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Welcome to the most important panel on product development in the history of Disrupt

In a few short weeks, some of the best product developers from some of the world’s most important tech companies will take to the virtual stage of our virtual Disrupt this September 14-18 to sha

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10 Berlin-based VCs discuss how COVID-19 has changed the landscape

A breeding ground for European entrepreneurs, Berlin has a knack for producing a lot of new startups: the city attracts top international, diverse talent, and it is packed with investors, events and a

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Box benefits from digital transformation as it raises its growth forecast

Box has always been a bit of an enigma for Wall Street and perhaps for enterprise software in general. Unlike vendors who shifted tools like HR, CRM or ERP to the cloud, Box has been building a way t

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Nerdwallet acquires UK’s Know Your Money as it expands outside the US

Nerdwallet, which provides resources for people looking for a new credit card, loan, insurance or other financial product or just financial advice, is making a move today to spearhead a move into inte

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Restream raises $50M to help creators program and stream to multiple platforms

Live streaming of video has come into its own during the coronavirus pandemic, with services like Zoom, YouTube, Twitch, Facebook and many others giving people a way to stay connected with each other,

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Narrative raises $8.5M as it launches a new data marketplace

Narrative has raised $8.5 million in Series A funding and is launching a new product designed to further simplify the process of buying and selling data.I’ve already written about the company

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Luna Display adds a teleprompter mode

I really like the Luna Display . The dongle still occupies a spot in my travel-cord bag. But like the bag it resides in, the iPad accessory hasn’t gotten much use in the past year. 2020 has no doubt b

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Facebook updates Messenger Rooms as Zoom sits at top of the App Store

Messenger Rooms, Facebook’s social Zoom competitor, is today rolling out new features aimed at making Rooms easier to both create and discover as well as those for further personalizing your Roo

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Cisco acquiring BabbleLabs to filter out the lawn mower screeching during your video conference

We’ve all been in a video conference, especially this year, when the neighbor started mowing the lawn or kids were playing outside your window — and it can get pretty loud. Cisco, which ow

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Global Business Daily: Virgin deal, Ant Group IPO, KFC change

"Achieving this milestone puts Virgin Atlantic in a position to rebuild its balance sheet ... and welcome passengers back to the skies as soon as they are ready to travel."That's the joyous statement

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Muze redesigns mobile messaging as a free-form canvas for creativity

New York-based startup Muze is rethinking mobile messaging. While today’s messaging apps have expanded over the years to include support for sharing photos and videos, voice messages, reactions

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Our 12 favorite startups from Y Combinator’s S20 Demo Day: Part 2

Figma for filmmakers, TikTok for English learners and a cryptocurrency twist that actually makes sense?After 197 pitches, Y Combinator’s Demo Day for its Summer 2020 cohort has concluded. While the f

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Join Twilio’s Jeff Lawson for a live Q&A today at 2:30 pm EDT/11:30 am PDT

Later today, Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson is joining the TechCrunch crew for a live QA.The discussion is part of our Extra Crunch Live series that has been live for the last several months. It’s been

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Our 11 favorite companies from Y Combinator’s S20 Demo Day: Part I

Startup incubator and investment group Y Combinator today held the first of two demo days for founders in its Summer 2020 batch.So far, this cohort contains the usual mix of bold, impressive, and, at

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Daily Crunch: TikTok sues the US government

TikTok fights its U.S. ban, Twitter takes action against another Trump tweet and Unity files to go public. This is your Daily Crunch for August 24, 2020.The big story: TikTok sues the U.S. government

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Zoom outage leaves users unable to hold video meetings

According to Down Detector, which collects social media complaints, the reports began shortly after noon UK time.

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Zoom meetings hit by outage

Zoom says it’s having an outage. Perfect timing to help you avoid your Monday morning meeting.The video calling giant said it’s “received reports of users being unable to visit the