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    How TikTok’s Owner Tried, and Failed, to Cross the U.S.-China Divide

    The Chinese entrepreneur behind TikTok took ample precautions when he set out to straddle the tech world’s most treacherous divide: the one separating China’s...

    YC-backed Artifact looks to make podcasts more personal – TechCrunch

    Historically, podcasts have been focused on appealing to as many listeners as possible. But Artifact, a new YC-backed company launching today, has a different...

    Y Combinator’s Kuleana is making an animal-free substitute for raw tuna – TechCrunch

    Companies like Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat that are making vegetable-based meat substitutes have captured the imagination and wallets of consumers, but so far,...

    Facebook fights order to globally block accounts linked to Brazilian election meddling – TechCrunch

    Facebook has branded a legal order to globally block a number of Brazilian accounts linked to the spread of political disinformation targeting the...

    Adobe’s plans for an online content attribution standard could have big implications for misinformation – TechCrunch

    Adobe’s work on technical solution to combat online misinformation at scale, still in its early stages, is taking some big steps toward its lofty...

    Metro Bank is acquiring peer-to-peer lender RateSetter for up to £12M – TechCrunch

    Incumbent banks acquiring fintechs is nothing new, and amidst the coronavirus crisis, we can likely expect to see that trend continue. The latest such...

    Chinese internet users brand ByteDance CEO a ‘traitor’ as TikTok seeks US buyer – TechCrunch

    ByteDance is not backing down from its ambitions to become a global technology powerhouse, even as TikTok loses its largest market India...

    Virgin Galactic debuts design of future Mach 3 high-speed aircraft, signs deal with Rolls-Royce – TechCrunch

    Virgin Galactic is making strides towards its goal of creating high-speed commercial aircraft that operates a little closer to Earth than its existing...

    Google to invest $450M in smart home security solutions provider ADT – TechCrunch

    Google said on Monday it will invest $450 million in ADT to acquire a 6.6% stake in the Florida-headquartered firm that provides security...

    With TikTok, ‘Uncool’ Microsoft Aims for the Love of Tweens

    SEATTLE — Maybe money can buy love. Or, at least, Microsoft would like to find out.On Sunday, the tech giant announced in a blog...

    This Tool Could Protect Your Photos From Facial Recognition

    In recent years, companies have been prowling the web for public photos associated with people’s names that they can use to build enormous databases...

    Pompeo says U.S. may take action against TikTok and other Chinese tech companies “shortly” – TechCrunch

    Days after President Donald Trump announced he could use an executive order to ban TikTok from the United States, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo...

    TikTok Ban: Creators Respond to Trump

    It was a weekend of chaos on TikTok — unleashed on Friday night when President Trump said, while aboard Air Force One, that he...

    Microsoft pursuing TikTok purchase by September 15th, may invite U.S. investors to deal – TechCrunch

    Microsoft has posted a statement today on its corporate blog that says it will continue discussions on a potential TikTok purchase in the...

    Amazon Wins Without Even Trying

    This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.Three months ago, the Amazon chief executive...

    NASA Astronauts Safely Return to Earth: ‘Thank You for Flying SpaceX’

    The first astronaut trip to orbit by a private company parachuted to a safe conclusion in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday.It was the...