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The Tech That Was Fixed in 2020 and the Tech That Still Needs Fixing

iatanews - December 23, 2020

To put it lightly, 2020 was rough. More than ever, we turned to our personal tech this year to help find respite, stay healthy...

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AI-driven energy startup Octopus hits $2Bn mark after $200M investment from Tokyo Gas – TechCrunch

iatanews - December 23, 2020

You’ve heard of challenger banks? Now meet the challenger energy suppliers. The UK’s Octopus Energy has attained a $2.06 billion valuation (£1.5 billion) after...

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Telegram to launch an ad platform as it approaches 500 million users – TechCrunch

iatanews - December 23, 2020

Instant messaging app Telegram is approaching 500 million users and plans to start generating revenue starting next year to keep the business operational,...

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On-demand logistics company Lalamove gets $515 million Series E – TechCrunch

iatanews - December 23, 2020

Lalamove will extend its network to cover more small Chinese cities after raising $515 million in Series E funding, the on-demand logistics company announced...

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Chinese autonomous driving startup WeRide bags $200M in funding – TechCrunch

iatanews - December 23, 2020

WeRide, one of China’s most-funded startups developing autonomous driving capabilities, said on Wednesday that it has raised a $200 million strategic round from Chinese bus...

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TaskRabbit is resetting customer passwords after finding ‘suspicious activity’ on its network – TechCrunch

iatanews - December 23, 2020

TaskRabbit has reset an unknown number of customer passwords after confirming it detected “suspicious activity” on its network. The IKEA -owned online marketplace for...

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Stimulus bill increases penalties for illegal streaming services – TechCrunch

iatanews - December 22, 2020

The stimulus bill includes significant changes to copyright law and enforcement, the Biden administration may have to build a presidential Twitter following from scratch...

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Amazon Workers Near Vote on Joining Union at Alabama Warehouse

iatanews - December 22, 2020

Thousands of workers at an Amazon warehouse near Birmingham, Ala., moved closer this week to holding a vote on whether to form a union,...

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Substack explains its ‘hands-off’ approach to content moderation – TechCrunch

iatanews - December 22, 2020

Content moderation has been a thorny topic in 2020. And when I say “thorny,” I mean in the sense of having multiple congressional hearings...

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Elon Musk claims he tried selling Tesla to Apple but Tim Cook wasn’t interested – TechCrunch

iatanews - December 22, 2020

Tesla stock’s miraculously bizarre 2020 might have a gone different way had Apple’s Tim Cook agreed to a meeting in recent years,...