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    House Lawmakers Condemn Big Tech’s ‘Monopoly Power’ and Urge Their Breakups

    Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google had roles as “gatekeepers” in common and controlled prices and the distribution of goods and services, the report said....

    QAnon Believers Say Being Banned From Facebook Is Proof of the Conspiracy

    QAnon followers were speculating on Tuesday night that Facebook’s new ban on all QAnon groups and pages was part of a complex plan by...

    Supreme Court Hears Copyright Battle Between Google and Oracle

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court considered on Wednesday whether Google should have to pay Oracle billions of dollars in a long-running lawsuit over software...

    Startups joining SK Telecom’s accelerator include AI-driven mapping and vision for delivery robots – TechCrunch

    We don’t often cover telecom technology startups, but it’s periodically worth checking in to see what’s happening in that space. We can get a...

    Trump can’t recruit ‘army’ of poll watchers under new voter intimidation rules – TechCrunch

    In a blog post Wednesday, Facebook said it will no longer allow content that encourages poll watching that uses “militarized” language or intends...

    Daily Distortions: QAnon Gets it Wrong, Again

    Hours after Facebook cracked down on all QAnon groups, pages, and Instagram accounts, conspiracists integrated the prohibition into their narrative. Here’s how they got...

    Amazon sends legal notice to India’s Future Group over deal with Ambani’s Reliance Retail – TechCrunch

    Amazon has sent a legal notice to Future Retail, India’s second largest retail chain, for breaching the terms of its contract by selling...

    Facebook Amps Up Its Crackdown on QAnon

    Facebook, facing criticism that it hasn’t done enough to curb a fast-growing, fringe conspiracy movement, said on Tuesday that it would remove any group,...

    12 Accusations in the Damning House Report on Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google

    House lawmakers released a scathing report on four of the world’s largest tech companies, accusing them of abusing their market power. The report, which...

    ‘Triller Money’: How a TikTok Competitor Is Buying Star Power

    When talk of a possible TikTok ban began in July, the leaders of a small social video app called Triller saw a growth opportunity.To...

    Here’s the curtain raise on the Sight Tech Global agenda – TechCrunch

    The goal of Sight Tech Global, a virtual, global event on December 2-3, 2020, is to gather the world’s top experts who are applying...

    Google to cut big checks for news publishers, Substack continues to draw top creators, more – TechCrunch

    Welcome back to Extra Crunch’s Media Roundup, where I round up the stories that entrepreneurs in the content and advertising business should be thinking...

    The major ransomware attack you probably didn’t hear about – TechCrunch

    Watching the news this past week was like drinking from a firehose. Speaking of which, you probably missed a busy week in cybersecurity, so...

    YouTube Premium subscribers get a new perk with launch of testing program – TechCrunch

    YouTube has long allowed its users to test new features and products before they go live to a wider audience. But in a...

    Transportation VCs suggest frayed US-China ties will impact mobility markets – TechCrunch

    On Tuesday, during TechCrunch’s annual Mobility event, we had the opportunity to interview three investors who spend much of their time focused narrowly on...

    Adding Claire Díaz-Ortiz to its partnership, Magma Partners launches initiative to invest in female founders in LatAm – TechCrunch

    Claire Díaz-Ortiz has been many things over the course of her career — an angel investor, an early Twitter employee (who notably got the...