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    VPN booms as countries around the world mull TikTok bans – TechCrunch

    As countries around the world ban or threaten to restrict TikTok, interest in virtual private networks has spiked. The use of VPNs can let...

    Gillmor Gang: Tic Talks – TechCrunch

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oyJoKu-kjc The Gillmor Gang — Frank Radice, Michael Markman, Keith Teare, Denis Pombriant, Brent Leary, and Steve Gillmor . Recorded...

    Abandoned mall department stores may become Amazon’s next fulfillment center – TechCrunch

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXyju7zFwyE One of the largest owners of shopping mall real estate in the United Stages, Simon Property Group, has been talking to Amazon about transforming...

    Apple goes to war with the gaming industry – TechCrunch

    Most gamers may not view Apple as a games company to the same degree that they see Sony with PlayStation or Microsoft with...

    VenoStent has a new technology to improve outcomes for dialysis patients – TechCrunch

    Timothy Bouré and his co-founder Geoffrey Lucks were both near broke when they moved to Dallas to join the first accelerator they entered after...

    New bidders reportedly emerge for TikTok in the US as powerful critics assail the process – TechCrunch

    The Wall Street Journal is reporting that TikTok and Twitter have held talks about a potential merger, even as the video sharing company defends...

    TikTok is reportedly planning to challenge the Trump Administration ban – TechCrunch

    TikTok, the video-sharing app that’s moved to the center of the economic conflict between the US and China, is planning to challenge the executive...

    ‘The Umbrella Academy’ returns for a messy-but-delightful second season – TechCrunch

    The first season of “The Umbrella Academy” had its flaws, but empathetic portrayals of its seven superhero siblings (all adults bearing the emotional scars...

    Moft is back with a clever laptop sleeve that converts into a stand – TechCrunch

    Moft is a clever company that makes clever products. For a while there, I was sporting their laptop stand. It was a head-turner when...

    IPO mistakes, fintech results, and the Zenefits ‘mafia’ – TechCrunch

    Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter for your weekend enjoyment. It’s broadly based on the weekday column that appears on...

    Share Ventures, an LA-based studio for company creation, is MoviePass co-founder Hamet Watt’s next act – TechCrunch

    Nearly eight years ago, Hamet Watt and Stacy Spikes launched MoviePass, the subscription-based movie ticketing service that captured the minds and dollars of...

    What countries want your startup? – TechCrunch

    Editor’s note: Get this free weekly recap of TechCrunch news that any startup can use by email every Saturday morning (7am PT). Subscribe here. They say business...

    Frances Allen, Who Helped Hardware Understand Software, Dies at 88

    One of the few women in the computer industry in its early days, she paved the way for the efficient, lightning-fast apps of today. Source...

    How I accidentally gatecrashed a startup’s morning meeting – TechCrunch

    There’s a certain kind of panic that at some point gets us all. You just got to work but did you leave the oven on...

    Trump Swings Against TikTok, WeChat

    This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.The most honest explanation for the White...

    Trump bans transactions with ByteDance and Tencent – TechCrunch

    Trump escalates his campaign against Chinese tech companies, Facebook extends work from home until the middle of 2021 and Netflix adds support for Hindi....