Black Friday online shopping comes in $9B, $3.6B on smartphones – TechCrunch
Black Friday — the day that launched 1,000 other shopping holidays — may have lost its place as the “start” …
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Just don’t watch Netflix’s ‘Holidate’ with your parents – TechCrunch
You might think that a new Netflix film called “Holidate” offers holiday-themed romance that’s perfect for a family watch party. …
What to make of Stripe’s possible $100B valuation – TechCrunch
This is The TechCrunch Exchange, a newsletter that goes out on Saturdays, based on the column of the same name. You …
How Ryan Reynolds and Mint Mobile worked without becoming the joke – TechCrunch
In the past decade, celebrity interest and investment in tech companies has significantly increased. But not all celebrity investments are …
Tony Hsieh, iconic Las Vegas tech entrepreneur, dies aged 46 – TechCrunch
Tony Hsieh, the former head of Zappos who catapulted the shoe company into the big leagues with a sale to …
There’s no ‘hacker house’ geared toward undergraduate women, so they created one of their own – TechCrunch
Hacker houses are making a comeback for entrepreneurs as remote work drags on. While founders are adapting to quarantine in …
India sets rules for commissions, surge pricing for Uber and Ola – TechCrunch
Ride-hailing firms such as Ola and Uber can only draw a fee of up to 20% on ride fares in …
Facebook’s Libra could launch in January – TechCrunch
According to a report from the Financial Times, Facebook-backed cryptocurrency Libra could launch in January. More interestingly, the Libra Association, …
No Google-Fitbit merger without human rights remedies, says Amnesty to EU – TechCrunch
Human rights NGO, Amnesty International, has written to the EU’s competition regulator calling for Google’s acquisition of wearable maker Fitbit …
UK to set up ‘pro-competition’ regulator to put limits on big tech – TechCrunch
The UK is moving ahead with a plan to regulate big tech, responding to competition concerns over a ‘winner takes …