TechCrunch’s top stories of 2020

As the year comes to a close, some of our editors share their top stories from 2020.

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• For Seattle’s cop-free protest zone, tech is both a revolutionary asset and disastrous liability

• Uber in talks to sell ATG self-driving unit to Aurora

• Uber sells self-driving unit Uber ATG in deal that will push Aurora’s valuation to $10B

• Aurora sends offers to majority of Uber ATG employees, but not the RD lab

• Uber leads $170M Lime investment, offloads Jump to Lime

• Uber sells air taxi business Elevate to Joby Aviation, shedding its last moonshot

• Uber sells $500M stake in its freight business as the ride-hailing giant works to conserve cash

• COVID-19 blamed as smartphone sales plummet 20% in Q2

• Edtech is surging, and parents have some notes

• SpaceX makes history with successful first human space launch

• SpaceX and NASA successfully launch four astronauts to space for first operational Dragon crew mission

• SpaceX flies its Starship rocket to 40,000 feet, just misses the landing in explosive finale

• SpaceX snags $885M from FCC to serve rural areas with Starlink