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Extra Crunch’s top 10 stories of 2020

After burning through $2 billion, Katerra gets a $200 million SoftBank lifeline to escape bankruptcy

How artificial intelligence will be used in 2021

Salesforce has built a deep bench of executive talent via acquisition

Fluence, the energy storage systems developer, is now worth over $1 billion after QIA investment

Imagine being blind and trying to attend a virtual event. Try that next time you stage one.

Amazon acquires podcast network Wondery

Dear Sophie: Tips for getting a National Interest green card by myself?

Student-founded Develop for Good surpasses 25,000 volunteer hours connecting students with nonprofits

What’s behind this year’s boom in climate tech SPACs?

Attending CES 2021? TechCrunch wants to meet your startup

From the US to China, Korea, India and Europe, antitrust action against tech is gaining serious momentum

23andMe raises $82.5 million in new funding

CommonGround raises $19M to rethink online communication

Samsung hasn’t announced the Galaxy S21 yet, but you can already reserve one

VW’s prototype robot is designed to offer full-service charging for electric vehicles

Global investors flee from Chinese tech stocks after the government crackdown on Ant and Alibaba

US government appeals the injunction against its TikTok ban

How to enable Windows 10 Full screen Start Menu using REGEDIT or GPEDIT

3 wheels, 1 seat: A closer look at Electrameccanica’s 2021 Solo EV

These are the plastic items that most kill marine animals

This 27-course bundle can help you learn to code this new year for just $60

How brine can help create breathable air and fuel on Mars

This $249 power bank with ‘Tesla designed’ batteries is just bonkers

What startups can learn from this dumpster fire year

Original Content podcast: ‘The Mandalorian’ season two goes deep into Star Wars mythology

Process Lasso is a powerful process automation and optimization software

US seed-stage investing flourished during pandemic

National Grid sees machine learning as the brains behind the utility business of the future

The built environment will be one of tech’s next big platforms

Bristol’s Brightpearl raises $33M Series C round led by Sage to boost its platform for retailers

Kids are ‘failing’ online learning

For two days, save extra on these 10 must-have apps you might not even realize you need

Los Angeles will soon have an ‘innovation zone’ for testing mobility products

Are you a happy developer? Depends on where you live

All I want for Christmas is a length-based search option on Netflix

Video: TechCrunch editors choose their top stories of 2020

Nuro can now operate and charge for autonomous delivery services in California

Honk introduces a real-time, ephemeral messaging app aimed at Gen Z

Letterhead wants to be the Shopify of email newsletters

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Bandit ML helps e-commerce businesses present the most effective offer to each shopper

NASA opens new launchpad at Kennedy Space Center meant to serve multiple commercial launch customers

With a $50B run rate in reach, can anyone stop AWS?

To win post-pandemic, edtech needs to start thinking big

Twitter’s POTUS account will reportedly be reset to zero followers when Biden takes over

New stimulus bill includes $35.2 billion for new energy initiatives

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COVAX Announces additional deals to access promising COVID-19 vaccine candidates; plans global rollout starting Q1 2021

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