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    Slingshot Aerospace raises $8 million to help it expand to new verticals beyond aerospace and defense – TechCrunch

    Austin and El Segundo-based Slingshot Aerospace was born out of a realization that while there is a massive amount of information collected by observation...

    ByteDance launches its first gadget in a big education push – TechCrunch

    ByteDance on Thursday unveiled its first consumer hardware product, a smart light lamp with a display, that it says is part of its...

    GetYourGuide closes $133M convertible note as travel startups continue to weather the Covid-19 storm – TechCrunch

    On the heels of Germany announcing another lockdown to try to contain the rapid rise in Covid-19 cases in the country, one of the...

    Trump hints at stopping “powerful” big tech in latest ‘get out the vote’ tweet – TechCrunch

    If there was any doubt that yesterday’s flogging of big tech CEOs by Senate republicans was anything other than an electioneering stunt, president Trump...

    ‘Tsunamis of Misinformation’ Overwhelm Local Election Officials

    “They’re definitely overwhelmed,” said Isabella Garcia-Camargo, an organizer of the Election Integrity Partnership, a new coalition of misinformation researchers. ...

    Upgrade adds rewards program to its credit card – TechCrunch

    Fintech startup Upgrade has been quite successful with its two flagship products — a low-cost credit card and personal loans. The company is making its...

    LinkedIn’s Career Explorer helps you identify new kinds of jobs based on the skills you have – TechCrunch

    One of the key side-effects of the Covid-19 pandemic has been how it has played out in the economy. There are currently 12.6 million...

    Marriott International announces partnership with Grab in six Southeast Asian countries – TechCrunch

    The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the hospitality industry especially hard, and hotels around the world are looking for ways to regain revenue. Today, Marriott...

    Officials Warn of Cyberattacks on Hospitals as Virus Cases Spike

    Hundreds of American hospitals are being targeted in cyberattacks by the same Russian hackers who American officials and researchers fear could sow mayhem around...

    ‘Perception Hacks’ and Other Potential Threats to the Election

    In Georgia, a database that verifies voter signatures was locked up by Russian hackers in a ransomware attack that also dumped voters’ registration data...

    Facebook Removes Trump and Biden Ads, Saying They Could Mislead Voters

    Facebook said on Tuesday that it had removed ads from both the Trump and Biden presidential campaigns that arguably could mislead voters in states...

    Evidence of anti-conservative bias by platforms remains anecdotal.

    Conservatives have said for years that online social media platforms censor their views. But their evidence is largely anecdotal, and conservative accounts frequently perform...

    Big Tech’s chief executives are becoming regulars on Capitol Hill.

    It used to be unusual to see a top tech executive face tough questioning before lawmakers on Capitol Hill. But that has changed in...

    Disinformation Moves From Social Networks to Texts

    Last week, a political action committee called the American Principles Project unveiled a new video on Twitter falsely claiming that Democratic presidential nominee Joseph...

    Ford will reveal its all-electric Transit van in November – TechCrunch

    Ford plans to reveal in November an all-electric version of its Ford Transit cargo van, the company said Wednesday as part of its broader...

    Section 230 barely rates a mention in Senate’s hasty pre-election flogging of tech CEOs – TechCrunch

    Today’s Senate hearing on immensely important legal protections for online platforms quickly proved to be little more than an excuse for Senators to accuse...