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    The Lumos Matrix is the ideal urban bike helmet for a smarter, safer day trip – TechCrunch

    With many of us are still more or less confined to our own homes and limited social spaces for the foreseeable future, and for...

    Amazon details its low-bandwidth Sidewalk neighborhood network, coming to Echo and Tile devices soon – TechCrunch

    Last year, Amazon announced its Sidewalk network, a new low-bandwidth, long-distance wireless protocol it developed to help connect smart devices inside and —...

    Osso VR raises $14 million to bring virtual reality to surgical and medical device training – TechCrunch

    It seems that distance learning is even coming for the healthcare industry. As remote work becomes the order of the day in the COVID-19 era,...

    Nikola’s chairman steps down, stock crashes following allegations of fraud – TechCrunch

    Nikola Corp. founder and Executive Chairman Trevor Milton is stepping down from the electric truck company effective immediately. This comes in the wake of...

    With $100M in funding, Playco is already a mobile gaming unicorn – TechCrunch

    Playco is a new mobile gaming startup created by Game Closure co-founder Michael Carter and Zynga co-founder Justin Waldron, as well as game producers...

    Ireland’s data watchdog slammed for letting adtech carry on ‘biggest breach of all time’ – TechCrunch

    A dossier of evidence detailing how the online ad targeting industry profiles Internet users’ intimate characteristics without their knowledge or consent has been published...

    Language learning service Babbel says it has now sold over 10M subscriptions – TechCrunch

    Babbel, the popular Berlin-based online language learning service, today announced that it has now sold a total of 10 million subscriptions to its service....

    This Deal Helped Turn Google Into an Ad Powerhouse. Is That a Problem?

    Google owns the world’s leading search engine, it operates the largest video-hosting service in YouTube, and its popular web browser, email, map and meeting...

    Kindred Capital closes £81M second fund to back early-stage European startups – TechCrunch

    Kindred Capital, the London-based VC that backs early-stage founders in Europe, has closed its second seed fund at £81 million. That’s only a tad larger...

    US IPO, Chinese ownership, $5B in taxes – TechCrunch

    There is no shortage of speculations and reports around TikTok’s future in the U.S. Amid a swirl of rumors, TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance...

    Indian mobile gaming platform Mobile Premier League raises $90 million – TechCrunch

    Mobile Premier League (MPL) has raised $90 million in a new financing round as the two-year-old Bangalore-based esports and mobile gaming platform grows its...

    Senate’s encryption backdoor bill is ‘dangerous for Americans,’ says Rep. Lofgren – TechCrunch

    A Senate bill that would compel tech companies to build backdoors to allow law enforcement access to encrypted devices and data would be “very...

    What Is Happening With TikTok and WeChat as Trump Tries to Ban Them?

    The Commerce Department announced that it was prohibiting downloads of WeChat and TikTok in U.S. app stores. Here’s what you need to know. Source link...

    ‘It’s So Essential’: WeChat Ban Makes U.S.-China Standoff Personal

    Other people said they were scrambling to find alternatives to WeChat. Sirui Hua, 29, a resident of Jersey City, N.J., told family and friends...

    ‘There’s No There There’: What the TikTok Deal Achieved

    SAN FRANCISCO — The saga of TikTok had everything: Ominous threats of surveillance. A forced fire sale. Threats of retaliation. Head-spinning deal terms that...

    Thanks to Google, app store monopoly concerns have now reached India – TechCrunch

    Last week, as Epic Games, Facebook, and Microsoft continued to express concerns about Apple’s “monopolistic” hold over what a billion people can download on...