Tech
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TRACED Act signed into law, putting robocallers on notice
The Pallone-Thrune TRACED Act, a bipartisan bit of legislation that should make life harder for the villains behind robocalls, was signed into...
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510TechCrunch Include yearly report
Welcome to the third annual TechCrunch Include Progress Report. Our editorial and events teams work hard throughout the year to ensure that...
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573Can a $30 pair of wireless earbuds actually be any good?
2019 was the year wireless earbuds went mainstream. The category has been around much longer, of course, and Apple really broke the...
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Counting down Boston’s biggest venture rounds from 2019
Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between. Today, the...
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Shipfix raises $4.5M seed for its dry cargo shipping platform
Shipfix, a relatively new startup aiming to drag the dry cargo shipping industry into the digital age, has raised $4.5 million in...
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489India’s richest man is ready to take on Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart
As Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart spend billions to make a dent in India’s retail market, the two companies have stumbled upon a...
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Uber and Postmates claim gig worker bill AB-5 is unconstitutional in new lawsuit
Postmates and Uber have filed a complaint in California federal district court, alleging that a bill limiting how companies can label workers...
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Huawei’s revenue hits record $122B this year despite U.S. sanctions, forecasts ‘difficult’ 2020
Huawei reported resilient revenue for 2019 on Tuesday as the embattled Chinese technology group continues to grow despite prolonged American campaign against...
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The five biggest rounds in tech in 2019 and what they mean
Funding for tech startups has been on an inevitable upswing for years, a result of a virtuous circle where wildly successful tech...
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453In the shadow of Amazon and Microsoft, Seattle startups are having a moment
Venture capital investment exploded across a number of geographies in 2019 despite the constant threat of an economic downturn. San Francisco, of...