This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.My colleague Steve Lohr has seen almost...

    QAnon is still spreading on Facebook, despite a ban.

    QAnon “superspreaders” have continued to be active on Facebook, even after the company banned the conspiracy movement from its platform two months ago, according...

    Avenue 8 raises $4M to rebuild the traditional real estate brokerage model – TechCrunch

    We’ve seen a big wave of proptech startups emerge to reimagine how houses and bought and sold, with some tapping into the opportunity with...

    OneWeb launches 36 satellites to join its global broadband constellation on orbit – TechCrunch

    In a return to active launch, constellation satellite operator OneWeb has sent 36 new satellites to join its existing spacecraft on orbit. This...

    The great rush to win neighborhood stores – TechCrunch

    After spending more than a decade disrupting the neighborhood stores in the U.S. and several other markets, Amazon and Walmart are employing an unusual...

    Remote physical gaming site Surrogate.tv raises a $2.5M seed round – TechCrunch

    I was made aware of Surrogate.tv’s work earlier this year when the site released a Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit tournament. Nintendo’s IRL...

    Troubles rise for China’s biggest chipmaker SMIC – TechCrunch

    Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China’s top chipmaker, is under mounting pressure as reports of its CEO’s looming departure and a potential U.S. sanction...

    Sony Removes Cyberpunk 2077 From PlayStation Store After Complaints

    Sony, the company that owns and operates PlayStation, announced late Thursday that it would offer refunds to people who purchased Cyberpunk 2077 and remove...

    Sony pulls Cyberpunk 2077 from PlayStation Store after bugs complaints, offers refund – TechCrunch

    Sony has pulled Cyberpunk 2077, one of the most anticipated games in recent years, from its PlayStation Store after a flood of complaints and...

    V7 Labs raises $3M to help AI teams ‘automate’ training data workflows – TechCrunch

    V7 Labs, the makers of a computer vision platform that helps AI teams “automate” and future-proof their training data workflows as advances in AI...

    Tencent-led consortium will lift stake in Universal Music to 20% – TechCrunch

    Tencent is further strengthening its ties with music giant Universal Music Group as it continues to dominate the Chinese music streaming market. A consortium led...

    Foresight raises $15M for its construction workers compensation platform – TechCrunch

    When an accident on a building site resulted in the death of their friend, the founders of Safesight were inspired to launch the platform...

    Alibaba ‘dismayed’ by its cloud unit’s ethnicity detection algorithm – TechCrunch

    Chinese tech giants have drawn international criticism after research showed they have technologies that enable the authorities to profile Muslim Uyghurs. The cloud computing unit...

    Twitter bots and memorialized users will become ‘new account types’ in 2021 – TechCrunch

    After a period of public feedback, Twitter adjusted some its plans for a new verification process, set to roll out next year. The...