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    Facebook hit with massive antitrust lawsuit from 46 states – TechCrunch

    A collection of states filed a multi-state lawsuit Wednesday accusing Facebook of suppressing its competition through monopolistic business practices meant to preserve the...

    Facebook Accused of Breaking Antitrust Laws

    WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission and 48 states accused Facebook on Wednesday of becoming a social media monopoly by illegally squashing competition by...

    YouTube declares war on US election misinformation… a month late – TechCrunch

    As Twitter and Facebook scrambled to institute new policies for the 2020 election, YouTube was… mostly quiet. The platform didn’t make any flashy announcements...

    GetAccept raises $20M Series B, led by Bessemer, to expand its sales platform for SMBs – TechCrunch

    Last year all-in-one digital sales platform GetAccept raised a $7 million Series A funding. The platform, which wraps-in video, live chat, proposal design, document...

    Twitch updates its hateful content and harassment policy after company called out for its own abuses – TechCrunch

    Following several reports of a toxic workplace and abuse this year, Twitch today announced the introduction of a new hateful content and harassment policy...

    YouTube to Forbid Videos Claiming Widespread Election Fraud

    YouTube on Wednesday announced changes to how it handles videos about the 2020 presidential election, saying it would remove new videos that mislead people...

    A Senate hearing promoted unproven drugs and dubious claims about the coronavirus

    Senator Ron Johnson, Republican of Wisconsin, spent much of this year promoting investigations into Hunter Biden, trying fruitlessly to show corruption on the part...

    Anna Palmer just became the first female general partner at Flybridge Capital Partners – TechCrunch

    Better late than never. So it might be said of the Boston- and New York-based seed-stage firm Flybridge Capital Partners, which is today announcing...

    Cruise begins driverless testing in San Francisco – TechCrunch

    Cruise Automation, the autonomous vehicle subsidiary of GM that also has backing from SoftBank Vision Fund, Honda and T. Rowe Price & Associates,...

    Can founders get visas in 2021 through DACA or other means? – TechCrunch

    Sophie Alcorn Contributor Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year...

    Streamers, including Netflix and CBS All Access, roll out new family-friendly features – TechCrunch

    As competition in the streaming service market heats up, services are looking for ways to differentiate their offerings. One area of increased interest —...

    FireEye, a Top Cybersecurity Firm, Says It Was Hacked by a Nation-State

    WASHINGTON — For years, the cybersecurity firm FireEye has been the first call for government agencies and companies around the world who have been...

    Airbnb Stock Might Sound Cool …

    This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.A dirty secret of initial public offerings...

    Space 2020 launches next week – TechCrunch

    TC Sessions: Space 2020, our first conference dedicated to galactic endeavors, launches in just one week (December 16-17). We can’t wait to host out-of-this-world...

    Automattic, Mozilla, Twitter and Vimeo urge EU to beef up user controls to help tackle ‘legal-but-harmful’ content – TechCrunch

    Automattic, Mozilla, Twitter and Vimeo have penned an open letter to EU lawmakers urging them to ensure that a major reboot of...

    Find peace of mind with “Spotify for Mindfulness & Sleep” app Aura – TechCrunch

    Stress can come in many forms. Burnout at work, anxiety to close that big deal or, like everyone, suffering from the changes the pandemic...