December 23, 2020
TechCrunch editors choose their top stories of 2020
As the year draws to a close, a few members of our edit staff shared stories that defined the last 12 months for their beat. Devin Coldewey:…
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December 21, 2020
OnePlus’ latest concept phone changes color to ‘breathe’ with the user
Back in January, OnePlus showed off its first concept phone. The aptly (if plainly) named Concept One sported color-shifting glass, giving the effect of an “invisible camera” on…
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Unfold launches lightweight, link-centric profiles called Bio Sites
Unfold, the social media startup acquired by Squarespace last year, is launching a new tool for users to share all the links that are important to them. This…
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From India’s richest man to Amazon and 100s of startups: The great rush to win neighborhood stores
After spending more than a decade disrupting the neighborhood stores in the U.S. and several other markets, Amazon and Walmart are employing an unusual strategy in India to…
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Gawq wants to burst your ‘echo chamber’ with its smarter news app
A new startup called Gawq wants to tackle the problem of fake news and the “echo chamber” problem created by social media, where our view of the world…
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PhotoRoom launches background-removal app on Android
French startup PhotoRoom is launching its app on Android today. The company has been working on a utility photography app that lets you remove the background from a…
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Facebook highlights small businesses as it ramps up Apple criticism
Facebook already made it clear that it isn’t happy about Apple’s upcoming restrictions on app tracking and ad targeting, but the publicity battle entered a new phase today.…
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2021 holds even more Samsung foldables
The foldable category got off to a famously rocky start. Fifteen months after the release of the first Galaxy Fold, Samsung has had time to work out some…
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MTG acquires mobile racing game studio Hutch Games for up to $375 million
Sweden’s MTG is making a significant acquisition in the mobile gaming industry. The company is acquiring Hutch Games, the London-based game studio behind popular mobile racing games such…
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Sunshine Contacts may have given out your home address, even if you’re not using the app
A third-party contacts app you’re not using may be handing out your home address to its users. In November, former Yahoo CEO and Google veteran Marissa Mayer and…
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