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    A TikTok Doctor Talks Coronavirus Vaccines

    This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.Health information needs to reach people where...

    MIT professor wants to overhaul ‘The Hype Machine’ that powers social media – TechCrunch

    More than 3.6 billion people use social media, and its runaway success has left the industry at a crossroads. There are now heated debates...

    Indiegogo expands its Global Fast Track Program to Japan – TechCrunch

    Indiegogo plans to help more Japanese entrepreneurs run successful crowdfunding campaigns through a new expansion of its Global Fast Track Program. Indiegogo first...

    Google’s Nest Hub Max smart screen can now make Zoom calls – TechCrunch

    The Nest Hub Max is getting Zoom . Google outlined the arrival of the popular teleconferencing platform in a blog post today, noting...

    Troy Carter and Suzy Ryoo’s music tech startup Q&A launches software group, Venice Innovation Labs – TechCrunch

    Q&A, a startup developing tech for the music industry co-founded by industry insiders Troy Carter (Lady Gaga’s first manager) and Suzy Ryoo (Carter’s longtime...

    Apple launches its new app privacy labels across all its App Stores – TechCrunch

    At Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in June, the company announced it would soon require developers to disclose their app’s privacy practices to customers via...

    Amazon launches a Live Translation feature for Echo devices – TechCrunch

    Amazon today announced a new Alexa feature, Live Translation, that will translate conversations between people who speak two different languages. The feature uses Amazon’s...

    IPO delays are bumming me out – TechCrunch

    Roblox is on ice and Affirm could slip, alas A spurt of delays could derail the end-of-year IPO cavalcade, pushing some major flotations into 2021...

    Mombox is a curated kit of postnatal products that puts new moms first – TechCrunch

    Just last week, General Catalyst’s Peter Boyce explained how one of the most important things he looks for in a founder is a personal...

    Klima publicly launches its consumer-focused carbon offset app – TechCrunch

    Andreas Pursian, Markus Gilles, and Jonas Brandau, the three co-founders of Klima, an app focused on helping consumers understand and offset their carbon emissions,...

    Sequoia picks its horse in the consumer carbon offset market, leading a $2.5 million round for Joro – TechCrunch

    Sanchali Pal first woke up to the world’s climate crisis after watching the 2008 documentary Food Inc. The Princeton undergraduate saw the film in 2011,...

    iCIMS acquires video recruiting startup Altru for $60M – TechCrunch

    Enterprise recruiting company iCIMS is announcing that it has acquired Altru. iCIMS declined to comment on the terms of the deal, but a source...

    Pornhub removes all unverified content, following reports of exploitation – TechCrunch

    Adult video giant Pornhub this week announced that it has taken the unprecedented step of removing millions of user-uploaded videos. The move, which...

    Space 2020 with an Expo Ticket – TechCrunch

    If your event budget is more like dental floss than a shoestring, this is your lucky day. Our $25 Expo Only ticket offers affordable...

    Here’s what went viral online this week.

    Here at Daily Distortions, we try to debunk false and misleading information that has gone viral. We also want to give you a sense...

    Give Virus Alert Apps a Shot

    This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.Some state health authorities are giving Americans...