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An iOS bug in AirDrop let anyone temporarily lock-up nearby iPhones – TechCrunch

Apple has fixed a bug in iOS 13.3, out today, which let anyone temporarily lock users out of their iPhones…

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Twitter to add a way to ‘memorialize’ accounts for deceased users before removing inactive ones – TechCrunch

Twitter has changed its tune regarding inactive accounts after receiving a lot of user feedback: It will now be developing…

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Hulu is down, appears to be a major outage – TechCrunch

Hulu is currently down. We’re not sure why, and neither does Hulu. A stream of tweets complaining about the outage…

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GitHub launches a mobile app, smarter notifications and improved code search – TechCrunch

At its annual Universe conference today, Microsoft -owned GitHub announced a couple of new products, as well as the general…

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JetPack Aviation raises $2M to build the prototype of its flying motorcycle – TechCrunch

Flying cars are fine – but why use a car when you can have a motorcycle instead? YC-backed startup JetPack…

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Banning digital political ads gives extremists a distinct advantage – TechCrunch

Jessica Alter Contributor Jessica Alter is co-founder and chairman of Tech for Campaigns, an organization building the lasting tech and…

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Microsoft has big plans for its new Edge browser – TechCrunch

Microsoft is setting itself some high goals for its new Chromium-based Edge browser. As Chuck Friedman, the corporate vice president…

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Google enlists mobile security firms to help rid Google Play of bad Android apps – TechCrunch

Google has partnered with mobile security firms ESET, Lookout and Zimperium to combat the scourge of malicious Android apps that…

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Airbnb to ban ‘party houses’ in wake of Halloween shooting that left 5 dead – TechCrunch

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said Saturday the company will ban “party houses” and take other steps to safeguard hosts and…

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Sam Altman’s bet against Slack – TechCrunch

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week Kate…