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    Messenger VP details use of forwarding limits and fact-checking to fight misinformation – TechCrunch

    A few weeks ago, Facebook Messenger introduced new rules around message forwarding to limit the spread of misinformation on its platform. Speaking today...

    Fiverr Business helps teams manage freelance projects – TechCrunch

    Freelance marketplace Fiverr launched a new service today designed to help teams at larger companies manage their work with freelancers. CEO Micha Kaufman told me...

    Celebrities Plan an ‘Instagram Freeze,’ but Reaction Is Icy

    BERKELEY, Calif. — One by one, celebrities came forward this week to say they were sick of the misinformation and hate speech on Instagram...

    Apple announces new iPads and Apple Watches – TechCrunch

    Apple unveils new hardware and new subscriptions, Spotify adds virtual event listings and Opendoor is going public via SPAC. This is your Daily...

    Driver Charged in Uber’s Fatal 2018 Autonomous Car Crash

    A safety driver who was riding in an autonomous Uber vehicle when it struck and killed a pedestrian on a street in Tempe, Ariz.,...

    Crista Galli Ventures outs ‘evergreen’ fund to back European healthtech startups at seed and Series A – TechCrunch

    Crista Galli Ventures, an early-stage healthtech fund in Europe, is officially launching today. The firm offers “patient capital” — with only a single LP...

    Twitter flags Indian politician’s years-old tweet for violating its policy – TechCrunch

    Twitter has flagged a post from Indian politician T. Raja Singh for violating its policy days after TechCrunch asked the social giant about...

    Dropbox CEO Drew Houston says the pandemic forced the company to reevaluate what work means – TechCrunch

    Dropbox CEO and co-founder Drew Houston, appearing at TechCrunch Disrupt today, said that COVID has accelerated a shift to distributed work that we have...

    Yoga Teachers Take On QAnon

    Several months ago, Seane Corn, a yoga teacher and Instagram influencer in Los Angeles with more than 100,000 followers, started noticing something odd...

    Roelof Botha shares what Sequoia’s Black Swan memo got wrong – TechCrunch

    In March, famed investment firm Sequoia Capital published the Black Swan Memo, warning founders about the potential business consequences of the coronavirus, which...

    In 2020, Warsaw’s startup ecosystem is ‘a place to observe carefully’ – TechCrunch

    If you listed the trends that have captured the attention of 20 Warsaw-focused investors who replied to our recent surveys, automation/AI, enterprise SaaS, cleantech,...

    Replace legacy healthcare staffing with a vertical marketplace for workers – TechCrunch

    Jeff Fluhr is a general partner at Craft Ventures, the founder and former CEO of StubHub and is an expert on building marketplace companies. Over...

    LanzaTech eyes two more spinoff companies – TechCrunch

    Just three months after LanzaTech announced a spinout aimed at selling sustainable aviation fuel, the company is already preparing for two more. LanzaTech CEO...

    Incredible Health updates its healthcare career platform to help nurse hiring cope with COVID – TechCrunch

    The healthcare industry, even prior to the current pandemic, has never looked much like other industries when it comes to hiring and career management....

    Spotify adds virtual event listings to its app – TechCrunch

    Spotify is embracing virtual events. The company today announced the addition of virtual event listings in the Spotify app, which will allow music...

    Here’s everything Apple revealed at its September hardware event today – TechCrunch

    Apple announced a ton of new devices and features today at its September hardware event, but no word on its upcoming iPhones. That’s expected...