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    Amazon removes the $500 Prime Bike, says it has nothing to do with the Peloton knock-off – TechCrunch

    Yesterday, a fitness equipment maker called Echelon Fitness announced its latest product, the so-called Prime Bike. At $500, it’s nearly a clone of Peloton’s...

    Five years after creating Traefik application proxy, open source project hits 2B downloads – TechCrunch

    Five years ago, Traefik Labs founder and CEO Emile Vauge was working on a project deploying thousands of microservices and he was lacking a...

    Founded by former SpaceX engineers, First Resonance pitches tools to make things the SpaceX way – TechCrunch

    After operating in stealth mode for about two years, First Resonance, a company founded by former SpaceX engineers, is finally showing the world their...

    Facebook denies it will pull service in Europe over data transfer ban – TechCrunch

    Facebook’s head of global policy has denied the tech giant could close its service to Europeans if local regulators order it to suspend...

    Endel raises $5M to create personalized ‘sound environments’ that improve productivity and sleep – TechCrunch

    The pitch for Berlin-based Endel is pretty straightforward, according to its co-founder and CEO Oleg Stavitsky. “The way I usually describe Endel is: This is...

    Young People More Likely to Believe Virus Misinformation, Study Says

    As public health officials raise alarms about surging coronavirus cases among young people, new research suggests that Americans under 25 are most likely to...

    Salsify nabs $155M as its commerce experience platform sees a big surge of business from Covid-19 – TechCrunch

    As traditional brands grapple with a new world where selling online is as much or perhaps even more important than how you are positioned...

    New research shows European startups are spending drastically less on a US launch, for the same gains – TechCrunch

    It used to be the case that in order to scale glocally, European companies needed to spend big on launching in the US to...

    ‘AI-powered’ fitness app Freeletics scores $25M Series B – TechCrunch

    Freeletics, the “AI-powered” fitness coaching app, has closed $25 million in Series B funding. Leading the round is U.S.-based JAZZ Venture Partners and Causeway...

    Apple partner Servify raises $23 million to expand its devices after-sales and management platform overseas – TechCrunch

    Servify, a Mumbai-headquartered startup that operates a device lifecycle management platform and works deeply with brands including Apple and Samsung in a number...

    Uncapped picks up another £26M to offer revenue-based finance to European entrepreneurs – TechCrunch

    Uncapped, the London-headquartered and Warsaw-based startup that offers “revenue-based” finance to European businesses so that founders don’t have to give up equity stipulated by...

    VW’s Traton Group strikes a deal with TuSimple to develop autonomous trucks – TechCrunch

    The Traton Group, Volkswagen AG’s heavy-truck business, has taken a minority stake in TuSimple as part of an agreement between the two companies...

    Apple launches its online store in India – TechCrunch

    For the first time in more than 20 years since Apple began its operations in India, the iPhone-maker has started selling its products...

    China says it won’t approve TikTok sale, calls it ‘extortion’ – TechCrunch

    The September 20 deadline for a purported TikTok sale has already passed, but the parties involved have yet to settle terms on the...

    Explore the global markets of micromobility at TC Sessions: Mobility – TechCrunch

    While electric scooters first launched at scale in the U.S., they quickly made their way overseas. Now, there’s a bustling electric scooter market in...

    Elon Musk reveals the Tesla Model S ‘Plaid’ slated for late 2021 – TechCrunch

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed Tuesday the Model S Plaid, the newest variant to the company’s flagship sedan that boasts some eye-popping performance...