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    From Twenty Minute VC to 20VC, Harry Stebbings launches a micro VC off the back of his popular podcast – TechCrunch

    Podcasts are becoming big business — in part because of how well they can attract and keep audience at a time when so many...

    Former Atomico and Softbank VC Carolina Brochado has joined EQT to help build its new growth fund – TechCrunch

    Carolina Brochado, the former Atomico partner and most recently a partner at Softbank Vision Fund’s London office, has joined EQT as part of its...

    Russian cyberops are targeting COVID-19 vaccine R&D, intelligence agencies warn – TechCrunch

    Western intelligence agencies say they’ve found evidence that Russian cyber espionage is targeting efforts to develop a coronavirus vaccine in a number of countries. In...

    Airbnb Was Like a Family, Until the Layoffs Started

    An Airbnb spokesman said that the groups focused on user safety were the same size as before the layoffs and that the company assessed...

    Apple opens another megastore in China amid William Barr criticism – TechCrunch

    Apple flexes its muscles in China with another megastore that unveiled on Friday. Located in Beijing’s upscale shopping district Sanlitun, the outlet replaces and...

    Federal court rules WhatsApp and Facebook’s malware exploit case against NSO Group can proceed – TechCrunch

    A U.S. federal court judge ruled on Thursday that WhatsApp and parent company Facebook’s lawsuit against Israeli mobile surveillance software company NSO Group...

    Twitter Struggles to Unpack a Hack Within Its Walls

    The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence said it would request information from Twitter about the hack. “The ability of bad actors to take over...

    TechCrunch talks Virtual Events and Event Technology – TechCrunch

    As you may have heard, we’re taking our entire events lineup fully virtual in 2020. This is of course in response to Covid-19. We’re...

    Trump campaign demotes Brad Parscale, who famously led its Facebook political ad blitz in 2016 – TechCrunch

    The Trump campaign’s unlikely digital marketing whiz is on the outs. Brad Parscale made headlines for his social media savvy in 2016, a strategy...

    Twitter hacked in crypto scam – TechCrunch

    A Twitter hack hits the platform’s most famous users, Netflix gets a co-CEO and Revel’s mopeds are coming to San Francisco. Here’s your...

    Sign up for next week’s Pitchers & Pitches competition on 7/23 – TechCrunch

    Can one minute really make a difference in your startup success? If we’re talking about your 60-second pitch (and we are), then heck yeah!...

    CRV has closed its newest fund with the same amount as its previous fund; “We’re making a statement” – TechCrunch

    CRV, the early-stage venture firm that is this year celebrating its 50th anniversary, has just closed its newest fund with $600 million in capital...

    The Calm meditation app is getting its own celebrity-filled HBO Max show – TechCrunch

    Meditation apps have been a nice tech-centric respite for many, as the world continues to fall apart at the seams. HBO Max is hoping...

    Why Netflix shares are down 10% – TechCrunch

    Today after the bell, Netflix reported its Q2 financial performance. After its second-quarter numbers were out, the popular video streaming service saw its...

    Barr Urges U.S. Companies to Resist Serving as ‘Pawns’ for China

    WASHINGTON — Accusing American firms of engaging in “corporate appeasement” of the Chinese Communist Party, Attorney General William P. Barr called on the private...

    Immersive chat startups have a very different vision for the future of voice – TechCrunch

    What happens when startups look to build on the trendiness of podcasting and social audio platforms while injecting them with some of virtual reality’s...