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    Hackers show off their exploits as Black Hat goes virtual – TechCrunch

    Every year hackers descend on Las Vegas in the sweltering August heat to break ground on security research and the most innovative hacks. This...

    Elon Musk says ’embarrassingly late’ two-factor is coming to Tesla app – TechCrunch

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk acknowledged Friday that the company was ‘embarrassingly late’ rolling out a security layer known as two-factor authentication for its...

    How Apple’s 30% App Store Cut Became a Boon and a Headache

    Before Mr. Cook’s testimony to Congress, at a House hearing focused on the power of Big Tech, Apple commissioned a study that showed its...

    Pinterest Employees Demand Gender and Race Equality

    The messages used words like disappointed, disheartened, angered, upset, ashamed, frustrated, infuriated, disillusioned, deeply saddened and disturbed. On Friday, 236 employees of Pinterest, a...

    Join Anu Duggal for a live Q&A on August 20 at 11am PT/2pm ET – TechCrunch

    Rent the Runway and Glossier became unicorns within the same week in June 2019. That same year, only 2.7% of venture capital dollars went...

    Clearview AI landed a new facial recognition contract with ICE – TechCrunch

    The controversial facial recognition software maker Clearview AI has a new contract with ICE, the most controversial U.S. government agency. Clearview was already known...

    Debunking 3 Viral Falsehoods About Kamala Harris

    And on YouTube, a QAnon channel with over 100,000 followers pushed the conspiracy, too. “Remember, we know what pizza was code language for,” Daniel...

    Birmingham-based Help Lightning raises $8 million for its remote training and support tools – TechCrunch

    In the four years since Help Lightning first began pitching its services out of its Birmingham, Ala. headquarters, the company has managed to sign...

    Facebook’s former PR chief explains why no one is paying attention to your startup – TechCrunch

    At TechCrunch Early Stage, I spoke with Coatue Management GP Caryn Marooney about startup branding and how founders can get people to pay attention...

    Sequoia Capital has internal crash courses for its founders — here’s how they work – TechCrunch

    No matter what you think of Sequoia Capital, the firm doesn’t rest on its laurels. Though it’s now managing ungodly amounts of money...

    NASA and SpaceX target October 23 for first operational astronaut launch – TechCrunch

    NASA and SpaceX have set a specific target date for Crew-1, the first operational crewed mission for SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft. Crew-1...

    Thoughts on ‘self-driving money,’ day trading and product development from Wealthfront’s Andy Rachleff – TechCrunch

    Andy Rachleff founded Wealthfront a decade ago to give investors a better and smarter way to manage their wealth, building on core academic research...

    Facebook pushes back against Apple’s App Store fees – TechCrunch

    Facebook joined the growing ranks of companies publicly complaining about the 30% fee that Apple collects on payments made through its App Store. Those...

    Facebook launches support for paid online events – TechCrunch

    Businesses will now be able to monetize online events on Facebook, thanks to a new feature that the social network is launching in...

    A timeline of Uber and Lyft’s fight against AB 5 and Pinterest’s fall from grace – TechCrunch

    Welcome back to Human Capital, where we look at all things labor and diversity, equity and inclusion. This week, Uber and Lyft’s legal battle...

    With a new general partner and without Alexis Ohanian, Initialized Capital garners $230 million for fund five – TechCrunch

    Initialized Capital, the early-stage venture firm that got its start inside of Y Combinator almost a decade ago and spun out of the organization...