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    Green Monday Holdings, the business arm of Hong Kong’s vegetarian advocacy group, raises $70 million from TPG, Swire Pacific – TechCrunch

    Green Monday Holdings, a manufacturer of plant-based pork substitute products and frozen meals and an operator of a chain of vegetarian-focused retail outlets and...

    TikTok says it removed 104M videos in H1 2020, proposes harmful content coalition with other social apps – TechCrunch

    As the future of ByteDance’s TikTok ownership continues to get hammered out between tech leviathans, investors and government officials in meeting rooms, the video...

    Europe’s Point Nine outs new ~€100M fund to back early-stage SaaS and digital marketplaces – TechCrunch

    Point Nine, the pan-European early-stage VC focused on SaaS and digital marketplaces, has raised its fifth fund, totalling just short of €100 million (in...

    China’s electric carmaker WM Motor pulls in $1.47 billion Series D – TechCrunch

    Chinese electric vehicle startup WM Motor just pocketed an outsize investment to fuel growth in a competitive landscape increasingly coveted by foreign rival...

    Justice Dept. to Brief States on Google Antitrust Inquiry

    WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Wednesday plans to brief officials from state attorneys general offices on its antitrust action against Google, in what...

    Impossible Foods nabs some Canadian fast food franchises as it expands in North America – TechCrunch

    After rolling out in some of Canada’s most high-falutin burger bistros, Impossible Foods is hitting Canada’s fast casual market with new menu items at...

    This TikTok deal is pretty confusing – TechCrunch

    Companies send out conflicting messages about the TikTok deal, Microsoft acquires a gaming giant and the WeChat ban is temporarily blocked. This is...

    CDC removes updated guidelines around COVID-19 aerosol transmission, but this expert explains why it should reverse the reversal – TechCrunch

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12t1DOR9e28 Last week at TechCrunch Disrupt 2020, I got the chance to speak to Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding, an epidemiologist and health economists who is a...

    Following TechCrunch reporting, Palantir rapidly removes language allowing founders to “unilaterally adjust their total voting power”

    Well, that was fast. This morning, I analyzed Palantir’s newly published 5th amendment of its S-1 filing with the SEC as it pursues a public...

    Edtech investors are panning for gold – TechCrunch

    The spotlight on edtech grows brighter and harsher: On one end, remote-learning startups are attracting millions in venture capital. On the other, many educators...

    Trump Jump-Starts Misinformation on Ginsburg’s ‘Dying Wish’

    President Trump routinely passes along false and misleading information that has been circulating online. On Monday, he appeared to be the one starting it.Shortly...

    How to make the most of iOS 14 widgets and iPhone home screen customization – TechCrunch

    You’ve probably seen the screenshots going around that show iOS home screens that differ considerably from the stock options that Apple provides. Yes,...

    Hailing a self-driving taxi when blind. Learn how Waymo answers that challenge at Sight Tech Global – TechCrunch

    Imagine yourself unable to see well enough to drive, and how that would change your life. I witness that scenario every day at home...

    Twitter and Zoom’s algorithmic bias issues – TechCrunch

    Both Zoom and Twitter found themselves under fire this weekend for their respective issues with algorithmic bias. On Zoom, it’s an issue with...

    Ex-Georgia Tech Researcher Can Proceed With Lawsuit Against University Officials

    In 2010, agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation raided the Atlanta home and office of Joy Laskar, a professor of electrical engineering at...

    Launcher brings its powerful widget-making app to iOS 14 – TechCrunch

    Launcher is bringing its customizable widgets to iOS 14 with new functionality, including the ability to rotate a widget’s icons by date, time or...