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    Edtech stocks are getting hammered but VCs keep writing checks – TechCrunch

    After years in the backwaters of venture capital, edtech had a booming 2020. Not only did its products become must-haves after schools around the...

    Last chance to buy a $99 pass to TC Disrupt 2021 – TechCrunch

    Last call, y’all. Today’s the final day to keep more money in your pocket and still enjoy three opportunity-packed days at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021...

    Cisco strikes again grabbing threat assessment tool Kenna Security as third acquisition this week – TechCrunch

    Cisco has been busy on the acquisition front this week, and today the company announced it was buying threat assessment platform Kenna Security, the...

    Hundreds of SPAC’s waiting in the woods – TechCrunch

    Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. The fully-vaxxed and officially fully-immune took over the...

    Teach AIs forgetfulness could make them better at their jobs – TechCrunch

    While modern machine learning systems act with a semblance of artificial intelligence, the truth is they don’t “understand” any of the data they work...

    Modern Portrait of George Washington Draws Attention

    What would George Washington look like if he were a modern-day politician? That question occurred to George Aquilla Hardy, a musician, 14 months into...

    Echelon exposed riders’ account data, thanks to a leaky API – TechCrunch

    Image Credits: Echelon (stock image) Peloton wasn’t the only at-home workout giant exposing private account data. Rival exercise giant Echelon also had a leaky API...

    Lies on Social Media Inflame Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

    In a 28-second video, which was posted to Twitter this week by a spokesman for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, Palestinian militants in...

    Why SPACs aren’t targeting African startups – TechCrunch

    One. That’s the number of African tech companies that have gone public on the NYSE in the last 10 years. Two, if you’re counting...

    He’s a Dogecoin Millionaire. And He’s Not Selling.

    Last February, when Glauber Contessoto decided to invest his life savings in Dogecoin, his friends had concerns.“They were all like, you’re crazy,” he said....

    Fisker and Foxconn sign deal to build electric vehicles – TechCrunch

    Electric car startup Fisker signed an agreement with Foxconn, the Taiwanese company that assembles iPhones, to co-develop and manufacture a new electric vehicle. Production...

    Colonial Pipeline Paid Roughly $5 Million in Ransom to Hackers

    In a separate ransomware attack on the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department, hackers said the price the police offered to pay was “too small”...

    Lemonade says website security flaw that exposed customer data is ‘by design’ – TechCrunch

    To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. I interrupt...

    Substack acquires team from community consulting startup People & Company – TechCrunch

    New media poster child Substack announced today that they’ve added a small community-building consultancy team to its ranks, acquiring the Brooklyn-based startup People &...

    Even startups on tight budgets can maximize their marketing impact – TechCrunch

    Dominik Angerer Contributor Dominik Angerer is CEO and co-founder of headless CMS Storyblok, which provides best practice guidance for startups on how to build a sustainable...

    Three students sue coding bootcamp Lambda School alleging false advertising and financial shenanigans – TechCrunch

    Lambda School has attracted a lot of attention, and raised some $130 million in venture funding from an impressive list of investors, for its novel...