The coronavirus pandemic, which has forced billions of people to stay home, has led to a surge in new downloads of several consumer and enterprise focused apps in the west. But in India, the biggest o
Emerging from the smoldering wreckage of Echo Fox and Vision Venture Partners, the investor Stratton Sclavos is rising again to launch a new esports related venture — a gaming-focused digital ne
Google has launched a website dedicated to coronavirus updates in India and tweaked its search engine and YouTube to prominently display authoritative information and locally relevant details about t
02:06 Standing alone in front of the empty Duomo di Milano, Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli performed a concert that was broadcast live online on one of the most peculiar Easter Sundays i
A utility pole carrying fiber optic internet cables pictured at sunset in Portland, Oregon, March 24, 2020. /AP Editor's note: Huang Yongfu is an economic affairs commentator. After his PhD, h
[Editor’s note: Want to get this free weekly recap of TechCrunch news that startups can use by email? Subscribe here.] While consumer tech has matured as a startup category in recent years, many inves
As the U.S. and much of the world hunkers down to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, some virus-related conspiracy theories are having a heyday. Specifically, a conspiratorial false claim that
European museums closed because of coronavirus have been quick to reach out to audiences in imaginative ways during an almost continent-wide lockdown. /VCG Online guided tours, podcasts and wo
FaZe Clan, the eSports mega-franchise worth over $240 million, is still planning on moving forward with its international expansion this year on the heels of a multi-million dollar funding round backe
Apple has under development a feature that would allow iOS users to interact with a third-party app, even if the app wasn’t yet installed on your device, according to a report from 9to5Mac. The
It takes either audacious self-confidence or reckless hubris to build a completely asocial video app in 2020. You can decide which best describes Quibi, Hollywood’s $1.75 billion-funded attempt
A top executive at the telecoms firm has spoken out over the attacks prompted by unfounded claims about the spread of the virus.
Google’s game-streaming service Stadia is now free for anyone with a Google account, the company announced today. Assuming you’ve got a compatible device and controller — and good interne
Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli, one of the world's most famous tenors, will perform a concert at the empty Duomo Cathedral in Milan, Italy on Easter night, which w
With large majorities of all children (70% in the U.S. and U.K.) staying home from school during the COVID-19 crisis, use of digital media properties popular with kids has soared. Screen time among ki
Last month, it was reported that digital locker service Movies Anywhere was working to launch a movie-sharing feature called “Screen Pass.” At the time, the feature was only available in l
Social distancing requirements amid the COVID-19 pandemic may have canceled kids’ birthday parties, but parents are finding new ways to take the celebrations online. While video chat apps like Z
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