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    F.T.C.’s Facebook Investigation May Stretch Past Election

    WASHINGTON — Nearly a year ago, Joseph J. Simons, the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, predicted his agency would wrap up an antitrust...

    The Fall of ‘Terrace House’

    Japan’s heartwarming reality TV hit ended in tragedy when the participant Hana Kimura killed herself after a wave of online abuse. But “Terrace House”...

    Hackers Tell the Story of the Twitter Attack From the Inside

    OAKLAND, Calif. — A Twitter hacking scheme that targeted political, corporate and cultural elites this week began with a teasing message between two hackers...

    Conflict Over a Rental Car Leads to Elusive A.T.M. Skimming Suspect

    Their techniques vary but the basic idea is that the person inserts some sort of device in an A.T.M. or credit card reader in...

    Play the prologue of ‘Linda & Joan,’ a video game about the worst year of its creator’s life – TechCrunch

    It’s not hard to see why Russell Quinn calls 2017 the worst year of his life. That was the year he moved back to...

    Former Spotify marketing exec-turned-VC Sophia Bendz on her love of early-stage investing – TechCrunch

    Earlier this month, venture capitalist and former Spotify global director of marketing Sophia Bendz announced that she was leaving London-based Atomico to join Berlin’s...

    FedEx is utilizing robotic arms to sort packages at a Memphis facility – TechCrunch

    FedEx has flirted with robotic technologies before, most notably in the case of Roxo. The delivery robot made its debut in New York City...

    Legal clouds gather over US cloud services, after CJEU ruling – TechCrunch

    In the wake of yesterday’s landmark ruling by Europe’s top court — striking down a flagship transatlantic data transfer framework called Privacy Shield, and...

    Extension rounds help some startups play offense during COVID-19 – TechCrunch

    The venture capital world is constantly changing, and its evolution can sometimes flip pieces of conventional wisdom on their heads. For example, a recent...

    Ready, set, network! CrunchMatch is now open for Early Stage 2020 – TechCrunch

    Call it what you will — startup bootcamp, founders’ masterclass or the mother of all how-to events — we’re just days away from TC...

    Marketing, PR and brand building, oh my! TechCrunch Early Stage goes down July 21 and 22 – TechCrunch

    Your product may solve problems. It may cost less and do more. It may very well change the world. But unless you can get...

    India smartphone shipments slashed in half in Q2 2020 – TechCrunch

    Even the world’s second largest smartphone market isn’t immune to Covid-19. Smartphone shipments in India fell 48% in the second quarter compared with the same...

    An unsurprising wave of video-focused startups is trying to make video calls better – TechCrunch

    As Zoom and Microsoft and Google hammer it out for video-chat hegemony, startups are developing apps and services that either add on or compete...

    SpaceX and NASA targeting early August for Crew Dragon return with astronauts on board – TechCrunch

    SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule has been docked at the International Space Station (ISS) since its historic first crewed launch in May, but it’s...

    Learn how to build a company that puts profits and users first, and VCs last at Disrupt SF – TechCrunch

    Contrary to popular belief, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to success in Silicon Valley. Beyond raising traditional venture capital and beyond pursuing growth at...

    Give us your seed round and we will send back double – TechCrunch

    Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week was full of news of all...