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Google Maps takes on Facebook with launch of its own news feed

People are getting frustrated that Stories are everywhere now, but Google Maps is keeping it old school. Instead of adding tiny circles to the top of the app’s screen, Google Maps is introducing its own news feed. Technically, Google calls its...

The hidden cost of being a founder

James Sutcliffe Contributor James Sutcliffe is the founder and CEO of The Founding Network, a collaboration platform for high-growth founders. If I were to pick one thing that unites the global tech scene in te...

Obvious Ventures outlines the “world positive” impact of its startups and shares what’s next

Today, the early-stage, mission-focused, San Francisco-based venture firm Obvious Ventures released a very readable overview of how each of its portfolio companies is benefiting the world in its own way. Its report shines a light on the grocery deliv...

Ivanti has acquired security firms MobileIron and Pulse Secure

IT security software company Ivanti has acquired two security companies: Enterprise mobile security firm MobileIron and corporate virtual network provider Pulse Secure. In a statement on Tuesday, Ivanti said it bought MobileIron for $872 million in s...

Bottom-up SaaS: A framework for mapping pricing to customer value

Caryn Marooney Contributor Share on Twitter Caryn Marooney is general partner at Coatue Management and sits on the boards of Zendesk and Elastic. In prior roles she oversaw communications...

Oracle vulnerability that executes malicious code is under active attack

Enlarge (credit: Oracle) Attackers are targeting a recently patched Oracle WebLogic vulnerability that allows them to execute code of their choice, including malware that makes servers part of a botnet that steals passwords and other sensitive inf...

Amazon to roll out tools to monitor factory workers and machines

Enlarge (credit: Emanuele Cremaschi | Getty Images) Amazon is rolling out cheap new tools that will allow factories everywhere to monitor their workers and machines, as the tech giant looks to boost its presence in the industrial sector. Launched...

AWS announces Panorama, a device that adds machine learning technology to any camera

AWS has launched a new hardware device, the AWS Panorama Appliance, which, alongside the AWS Panorama SDK, will transform existing on-premises cameras into computer vision-enabled super-powered surveillance devices. Pitching the hardware as a new way...

Massachusetts lawmakers have voted to pass a police reform bill banning the use of facial recognition technology by police departments and public agencies (TechCrunch)

TechCrunch: Massachusetts lawmakers have voted to pass a police reform bill banning the use of facial recognition technology by police departments and public agencies& —& Massachusetts lawmakers have voted to pass a new police refor...

AWS launches new services for its industrial customers

One of the areas that is often left behind when it comes to cloud computing is the industrial sector. That’s because these facilities often have older equipment or proprietary systems that aren’t well-suited to the cloud. Amazon wants to...

AI still struggles to recognize hateful memes, but it’s slowly improving

The preliminary results of Facebook's Hateful Memes Challenge suggest that multimodal tasks pose a challenge for AI.Read More

AWS updates its edge computing solutions with new hardware and Local Zones

AWS today closed out its first re:Invent keynote with a focus on edge computing. The company launched two smaller appliances for its Outposts service, which originally brought AWS as a managed service and appliance right into its customers’ exi...

Waymo is opening two new autonomous vehicle R&D facilities, one in East Liberty, Ohio and one in Menlo Park, in partnership with Transportation Research Center (Chris Davies/SlashGear)

Chris Davies / SlashGear: Waymo is opening two new autonomous vehicle R&D facilities, one in East Liberty, Ohio and one in Menlo Park, in partnership with Transportation Research Center& —& Waymo is opening two new autonomous veh...

Nvidia, Intel, and AMD GPU shipments up 10.8% as consumers scoop up PCs

Nvidia, Intel, and AMD GPU shipments continue to see supercharged demand from consumers looking for entertainment and home productivity.Read More

Gift Guide: Camping and backpacking gear that the outdoors lover in your life really wants

Welcome to TechCrunch’s 2020 Holiday Gift Guide! Need help with gift ideas? We’re here to help! We’ll be rolling out gift guides from now through the end of December. You can find our other guides right here. Like plenty of others,...