When Mowgli Holmes and his childhood friend Nishan Karassik founded Phylos Bioscience in 2014 they had one major goal: to provide more transparency in the cannabis industry. That “and science, truth, consistency—and better weed,” Holmes wrote me in an email back in 2017.They never could have guessed in 2014 that within a few years, they…

When it comes to enterprise security, how do you move fast without breaking things? Enter Duo’s Wendy Nather, who will join us at TC Sessions: Enterprise in San Francisco on…

Policymakers have learned a lot since Mark Zuckerberg appeared on Capitol Hill in 2018, says former Facebook employee Yael Eisenstat.Matt McClain/The Washington Post/Getty ImagesThe titans of social media are trapped, and we’re all suffering for it. As free services, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube monetize you by keeping you engaged, so they can show you more…

The promise of 5G is staggering. With its ultra-high bandwidth and low latency, it has the potential to alter how consumers interact with technology. However, questions remain around its deployment,…

On Wednesday, former special counsel Robert Mueller will testify before Congress. More specifically, he’ll field questions from the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees in two separate sessions. If you haven’t gotten around to reading the Mueller report yet—but seriously, read the Mueller report—now’s your chance to hear it straight from the source. We'll be live-streaming…

A new security feature rolling out on Tinder will help to protect LBGTQ+ users who travel to dozens of nations, which still criminalize same-sex acts or relationships. As part of…

"We’re talking about low-hanging fruit," Senator Mark Warner said about election security bills that have stalled in Congress.J. Scott Applewhite/APOn the eve of former special counsel Robert Mueller’s much anticipated testimony in the House of Representatives, Senate Democrats are trying to refocus the nation’s atten­tion on Russian interference in US elections. Interference that they predict,…

It’s the absolute best economy the United States has seen in decades, and yet, you wouldn’t know it from looking at the employee rolls at major news and media outlets.…

Parking is a frustrating aspect of owning a car—so frustrating, in fact, that an entire taxi and ride-hail industry cropped up to get you places on four wheels, while skipping the whole where-to-put-the-car thing. It’s also risky. Parking-related crashes happen at lower speeds, so they’re fortunately less likely to hurt or kill people (or get…

Final Reminder: Extra Crunch Event Discount for Tomorrow’s Summer Party TechCrunch’s annual Summer Party is tomorrow — come meet all the staff at the Park Chalet beer garden on the…