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Over the past year, Netflix has attempted to expand its appeal in part by making a title or two free to non-paying users in select markets. Now the American giant is extending this test to users across the globe — with a larger free catalog. The on-demand video streaming service is currently offering select Netflix Original movies and TV shows including “Stranger Things”, “Murder Mystery”, “Elite”, “Bird Box”, “When They See Us”, “The Two Popes”, “Our Planet”, and Grace and Frankie” to non-paying subscribers across all the nearly 200 nations and territories where it is operational. “We’re looking at different marketing promotions to attract new members and give them a great Netflix experience,” a Netflix spokesperson told TechCrunch in a statement. Users do not need to create an account to view these free shows or movies, Netflix says. The free viewing, first spotted by blog OnlyTech , is accessible only through web browsers. On a support page, Netflix says Android users can acc

The US Open 2020 gets underway on August 31, 2020 for tennis fans everywhere. The tournament this year will be a little different considering that no fans will be in the stands this year and the amount of personnel will also be limited in Flushing, NY onsite. There are always more than a few personal interest stories and storylines to follow and 2020 is no different in that regard. One person to keep an eye on is Kim Clijsters, who last competed in 2012 and has retired from the sport twice. She returns to the tournament with an unranked status and is sure to be fun to watch battle it out. On the men's side, Novak Djokovic is perfect in 2020 at tour-level matches going 18 for 18. Will his stream continue at the US Open this year? Be sure to tune in to find out. US Open 2020: where and when The US Open 2020 tournament officially kicks off on Monday August 31 with the first round going from 11:00 AM ET to 11:00 PM ET. The full tournament runs from August 31 through September 1

Mumbai-based Eruditus, which works with top universities globally to offer more than 100 executive-level courses to students in over 80 nations, said on Monday it has raised $113 million in a new financing round as it looks to further scale its business to reach more learners. The Series D financing round for the 10-year-old startup was co-led by Leeds Illuminate and Prosus Ventures . Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and existing investors Sequoia India and Ved Capital also participated in the round, which brings Eruditus’ to-date raise to over $160 million. Eruditus is now valued at over $700 million, a person familiar with the matter said. Avendus Capital was the financial advisor to Eruditus on this transaction. Eruditus maintains a tie-up with over 30 top-tier universities including MIT, Harvard, Columbia, Cambridge, INSEAD, Wharton, UC Berkeley, IIT, IIM, and NUS. The universities and Eruditus work to develop courses that are aimed at offering higher education to students. These cou

Apple will debut a powerful custom-designed graphics procesing unit in its first Arm-based iMac which is set to launch in the second half of next year, according to a new report today. Codenamed "Lifuka," the self-developed GPU to feature in the Apple Silicon powered ‌iMac‌ will be produced using TSMC's 5-nanometer manufacturing process, and will offer better performance and be more energy efficient than the Intel processor it replaces, according to the Chinese-language newspaper The China Times . In the past, Apple introduced Mac personal computers with Intel CPUs, equipped with Huida or AMD GPUs, but industry insiders pointed out that Apple has cancelled support for AMD GPUs in the macOS Arm 64-bit operating system, indicating that Apple will be adopted in the future. Silicon’s Mac personal computers may use a GPU developed and designed by Apple. Recently, the industry has reported that in addition to ‌Apple Silicon‌ processors, Apple’s ‌iMac‌ desktops launched ne

Apple has designed a 12-inch MacBook powered by Apple Silicon that weighs less than one kilogram and the company intends to launch it by the end of the year, according to a new report today. Codenamed "Tonga," Apple's first ARM-based Mac will use an A14X processor, manufactured by TSMC, and have a battery life of between 15 and 20 hours, according to the Chinese-language newspaper The China Times . According to Apple's supply chain, Apple is expected to launch a Macbook with a 12-inch Retina Display at the end of this year, using its self-developed and designed A14X processor, with the development code of Tonga, supporting a USB Type-C interface and weighing less than 1 kilogram, because of the low-power advantage of the Arm-based processor. The Macbook battery lasts 15 to 20 hours. The A14X processor will also be used in the new generation iPad Pro tablet. Apple announced at its WWDC developer conference in June that its Macs will transition from Intel x86-bas

Traces of a new Tiger-lake powered Chromebook have been spotted in the Chromium repository. What you need to know Google is working on a new Chromebook, codenamed Halvor. Little is known about it at this point, other than it will run on Intel's Tiger Lake platform, feature 3 USB-C ports, and support up to 16GB of RAM. It is expected to launch in 2021. Google is reportedly working on a new Chromebook, code-named Halvor. If true, it'll be a successor to 2019's Pixelbook Go , and be a powerfully specced productivity machine running on Intel's Tiger Lake Platform. The first hints of the machine were first discovered by the folks over at Chrome Unboxed , who spotted references to the machine codenamed "Halvor" in the Chromium Repository. Following up on the earlier report, 9to5Google shared their own discoveries about the device over the weekend. saying: The Chromebook codenamed Halvor is built on a "baseboard" called "Volteer" —

TechCrunch Disrupt is right around the corner. And this year, we’re trying something different — we’re taking Disrupt virtual. That’s why we’re excited to announce that we used this opportunity to invite a slate of incredible European speakers to join TechCrunch on our virtual stage on September 14-18 . It represents a great opportunity to learn more about the European tech ecosystem. And if you’re already familiar with the area, it’s a good way to discover what everyone’s thinking on the current situation and where we’re heading. Available at a time that works best for you, catch these sessions Sept 15-18th from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CET. Immediately after each interview, join the speakers for a live Q&A. So come with your questions! Let me introduce briefly all the speakers we’ve lined up for the special European corner of Disrupt . Sophia Bendz has been in the news lately. A few years ago, the former global director of marketing for Spotify decided to transition from seaso