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Mozilla launches the next phase of its Firefox Private Network VPN beta – TechCrunch

Mozilla today announced that its Firefox Private Network (FPN), which lets you encrypt your Firefox connections, is now in an…

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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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Engineer.ai launches its Builder Now platform for rapid app prototyping and building – TechCrunch

Engineer.ai combines AI with crowdsourced teams of designers and developers to build bespoke digital products faster that it would take…

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Direct mail still works if you avoid common mistakes – TechCrunch

Plus, how to advertise on Discord/Telegram, landing page tear-downs and more Julian Shapiro Contributor Julian Shapiro is the founder of…

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MIT researchers develop a much better way to optimize the control of soft robots – TechCrunch

MIT researchers have developed a new way to optimize how soft robots perform specific tasks — a huge challenge when…

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VoltServer adds a data layer to electricity distribution in a move that could help smart grid rollout – TechCrunch

Stephen Eaves, the chief executive of a new startup which promises to overlay data on electricity distribution has spent years…

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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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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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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…