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    How to diagnose and treat machine learning models afflicted by COVID-19 – TechCrunch

    Anupam Datta is co-founder, president and chief scientist of Truera, and also a professor at Carnegie Mellon University. Justin Lawyer Contributor Justin Lawyer is chief product officer...

    Attending a remote startup accelerator is absolutely worth it – TechCrunch

    SkyDeck Spring 2020 Cohort Contributor UC Berkeley SkyDeck is the startup accelerator of the University of California at Berkeley. We are members of the UC Berkeley...

    What’s the Deal With That Strawberry Dress on TikTok?

    Last summer, a sacklike white dress mottled with black polka dots selling at Zara for $50 was all the rage on Instagram. But while...

    Pandemic helped drive Walmart e-commerce sales up 97% in second quarter – TechCrunch

    Walmart’s investments in e-commerce, including online grocery delivery and pickup, are continuing to pay off for the retailer. In the company’s Q2 earnings,...

    SpaceX raises $1.9 billion in largest funding found to date – TechCrunch

    SpaceX has raised $1.9 billion in new funding, per a filing with the SEC from Tuesday which was first spotted by Reuters. The...

    Announcing the all new, virtual agenda for TC Sessions: Mobility – TechCrunch

    TC Sessions: Mobility is back and we’re excited to give the first peek of what and who is coming to the main stage. We’re...

    Toxic Trade-Offs at Facebook – The New York Times

    This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.Three years ago, Mark Zuckerberg rebooted Facebook...

    Despite booming consumer demand, VC interest in e-commerce startups falls in 2020 – TechCrunch

    Sector deals have slipped to their lowest ebb since Q1 2019, but what's to blame? Walmart reported earnings this morning. Most of the numbers are...

    Movable Ink raises $30M as it expands its personalization technology beyond email marketing – TechCrunch

    Movable Ink, a company that helps businesses deliver more personalized and relevant email marketing, is announcing that it has raised $30 million in Series...

    Amazon will add 3,500 tech and corporate jobs across six US cities – TechCrunch

    Amazon today announced an upcoming hiring spree set to bring 3,500 jobs to a half-dozen U.S. cities. The news is, of course, particularly...

    Blind test shows AI-enhanced MRI scans are just as good but 4 times faster – TechCrunch

    An AI-based technique to accelerate MRI scans has been shown to produce as good or better results than traditional methods in a blind comparison...

    Attabotics raises a $50M Series C for its warehouse fulfillment robots – TechCrunch

    The uptick in robotics funding continues this week with a big round for Calgary, Alberta’s Attabotics. The warehouse fulfillment startup announced a $50 million...

    Skyrora launches its small demonstration rocket from mobile launch site in Iceland – TechCrunch

    Launch startup Skyrora had a successful test launch of its Skylark Micro rocket from Iceland on Sunday, with the rocket achieving its highest...

    Quell’s resistance-based workout can get you in shape by boxing virtual enemies – TechCrunch

    Quell is positioning itself as a kind of low-cost take on Peloton (less than 1/10th the price, it notes). You might too, if you...

    Watch SpaceX attempt a Falcon 9 rocket re-use record with today’s Starlink launch – TechCrunch

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTMJK7wb0rM SpaceX is set to launch is latest batch of Starlink satellites on Tuesday at 10:31 AM EDT (7:31 AM PDT). This is the...

    Electric vehicle startup Canoo to go public via SPAC – TechCrunch

    Canoo, the Los Angeles-based electric vehicle startup, has struck a deal to merge with special-purpose acquisition company Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp., with a...