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    Steven Yang and Sonny Vu discuss COVID-19’s impact on tech manufacturing – TechCrunch

    Like most of the rest of the world, COVID-19 hit the manufacturing sector by surprise. That China — which continues to comprise the vast...

    ‘Good Enough’ Rules the World

    This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.During a pandemic, it’s great to have...

    Computing Pioneers Endorse Biden, Citing Trump Immigration Crackdown

    Two dozen award-winning computer scientists, in a rebuke of President Trump’s immigration policies, said on Friday that they were endorsing Joseph R. Biden Jr....

    German space agency reveals an autonomous, electric urban mobility prototype for use right here on Earth – TechCrunch

    The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has debuted a prototype of what it calls ‘U-Shift,’ an urban mobility vehicle designed for multiple uses. U-Shift...

    TikTok and WeChat will be banned in the U.S. from Sunday – TechCrunch

    The Commerce Department announced this morning that it will require mobile app stores to remove popular social media apps TikTok and WeChat. New users...

    China’s vaping giant Relx gears up for US entry – TechCrunch

    The backlash against vaping in the United States has not deterred a Chinese challenger from entering the world’s largest vaping market. Relx, one of China’s...

    VCs have to train themselves to ‘ask the stupid questions’, says Hoxton Ventures’ Hussein Kanji – TechCrunch

    If venture capitalists could predict the future, why wouldn’t they just start companies themselves? That’s the question Hussein Kanji, founding partner at Hoxton Ventures,...

    Google pulls India’s Paytm app from Play Store for repeat policy violations – TechCrunch

    Google has pulled Indian financial services app Paytm from the Play Store for violating its gambling policies. Paytm is India’s most valued startup...

    Ride-hailing was hit hard by COVID-19. Grab’s Russell Cohen on how the company adapted. – TechCrunch

    A contactless Grab delivery Ride-hailing services around the world have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, and Grab was no exception. The company...

    Apple will launch its online store in India next week – TechCrunch

    Apple will launch its online store in India on September 23, bringing a range of services directly to customers in the world’s second...

    TikTok’s Chinese rival Kuaishou becomes a popular online bazaar – TechCrunch

    In China, short video apps aren’t just for mindless time killing. These services are becoming online bazaars where users can examine products, see how...

    Crover’s robot swims in grain silos to monitor environmental conditions – TechCrunch

    Crover’s robotic platform isn’t the sexiest or most exciting — particularly for a startup that began life with space travel in its sights....

    Boston Robotics delivers plan for logistics robots as early as next year – TechCrunch

    Boston Dynamics is just months away from announcing their approach to logistics, the first real vertical it aims to enter, after proving their...

    Twitter tightens security ahead of election – TechCrunch

    Twitter takes preemptive steps to avoid election-related hacks, we check out the new Apple Watches and Facebook launches new business tools. This is...

    Meet the five startup Battlefield finalists at Disrupt 2020 – TechCrunch

    TechCrunch hosted an unusual Startup Battlefield this week — the founders, judges, audience and moderator (me) were all in different locations, doing our best...

    “10 to 20 years of innovation just got pulled forward” – TechCrunch

    Earlier today at TechCrunch Disrupt, venture capitalist Peter Fenton joined us to talk about a variety of issues. Among them, we discussed how...