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    Extra Crunch membership now available to readers in Australia – TechCrunch

    We’re excited to announce that Extra Crunch memberships are now available in Australia. That adds to our existing support in: United States Canada Argentina, Brazil, Mexico UK Select European...

    Red Ventures acquires CNET Media Group from ViacomCBS for $500M – TechCrunch

    Another big M&A play is going down in the the world of media. Publishing group Red Ventures today announced that it is buying CNET...

    Facebook introduces a co-viewing experience in Messenger, ‘Watch Together’ – TechCrunch

    Facebook today is rolling out a new feature that will allow friends and family to watch videos together over Messenger. The feature, called “Watch...

    YouTube hit with UK class action style suit seeking $3BN+ for ‘unlawful’ use of kids’ data – TechCrunch

    Another class action style lawsuit has been lodged against a tech giant in the UK alleging violations of privacy and seeking major damages. The...

    TikTok hits 100M users in Europe as the clock ticks on its US business – TechCrunch

    TikTok may or may not be making a deal for its US operations, which the US government says it will  shut down over national...

    Google claims net zero carbon footprint over its entire lifetime, aims to only use carbon-free energy by 2030 – TechCrunch

    Google was at the leading edge of large technology companies seeking to go completely carbon neutral, having declared that status in 2007, and...

    Walmart expands drone delivery tests to Arkansas with new Zipline partnership – TechCrunch

    Walmart now has two tests for drone delivery running in the US. Early Monday morning the company announced a new drone delivery program with Zipline,...

    Indian fantasy sports app Dream11’s parent firm raises $225M at over $2.5B valuation – TechCrunch

    Dream Sports, the parent firm of fantasy sports app Dream11, has secured $225 million in a new financing round as the Mumbai-headquartered firm...

    Chinese state media – TechCrunch

    What a whirlwind of a Monday morning. Shortly after news broke that Microsoft is out of the picture in bidding for TikTok’s U.S. operations,...

    Virtual healthcare provider Medefer raises £10M to digitise the outpatient journey – TechCrunch

    Medefer, the U.K.-based virtual healthcare provider that, in its own words, is “reimagining” the outpatient system, is disclosing £10 million in new funding. The round...

    ‪CBP seized a shipment of OnePlus Buds thinking they were “counterfeit” Apple AirPods‬ – TechCrunch

    U.S. Customs and Border Protection proudly announced in a press release on Friday a seizure of 2,000 boxes of “counterfeit” Apple AirPods, said to...

    Human Capital announces the winners of its Delta fellowship program – TechCrunch

    Today, in the first interview of Disrupt 2020, Human Capital’s Baris Akis and investor Michael Ovitz announced the winners of its Delta Fellowship program. Human...

    Oracle boots out Microsoft and wins bid for TikTok, reports say – TechCrunch

    Enterprise provider Oracle is said to have won the bidding war for the U.S. operations of TikTok, a chase in which Microsoft was...

    Nvidia confirms $40B purchase of Arm, bringing together two chip giants – TechCrunch

    After weeks of on-and-off speculation, Nvidia this evening confirmed that it intends to buy chip design giant Arm Holdings for a total of up...

    Samsung is holding yet another Unpacked Event on September 23 – TechCrunch

    One thing I’ll say for in-person events: they compelled companies to cram in a lot of news. After all, if you’re going to ask...

    Gig Work Is Risky for Apps, Too

    This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.Apps like Uber and Instacart took the...