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    Instagram’s latest test puts all Stories on one page – TechCrunch

    Instagram Stories has grown to become one of Facebook’s best products to date. As of last year, roughly half of Instagram’s users — or...

    Here’s what it got wrong – TechCrunch

    The first wave of AR startups offering smart glasses is now over, with a few exceptions. Google acquired North this week for an undisclosed sum....

    Student-led accelerator Envision is shaking up which startups get funded – TechCrunch

    Meet Envision, a new startup accelerator. The group, built and run by a collection of students and recent graduates, just closed the application process...

    Dish closes Boost Mobile purchase, following T-Mobile/Sprint merger – TechCrunch

    T-Mobile today announced that it has closed a deal that divests Sprint’s pre-paid businesses, including Boost and Virgin Mobile. The news finds Dish...

    Venmo begins piloting ‘Business Profiles’ for small sellers – TechCrunch

    Venmo is going after small businesses. The mobile-payments app announced today it’s piloting a new feature called Business Profiles, which offers small sellers...

    State-backed COVID-19 disinfo spreads faster and farther than local news outlets in 4 languages – TechCrunch

    Questionable stories on COVID-19 from state-backed outlets in Russia, China, Turkey and Iran are being shared more widely than reporting by major news organizations...

    TuSimple kicks off plan for a nationwide self-driving truck network with partners UPS, Xpress and McLane – TechCrunch

    Self-driving trucks startup TuSimple laid out a plan Wednesday to create a mapped network of shipping routes and terminals designed for autonomous trucking...

    Facebook is shutting down Lasso, its TikTok clone – TechCrunch

    Facebook is no longer betting on Lasso, an app it launched a year and a half ago, to take on TikTok . The...

    A vulnerability in some bitcoin wallets leads to double spend attacks and inflated balance – TechCrunch

    ZenGo, a startup that is building a mobile cryptocurrency wallet, has discovered a vulnerability in some of the most popular cryptocurrency wallets, such as...

    Apple and Google block dozens of Chinese apps in India – TechCrunch

    Two days after India blocked 59 apps developed by Chinese firms, Google and Apple have started to comply with New Delhi’s order and are...

    Zetwerk, an Indian B2B marketplace for manufacturing items, raises $21 million – TechCrunch

    Zetwerk, an Indian business-to-business marketplace for manufacturing items, has raised $21 million in a new financing round as it looks to scale its...

    How Infrared Images Could Be Part of Your Daily Life

    In a post-quarantine world, heat sensors could help spot sick people with elevated temperatures as they enter public places. But it’s not that simple.July...

    OurPeople, the team communication and engagement platform, raises $2M – TechCrunch

    OurPeople, the U.K. startup that’s built a team communication and engagement platform for desk-less workers, has raised $2 million in Series A funding. Leading the...

    The New York Times Pulls Out of Apple News

    The New York Times said on Monday that it was exiting its partnership with Apple News, as news organizations struggle to compete with large...

    Fraudulent Covid Antibody Tests? FBI Warns of Scammers, Identity Theft

    The F.B.I. has issued a warning about scammers who advertise fraudulent Covid-19 antibody tests as a way to obtain personal information that can be...

    Uber Makes Offer to Buy Postmates Delivery Service

    SAN FRANCISCO — Uber has made a takeover offer to buy Postmates, the upstart delivery service, according to three people familiar with the matter,...