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Yahoo sells TechCrunch to private investment firm Regent

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80% Informative

TechCrunch started two decades ago by Archimedes Ventures founders.

Yahoo maintained ownership of TechCrunch after Verizon Media separated it from its business in 2021 .

Yahoo continues to hold a minority stake in TechCrunch , making it a step-sister publication to Engadget .

The divestiture comes at a time when Yahoo is focused on becoming an aggregator of news.

VR Score

77

Informative language

72

Neutral language

91

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

64

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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