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    Welcome raises $12 million to be the ‘Ritz Carlton for event platforms’ – TechCrunch

    On the heels of Hopin’s $125 million funding round, a newcomer in the virtual events space is gaining steam. Welcome, led by co-founder and...

    Cryptocurrency exchange Liquid confirms hack – TechCrunch

    Cryptocurrency exchange Liquid has confirmed it was hacked, but that the scope of the incident is still under investigation. The company’s chief executive Mike Kayamori...

    Pokémon GO will bump its max level cap to 50 and add more Pokémon soon – TechCrunch

    Since launching four years ago, hitting level 40 in Pokémon GO meant hitting the top. You could still keep catching Pokémon and gathering XP,...

    Quid raises $320M to loan money to startup employees using their equity as collateral – TechCrunch

    Startups that take time to scale before going public or getting acquired can represent big, if long-term, returns for employees that hold equity in...

    Marissa Mayer’s startup launches its first official product, Sunshine Contacts – TechCrunch

    Former Yahoo CEO and early Google employee Marissa Mayer’s startup Lumi Labs is today rebranding to Sunshine and releasing its first...

    Bitcoin is rallying – TechCrunch

    Just in case you hadn’t heard, or are annoyed that folks aren’t writing about it: Bitcoin is rallying, up around 16% in the...

    Tapping into digital nomadism and ‘deep work’ trends, Skimlinks founder raises $1.5M for Flown – TechCrunch

    We already knew there was a big trend towards remote working, and this has only been drastically accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. At the...

    Astroscale sets March 2021 for first commercial orbital debris removal demonstration – TechCrunch

    Japanese startup Astroscale is aiming for March 2021 for a launch of its first-ever active orbital debris removal mission. This demonstration of its...

    Arrival becomes latest electric vehicle startup to test the public markets with a SPAC – TechCrunch

    Arrival has gone from stealthy electric vehicle startup to prospective public company in a span of a year. The UK-based company, which operated...

    The crowd goes wild for Yiming – TechCrunch

    There’s no shortage of TikTok coverage in the news today as the app’s fate in the U.S. hangs in the air. What the press doesn’t...

    Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine is 95% effective in final clinical trial results analysis – TechCrunch

    Drugmaker Pfizer has provided updated analysis around its COVID-19 vaccine Phase 3 clinical trial data, saying that in the final result of its...

    Headway raises $26M to help people find therapists, and therapists to accept insurance – TechCrunch

    Mental health has taken a nosedive for many people this year — spurred by economic and political uncertainty, a Covid-19-fueled public health crisis, and...

    Apple to reduce App Store fees for small businesses with under $1 million in revenues – TechCrunch

    Amid increased regulatory scrutiny over how it runs its App Store, Apple today announced it will reduce the App Store commissions for smaller businesses....

    Apple Halves Its App Store Fee for the Smaller Companies

    Apple, facing growing antitrust scrutiny over what it charges other companies for access to its App Store, said on Wednesday that it would cut...

    Houseparty adds ‘Fortnite Mode,’ bringing video chat to the popular game – TechCrunch

    Epic acquired Houseparty way back in June of last year, following an absolutely massive $1.25 billion raise. It was clear why the Fortnite...

    Tourlane adds another $20M at a $242M valuation to help it weather the Covid storm – TechCrunch

    The tourism and travel industry has been one of the hardest hit by the global Covid-19 health pandemic, and today a promising startup in...