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    Alibaba Group will spend $3.6 billion to take control of Chinese supermarket giant Sun Art – TechCrunch

    Alibaba Group said today it will spend about $3.6 billion to take a controlling stake in Sun Art, one of China’s largest big-box...

    Brace for Holiday ‘Shipageddon’ – The New York Times

    This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.Online shopping has exploded during the pandemic....

    As Local News Dies, a Pay-for-Play Network Rises in Its Place

    About a decade ago, Mr. Timpone started Journatic, a service that aimed to automate and outsource reporters’ jobs, selling it to two of the...

    Remote but Inclusive for Years, and Now Showing Other Companies How

    Writing, Ms. Reis explained, is how she communicates best. “For a lot of organizations, that was perceived as something that would be a drawback,”...

    Paleontologists See **** as Conference Software Bleeps Scientific Terms

    The trouble started when Thomas R. Holtz Jr., an expert on the Tyrannosaurus rex, typed “Hell Creek Formation,” the rock unit in Montana where...

    VCs reload ahead of the election as unicorns power ahead – TechCrunch

    This is The TechCrunch Exchange, a newsletter that goes out on Saturdays, based on the column of the same name. You can sign up...

    Solve the ‘dead equity’ problem with a longer founder vesting schedule – TechCrunch

    Editor’s note: Get this free weekly recap of TechCrunch news that any startup can use by email every Saturday morning (7 a.m. PT). Subscribe here. The four-year...

    Apple’s big event, lidar comes to iPhone, Android gets a new IDE – TechCrunch

    Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the TechCrunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through...

    It’s hard to resist the silliness of ‘Emily in Paris’ – TechCrunch

    “Emily in Paris,” a new series on Netflix, has provoked skeptical responses from actual Parisians who are happy to point out the abundant...

    Three views on the future of media startups – TechCrunch

    The Equity crew this week chewed through a trio of media stories, each dealing with private companies and their successes. The Wall Street Journal...

    Pear hosted its invite-only demo day online year; here’s what you might have missed – TechCrunch

    Pear, the eight-year-old, Palo Alto, Calif.-based seed-stage venture firm that has, from its outset, attracted the attention of VCs who think the firm has...

    Google Assistant, Maps, and Search can now help you figure out where to vote – TechCrunch

    Election Day approaches! Still not sure where the nearest polling place or ballot drop box is? Google wants to help. This morning the company rolled...

    Twitter walks back New York Post decision – TechCrunch

    A New York Post story forces social platforms to make (and in Twitter’s case, reverse) some difficult choices, Sony announces a new 3D...

    Twitter is now allowing users to share that controversial New York Post story – TechCrunch

    Twitter has taken another step back from its initial decision to block users from sharing links to or images of a New York...

    Twitter Changes Course After Republicans Claim ‘Election Interference’

    SAN FRANCISCO — President Trump called Facebook and Twitter “terrible” and “a monster” and said he would go after them. Senators Ted Cruz and...

    Prop 22 puts the ‘future of labor’ at stake – TechCrunch

    Welcome back to Human Capital, where we look at the latest in tech labor and diversity and inclusion. Because election day is quickly approaching and...