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    Buy an Extra Crunch annual plan, get a free Disrupt pass – TechCrunch

    From today until midnight on May 18 (PT), we’re offering a free Disrupt Innovator pass (a $99 value) to anyone who purchases an annual...

    Fave, with $2.2 million seed, looks to connect creators with their fandoms – TechCrunch

    When Jacquelle Amankonah Horton left her role at Google after seven years, where she had been a product manager for Google Assistant and various...

    Elon Musk Elon Musk’s the crypto markets, while Indian startups raise huge rounds – TechCrunch

    Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that...

    Amazon makes its its lossless music streaming service a free upgrade – TechCrunch

    On the heels of this morning’s announcement of Apple’s next-generation music service featuring lossless audio and spatial audio with support for Dolby Atmos, Amazon...

    Apple to add lossless audio to Apple Music at no additional cost – TechCrunch

    Apple has announced that it is adding some new features to its music streaming service Apple Music. Starting next month, users will find some new...

    Gucci brings digital items and experiences to Roblox in new partnership – TechCrunch

    As gaming platforms capitalize on pandemic-fueled traffic to their digital worlds, brands that drive culture in the physical world are fighting to ensure they...

    AT&T confirms deal to combine its WarnerMedia subsidiary with Discovery Inc in ‘pure play’ $43B deal – TechCrunch

    Another major telco in the US is making a big move away from being a full player in media services, and specifically content creation....

    Reface now lets users face-swap into pics and GIFs they upload – TechCrunch

    Buzzy face-swapping video app Reface is expanding its reality-shifting potential beyond selfies by letting users upload more of their own content for its AI...

    Sequoia leads $5M pre-seed in Egypt’s 1-month-old digital bank Telda – TechCrunch

    Egypt has a population of over 100 million people. The country has a high mobile and internet penetration necessary for a young and tech-savvy...

    Fresh out of YC, Houm raises $8M to improve the home rental and sales market in LatAm – TechCrunch

    As a longtime real estate developer based in Chile, Benjamin Labra was able to spot gaps in the buying and renting markets in Latin...

    JD Logistics, China’s answer to Amazon’s logistics ambitions, to raise $3.4B from IPO – TechCrunch

    After operating in the red for 14 years, JD.com’s logistics subsidiary is getting ready for an initial public offering in Hong Kong. JD Logistics...

    Rural Areas Are Looking for Workers. They Need Broadband to Get Them.

    As a manufacturer of asphalt paving equipment, Weiler is exactly the type of company poised to benefit if the federal government increases spending on...

    Gojek and Tokopedia merge to form GoTo Group – TechCrunch

    Ride-hailing giant Gojek and marketplace Tokopedia said on Monday they have combined their businesses to form GoTo Group, the largest technology group in Indonesia. Gojek’s...

    India’s Moglix valued at $1 billion in $120 million fundraise – TechCrunch

    Moglix, an industrial business-to-business marketplace, said on Monday it has raised $120 million in a new financing round at $1 billion valuation, becoming the...

    Merchant commerce platform Pine Labs raises $285 million – TechCrunch

    Pine Labs, a startup that offers merchants payments terminals, invoicing tools and working capital, said on Monday it is raising $285 million in a new...

    Elon Musk giveth and taketh away – TechCrunch

    Hello friends, and welcome back to Week in Review! Last week, I wrote about Facebook’s never-ending Trump problem. This week, I’m looking at Elon Musk’s...