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    Would a Trump win abolish the H-1B visa lottery? – TechCrunch

    Tuesday's election could decide whether new restrictions are added Sophie Alcorn Contributor Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global...

    Join Greylock’s Asheem Chandna on November 5 at noon PST/3 pm EST/8 pm GMT to discuss the future of enterprise and cybersecurity investing

    The world of enterprise software and cybersecurity has taken multiple body blows since COVID-19 demolished the in-person office, flinging employees across the world and...

    Logistics and truck rental giant Ryder joins the businesses making the jump into venture capital in 2020 – TechCrunch

    While the launch of a $50 million venture capital fund by the shipping, logistics, and truck rental company Ryder System may have seemed like...

    The scooter battle for New York City is on – TechCrunch

    New York City, one of the most coveted shared micromobility markets in the industry, has released its request for interest in its electric scooter...

    Instagram Tries Clamping Down on Misinformation

    Instagram on Thursday took aim at the spread of misinformation on its platform, announcing that it would temporarily eliminate users’ ability to view some...

    Big tech’s ‘blackbox’ algorithms face regulatory oversight under EU plan – TechCrunch

    Major Internet platforms will be required to open up their algorithms to regulatory oversight under proposals European lawmakers are set to introduce next month. In...

    Nestlé acquires healthy meal startup Freshly for up to $1.5B – TechCrunch

    Nestlé USA just announced that it has acquired Freshly for $1.5 billion — $950 million plus potential earnouts of up to $550 million...

    You (YOU!) Can Stop Election Rumors

    This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.Americans are voting in a highly unusual...

    Facebook is limiting distribution of ‘save our children’ hashtag over QAnon ties – TechCrunch

    Facebook today confirmed that it will be limiting the distribution of the hashtag “save our children.” Over the past several months, the phrase...

    E.ventures opens new office in Paris – TechCrunch

    VC firm e.ventures is expanding its footprint in Europe with a new office in Paris, as well as a new Paris-based partner. Jonathan Userovici,...

    New GV partner Terri Burns has a simple investment thesis: Gen Z – TechCrunch

    In 2015, then-Twitter product manager Terri Burns penned a piece about staying optimistic despite the sexism and racism that exists expansively within tech. “America...

    Teachers are leaving schools. Will they come to startups next? – TechCrunch

    It wasn’t the lingering exhaustion that made Christine Huang, a New York public school teacher, leave the profession. Or the low pay. Or the...

    Is the Great 2020 Tech Rally slowing? – TechCrunch

    What happens if COVID-19, unrest and and hyped valuations collide? Yesterday’s earnings deluge made plain that tech shares are not rocketing higher as 2020 comes...

    Daimler invests in lidar company Luminar in push to bring autonomous trucks to highways – TechCrunch

    Daimler’s trucks division has invested in lidar developer Luminar as part of a broader partnership to produce autonomous trucks capable of navigating...

    Cloud infrastructure revenue grows 33% this quarter to almost $33B – TechCrunch

    The cloud infrastructure market kept growing at a brisk pace last quarter, as the pandemic continued to push more companies to the cloud with...

    Uber Eats faces discrimination allegations over free delivery from Black-owned restaurants – TechCrunch

    Uber says it has received more than 8,500 demands for arbitration as a result of it ditching delivery fees for some Black-owned restaurants...