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    Max Schrems on the EU court ruling that could cut Facebook in two – TechCrunch

    Last month’s ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), ripping up the EU-US Privacy Shield and sewing doubt over alternative...

    Everyone filed to go public Monday – TechCrunch

    Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast (now on Twitter!), where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. We’re back out of sequence,...

    Cryptocurrency exchange FTX acquires portfolio tracker Blockfolio – TechCrunch

    FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange that offers derivatives, options and other sophisticated products, is acquiring a popular portfolio tracking app, Blockfolio. FTX is spending $150 million...

    Axon delivers new tech for police, but are more tools really what cops need? – TechCrunch

    Axon, the company formerly known as Taser and which provides the majority of police body cameras, has a few new tech tools for...

    Facebook Braces Itself for Trump to Cast Election Results Doubts

    SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook spent years preparing to ward off any tampering on its site ahead of November’s presidential election. Now the social network...

    How the Hollywood Fix Cornered the Influencer Paparazzi Market

    Mr. Greene’s videos have become so ubiquitous on the teen internet that they’re now a meme. Hundreds of young people on TikTok have posted...

    Judge says Apple can’t block Unreal Engine – TechCrunch

    Epic Games wins a victory against Apple, Fitbit announces a new smartwatch and Microsoft Word adds a transcription feature. This is your Daily...

    Here are the 94 companies from Y Combinator’s Summer 2020 Demo Day 2 – TechCrunch

    And we’re back! Today was part two of Y Combinator’s absolutely massive Demo Day(s) event for its Summer 2020 class. As we outlined yesterday,...

    Netflix’s ‘Emily’s Wonder Lab’ is smart, interactive science TV for kids – TechCrunch

    Netflix’s children’s programming library continues to grow, and its latest is one of its best original offerings yet – Emily’s Wonder Lab, a...

    Our 12 favorite startups from Y Combinator’s S20 Demo Day: Part 2 – TechCrunch

    Figma for filmmakers, TikTok for English learners and a cryptocurrency twist that actually makes sense? After 197 pitches, Y Combinator’s Demo Day for its...

    XYZ Robotics raises $17M for its pick-and-place logistics robots – TechCrunch

    COVID-19 is proving to be a massive driver for robotics investments — and for good reason. Robots don’t call in sick, and they’re far...

    Porsche experiments with subscription pricing, expands to Los Angeles – TechCrunch

    Porsche is rolling out a less expensive subscription plan in four U.S. cities as the German automaker experiments with different pricing and products...

    Instacart workers are demanding disaster relief amid CA wildfires – TechCrunch

    Gig Workers Collective, a gig worker-activist group led by Instacart shoppers, is asking Instacart to provide disaster relief to workers impacted by natural...

    Investment tech won’t solve systemic wealth gaps, but it’s a good start – TechCrunch

    Dean Sterrett Contributor Dean Sterrett is the co-founder, COO and head of product at LEX Markets, a commercial real estate securities marketplace for institutional and traditional...

    Waymo’s Boris Sofman and TuSimple’s Xiaodi Hou to join us at TC Sessions: Mobility 2020 – TechCrunch

    One of the areas of autonomous driving technology with the most potential to have a near-term and dramatic impact remains trucking: There’s a growing...

    As DevOps takes off, site reliability engineers are flying high – TechCrunch

    Jason Kong is an Investor at IVP, where he focuses on identifying and evaluating later-stage enterprise and consumer technology investments. Cack Wilhelm is a partner...