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    17 Players in Five States, Composing Over the Internet

    Last month, I did something I used to do often before the pandemic: I watched a rehearsal. But this time it wasn’t a matter...

    Reliance Jio Platforms tops 400M subscribers, explores expanding services outside of India – TechCrunch

    Reliance Jio Platforms, the telecom venture run by India’s richest man (Mukesh Ambani), had 405.6 million subscribers in the quarter that ended in...

    Teampay adds $5M to its Series A at higher valuation after growing ARR 320% growth since the round – TechCrunch

    What do you call the grey area between a Series A and a Series B? In 2020, when the money is taken on opportunistically,...

    Passion Capital backs UK fertility workplace benefits provider, Fertifa – TechCrunch

    UK-based Fertifa has bagged a £1 million (~$1.3M) seed to plug into a fertility-focused workplace benefits platform. Passion Capital is investing in the round,...

    Space investors will see into the future at TechCrunch Sessions: Space – TechCrunch

    If the projections are to be believed, the amount of money swirling around the space industry is poised to grow considerably over the next...

    How Three Election-Related Falsehoods Spread

    Falsehoods about Tuesday’s election have overwhelmed local election officials, who said they were dealing with “tsunamis of misinformation,” have lost sleep and were working...

    B8ta remains bullish on IRL shopping with new acquisition – TechCrunch

    Coronavirus cases in the United States are reaching new peaks. E-commerce is continuing to boom. And B8ta, a San Francisco startup which is betting...

    NowThis partners with Calm to offer a soothing Election Day livestream – TechCrunch

    Mobile news organization NowThis is announcing a bit of counter-programming for next week’s presidential election — it’s partnering with meditation app Calm to create...

    Smartphone shipments dip in China for Q3, led by Huawei decline – TechCrunch

    China was the first major global smartphone markets to rebound from the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Stringent lockdown measures were able to...

    Illinois is taking a data-driven approach to its mask-wearing ad campaign – TechCrunch

    Here’s an example of ad targeting that’s actually good for public health: In a campaign encouraging people to wear masks, the Illinois state government...

    UK watchdog reduces Marriott data breach fine to $23.8M, down from $123M – TechCrunch

    The UK’s ICO has reduced the size of a data breach penalty for hotel business Marriott — dropping it to £14.4 million (~$23.8M) in...

    Under Armour to sell MyFitnessPal for $345 million, after acquiring it in 2015 for $475 million – TechCrunch

    Global fitness giant Under Armour announced this morning that it will be selling MyFitnessPal to investment firm Francisco Partners for $345 million, five...

    AOL founder Steve Case, involved early in Section 230, says it’s time to change it – TechCrunch

    AOL founder Steve Case was there, just outside of Washington, D.C., when in 1996 the Communications Decency Act was passed as part...

    Amazon pegs COVID-19 costs at an estimated $4 billion next quarter – TechCrunch

    Amazon expects to incur $4 billion in COVID-related costs next quarter, an estimate that provides a bellwether for other businesses, large and small,...

    WhatsApp is now delivering roughly 100 billion messages a day – TechCrunch

    WhatsApp, the popular instant messaging app owned by Facebook, is now delivering roughly 100 billion messages a day, company’s chief executive Mark...

    PORTL Hologram raises $3M to put a hologram machine in every home – TechCrunch

    What does a hologram-obsessed entrepreneur do for a second act after setting up a virtual Ronald Reagan in the Reagan Memorial Library, or beaming...