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    SUSE acquires Kubernetes management platform Rancher Labs – TechCrunch

    SUSE, which describes itself as ‘the world’s largest independent open source company,’ today announced that it has acquired Rancher Labs, a company that has...

    Watch SpaceX launch Starlink satellites equipped with ‘sun visors’ live – TechCrunch

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU6KogxG5BE SpaceX has a launch schedule for today, for a combined payload that includes 57 of its Starlink satellites, as well as two satellites...

    Tinder now testing video chat in select markets, including U.S. – TechCrunch

    Tinder announced this morning it will begin to test video chat in its mobile dating app with some members in select worldwide markets, including...

    Karma Automotive raises $100 million as it looks to resell it EV platform to other automakers – TechCrunch

    Karma Automotive has raised a $100 million lifeline from outside investors, as reported by Bloomberg, with the struggling electric vehicle maker’s fortunes likely...

    Spotify’s new personalized playlists are designed for your workouts – TechCrunch

    Spotify is adding to its collection of personalized playlists with a new feature aimed at those who like fresh music for their workouts. But...

    Amazon Fire TV now pulls in live TV content from Sling TV, YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV – TechCrunch

    Amazon is upgrading its Fire TV’s live TV experience through new integrations with several live TV streaming services, including Sling TV, YouTube TV, and...

    The tech industry comes to grips with Hong Kong’s national security law – TechCrunch

    Scott Salandy-Defour used to make frequent stops at a battery manufacturer in southern China for his energy startup based in Hong Kong. The appeal...

    What Counts as a Streaming Hit? A Start-Up May Have Answers

    Nielsen has umpired television’s winners and losers since the medium was new. Who won the West Coast? Who lost in late night? For decades,...

    A Fashion Model For the Moment

    A headline in Teen Vogue blared: “Hanifa’s 3-D Digital Fashion Show Just Changed the Game.” CNN, Harper’s Bazaar and Essence also celebrated the virtual...

    Virus-Tracing Apps Are Rife With Problems. Governments Are Rushing to Fix Them.

    In April, Norway released a smartphone app, Smittestopp or “stop infection,” that records users who come into close contact for more than 15 minutes...

    UK’s Farewill raises $25M for its new approach online will writing, funerals and other death services – TechCrunch

    The daily updates on COVID-19 outbreaks, tragic stories of related fatalities, and our narrowed scope of life due to lockdown have all put the...

    Facebook Decisions Were ‘Setbacks for Civil Rights,’ Audit Finds

    SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook has not done enough to fight discrimination on its platform and has made some decisions that were “significant setbacks for...

    Blavity has a big opportunity with Black millennials, despite struggling to fit the VC formula – TechCrunch

    Black Lives Matter may be the largest movement in U.S. history, according to four different polls cited recently by the New York Times that...

    Facebook expands Instagram Reels to India – TechCrunch

    As scores of startups look to cash in on the video content void that ban on TikTok and other Chinese apps has created...

    Enterprise architecture software company LeanIX raises $80M Series D – TechCrunch

    LeanIX, the enterprise architecture software company founded out of Bonn in Germany, has closed $80 million in Series D funding. The round is led...

    Facebook’s Oversight Board won’t launch until ‘late fall’ – TechCrunch

    Facebook has announced that the limp “Oversight Board” intended to help make difficult content and policy decisions will not launch until “late fall,”...