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Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is adding a new feature called "Watch Party" to Prime Video, TechCrunch reported Monday. What Happened The feature will allow users of the streaming video on demand service to be able to watch the same content together, as noted by TechCrunch. The host of...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has added a new feature to its credit card service for users who have previously had their application rejected, TechCrunch reported Monday. What Happened The users can opt-in on a four-month long "Path to Apple Card" program, which will help them determine where...

TuSimple is looking to raise up to $250 million in a fresh funding round, TechCrunch reported late Friday. The self-driving-truck maker has hired Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) to help raise the funds, according to TechCrunch. The investment bank is already sending out proposals to potential investors...

Entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian is departing from Initialized Capital, a venture firm he co-founded back in 2011, Axios reported Friday. Ohanian is leaving as he has become more interested in funding companies at a "pre-seed stage," instead of the seed stage that Initialized Capital focuses...

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) subsidiary Waymo and Volvo Cars Group announced an exclusive strategic partnership Thursday to integrate Waymo Driver, a fully self-driving technology, into a new electric vehicle to be used for ride-hailing.  What Happened The two...

SpaceX is hiring talent for its Offshore Operations in Brownsville, Texas, to build floating spaceports from which its Super Heavy-class rockets will be launched into space. What Happened Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, acknowledged that the company is building floating ...

VMware Inc. (NYSE: VMW) has acquired cybersecurity startup Lastline, the latter announced Thursday. What Happened Lastline said the boards of both companies had approved the acquisition and the transaction is expected to close by July, subject to regulatory approval. The startup didn't...

Prosecutors in South Korea have filed an arrest warrant against Jay Y. Lee, the anointed heir to the Samsung Group and Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. (OTC: SSNLF)  What Happened The arrest warrant request came Thursday as a part of an investigation into an alleged...

Anvil, a Silicon Valley startup working to simplify paperwork processing for businesses, has raised $5 million in seed funding, TechCrunch reported Wednesday. What Happened Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) subsidiary Google's artificial intelligence investment arm Gradient Ventures...

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) on Tuesday took down an app from Play Store that assisted users in finding and deleting which apps on their devices were developed by China-based companies. What Happened "Remove China Apps" had amassed more than 5 million users since late May...

Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) and PayPal Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) have invested in Indonesian ride-hailing giant GoJek, TechCrunch reported Tuesday. What Happened The two companies didn't disclose the amount they invested or the stake they have acquired in GoJek as a result. GoJek told...

The United States appeals court in Washington, D.C. has dismissed a 2018 lawsuit that accused top tech and social media companies of undermining users' First Amendment rights, TechCrunch reported Wednesday. What Happened The lawsuit had alleged that the companies, including Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:...

Shopify Inc. (NYSE: SHOP) announced multiple new products at Reunite, a virtual conference in which one million participants using its e-commerce platform took part.  What Happened Among the key announcements made at Reunite was Shopify Balance, a financial product aimed at entrepreneurs. The...

Capitalizing on the growth of video chat during the pandemic, Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has taken its Messenger Rooms live worldwide. What Happened Facebook has made its drop-in video chat Messenger Rooms available globally. The service allows up to 50 participants to video conference without...

Elon Musk has appointed Richard Miller, a director of paint operations, as head of production at Tesla Inc.’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) Fremont, California factory. Musk Announces Promotion In Email Musk defied local health regulations to reopen the shuttered Fremont factory in Alameda County on...