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    United Airlines is making COVID-19 tests available to passengers, powered in part by Color – TechCrunch

    There’s still no clear path back to any sense of ‘business-as-usual’ as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, but United Airlines is embarking on a...

    India’s ShareChat raises $40 million, says its short-video platform Moj now reaches 80 million users – TechCrunch

    ShareChat, an Indian social network that focuses entirely on serving users in non-English languages, said on Thursday it has raised $40 million from...

    To Fight Apple and Google, Smaller App Rivals Organize a Coalition

    SAN FRANCISCO — For months, complaints from tech companies against Apple’s and Google’s power have grown louder.Spotify, the music streaming app, criticized Apple for...

    Snyk acquires DeepCode to boost its code review smarts – TechCrunch

    Switzerland-based machine learning code review startup DeepCode — which bills itself as ‘Grammarly for coders’ — has been acquired by Snyk, a post-unicorn valuation...

    YouTube will add mail-in voting info box next to videos that discuss voting by mail – TechCrunch

    YouTube has been relatively quiet about its strategy to battle the flow of misinformation leading into the 2020 U.S. election, but the platform...

    UK launches COVID-19 exposure notification app for England and Wales – TechCrunch

    The last two regions of the UK now have an official coronavirus contacts tracing app, after the UK government pushed the button to launch...

    Ripjar, founded by GCHQ alums, raises $36.8M for AI that detects financial crime – TechCrunch

    Financial crime as a wider category of cybercrime continues to be one of the most potent of online threats, covering nefarious actives as diverse...

    Small business challenger bank Finom raises another $12 million to expand in Europe – TechCrunch

    B2B financial service start-up Finom — which provides online financial services for SMEs, freelancers, and the self-employed in Europe — has raised an additional...

    WeWork sells majority stake in Chinese entity, seeks localization – TechCrunch

    Four years after its foray into the Chinese market followed by rapid and cash-hemorrhaging expansion, WeWork decided to wind down its involvement in the...

    Mobileye signs driver-assistance deal with Geely, one of China’s largest privately-held auto makers – TechCrunch

    Mobileye’s computer vision technology will be used in a new premium electric vehicle called Zero Concept from Geely Auto Group, one of China’s largest...

    Facebook gives more details about its efforts against hate speech before Myanmar’s general election – TechCrunch

    About three weeks ago, Facebook announced will increase its efforts against hate speech and misinformation in Myanmar before the country’s general election on...

    Teachers deserve two screens, and Two Screens for Teachers aims to get them just that – TechCrunch

    The pandemic has caused K-12 classrooms, chaotic at the best of times, to descend into Zoom call chaos. What’s more, thousands of teachers who...

    Kard raises another $3.5 million for its challenger bank for teens – TechCrunch

    French startup Kard has added $3.5 million (€3 million) to its seed round. The company already raised the same amount last year, which means...

    Email startup Superhuman debuts a cheaper $10/month tier for students and academics – TechCrunch

    Email startup Superhuman has been lauded by plenty in the tech community as a simpler and faster way to navigate email, but at $30...

    Top 20 iOS homescreen customization apps reach 5.7M installs after iOS 14 release – TechCrunch

    The iOS 14 home screen customization trend is driving a new set of apps to the top of the App Store charts, and delivering...

    Curly the curling robot throws stones like a pro – TechCrunch

    Robots have shown themselves to excel at any number of sports and activities, though they do best when they have a single task. Fortunately...