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Elon Musk’s Las Vegas Loop might only carry a fraction of the passengers it promised – StockSharksNewsh
More posts by this contributor Anthony Levandowski sentenced to 18 months in prison as new $4B lawsuit against Uber is filed The risky first transatlantic flight of a Reaper drone In pandemic-free years, America’s biggest trade show, CES,…
It’s hard to resist the silliness of ‘Emily in Paris’ – StockSharksNewsh
“Emily in Paris,” a new series on Netflix, has provoked skeptical responses from actual Parisians who are happy to point out the abundant clichés in its story of a young American (played by Lily Collins) who takes a last-minute transfer…
VCs reload ahead of the election as unicorns power ahead – StockSharksNewsh
This is The TechCrunch Exchange, a newsletter that goes out on Saturdays, based on the column of the same name. You can sign up for the email here. It was an active week in the technology world broadly, with big news from Facebook and…
Thailand Curtails Mass Transit as Protesters Defy Gathering Ban
Authorities in Thailand shut down almost all mass rail transit in the capital of Bangkok as thousands of antigovernment protesters took to the streets, defying a ban on large public gatherings for the third consecutive day. A mass…
Solve the ‘dead equity’ problem with a longer founder vesting schedule – StockSharksNewsh
Editor’s note: Get this free weekly recap of TechCrunch news that any startup can use by email every Saturday morning (7 a.m. PT). Subscribe here. The four-year vesting schedule that the typical startup uses today is a problem waiting to…
How Among Us became a mega-hit, thanks to Amazon Twitch
Among Us is a multiplayer PC and mobile game that has suddenly exploded in popularity, becoming one of the hit video games of 2020. Although it was released in June 2018, Among Us did not emerge as a hit until recently, when video game…
Apple’s big event, lidar comes to iPhone, Android gets a new IDE – StockSharksNewsh
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the TechCrunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 204 billion downloads and…
New 5G iPhones Kick Off Poaching Season for Carriers
Smartphone shoppers might be slow to notice how Apple Inc.’s AAPL -1.40% new 5G-enabled iPhones improve on the internet connections older models use, but cellphone carriers are working overtime to make them see it. The ad campaigns are…
Three views on the future of media startups – StockSharksNewsh
The Equity crew this week chewed through a trio of media stories, each dealing with private companies and their successes. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Axios was growing rapidly and near profitability. The paper also…
We need universal digital ad transparency now – StockSharksNewsh
15 researchers propose a new standard for advertising disclosures Laura Edelson Contributor Erika Franklin Fowler Contributor Erika Franklin Fowler is Professor of Government at Wesleyan University where she directs the Wesleyan Media…
Canopy Growth Corp (CGC), S&P Dep Receipts (SPY) – The Week In Cannabis: Aphria Earnings, Canopy’s Distribution Deal, And A Big Conference
This was an exciting week for the cannabis industry, marked by the ninth edition of the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference. Benzinga’s last big cannabis event of 2020 took place virtually, featuring almost 100 speakers from all around…
French Teacher’s Decapitation Investigated as Terrorist Attack
PARIS—A man beheaded a middle-school teacher in a suburb of the French capital on Friday afternoon, a killing that authorities were investigating as a possible terrorist attack. Police shot and killed the suspected assailant after he…
LVMH Is Firing on the One Cylinder That Matters
Take away Louis Vuitton LVMUY 1.83% and Christian Dior CDI 7.77% and the world’s biggest luxury company looks down at heel. All that matters for now, though, is the rapid recovery of those two brands. Shares in LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis…
Pear hosted its invite-only demo day online year; here’s what you might have missed – StockSharksNewsh
Pear, the eight-year-old, Palo Alto, Calif.-based seed-stage venture firm that has, from its outset, attracted the attention of VCs who think the firm has an eye for nascent talent, staged its seventh annual demo day earlier this week,…
Twitter and Facebook Contend With Concerns Over Election Interference, Censorship
When the New York Post this week published articles based on email exchanges with Hunter Biden—Joe Biden’s son— Facebook Inc. FB 0.36% and Twitter Inc. TWTR -0.25% saw the situation as one they spent years preparing to face. Both…
FireEye (NASDAQ:FEYE), (TWNK) – Pete Najarian Sees Unusual Options Activity In Vertiv, Zillow, FireEye and Hostess
On CNBC’s “Fast Money Halftime Report,” Pete Najarian said he bought stock in Vertiv Holdings (NYSE: VRT). He said it’s a really interesting company and seen some unusual options activity, but chose to buy the stock instead and will be…
Mexico Ex-Defense Minister Faces Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering Charges
MEXICO CITY—Mexico’s former defense minister received bribes from a leading drug cartel in exchange for allowing them to ship tons of cocaine and other drugs to the U.S. and helping them expand their operations in Mexico, U.S. prosecutors…
Airlines, cruise lines fall as Trump diagnosis raises fears of second wave, slower reopening
U.S. President Donald Trump approaches reporters as he departs on campaign travel to Minnesota from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, September 30, 2020. Carlos Barria | Reuters Shares of companies tied closely to the…
Analogue takes on the TurboGrafx-16 with its Duo retro console – StockSharksNewsh
Analogue’s beautiful, functional retro gaming consoles provide a sort of “archival quality” alternative to the cheap mini-consoles proliferating these days. The latest system to be resurrected by the company is the ill-fated, but still…
Crypto-driven marketplace Zora raises $2M to build a sustainable creator economy – StockSharksNewsh
Dee Goens and Jacob Horne have both the exact and precisely opposite background that you’d expect to see from two people building a way for creators to build a sustainable economy for their followers to participate in. Coinbase, crypto…
Former Mexican Defense Minister Arrested in U.S. at DEA Request
MEXICO CITY—Mexico’s former defense minister was arrested Thursday by U.S. authorities at the request of the Drug Enforcement Administration, senior Mexican officials said, the latest in a string of former high-ranking officials linked to…
Dr. Fauci says his kids aren’t coming home for Thanksgiving to stay safe from coronavirus
Director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on the Trump Administration’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, on Capitol Hill in…
Twitter (NYSE:TWTR), Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) – Twitter Updates Content Moderation Policy In Response To New York Post Controversy
Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) updated its policies Thursday related to hacked materials after facing flak for limiting a New York Post story related to Hunter Biden, the son of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. What Happened: The…
Nigeria’s Army Says It Is Prepared to Step In to Quell Protests
Nigeria’s army signaled it was prepared to intervene in a standoff between a burgeoning protest movement against police brutality and the government of Africa’s biggest oil-producing nation. Nationwide protests have rocked the country for…
Racial inequality cost the economy $16 trillion over the last two decades, Citi finds
shapecharge | E+ | Getty Images Racial inequality is bad for the U.S. in innumerable ways, of course, many of which are hard to calculate directly. But now Citi has put a number to at least one aspect of social injustice, finding in a new…
Disney, Twilio, Ethan Allen and more
Attendees visit the Disney+ streaming service booth at the D23 Expo on August 23, 2019 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. ROBYN BECK | AFP | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell:…
Google announces new Nest Thermostat with Soli radar
Google on Monday announced a new $129 Nest Thermostat, its first update in two years. It’s a little different than the $249 Nest Learning Thermostat and $169 Nest Thermostat E. Nest has become Google’s in-home electronics brand and…
Air Canada slashes price of Transat deal, citing COVID impact
Air Canada slashed the purchase price for tour operator Transat AT Inc. to almost a quarter of its earlier offer, citing the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the air transport industry. The Montreal-based airline said it’s cutting the…
Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit seeks $1 billion valuation in funding round
Richard Branson’s satellite-launch business Virgin Orbit is looking to raise up to $200 million in a funding round that could value it at around $1 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the…
Warren Buffett passed up chance to buy Whole Foods, CEO says
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey says the Oracle of Omaha passed up a chance to buy the upscale supermarket chain before its blockbuster merger with Amazon. Whole Foods executives approached Buffett and his Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate when…
Boston Red Sox, Liverpool Going Public Via Billy Beane SPAC
A sports SPAC is set to take Fenway Sports Group public in a deal valuing the company at $8 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. About Fenway Sports Group: Fenway Sports Group is the owner of MLB’s Boston Red Sox and Liverpool…
Labor Department Questions Microsoft’s Pledge to Hire More Black Employees
The software company said the agency overseeing federal contractors is questioning whether its initiative to double the number of Black managers and leaders in its U.S. workforce by 2025 violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which…
Google research lets sign language switch ‘active speaker’ in video calls – StockSharksNewsh
An aspect of video calls that many of us take for granted is the way they can switch between feeds to highlight whoever’s speaking. Great — if speaking is how you communicate. Silent speech like sign language doesn’t trigger those…
The next big tech hearing is scheduled for October 28 – StockSharksNewsh
A day after the Senate Commerce Committee moved forward with plans to subpoena the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google, it looks like some of the most powerful leaders in tech will testify willingly. Twitter announced late Friday that…
Twitter is building ‘Birdwatch,’ a system to fight misinformation by adding more context to tweets – StockSharksNewsh
Twitter is developing a new product called “Birdwatch,” which the company confirms is an attempt at addressing misinformation across its platform by providing more context for tweets, in the form of notes. Tweets can be added to…
Justice Department Appeals Injunction Against WeChat
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration filed court papers Friday seeking to overturn a federal magistrate’s Sept. 20 ruling that stopped a U.S. ban on China’s ubiquitous messaging and e-commerce app WeChat. TCEHY -1.88% The federal…
Coinbase and Clubhouse aside, Ethel’s Club founder wants to take us ‘Somewhere Good’ – StockSharksNewsh
Welcome back to Human Capital, a weekly digest about diversity, inclusion and the human labor that powers tech. This week, we’re looking at a number of topics because a lot went down. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong took a controversial…
Writer pens a $5M seed round for its AI style guide that flags bias and tone – StockSharksNewsh
Anyone who writes online or in a word processor has likely gotten used to the inevitable squiggly line denoting a misspelled word or clumsy phrase. But what if you use a word that’s loaded, a phrase that’s too formal or not formal enough,…
Turkey’s Foray Into Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict Tests Russia’s Influence
Turkey’s role in the growing clash between Armenia and Azerbaijan—two countries Moscow regards as within its sphere of influence—is adding a new element to a string of proxy fights pitting Turkey and Russia against each other and…
The Boss Says It’s OK to Take a Break From Zoom. Why Are You Still on Video Calls?
Some employers are giving their Zoomed-out workers a break. From tech startups to sprawling hospitals, businesses say they are trying to dial back time employees spend in remote meetings after realizing that hours spent on video calls…
‘Mushrooms Have Kidnapped You’: Pandemic Feeds Russia’s Obsession With Forest Fungi
For many people around the world, the coronavirus pandemic has been an excuse to learn a homey new skill like knitting or pastry-making. For Russians, it’s all about the mushrooms. “I go every other day and can’t get enough. I want more,…
Worries grow over a K-shaped economic recovery that favors the wealthy
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Asana up 39% and Palantir still holding as both direct listings hit the public markets – StockSharksNewsh
Two direct listings in one day. Lots to talk about. Asana started trading just a bit after noon Eastern today, quickly zooming to roughly $29 a share in early trading this afternoon. We are still waiting for the first trades of Palantir…
Google Makes Concessions in Effort to Buy Fitbit
BRUSSELS—Google’s plan to buy health-tracker Fitbit FIT 0.36% is inching toward approval in Europe after the U.S. tech company made new concessions to competitors using its Android system for mobile devices. European Union officials in…
Europe eyeing limits on how big tech can use data and bundle apps — reports – StockSharksNewsh
European lawmakers are considering new rules for Internet giants that could include forcing them to share data with smaller rivals and/or put narrow limits on how they can use data in a bid to level the digital playing field. Other ideas…
House Democrats to Call for Big Tech Breakups
WASHINGTON—Democratic lawmakers are expected to call on Congress to blunt the power of big technology companies, possibly through forced separation of online platforms, as a House panel concludes its Big Tech probe. The House Antitrust…
Element acquires Gitter to get more developers on board with the open Matrix messaging protocol – StockSharksNewsh
Some interesting news for lovers of open, decentralized communications tech: Element, the company behind the eponymous Matrix -based Slack competitor (formerly known as Riot) has acquired developer-focused chat platform, Gitter, from dev…
Digital News Startup Axios Weathers Covid With Sponsored Newsletters
“Smart brevity” has been good for business at Axios. The digital news startup, which uses the term as its motto and registered trademark, is on target to make a profit this year despite the economic turmoil stemming from the coronavirus…
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) – Todd Gordon’s AMD Options Trade
On CNBC’s “Trading Nation,” Todd Gordon of TradingAnalysis.com suggested a bullish options strategy in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD). Gordon thinks it’s more expensive than NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) by forward…
Emjoy picks up $3M to get more women tuned into sexual self-care – StockSharksNewsh
Barcelona-based Emjoy, an audio app for women that sells a narrative of sexual self-care and empowerment, has picked up $3 million in seed funding led by JME Ventures, with existing investor Nauta Capital participating. The femtech…
Sheryl Sandberg: Companies and Women Are at a Crossroads
A crisis is looming in corporate America: More than one in four women are considering downshifting their careers or leaving the workforce. This is a central finding of the 2020 Women in the Workplace report by LeanIn.Org and McKinsey &…
The joke is on consumers as Liquid Death raises $23 million more – StockSharksNewsh
In what began as a kind of funny, savvy marketing stunt that has since gained traction, a nearly three-year-old, Santa Monica-based startup that sells water from the Austrian Alps under the brand Liquid Death, has raised $23 million in…
Covid-19 Cases Jump in Canada, Prompting New Restrictions
OTTAWA—Canada is seeing a sharp rise in cases of Covid-19, alarming health officials and triggering a second round of lockdowns and strict distancing recommendations. Average daily case counts have nearly reached the peak levels set in…
For the first time ever, a recession could end with a bear market
Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple, speaks at the 2019 Dreamforce conference in San Francisco on November 19, 2019. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images With all due respect to the late, and great, Tom Petty, when it comes…
E-scooter startup Neuron Mobility adds $12M to its Series A for expansion in Australia and New Zealand – StockSharksNewsh
Neuron Mobility, a Singapore-based e-scooter rental startup, announced today that it has added $12 million to its Series A. Led by Square Peg, an Australian venture capital firm and GSR Ventures, this increases the round’s new total to…
Swarm prices out its orbital IoT network’s hardware and services – StockSharksNewsh
Swarm’s new network of satellites is intended to provide low-bandwidth, low-power connectivity to “Internet of Things” devices all over the world, and the company just announced how much its technology will actually cost. A $119 board…
Facebook names VP of product growth Alex Schultz as new CMO – StockSharksNewsh
To fill its empty CMO position, Facebook just promoted to the C-suite a longtime Facebook executive focused on product growth. Former VP of product growth and analytics Alex Schultz, who has been with the company since 2007, announced the…
Twitter Partner’s Alerts Highlight Divide Over Surveillance
Twitter Inc. TWTR 1.34% Chief Executive Jack Dorsey has pledged that Twitter’s data won’t be used for government surveillance, a commitment the company affirmed four years ago in responding to allegations of widespread police monitoring…
Palantir’s reference price values it at roughly $16 billion – StockSharksNewsh
Palantir is preparing for its public debut tomorrow morning on the NYSE after 17 years, and now we are getting some data on how the company’s shares are being valued by investors. NYSE announced that the the company, which will be traded…
Serious injuries at Amazon fulfillment centers topped 14,000, despite the company’s safety claims – StockSharksNewsh
As Amazon‘s biggest shopping day of the year approaches, a new report reveals that the company’s investments in automation and safety have not stemmed surging numbers of serious injuries in the company’s warehouses and fulfillment…