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    Tencent wants to take full control of long-time search ally Sogou – TechCrunch

    It’s been seven years since Tencent picked up a 36.5% stake in Sogou to fend off rival Baidu in the online search market. The...

    Bitcoin bulls are running, as prices spike above $11K – TechCrunch

    The bitcoin bulls are back in town. The price of bitcoin surged today by $1,268.19, reaching a six-month high of $11,203.90, or a one-day gain...

    Vicariously mimics another person’s Twitter feed using lists, but it violates Twitter rules – TechCrunch

    That Vicariously app you might have seen pop up in your twitter feed via a little viral growth hacking has run aground on Twitter’s...

    Hong Kong-based EMQ raises $20 million for its cross-border financial settlement tech – TechCrunch

    Cross-border financial transactions are a major headache for individuals and large companies alike, who often have to deal with long wait times and high...

    Cannabis VC Karan Wadhera on why the industry, which took a hit last year, is now quietly blazing – TechCrunch

    Early last year, excitement over the burgeoning cannabis industry was palpable in Silicon Valley, with a small number of venture firms writing their first...

    Tandem snags $5.7M for its language buddy app amid COVID-19’s e-learning boom – TechCrunch

    The Berlin-based startup behind Tandem, an app for practicing a second language, has closed a £4.5 million (~$5.7M) Series A round of financing to...

    ‘Challenge Accepted’ on Instagram: Black and White Selfies for Women

    Over the past several days, many Instagram feeds have been overrun with black-and-white images of women both famous and not.These photographs are often posed...

    Apple and Oprah to debut a new interview series, ‘The Oprah Conversation’ – TechCrunch

    Apple is expanding its relationship with media mogul Oprah Winfrey. The company announced today its plans for a new series, “The Oprah Conversation,” which...

    Nebraska and Iowa win advanced wireless testbed grants for rural broadband – TechCrunch

    Everyone wants more bandwidth from the skies, but it takes a lot of testing to turn laboratory research projects into real-world performant infrastructure. A...

    Y Combinator’s Vitable Health is bringing basic healthcare to underserved populations – TechCrunch

    Joseph Kitonga, the 23-year-old entrepreneur behind Vitable Health, first saw the need for a new kind of healthcare service growing up in Philadelphia and...

    ‘Tenet’ will get an international release before hitting U.S. screens in September – TechCrunch

    Tenet has long been expected to be a bellwether for filmgoers’ readiness to return to theaters. Director Christopher Nolan is a blockbuster machine, and...

    Digital elective care and telemedicine provider Ro raises $200 million at a reported $1.5 billion valuation – TechCrunch

    In three years Zachariah Reitano’s startup, Ro, has managed to hit a reported $1.5 billion valuation for its transformation from a company focused...

    California is investigating concerns about COVID-19 safety at Amazon centers – TechCrunch

    According to a new court filing, multiple California state offices are actively investigating Amazon over worker safety concerns as the coronavirus continues to...

    As ADA turns 30, tech is just getting started helping people with disabilities – TechCrunch

    The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 paved the way for decades of incremental changes to the way buildings, businesses, and laws accommodate people...

    Google will continue to let employees work from home through the end of June 2021 – TechCrunch

    Following earlier reporting, Google has confirmed that it will continue to allow employees to work from home through the end of June of next...

    BMW to sell all-electric versions of its 5 Series sedan and X1 SUV – TechCrunch

    BMW said it will offer the all-electric versions of X1 compact SUV and the 5 Series as part of the German automaker’s plans to...