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Trump’s new lawsuits against social media companies are going nowhere fast

Trump’s spicy trio of lawsuits against the social media platforms that he believes wrongfully banned him have succeeded in showering the former president with a flurry of media attention, but th

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Donald Trump to sue Facebook, Google, and Twitter chiefs

The former president was banned from both Facebook and Twitter after his supporters violently attacked the Capitol building.

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Bezos, Branson, Musk: What you need to know about the new space race

Three billionaires with private spaceflight companies are competing to launch themselves (and their egos) to the stars.

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Frame streamlines finding a therapist and builds a one-stop shop for private practices

Therapy is rapidly becoming a standard part of many people’s lives, but 2020 interrupted that trend by nixing in-person sessions and forcing therapists to migrate their entire practice online —

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macOS Monterey’s public beta is live

Yesterday Apple unleashed a whole bunch of new public betas on the world: iOS 15, iPadOS 15 and watchOS 8. Today the company is back with another big software puzzle piece announced at WWDC in June.Fo

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A bank for the creator economy, Karat Financial raises $26M in Series A funding

The creator economy is changing the way that people earn a living, whether you’re an Instagram influencer or a freelance graphic designer. But traditional banks haven’t caught up.Take Alex

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TikTok expands max video length to 3 minutes, up from 60 seconds

TikTok is embracing longer videos. The company announced this morning it will roll out the option to create videos of up to 3 minutes in length after first testing the change with a larger number of c

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Common Sense Networks launches Sensical, a free, hand-curated streaming service for kids

Common Sense Media has made a name for itself among parents as a useful resource for vetting entertainment and technology in terms of its age-appropriateness. Now, the organization’s for-profit

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NASA's Deep Space Atomic Clock '10 times more stable' than existing space clocks

The size of a shoebox, the tiny system could be used as a space-based GPS for missions to Mars and potentially even further away.

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Cyberpunk 2077 is back in stores - but does it work this time?

Sky News tests out Cybrpunk 2077, which is back on sale after being pulled due to glitches following a much-hyped launch in 2020.

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Arrows raises $2.75M to build out its customer onboarding software

This morning Arrows, a startup building software to help software companies onboard their customers, announced that it has raised a $2.75 million round led by Google’s Gradient Ventures. The rou

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Google debuts a new website and set of resources for Americans experiencing food insecurity

Google today is launching a new suite of resources for people struggling with food insecurity across the U.S. The project includes the launch of a new website, “Find Food Support,” that co

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YouTube TV adds a $20 monthly upgrade for 4K support and offline viewing

With less than a month to go before the Olympics kick off in Tokyo, cord-cutting services like YouTube TV are attempting to woo new subscribers who are looking for a way to watch summer sports. But wh

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Consumer spending on apps hit record $64.9B in first half of 2021, but install growth slowed to 1.7%

Consumer spending in mobile apps hit a record $64.9 billion during the first half of 2021, according to preliminary data from app store intelligence firm Sensor Tower. This figure represents a 24.8% i

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Elon Musk's mother posts baby picture on tycoon's 50th birthday

Elon Musk's mother Maye has posted a picture of the Tesla and SpaceX tycoon as a baby as he celebrates his 50th birthday.Elon Musk, who was born in Pretoria, South Africa, in 1971, has become one of

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‘Not fun’: U.S. Pacific Northwest heat wave builds, all-time records fall

Oregon’s largest city broke its all-time heat record on Saturday. It could beat the new mark on Sunday.Forecasters say many Pacific Northwest communities may sweat thro

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This Week in Apps: Android apps on Windows 11, App Store Search Ads hit China, Apple argues against sideloading

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy.The app industry continues to grow, with a rec