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    Twitter to relaunch account verifications in early 2021, asks for feedback on policy – TechCrunch

    Twitter announced today it’s planning to relaunch its verification system in 2021, and will now begin the process of soliciting public feedback on...

    Marie Ekeland launches 2050, a new fund with radically ambitious, long-term goals – TechCrunch

    Marie Ekeland has unveiled her next act — and it’s a new fund called 2050. But it’s not your average French VC fund...

    As edtech grows cash rich, some lessons for early stage – TechCrunch

    Last week, Udemy, an online learning marketplace, raised $50 million at a $3.32 billion valuation, up from a $2 million valuation earlier this year....

    SEC issues proposed rulemaking to give gig workers equity compensation – TechCrunch

    The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued rules that would allow public and private companies to offer equity compensation to gig workers. The rule-making comes...

    Fortnite adds a $12 monthly subscription bundle – TechCrunch

    Fortnite’s free to play model has no doubt been a big driver in the battle royale title’s stratospheric success. Epic clearly hasn’t had much...

    Following its acquisition by BuzzFeed, HuffPost shuts down its Brazil and India editions – TechCrunch

    HuffPost is becoming part of BuzzFeed, but HuffPost India and HuffPost Brasil will not be making the transition — both sites are...

    Meet The Top 2020 Presidential Election Misinformation ‘Superspreaders’

    Two Trumps and a set of right-wing commentators have been the top so-called superspreaders of election misinformation, according to research by Avaaz, a global...

    Fact Check: No, Biden Did Not Have a Maskless Birthday Party

    A tweet wishing President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. happy birthday last week generated false rumors that Mr. Biden marked his 78th birthday on Friday...

    Tesla is now worth half a trillion dollars – TechCrunch

    Surging Tesla shares have pushed the company’s market capitalization to more than $515 billion, a fivefold increase since the start of the year. The...

    F3, a Stories-style Q&A app for Gen Z teens, raises $3.9M – TechCrunch

    F3, an anonymous Q&A app targeting Gen Z teens which blends a Tinder-style swipe-to-friend gamification mechanic, Stories-esque rich media responses and eye-wateringly expensive subscriptions...

    What We Like About Pandemic Shopping

    This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.America’s upended shopping habits are a glimpse...

    Australia’s spy agencies caught collecting COVID-19 app data – TechCrunch

    Australia’s intelligence agencies have been caught “incidentally” collecting data from the country’s COVIDSafe contact tracing app during the first six months of its launch,...

    HMBradley raises $18.25 million planting a flag as LA’s entrant into the challenger bank business – TechCrunch

    With $90 million in deposits and $18.25 million in new financing, HMBradley is making moves as the Los Angeles-based entrant into the challenger bank...

    Proxyclick visitor management system adapts to COVID as employee check-in platform – TechCrunch

    Proxyclick began life by providing an easy way to manage visitors in your building with an iPad-based check-in system. As the pandemic has taken...

    Mobile banking app Current raises $131M Series C, tops 2 million members – TechCrunch

    U.S. challenger bank Current, which has doubled its member base in less than six months, announced this morning it raised $131 million in...

    Three new $100M ARR club members and a call for the next generation of growth-stage startups – TechCrunch

    Time flies. It was nearly a year ago that The Exchange started keeping tabs on startups that managed to reach $100 million in annual...