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    Standing by developers through Google v. Oracle – TechCrunch

    Mike Linksvayer Contributor Mike Linksvayer is Head of Developer Policy at GitHub, leading the company's efforts to advocate for developers globally. The Supreme Court will hear arguments...

    Despite pandemic, Amazon Prime Day expected to generate nearly $10B in global sales – TechCrunch

    A new forecast released today estimates Amazon’s delayed Prime Day sales event will top last year’s by bringing in an estimated nearly $10...

    Trump is already breaking platform rules again with false claim that COVID-19 is ‘far less lethal’ than the flu – TechCrunch

    Facebook and Twitter took action against a post from President Trump Tuesday that claimed that COVID-19 is “far less lethal” than the flu....

    SpaceX awarded contract to help develop U.S. missile-tracking satellite network – TechCrunch

    SpaceX has secured a contract valued at just shy of $150 million by the U.S. Space Development Agency, a branch of the U.S....

    Snap announced its latest slate of Originals programming – TechCrunch

    Snap, the social media platform for Gen Z, launched its latest slate of Snap Originals today, in a sign that not every media...

    Salesforce Ventures launches $100M Impact Fund to invest in cloud startups with social mission – TechCrunch

    When Salesforce Ventures launched the first $50 million Impact Fund in 2017, it wanted to invest not only in promising cloud businesses, but startups...

    WeChat Unites and Divides in America

    Shira: What do people in the United States get out of using WeChat?Nicole: Capturing the multitudes of WeChat is complicated. It’s like asking an...

    Amazon’s Josh Miele and Ann Toth talk Alexa and the future of accessibility at Sight Tech Global – TechCrunch

    When Alexa launched six years ago, no one imagined that by today there would be hundreds of millions of Alexa-enabled devices or that Alexa...

    Google adds ‘Stories’ to its search app for iOS and Android – TechCrunch

    Google announced today it’s introducing a Stories feature to its Google app for iOS and Android, which now reaches over 800 million people...

    Google Assistant comes to gaze-powered accessible devices – TechCrunch

    People who rely on gaze-tracking to interact with their devices on an everyday basis now have a powerful new tool in their arsenal: Google...

    Tone raises $4M to help e-commerce brands text with their customers – TechCrunch

    While many companies are using chatbots and other forms of automation to manage their communication with customers, Boston-based Tone is betting that humans will...

    Apple will announce the next iPhone on October 13 – TechCrunch

    Apple just sent out invites for its upcoming hardware event, all but confirming the arrival of the next iPhone. The event is scheduled...

    Ambani sells over $750 million Reliance Retail stake to Abu Dhabi Investment Authority – TechCrunch

    Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, which invested $750 million in Indian telecom giant Jio Platforms in June this year, has returned to invest just as...

    Facebook’s Portal adds support for Netflix, Zoom and other features – TechCrunch

    Facebook announced this morning it’s bringing a number of new features and services to its family of Portal devices, including support for Netflix and...

    Here’s what’s happening today at TC Sessions: Mobility 2020 – TechCrunch

    Mobility enthusiasts from around the world, welcome to Day One of TC Sessions: Mobility 2020! Get ready for two days of programming dedicated to...

    Nivelo nabs $2.5M seed to reduce risk in digital ACH payments – TechCrunch

    As we plunge deeper into the pandemic, online transactions have become increasingly important, and ACH transactions, the ones that help us get direct deposit...