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Biden admin will share more info with online platforms on ‘front lines’ of domestic terror fight – TechCrunch
[ad_1] The Biden administration is outlining new plans to combat domestic terrorism in light of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and social media companies have their own part to play. The White House released a new national strategy on countering domestic terrorism Tuesday. The plan acknowledges the key role that online platforms…
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Scale AI CEO Alex Wang weighs in on software bugs and what will make AV tech good enough – TechCrunch
[ad_1] Scale co-founder and CEO Alex Wang joined us at TechCrunch Sessions: Mobility 2021 this week to discuss his company’s role in the autonomous driving industry and how it’s changed in the five years since its founding. Scale helps large and small AV players establish reliable “ground truth” through data annotation and management, and along…
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Uberall raises $115M, acquires MomentFeed to scale up its location marketing services – TechCrunch
[ad_1] Location-based services may have had their day as a salient category for hot apps or innovative tech leveraging the arrival of smartphones, but that’s largely because they are now part of the unspoken fabric of how we interact with digital services every day: we rely on location specific information when we are on search…
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Meet the mobile therapy startup backed by Christian Angermayer’s re:Mind Capital – TechCrunch
[ad_1] Mental health startup Ksana Health has received $2 million in seed funding led by re:Mind Capital, the mental health VC arm of Christian Angermayer and Apeiron Investment Group. It’s a move informed by two trends: passive data collection, and a burgeoning mental health crisis in teens and young adults. Ksana Health is an Oregon-based…
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Telecom giant MTN said to have warned Nigerians of service disruption – TechCrunch
[ad_1] Subscribers of MTN, the largest telecom provider in Nigeria, may soon face service disruption in the West African nation, according to a notice seen by some journalists and outlets. A rise in insecurity challenges in Nigeria is likely to disrupt MTN’s service, Reuters and others said, citing an alert from customer service reps. Throughout…
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Tech antitrust crusader Lina Khan is confirmed as FTC commissioner – TechCrunch
[ad_1] The Senate confirmed big tech critic and prominent antitrust scholar Lina Khan as FTC Commissioner Tuesday, signaling a new era of scrutiny for the tech industry. Khan was confirmed in a 69-28 vote, with Republicans joining Democrats in a rare show of bipartisan support for Khan’s ideas on reining in tech’s most powerful companies.…
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Meet Nickson, the furniture-as-a-service startup that Barack Obama’s ex-financial adviser just backed – TechCrunch
[ad_1] Ever toured an apartment and fell in love with the model unit? You’re not alone. Harvard Business School grad Cameron Johnson is a former institutional real estate investor and Greystar exec turned startup founder who realized that very often, “renters would try to rent the model apartment.” This got him thinking. People would love…
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Apple Podcasts Subscriptions go live worldwide – TechCrunch
[ad_1] Apple Podcasts Subscriptions are now live across more than 170 countries and regions, Apple announced this morning. First unveiled this spring, subscriptions allow listeners to unlock additional benefits for their favorite podcasts, including things like ad-free listening, early access to new episodes, bonus material, exclusives, or whatever else the podcast creator believes will be…
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Shopify expands its one-click checkout, Shop Pay, to any merchant on Facebook or Google – TechCrunch
[ad_1] E-commerce platform Shopify announced this morning its one-click checkout service known as Shop Pay will become available to any U.S. merchant that sells on Facebook or Google — even if they don’t use Shopify’s software to power their online stores. That makes Shop Pay the first Shopify product offered to non-Shopify merchants, the company…
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Rocket Lab to design two orbital spacecraft for NASA to study Mars – TechCrunch
[ad_1] Rocket Lab is developing two spacecraft based on its Photon platform to orbit Mars, studying the planet’s magnetosphere in order to gain a better understanding of the ways in which Mars’ climate has changed over time. The science mission was awarded through NASA’s Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration (SIMPLEx) program, and will fly…