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    The venture firm SOSV has hired former TechCrunch COO Ned Desmond to help grow its startups – TechCrunch

    Ned Desmond, a longtime publishing executive who spent more than half a dozen years at Time Inc. before becoming the chief operating officer...

    Aurora sends offers to majority of Uber ATG employees, but not the R&D lab – TechCrunch

    Autonomous vehicle company Aurora Innovation sent offers Thursday to more than 75% of employees at Uber Advanced Technologies Group, just a week...

    Discord raises $100M – TechCrunch

    Discord announces a big funding round, Google gets European approval to acquire Fitbit and Twitter launches a new voice-based feature. This is your...

    Mental wellness platform Lyra Health is raising up to $175M at a $2.25B valuation – TechCrunch

    The coronavirus pandemic has underscored, and often exacerbated, the mental health crisis that exists across the world. Even the spread of remote work is...

    Googling for “Baby Yoda” will beam him into your living room via augmented reality – TechCrunch

    Google has been all about the fun little augmented reality Easter Eggs lately, with a bevy of search terms triggering Halloween-themed AR experiences...

    Lockheed Martin’s Lisa Callahan on building a lunar lander collaboratively (and during COVID) – TechCrunch

    NASA’s Artemis mission is just starting to get underway, and among the commercial partnerships vying for the privilege of building the lunar landing system...

    UIPath files confidential IPO paperwork with SEC – TechCrunch

    UIPath, the robotic process automation startup that has been growing like gangbusters, filed confidential paperwork with the SEC today ahead of a potential IPO. “UiPath,...

    Social gaming platform Rec Room scores $20 million Series C – TechCrunch

    Against Gravity, the startup behind the social gaming platform Rec Room, has scored some new funding as it brings its once VR-centric platform to...

    No, There Are No Microchips in Coronavirus Vaccines

    No, There Are No Microchips in Coronavirus VaccinesKatherine J. WuTracking viral misinformationThe active ingredient is a molecule called messenger RNA, or mRNA, which contains...

    Umba, a digital bank for emerging markets, raises $2M Seed funding to expand across Africa – TechCrunch

    Umba, a digital bank for emerging markets and aiming first at Africa, has secured a $2 million seed funding round from new investors including...

    Twitter launches its voice-based ‘Spaces’ social networking feature into beta testing – TechCrunch

    Last month, Twitter announced it would soon begin testing a new social experience on its platforms involving audio-only chat rooms, similar to the sometimes...

    You can now securely submit tips to TechCrunch using SecureDrop – TechCrunch

    For the past few years, some of the biggest stories on TechCrunch have come from you. We’ve revealed internal employee battles at some of the world’s...

    The Venn diagram between crypto and OnlyFans – TechCrunch

    Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture-capital-focused podcast (now on Twitter!), where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. For the first time in donkey’s...

    We must end the era of adjunct surveillance – TechCrunch

    Vijay Sundaram Contributor Vijay Sundaram is the Chief Strategy Officer of Zoho Corporation, the parent company of ManageEngine. He leads or is involved in multiple functional...

    Coinbase files to go public confidentially and we’re hyped – TechCrunch

    Coinbase, perhaps the best-known American crypto company, announced today that it has filed confidentially to go public. The company’s debut was expected, having been...

    Poland’s GeneMe secures €5.2M seed funding for its rapid COVID-19 test – TechCrunch

    GeneMe, Poland-based biotechnology company with a COVID-19 test, has secured a €5.2 million round of seed funding led by Robin Tombs, co-founder of Yoti...