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    Turkey Passes Law Extending Sweeping Powers Over Social Media

    Turkish lawmakers on Wednesday morning passed legislation that would give the government sweeping new powers to regulate content on social media, raising concerns that...

    China now accounts for nearly one-quarter of Tesla revenue – TechCrunch

    Tesla has been counting on China to maintain its sales momentum, and it seems to be on track with the plan. In the three...

    Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon C.E.O.s Are Testifying Before Congress. Here’s What to Know.

    Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Tim Cook of Apple, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and Sundar Pichai of Google are set to testify before Congress on...

    How to watch big tech’s CEOs tangle with Congress on antitrust issues and more – TechCrunch

    Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai and Mark Zuckerberg will defend their companies before the House Antitrust Subcommittee Wednesday in a hearing that will...

    After India and US, Japan looks to ban TikTok and other Chinese apps – TechCrunch

    A group of Japanese lawmakers is seeking to restrict the use of TikTok and other apps developed by Chinese firms, following the footstep...

    Read how Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google plan to defend themselves to Congress – TechCrunch

    With their big day before lawmakers just around the corner, previews of Google (well, Alphabet), Facebook, Amazon and Apple’s opening statements are now available...

    Toppr raises $46 million to scale its online learning platform in India – TechCrunch

    Toppr, one of the largest online learning startups in India, has secured $46 million in a new financing round as it looks to scale...

    Thanks to COVID-19, everybody wants Density’s technology tracking building occupancy and use – TechCrunch

    Before the COVID-19 epidemic, Density was being used by companies like TechCrunch’s parent company, Verizon, to see how it could better use office space...

    Hevo draws in $8 million Series A for its no-code data pipeline service – TechCrunch

    Hevo founders Manish Jethani and Sourabh Agarwal According to data pipeline startup Hevo, many small- to medium-sized companies juggle more than 40 different applications to...

    TransferWise confirms new $5B valuation following $319M secondary share sale – TechCrunch

    TransferWise, the London-headquartered international money transfer service, is disclosing that it is now valued at $5 billion by private investors, confirming an earlier Sky...

    What to Do About TikTok

    This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.Don’t ban TikTok. Restrain it. And then...

    Universal’s Theatrical Releases Will Quickly Be Available in Homes

    AMC declared war on Universal in April when the studio, following the pandemic-related closure of theaters, publicly vowed to make movies available without any...

    Six things venture capitalists are looking for in your pitch – TechCrunch

    Founders pitch venture capitalists at every available chance, which is why most of them quickly develop the skills required to identify whether someone is...

    The hype, haplessness and hope of haptics in the COVID-19 era – TechCrunch

    In March, Brooklynite Jeremy Cohen achieved minor internet fame when he launched an elaborate scheme to court Tori Cignarella, a cute stranger living in...

    Microsoft’s new Family Safety app offers parental controls across phones, PCs and Xbox – TechCrunch

    Microsoft’s new screen time and parental controls app, Microsoft Family Safety, is today launching publicly on iOS and Android, following a preview of...

    YC alum Paragon snags $2.5M seed for low-code app integration platform – TechCrunch

    Low-code is a hot category these days. It helps companies build workflows or simple applications without coding skills, freeing up valuable engineering resources for...