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    TikTok’s Proposed Deal Seeks to Mollify U.S. and China

    WASHINGTON — After more than six weeks, two White House executive orders, new Chinese regulations and multiple bidders, a deal for the social media...

    Airtable’s Howie Liu has no interest in exiting, even as the company’s valuation soars – TechCrunch

    In the middle of a pandemic, Airtable, the low-code startup, has actually had an excellent year. Just the other day, the company announced it...

    Facebook Is Failing in Global Disinformation Fight, Says Former Worker

    OAKLAND, Calif. — While Facebook has heralded improvements to its fight against disinformation in the United States, it has been slow to deal with...

    SEC to investigate short seller’s claims against Nikola, report says – TechCrunch

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly looking into claims that Nikola Corp. is involved in an alleged “intricate fraud,” the latest development...

    Get to the growth stage at TechCrunch Disrupt this week – TechCrunch

    Congratulations, you landed your Series A round. What’s next? Your Series B, and a lot of twists and turns. Yasmin Razavi of Spark Capital...

    Firehawk Aerospace aims to revolutionize rocketry with safe, cost-effective hybrid engines – TechCrunch

    While SpaceX and its ilk in the commercial rocket launch market have changed the economics of space and ushered in an era of...

    Leaked memo excoriates Facebook’s ‘slapdash and haphazard’ response to global political manipulation – TechCrunch

    A former Facebook data scientist dropped a detailed, damning memo on her last day there, calling the social network out for what she...

    The Black List’s Franklin Leonard on why picking winners doesn’t mean making losers – TechCrunch

    Tech and Hollywood don’t cross-pollinate that often, but when it comes to Franklin Leonard’s way of looking at things, maybe they should. Leonard is best...

    GoodRx offers founders $500M, nets $100M investment from Silver Lake, and makes quiet acquisition before IPO – TechCrunch

    GoodRx is a rare breed of modern tech IPO: a startup that is actually profitable and heading to the public markets. The consumer...

    A guide for nontechnical founders – TechCrunch

    For founders who have a startup idea — but few engineering skills to make it a reality — making the team’s first technical hire...

    Snowflake and JFrog raise IPO ranges as tech markets stay hot – TechCrunch

    Last week's declines are history What market selloff? Despite last week’s market declines, two big IPOs are rolling ahead this week, with Snowflake and JFrog...

    Quantum startup CEO suggests we are only five years away from a quantum desktop computer – TechCrunch

    Today at TechCrunch Disrupt 2020, leaders from three quantum computing startups joined TechCrunch editor Frederic Lardinois to discuss the future of the technology. IonQ...

    As it heads for IPO, Palantir hires a chief accountant and gets approval from NYSE to trade – TechCrunch

    After 17 years, Palantir is getting closer and closer to its public debut later this month. We’ve been covering different facets of the company’s...

    A bug in Joe Biden’s campaign app gave anyone access to millions of voter files – TechCrunch

    SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA – SEPTEMBER 11: A political poster favoring U.S. presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris is placed on...

    DaVinci Kitchen is building a robotic pasta-making kiosk – TechCrunch

    The robotics industry is having a major moment amid the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s true that category has been an exciting target...

    Satellite Vu aims to scope out the whole globe with thermal vision – TechCrunch

    Earth observation has grown from government-run missions to a crucial everyday business tool, but it still has room to grow. Specifically, into the thermal...