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    Indonesian insurtech startup PasarPolis gets $54 million Series B from investors including LeapFrog and SBI – TechCrunch

    PasarPolis, the Indonesian-based startup focused on making insurance policies more accessible in Southeast Asia, announced today it has closed a Series B round totaling...

    GM, Ford wrap up ventilator production and shift back to auto business – TechCrunch

    As the COVID-19 pandemic spread to the United States, a number of automakers and other manufacturers announced plans to retrofit factories to help ease...

    Toss Lab raises $13 million Series B for its collaboration platform JANDI, the “Slack of Asia” – TechCrunch

    As Slack ramps up its investment in Asia, Toss Lab, the South Korea-based creator of enterprise collaboration platform JANDI, is preparing to become a...

    Apple launches ‘Exposure Notification Express’ for COVID-19 – TechCrunch

    Apple and Google are adding support for app-less exposure notifications, Facebook says it might block news sharing in Australia and Samsung has a...

    Student-led accelerator Envision reaches demo week for class one, looks to class two – TechCrunch

    Back in early July, TechCrunch covered the Envision Accelerator. The program was put together by a group of students and recent graduates, often with...

    Apple launches COVID-19 ‘Exposure Notification Express’ with iOS 13.7 — Android to follow later this month – TechCrunch

    Apple and Google are continuing to make good on their planned roll-out of exposure notification technology for helping with COVID-19 contact-tracing efforts....

    Fabletics’ Don Ressler and Kevin Hart to talk D2C at Disrupt 2020 – TechCrunch

    The world of retail has been absolutely rocked by the coronavirus pandemic. Stores closed across the country, and at the same time, online sales...

    Rocket Lab gains key FAA launch license for its U.S.-based launch site – TechCrunch

    Launch provider Rocket Lab has gained a key clearance from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration that should mean it’ll be launching from its...

    TikTok Deal Faces Complications as U.S. and China Ratchet Up Tit-for-Tat

    Already, the Trump administration has placed sanctions on dozens of Chinese companies in recent weeks over alleged security threats and human rights violations, and...

    Apple and Google Make It Easier to Opt In to Virus Tracing

    Several state governments may soon send residents an alert asking them to turn on “exposure notifications.”On Tuesday, Apple and Google said they would make...

    What will a Wish IPO look like? Seems we’ll find out sooner than later – TechCrunch

    Wish, the San Francisco-based, 750-person e-commerce app that sells deeply discounted goods that you definitely don’t need but might buy anyway when priced so...

    Amazon’s big redesign on iOS to reach all U.S. users by month-end – TechCrunch

    The Amazon app is getting a makeover. You may have already spotted the refreshed version of the Amazon shopping app with its new...

    Dell’s U3219Q 32-inch 4K monitor provides a perfect home office upgrade – TechCrunch

    Dell has long held high esteem for the quality of its displays, and that hasn’t changed with its more recent models. What has...

    Movies Anywhere officially launches its digital movie-lending feature, ‘Screen Pass’ – TechCrunch

    Digital locker service Movies Anywhere is today officially launching its movie-sharing feature dubbed “Screen Pass,” which lets you lend out one of your purchased...

    Russians Again Targeting Americans With Disinformation, Facebook Says

    The Russian group that interfered in the 2016 presidential election is at it again, using a network of fake accounts and a website set...

    The startup world needs a ‘Black Minds Matter’ awakening – TechCrunch

    Kofi Ampadu is the founder and general partner of SKU’D Ventures, a pre-seed fund focused on consumer product startups. I was recently part of...