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    Tech-publisher coalition backs new push for browser-level privacy controls – TechCrunch

    Remember ‘Do Not Track‘? The tracker-loving adtech industry hopes you don’t recall that decade+ doomed attempt to bake user-friendly privacy controls into browsers. But...

    Is it easier and faster to get an O-1A than an EB-1A? – TechCrunch

    Sophie Alcorn Contributor Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year...

    Google Assistant gets an incognito-like guest mode – TechCrunch

    Google is launching a few new privacy features today that include a refreshed Safety Center that’s now live in the U.S. and coming...

    Former Apple engineer and autocorrect creator builds his first app, a word game called Up Spell – TechCrunch

    Former Apple software engineer and designer Ken Kocienda, whose work included the original iPhone and the development of touchscreen autocorrect, has created his first...

    Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna shares her perspective on COVID-19 and CRISPR – TechCrunch

    CRISPR co-discoverer Jennifer Doudna was named a Nobel laureate in Chemistry today, sharing the honour with Emmanuelle Charpentier . We had the opportunity...

    Here’s your first look at Boom Supersonic’s faster-than-sound XB-1 demonstrator aircraft – TechCrunch

    Boom Supersonic is closer than ever to its goal of introducing supersonic commercial aviation back tot he global stage – the Colorado-based startup...

    Instagram’s Threads app now lets you message everyone, like its Direct app once did – TechCrunch

    Last year, Instagram announced it was ending support for its standalone mobile messaging app known as Direct, which had allowed users to quickly create...

    YC grad DigitalBrain snags $3.4M seed to streamline customer service tasks – TechCrunch

    Most startup founders have a tough road to their first round of funding, but the founders of Digital Brain had it a bit tougher...

    Zira raises $3.1M for its shift-scheduling service that helps manage hourly workers – TechCrunch

    This morning Zira raised $3.1 million in a seed round. The startup provides software that helps businesses schedule their hourly workforce in a more...

    Solvo raises $3M seed round to automatically manage cloud infrastructure permissions – TechCrunch

    Solvo, a Tel Aviv-based startup that promises to automatically generate cloud security permissions by analyzing a developer’s code, today announced that it has raised...

    See what’s happening on day two of TC Sessions: Mobility 2020 – TechCrunch

    Grab your caffeinated beverage of choice and get ready for Day Two of TC Sessions: Mobility 2020! Yesterday featured an incredible lineup packed with...

    DoorDash introduces a new corporate product, DoorDash for Work – TechCrunch

    Delivery service DoorDash is giving employers a way to feed their remote employees through a new suite of products called DoorDash for Work. There are...

    Unqork’s $207M Series C underscores growing enterprise demand for no-code apps – TechCrunch

    The no-code/low-code world could be enjoying an even sharper tailwind than we anticipated This week, Unqork, a startup that helps other companies build business apps...

    European antitrust regulators settle with Broadcom a year after ‘interim measures’ flex – TechCrunch

    A European antitrust probe of chipmaker Broadcom has been settled at an impressive clip, a little over a year after formally kicking off. The Commission...

    Kong launches Kong Konnect, its cloud-native connectivity platform – TechCrunch

    At its (virtual) Kong Summit 2020, API platform Kong today announced the launch of Kong Konnect, its managed end-to-end cloud-native connectivity platform. The...

    Uber still sees micromobility and AVs in its future, and could push Prop 22 beyond California – TechCrunch

    Uber made headlines earlier this year when it offloaded Jump, the shared bike and scooter unit that once appeared to be a critical...