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    VidMob rethinks video production in the pandemic era – TechCrunch

    VidMob, which started out as a marketplace connecting marketers and video editors, now bills itself as a “creative technology platform.” There’s still a marketplace,...

    Behold, The TechCrunch List – TechCrunch

    TechCrunch launches a major new initiative, Amazon tests a smart shopping cart and ICE backs down from its controversial student visa rule change. Here’s...

    Facebook to launch officially licensed music videos in the U.S. next month – TechCrunch

    Facebook is preparing to launch officially licensed music videos on its social network in the U.S. next month, in a direct challenge to YouTube....

    SpaceX’s Starlink asks potential service testers for addresses, says private beta starts this summer – TechCrunch

    Starlink, the high-bandwidth, low-latency broadband internet service that SpaceX is in the process of deploying, has sent out an email to those who’ve...

    Elon Musk rails against German court decision on Tesla Autopilot terminology – TechCrunch

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk disputed a German court ruling issued today that bans the company from using terms like Autopilot or “full potential...

    WhatsApp hit by outage, leaving users unable to send or receive messages – TechCrunch

    Facebook -owned WhatsApp is currently down, with users unable to send or receive messages on the end-to-end encrypted messaging app. Affected users might see...

    BlueOcean uses automation to deliver affordable brand audits in seven days – TechCrunch

    BlueOcean is a new startup offering companies a relatively fast and affordable way to see how their brands are performing and what they can...

    After colleges sue, ICE backs down from student visa rule change – TechCrunch

    The Trump administration has backed down from plans to revoke visas of international students studying in the U.S., whose schools planned to take their...

    Chrome competitor, The Browser Company, quietly raises $5M – TechCrunch

    A handful of Silicon Valley’s notable figures are backing a software startup looking to challenge Google Chrome’s dominance. The startup, called The Browser Company,...

    Investors are browsing for Chromium startups – TechCrunch

    A few months ago, we declared that “browsers are interesting again,” thanks to increased competition among the major players. Now, as more startups are...

    How to Fight Health ‘Cures’ Online

    This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.Anne Borden King had already battled online...

    As tech giants rally against Hong Kong security law, Apple holds out – TechCrunch

    It’s not often Silicon Valley gets behind a single cause. Supporting net neutrality was one, reforming government surveillance another. Last week, Big Tech took...

    Social Construct’s computer-optimized buildings could shake construction industry’s foundations – TechCrunch

    Construction is one of the largest industries still resisting the call of the 21st century, its practitioners opting for decades-old but tried and true...

    U.K. Bars Huawei From 5G Network, Raising Tensions With China

    The same group moved last month to block the Pacific Light Cable Network — a partnership involving Facebook and Google among others — from...

    How Facebook Handles Climate Misinformation

    As Covid-19 spread across the globe early this year, Facebook went into action to combat potentially dangerous disinformation on its site. The company labeled...

    The IPO market stays hot, as nCino prices above range and Jamf targets a ~$2B valuation – TechCrunch

    Despite some market chop, the US IPO market is still active, with fresh debut nCino pricing above its elevated price range, and Jamf moving...