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    Pivoting in the pandemic, Citysocializer relaunches as a ‘Get Your Guide for virtual events’ – TechCrunch

    Citysocializer, previously a platform for promoting real-world socializing in cities, has relaunched, becoming something akin to a ‘Get Your Guide for virtual events’. Just...

    Reliance Retail raises $1.3 billion from PIF – TechCrunch

    The Public Investment Fund, which has invested $1.5 billion in Mukesh Ambani’s telecom venture Jio Platforms and more than half a billion dollars in...

    WhatsApp now lets you post ephemeral messages, which disappear after 7 days – TechCrunch

    Facebook recently announced that WhatsApp passed the whopping milestone of 100 billion messages sent per day, but not everyone wants those chats...

    Vivid Money raises $17.6 million for its European challenger bank – TechCrunch

    German fintech startup Vivid Money has raised a $17.6 million Series A funding round (€15 million). Ribbit Capital is leading the investment. Today’s...

    ByteDance to pump $170 million into e-book reader Zhangyue – TechCrunch

    While short videos are what drive ByteDance’s revenues and give the Chinese startup international recognition, the firm is expanding into numerous new areas...

    If elected, Biden commits to rejoin climate accord U.S. just abandoned – TechCrunch

    On the same day that the U.S. officially withdrew from the global pact to reduce emissions that cause climate change, presidential contender Joe Biden...

    False News Targeting Latinos Trails the Election

    MIAMI — The posts proliferated on election night before anything remotely definitive was known about the results of the presidential race. “Robado,” they falsely...

    DJI’s pint-sized Mavic Mini gets camera and connection upgrades – TechCrunch

    We dug DJI’s Mavic Mini when the drone arrived last year. As Matt noted in his review, “It packs everything critical to be...

    How will this election nail-biter affect immigration? – 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...

    No, Joe Biden Wasn’t Suddenly Awarded 138,000 Votes in Michigan

    “All it was is there was an extra zero that got typed in,” said Abigail Bowen, the elections clerk in Shiawassee County in Michigan,...

    YouTube removes ads from, but won’t pull, ‘Trump Won’ video following backlash – TechCrunch

    This year’s presidential election has already proven to be a considerable test of the U.S. democratic system. It’s also been doing a fine job...

    Social media confronts election misinformation – TechCrunch

    You may have heard that the United States had a presidential election yesterday, with plenty of implications for the tech world, particularly with social...

    B2B marketplaces will be the next billion-dollar e-commerce startups – TechCrunch

    The newest business models encompass sampling, data monetization, embedded fintech and more Merritt Hummer Contributor Merritt Hummer is a partner at Bain Capital Ventures, where she invests...

    Hands-on with Mophie’s new modular smartphone battery case – TechCrunch

    There was some confusion when the Juice Pack Connect was announced last week. I admit I was a bit confused, too. It was, no...

    Learn how to score your first check with TMV’s Soraya Darabi on November 10 – TechCrunch

    When it comes to financing a startup, the most important — and hardest — check to land is the very first one. The growth of...

    Zynga reports record revenue and strong user growth while still losing $122M – TechCrunch

    Zynga’s revenue grew to a record $503 million (up 46% year-over-year) in the third quarter, with bookings of $628 million (up 59%), according...