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Indonesia blocks Google Pixel sales Nov 02, 2024

Plus, Instagram upgrades DMs with focus on creators.

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OpenAI launches its Google challenger, ChatGPT Search Nov 01, 2024

Plus: Meta is making a robot hand that can ‘feel’ touch; Google Maps is getting new AI features powered by Gemini

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X makes its basic API tier more costly Oct 31, 2024

Plus: Apple upgrades MacBook Pro with M4 chips; Dropbox is laying off 20% of its staff

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LinkedIn launches its first AI agent Oct 30, 2024

Plus: Threads is testing the ‘trending now’ view in Japan; Amazon brings its Rufus

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Instagram is lowering video quality for unpopular videos Oct 29, 2024

Apple Intelligence goes live with iOS 18.1 update; Google expands AI Overviews in Search to more than 100 countries

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OpenAI says it won’t release a model called Orion this year Oct 26, 2024

Plus, Apple upgrades TestFlight with redesigned invites, testing criteria, and more.

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Google adds new disclosures for AI photos Oct 25, 2024

Plus: Apple Vision Pro production reportedly scaled back due to disappointing demand; Anthropic’s AI can now run and write code

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TikTok will now show its STEM feed to adults Oct 24, 2024

Plus: Amazon adds gasoline discounts for Prime members; How ChatGPT integration works for Apple Intelligence

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OpenAI hires its first chief economist Oct 23, 2024

LinkedIn confirms the ‘follower purge’ was just a bug that’s now resolved; Spotify now lets you create custom cover art for your playlists

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X rolls out its real-time search tool Oct 22, 2024

Plus: A creative, AI-powered messaging app for Gen Z, is blowing up prelaunch; xAI launches an API

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Bluesky surges into the top 5 Oct 19, 2024

Plus, Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software is under investigation by a federal safety regulator.

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Meta lays off employees across multiple teams Oct 18, 2024

Plus: Apple Music’s latest feature lets artists create dedicated playlists for concerts and tours; Apple says support for redeeming rewards with more partners is coming to Apple Pay

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Airbnb's new Co-Host feature Oct 17, 2024

Plus: Amazon Kindle finally gets color; Google will now help you find the cheapest flights available for your trip

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X still struggles to grow subscription revenue Oct 16, 2024

Plus: Threads will start showing others when you’re online by default; X rival Mastodon has started selling toys

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Billionaire Robinhood co-founder launches a space-based solar power startup Oct 15, 2024

It’s been the stuff of science fiction for decades: to provide gigawatts of cheap, clean power anywhere on Earth, day or night, using satellites that collect and transmit solar energy directly on orbit. Aetherflux, a new startup emerging from stealth Wednesday, says it is developing a novel design for space-based solar to unlock this energy source for the first time.

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Instagram blames some moderation issues on human reviewers Oct 12, 2024

"Plus, Anthony Levandowski buys Elon Musk’s vision for the future"

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Tesla reveals 20 Cybercabs at We, Robot event Oct 11, 2024

Plus: LinkedIn says 10M people have signed up as freelancers on its Services Marketplace; Someone claims to have used AI to apply to 2,843 jobs

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X changes creator payouts Oct 10, 2024

Plus: Amazon makes shopping for groceries online less confusing; Zoom’s custom AI avatar tool may come with risks

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Pop culture prevails over news and politics on TikTok Oct 09, 2024

Fourteen AGs sue TikTok, claiming that it harms children’s mental health; Code in Meta’s Threads app references a communities feature, similar to Elon Musk’s X; On TikTok, pop culture prevails over news and politics

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Emma Watson invests in a reproductive health company Oct 08, 2024

Emma Watson invests in a reproductive health company; Tesla’s head of vehicle programs jumps to Waymo ahead of robotaxi reveal; US judge orders Google to open up Google Play to rivals

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Even the 'godmother of AI' has no idea what AGI is Oct 05, 2024

Plus, Facebook launches a Gen Z-focused redesign.

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OpenAI launches new ‘Canvas’ ChatGPT interface Oct 04, 2024

Plus: YouTube takes on TikTok with longer Shorts, templates, trends, and more; Tesla’s Cybertruck racks up fifth recall in under a year

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OpenAI valued at $157B Oct 03, 2024

Plus: Facebook says it paid content creators $2B this year; Toyota pours another $500M into electric air taxi startup Joby Aviation

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OpenAI’s DevDay brings Realtime API to app developers Oct 02, 2024

Plus: Threads users can now see who follows them from other fediverse servers; Pinterest rolls out genAI tools for product imagery to advertisers

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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 grounded after third anomaly in three months Oct 01, 2024

Plus: Snapchat’s new Footsteps feature tracks your location history; Cruise gets $1.5 million penalty for keeping pedestrian crash details from safety regulator

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Amazon dodges antitrust scrutiny in UK over Anthropic investment Sep 28, 2024

Plus, the US government charges three Iranian hackers with Trump campaign hack.

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How Google’s NotebookLM enhances AI note-taking Sep 27, 2024

Plus - Starlink hits 4 million subscribers; BMW says we need both battery and hydrogen EVs for a zero-emissions future

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Mark Zuckerberg says Meta AI has nearly 500 million users Sep 26, 2024

Amazon employees beg management to reverse 5-day RTO mandate; Audible experiments with new AI features for tailored audiobook recommendations

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OpenAI rolls out Advanced Voice Mode Sep 25, 2024

Plus - Spotify’s AI playlist feature rolls out to the US and more markets; ByteDance is shutting down TikTok Music globally

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What’s illegal under California’s 9 (and counting) new AI laws Sep 24, 2024

California Governor Gavin Newsom is currently considering 38 AI-related bills, including the highly contentious SB 1047, which the state’s legislature sent to his desk for final approval.

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Microsoft taps Three Mile Island nuclear plant to power AI Sep 21, 2024

Plus, Tumblr reports ~350% user growth following X’s ban in Brazil.

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Apple Intelligence is now live in public beta Sep 20, 2024

Plus: Apple, Google wallets now support California driver’s licenses; Amazon releases a video generator, but only for ads

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YouTube launches Communities Sep 19, 2024

Plus: Amazon adds PayPal as a payment option to Buy with Prime; How Apple is making iPhone 16 more repairable

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Snap’s new AI feature Sep 18, 2024

Plus: Instagram tightens restrictions on teen use, putting parents in control; Patreon launches features to automate away creators’ administrative workload and help them make more money

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ByteDance’s Lemon8 surges Sep 17, 2024

Amazon mandates full 5-day return to office; iOS 18 is out: Here’s what’s new

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Meta reignites plans to train AI using UK users’ public Facebook and Instagram posts Sep 14, 2024

Plus, Waymo robotaxis to become available on Uber in Austin, Atlanta in early 2025.

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OpenAI unveils o1 Sep 13, 2024

Plus - X is working on a new way for people to block DMs; Apple AirPods Pro granted FDA approval to serve as hearing aids

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OpenAI reportedly in talks to raise at $150B valuation Sep 12, 2024

YouTube Shorts’ collaborative Add Yours sticker is now available to all users; Google’s AI note-taking app NotebookLM can now explain complex topics to you out loud

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The real power of Apple Intelligence will show up in third-party apps Sep 11, 2024

Plus - Bumble to leverage AI to help users with profile creation and conversations; Threads is not working on its own DM system yet, but it might make it easier to send Instagram messages

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What is Apple Intelligence? Sep 10, 2024

Audible recruits voice actors to train audiobook-generating AI; AI-powered visual search comes to the iPhone; What is Apple Intelligence

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Telegram quietly updates website to allow abuse reports following founder’s arrest Sep 07, 2024

Plus, Salesforce acquires data management firm Own for $1.9B in cash.

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US charges five Russian military hackers with targeting Ukraine’s government Sep 06, 2024

Plus, Microsoft gives deepfake porn victims a tool to scrub images from Bing search.

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X Gets a new TV App Sep 05, 2024

Plus: Tinder update targets college students as dating apps struggle; YouTube debuts new parental controls aimed at teens

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Instagram adds a comments feature Sep 04, 2024

Plus: Android 15 will be available on supported Pixel devices in the coming weeks; X now lets you edit DMs

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What’s next for California’s AI disaster bill? Sep 03, 2024

What’s next for California’s AI disaster bill?

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Google is working on AI that can hear signs of sickness Aug 31, 2024

Plus, Apple and Nvidia could be OpenAI’s next big investors

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X caught blocking links to NPR Aug 30, 2024

Plus: Spotify points finger at Apple over an unwelcome change to volume control technology; Gmail users on Android can now chat with Gemini about their emails

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OpenAI reportedly in talks to close a $100B+ funding round Aug 29, 2024

Plus: Snapchat releases new teen safety resources for educators; Apple reportedly cuts 100 jobs working on Books and other services

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Meta and Instagram spotted developing a new social music-sharing feature Aug 28, 2024

Plus: Lyft follows in Uber’s footsteps with a rider verification program; X is testing a video conferencing tool

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Durov's arrest boosts Telegram app downloads Aug 27, 2024

Plus: Apple iPhone 16 event set for September 9th with ‘Glowtime’ invite; Elon Musk unexpectedly offers support for California’s AI bill

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NASA will decide today if astronauts will ride Boeing or SpaceX home Aug 24, 2024

Plus, get in on the ground floor with Tesla’s humanoid by pretending to be one for pay.

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Instagram lets you relive the Myspace days Aug 23, 2024

Cruise recalls robotaxi fleet to resolve federal safety probe; Meta lets you cross-post from Instagram and Facebook to Threads; Relive the Myspace days by adding a favorite song to your Instagram profile

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Anthropic’s Claude surpasses $1M in mobile app revenue Aug 22, 2024

Ring’s new battery doorbell has head-to-toe video; Apple is bringing audio sharing to Beats; Anthropic’s Claude surpasses $1M in mobile app revenue

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YouTube takes on TikTok Shop Aug 21, 2024

Waymo is now giving 100,000 robotaxi rides a week; OpenAI signs deal to train on Condé Nast content, surface stories in ChatGPT; YouTube takes on TikTok Shop with expanded Shopify partnership

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Could Trump’s AI-generated Taylor Swift endorsement be illegal Aug 20, 2024

GM cuts 1,000 software jobs as it prioritizes quality and AI; Amazon considers moving Amazon Pay into a standalone app in India; Could Trump’s AI-generated Taylor Swift endorsement be illegal?

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California weakens bill to prevent AI disasters before final vote, and more AI news from the week Aug 17, 2024

Plus, Google is bringing AI overviews to India, Brazil, Japan, UK, Indonesia and Mexico.

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Threads gains multiple drafts, audience insights and more Aug 16, 2024

Meta axed CrowdTangle, a tool for tracking disinformation; Apple, Google wallets will soon support California driver’s licenses; Threads gains multiple drafts, audience insights and more

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xAI releases Grok-2 Aug 15, 2024

Apple finally allows Spotify to show pricing info to EU users on iOS; xAI releases Grok-2; A few AI features you might’ve missed at Made by Google 2024.

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Gemini Live launches Aug 14, 2024

Threads may offer its own take on Fleets; The Tesla Diner might actually be happening; Gemini Live launches

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TikTok comes for messaging apps with the addition of group chats Aug 13, 2024

Plus - Apple says Patreon must switch to its billing system or risk removal from App Store; Meta, Universal Music Group address AI music in new licensing agreement

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UK may seek stronger power to regulate tech platforms Aug 10, 2024

Plus, Substack now lets anyone publish posts, even if they don’t have a newsletter

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TikTok partners with Warner Bros. Aug 09, 2024

OpenAI finds that GPT-4o does some truly bizarre stuff sometimes; Amazon is fumbling in India; TikTok partners with Warner Bros.

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ChatGPT mobile app's revenue saw biggest spike yet Aug 08, 2024

Facebook creators have a new way to avoid ‘jail’; Lyft to ‘open up a can of whoop ass’ on surge pricing; ChatGPT’s mobile app revenue saw its biggest spike yet following GPT-4o launch

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X is getting closer to launching its payment service Aug 07, 2024

X is getting closer to launching its payment service; Google’s Nest Learning Thermostat gets an AI makeover; Amazon Music’s new AI feature lets you browse podcast episodes by topic

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OpenAI taking a ‘deliberate approach’ to releasing tools that can detect writing from ChatGPT Aug 06, 2024

Apple’s new Safari feature removes distracting items from websites; YouTuber files class action suit over OpenAI’s scrape of creators’ transcripts

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Terraform Labs co-founder and crypto fugitive Do Kwon set for extradition Aug 03, 2024

Plus, cloud infrastructure revenue approached $80 billion this quarter and Intel to lay off 15,000 employees.

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Twitter disappears from Mac App Store Aug 02, 2024

Plus, Boeing bleeds another $125M on Starliner program and Microsoft now lists OpenAI as a competitor in AI and search

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Over 100 VCs pledge support for Kamala Harris Aug 01, 2024

Bumble and Hinge allowed stalkers to pinpoint users’ locations down to 2 meters, researchers say; Over 100 VCs pledge support for Kamala Harris

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Wiz walks away from Google’s $23B offer Jul 31, 2024

OpenAI releases ChatGPT’s hyper-realistic voice to some paying users; Spotify expands lyrics access for free users; It really took some serious nerve for Wiz to walk away from Google’s $23B offer

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Making AI models ‘forget’ undesirable data hurts their performance Jul 30, 2024

How to opt out of facial recognition at airports (if you’re American); Apple reaches its first contract agreement with a US retail union; Making AI models ‘forget’ undesirable data hurts their performance

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SpaceX cleared to resume Falcon 9 launches Jul 27, 2024

Plus, Apple cuts iPhone price in India amid China slowdown and here’s how to disable X (Twitter) from using your data to train its Grok AI.

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OpenAI unveils SearchGPT Jul 26, 2024

Uber, Lyft, DoorDash can continue to classify drivers as contractors in California; With Google in its sights, OpenAI unveils SearchGPT; Google makes its Gemini chatbot faster and more widely available

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Mark Zuckerberg imagines content creator AI clones Jul 25, 2024

Apple Maps launches on the web to challenge Google Maps; TikTok Lite exposes users to harmful content, say Mozilla researchers; Mark Zuckerberg imagines content creator AI clones.

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Spotify in ‘early days’ of hi-fi audio plans Jul 24, 2024

Meta AI gets new ‘Imagine me’ selfie feature; Spotify CEO says company is in ‘early days’ of hi-fi audio plans; Adobe releases new Firefly AI tools for Illustrator and Photoshop

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What Kamala Harris has said about AI, tech regulation and more Jul 23, 2024

Plus - The latest in startup business news

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How about that Crowdstrike outage? Jul 20, 2024

A faulty software update issued by security giant CrowdStrike has resulted in a massive overnight outage that’s affected Windows computers around the world, disrupting businesses, airports, train stations, banks, broadcasters and the healthcare sector.

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OpenAI unveils GPT-4o mini Jul 19, 2024

Plus - Ford’s EV plans are in flux once again as it invests $3B into its biggest trucks; Apple Vision Pro debuts immersive content featuring NBA players, The Weeknd and more

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US buyers spent $7.2B on the first day of Amazon Prime Day Jul 18, 2024

Spotify adds a Spanish-speaking AI DJ, ‘Livi’; Tinder’s AI Photo Selector automatically picks the best photos for your dating profile; US buyers spent $7.2B on the first day of Amazon’s Prime Day sales event

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Fisker cleared to sell North American EVs for $46.25 million Jul 17, 2024

Plus - WhatsApp introduces ‘Favorites’ for quick access to contacts; Uber just added a way to search for rides in other cities— here’s how to use it

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YouTube Music is testing an AI-generated radio feature Jul 16, 2024

YouTube Music is testing an AI-generated radio feature; Elon Musk confirms Tesla ‘robotaxi’ event delayed due to design change

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AT&T says criminals stole phone records of ‘nearly all’ customers Jul 13, 2024

Plus, more bad news for Elon Musk after X user’s legal challenge to shadowban prevails and SpaceX Falcon 9 suffers rare failure on orbit during Starlink deployment

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X is building a ‘dislike’ button Jul 12, 2024

WhatsApp Business is changing its rates for messages; YouTube tempts creators with a half dozen new features for Shorts; X is building a ‘dislike’ button

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Spotify is no longer just a streaming app, it’s a social network Jul 11, 2024

Vimeo joins YouTube and TikTok in launching new AI content labels; Instagram vows to focus on short-form content; Spotify is no longer just a streaming app, it’s a social network

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Spotify adds comments to podcasts Jul 10, 2024

Whataburger app becomes unlikely power outage map after Houston hurricane; Bumble users can now report profiles that use AI-generated photos; Spotify adds comments to podcasts

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Valuations of startups have quietly rebounded to all-time highs Jul 09, 2024

Amazon revives its Echo Spot with an upgraded look and improved audio; Substack rival Ghost federates its first newsletter; Valuations of startups have quietly rebounded to all-time highs

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Epic Games calls out Apple for rejecting its Games Store in the EU Jul 06, 2024

Plus, Amazon faces more EU scrutiny over recommender algorithms and ads transparency and YouTube’s updated eraser tool removes copyrighted music without impacting other audio.

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Threads nears its one-year anniversary with more than 175M monthly active users Jul 04, 2024

Amazon retires its Astro for Business security robot after only 7 months; Noplace hits Number 1 on the App Store; Threads nears its one-year anniversary with more than 175M monthly active users

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X weighs adding a downvote button to replies Jul 03, 2024

Meta plans to bring generative AI to metaverse games; X weighs adding a downvote button to replies

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Robinhood adds AI tools to its investing app Jul 02, 2024

Apple reportedly working to bring AI to the Vision Pro; YouTube now lets you request removal of AI-generated content that simulates your face or voice; Robinhood snaps up Pluto to add AI tools to its investing app

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Volkswagen’s Silicon Valley software hub is already stacked with Rivian talent Jun 29, 2024

Plus, Hubspot says it’s investigating customer account hacks and the White House will host a conference for social media creators

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TikTok challenges Amazon Prime Day Jun 28, 2024

Meta starts testing user-created AI chatbots on Instagram; TikTok challenges Amazon Prime Day; Amazon consolidates Amazon Clinic into the One Medical brand

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SpaceX scores $843M NASA contract Jun 27, 2024

TikTok’s Instagram rival, Whee, has no traction; Google improves search experience in the Chrome mobile app; SpaceX scores $843M NASA contract to de-orbit ISS in 2030

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Google brings its Gemini AI to Gmail Jun 26, 2024

Google brings its Gemini AI to Gmail to help you write and summarize emails; Patreon introduces a gifting feature and other creator tools; Waymo dumps its waitlist and opens up its San Francisco robotaxi service to everyone

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Target and Shopify team up Jun 25, 2024

Google is bringing Gemini access to teens using their school accounts; OpenAI buys a remote collaboration platform; Target and Shopify team up to expand Target’s third-party marketplace

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Fisker faced financial distress as early as last August Jun 22, 2024

Plus, Cruise clears key hurdle to getting robotaxis back on roads in California

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Spotify quietly lets all podcasters upload videos Jun 21, 2024

YouTube confirms crackdown on VPN users accessing cheaper Premium plans ; Instagram now lets users livestream exclusively to their Close Friends list; Spotify quietly lets all podcasters upload videos, surpasses 250K shows

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Internal SpaceX documents show the sweet stock deals offered to investors like a16z, Gigafund Jun 20, 2024

TechCrunch has gotten a peek at an internal SpaceX document about such a tender offer from May 2022. Musk posted on X last month that SpaceX holds such sales for employees about every 6 months.

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Snap previews its real-time image model Jun 19, 2024

Security bug allows anyone to spoof Microsoft employee emails; iOS 18 could ‘sherlock’ $400M in app revenue; Snap previews its real-time image model

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YouTube is experimenting with Notes Jun 18, 2024

Apple kills Pay Later feature; TikTok ads will now include AI avatars of creators and stock actors; YouTube is experimenting with Notes

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Former NSA head joins OpenAI board and safety committee Jun 15, 2024

Tempus soars 15% on the first day of trading; Meta pauses plans to train AI using European users’ data; Former NSA head joins OpenAI board and safety committee

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Tesla shareholders sue Musk for starting competing AI company Jun 14, 2024

Plus, LinkedIn leans on AI to do the work of job hunting and Apple gives developers a way to nominate their apps for editorial consideration on the App Store

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Ford’s secretive, low-cost EV team is growing with talent Jun 13, 2024

Waymo issues second recall after robotaxi hit telephone pole; YouTube creators can now test multiple video thumbnails; Ford’s secretive, low-cost EV team is growing with talent

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TikTok quietly rolls out image search capabilities in TikTok Shop Jun 12, 2024

BeReal is being acquired by mobile apps and games company Voodoo; Biden administration looks to give Rocket Lab $24M to boost space-grade solar cell production

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What went down at Apple's WWDC 2024 Jun 11, 2024

Apple unveils Apple Intelligence; Apple brings ChatGPT to its apps, including Siri; Apple brings ChatGPT to its apps, including Siri; Apple debuts visionOS 2 at WWDC 2024

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Rivian's path to survival is now remarkably clear Jun 08, 2024

Plus, Apple’s generative AI offering might not work with the standard iPhone 15 and Carta’s valuation to be cut by $6.5 billion in upcoming secondary sale

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TikTok is testing Snapchat-like streaks Jun 07, 2024

Meta adds AI-powered features to WhatsApp Business app; Google looks to AI to help save the coral reefs; TikTok is testing Snapchat-like streaks

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Google’s new startup program focuses on bringing AI to public infrastructure Jun 06, 2024

What to expect from Apple’s AI-powered iOS 18 at WWDC 2024; Cameo fumbles on Ms. Rachel fundraiser as fans receive credits instead of videos; Google’s new startup program focuses on bringing AI to public infrastructure

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ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity all went down at the same time Jun 05, 2024

TikTok acknowledges exploit targeting high-profile accounts; Discord and TuneIn partner to bring live radio to the social platform; ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity all went down at the same time

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GM’s Cruise is testing robotaxis in Dallas again Jun 04, 2024

People are using AI music generators to create hateful songs; You can now customize your For You feed on Threads using swipes

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Spain bans Meta from launching election features on Facebook, Instagram over privacy fears Jun 01, 2024

Instagram tests 'trial reels' that don't display to a creator's followers; Hackers steal $305M from DMM Bitcoin crypto exchange

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SpaceX Starship plans for orbit May 31, 2024

Amazon gets FAA approval to expand US drone deliveries; Spotify offers Car Thing refunds as it faces lawsuit over bricking the streaming device; SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket could take to the skies for the fourth time

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Fisker cuts hundreds of workers May 30, 2024

Google Chrome becomes a ‘picture-in-picture’ app; Pinterest expands its Creator Fund to allow founders; Fisker cuts hundreds of workers

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YouTube’s free games catalog rolls out to all users May 29, 2024

Musk’s xAI raises fresh capital while Synapse’s bankruptcy could impact millions;Tumblr launches its semi-private Communities in open beta; YouTube’s free games catalog ‘Playables’ rolls out to all users

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What are Google’s AI Overviews good for? May 28, 2024

EU’s ChatGPT taskforce offers first look at detangling the AI chatbot’s privacy compliance; Elon Musk’s xAI raises $6B; What are Google’s AI Overviews good for?

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Layoffs hit Lucid and Foursquare May 25, 2024

Plus: Feds add nine more incidents to Waymo robotaxi investigation

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Ticketmaster is at the heart of a US antitrust lawsuit against parent company Live Nation May 24, 2024

Plus: Spotify to shut off Car Thing for good and Canva launches a proper enterprise product

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Spyware found on US hotel check-in computers May 23, 2024

Spyware found on US hotel check-in computers; FCC proposes all AI-generated content in political ads must be disclosed; Techstars CEO Maëlle Gavet is out

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As a US ban looms, TikTok announces a $1M program for socially driven creators May 22, 2024

As a US ban looms, TikTok announces a $1M program for socially driven creators; Microsoft upgrades its AI app-building platforms; The 'vote Trump' spam that hit Bluesky in May came from decentralized rival Nostr

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Google is launching a new Android feature to drive users back into their apps May 21, 2024

NYC-Dublin real-time video portal reopens with some fixes to prevent inappropriate behavior; ChatGPT's mobile app revenue saw its biggest spike yet following GPT-4o launch; Google is launching a new Android feature to drive users back into their installed apps

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OpenAI created a team to control 'superintelligent' AI — then let it wither May 18, 2024

OpenAI created a team to control 'superintelligent' AI — then let it wither, source says; Slack under attack over sneaky AI training policy; Microsoft dodges UK antitrust scrutiny over its Mistral AI stake

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TikTok tests 60-minute video uploads May 17, 2024

Meta Threads is testing pinned columns on the web, similar to the old TweetDeck; OpenAI inks deal to train AI on Reddit data; TikTok tests 60-minute video uploads

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Netflix is building its own ad server May 16, 2024

Uber has a new way to solve the concert traffic problem; Google TV to launch AI-generated movie descriptions; Netflix to take on Google and Amazon by building its own ad server

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Meta is shutting down Workplace May 15, 2024

Google mentioned ‘AI’ 120+ times during its I/O keynote; Reddit introduces new tools for ‘Ask Me Anything'; Meta is shutting down Workplace

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OpenAI debuts GPT-4o May 14, 2024

Google’s 3D video conferencing platform is coming in 2025; OpenAI debuts GPT-4o ‘omni’ model now powering ChatGPT; Instagram expands its creator marketplace to 10 new countries

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Microsoft is launching its mobile game store in July May 11, 2024

Microsoft is launching its mobile game store in July; Threat actor says he scraped 49M Dell customer addresses before the company found out; Bluesky now lets you personalize main Discover feed using new controls

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Reddit locks down its public data in new content policy May 10, 2024

Google brings a variation on ‘Circle to Search’ to iPhone users; WhatsApp’s latest update streamlines navigation and adds a ‘darker dark mode’; Reddit locks down its public data in new content policy

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Apple’s ‘Crush’ ad is disgusting May 09, 2024

Match looks to Hinge as Tinder fails; Uber promises member exclusives as Uber One passes $1B run-rate

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Rivian loses $1.45 billion May 08, 2024

NYT Games launches a Wordle archive with access to more than 1,000 past puzzles; Threads is testing cross-posting from Instagram globally

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The Kendrick-Drake feud shows how technology is changing rap battles May 07, 2024

Opera’s AI assistant can now summarize web pages on Android; The Kendrick-Drake feud shows how technology is changing rap battles

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Fisker is in hot water. Again. May 04, 2024

Instagram now lets you post a secret Story; NASA is expanding its Wallops Island facility; Fisker stiffed the engineering firm developing its low-cost EV and pickup truck, lawsuit claims

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Spotify quietly moves lyrics behind a paywall May 03, 2024

Snapchat launches new AR and ML tools for brands and advertisers; TikTok expands its premium ad slots despite potential US ban; Spotify quietly moves lyrics behind a paywall

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LinkedIn is the Twitter/X rival no one is talking about May 02, 2024

Pinterest says its AI-powered collages are now more engaging than Pins; Airbnb releases group booking features as it taps into AI for customer service; LinkedIn is the Twitter/X rival no one is talking about

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Instagram is updating its algorithm May 01, 2024

Bumble’s Opening Move feature takes the pressure off women to come up with a new message every time; Twitch’s TikTok-like discovery feed is rolling out to all users; Instagram is updating its algorithm

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Meta confirms launch of a bonus program for creators on Threads Apr 30, 2024

Google lays off staff from Flutter, Dart and Python teams weeks before its developer conference; Epic Games says it will bring Fortnite to iPad; Meta confirms launch of a bonus program for creators on Threads

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Tesla Autopilot investigation closes Apr 27, 2024

Shein to face EU's strictest rules for online marketplaces; Google's new 'Speaking practice' feature uses AI to help users improve their English skills; Tesla Autopilot investigation closed after feds find 13 fatal crashes related to misuse

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Zuckerberg says Threads has 150M monthly active users Apr 26, 2024

Is TikTok getting banned? Not yet, but you should explore alternatives; Snap says total watch time on its TikTok competitor increased more than 125%; Mark Zuckerberg says Threads has 150M monthly active users

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TikTok ban signed into law by President Biden Apr 25, 2024

TikTok ban signed into law by President Biden; Reddit is making it easier to navigate conversations on its mobile apps; IBM moves deeper into hybrid cloud management with $6.4B HashiCorp acquisition

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X is launching a TV app Apr 24, 2024

Apple’s next iPad event is May 7th; Amazon launches a new grocery delivery subscription in the US; X is launching a TV app

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Tinder gets a ‘Share My Date’ feature Apr 23, 2024

Amazon ends California drone deliveries; Meta opens Quest OS to third-party headset makers, taps Lenovo and Xbox as partners; Tinder gets a ‘Share My Date’ feature for users to send date plans to their curious friends.

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Tesla recalls the Cybertruck Apr 20, 2024

Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads from China App Store following state order; Wall Street doesn’t seem too keen on a potential Salesforce-Informatica pairing; Tesla recalls the Cybertruck for faulty accelerator pedals that can get stuck

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Meta upgrades its AI chatbot Apr 19, 2024

Internet users are getting younger; now the UK is weighing up if AI can help protect them; Meta upgrades its AI chatbot; Tesla still plans to build 1,800-mile charging corridor for semi trucks

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TikTok starts testing TikTok Notes Apr 18, 2024

LinkedIn testing Premium Company Page subscription with AI-assisted content creation; Snap plans to add watermarks to images created with its AI-powered tools; TikTok starts testing its Instagram competitor TikTok Notes in Canada and Australia

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Amazon Music gets an AI playlist generator Apr 17, 2024

Trump’s Truth Social plans to launch a live TV streaming platform; WhatsApp is adding filters to easily find messages; Amazon brings its ‘Amazon Live’ shoppable livestreams to Prime Video; Amazon Music follows Spotify with an AI playlist generator of its own, Maestro

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Investors are growing increasingly weary of AI Apr 16, 2024

Meta thinks it’s a good idea for students to wear Quest headsets in class; Elon Musk plans to charge new X users to enable posting; Investors are growing increasingly weary of AI

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ChatGPT just got a big upgrade Apr 13, 2024

Roku says 576,000 user accounts hacked after second security incident; Security engineer jailed for 3 years for $12M crypto hacks; OpenAI makes ChatGPT 'more direct, less verbose'

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Meta will auto-blur nudity in Instagram DMs Apr 12, 2024

Substack now allows podcasters to sync and distribute their episodes to Spotify; Meta will auto-blur nudity in Instagram DMs in latest teen safety step; Walmart will deploy robotic forklifts in its distribution centers

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Creators sign letter slamming Meta’s limit on political content Apr 11, 2024

Apple News is testing a game that kind of looks like NYT Connections; Hundreds of creators sign letter slamming Meta’s limit on political content; YouTube is switching to read-only comments for kids in supervised experiences

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eBay gets an AI Feature Apr 10, 2024

Google launches Code Assist, its latest challenger to GitHub’s Copilot; Messenger now lets you create shared albums, send HD photos and share larger files; eBay adds an AI-powered ‘shop the look’ feature to its iOS app

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TikTok’s Instagram competitor likely to be named TikTok Notes Apr 09, 2024

TikTok’s Instagram competitor likely to be named TikTok Notes; Meta’s X competitor Threads invites developers to sign up for API access, publishes docs; Uber Eats launches a TikTok-like video feed to boost discovery

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Tesla reportedly drops plan to build $25,000 EV Apr 06, 2024

Tesla reportedly drops plan to build $25,000 EV; Apple lays off over 600 employees in California after abandoning electric car project; Amazon quietly launches Bazaar to sell fast-fashion and lifestyle products in India

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X is giving blue checks to influential users Apr 05, 2024

Ford delays new EVs once more, showing why legacy automakers need to adopt a startup mentality; TikTok says it generated $14.7B for US small businesses last year; X warns that you might lose followers as it does another bot sweep.

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Facebook takes on TikTok with a vertical-first video player Apr 04, 2024

Facebook takes on TikTok with a new, vertical-first video player; WhatsApp goes down in Meta’s second big outage this year; OnePlus went ahead and built its own version of Google Magic Eraser

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Musicians sign letter against irresponsible AI Apr 03, 2024

Musicians sign letter against irresponsible AI; Meta (again) denies that Netflix read users’ private Facebook messages; Indeed announces AI-powered work experience writer and support for multiple resumes.

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Sam Altman gives up control of OpenAI Startup Fund Apr 02, 2024

Sam Altman gives up control of OpenAI Startup Fund; ChatGPT no longer requires an account — but there’s a catch; As Microsoft unbundles Teams, it might not have the impact on Slack you think.

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OpenAI built a voice cloning tool, but you can't use it... yet Mar 30, 2024

OpenAI built a voice cloning tool, but you can't use it... yet; Google hints that Apple is set to support RCS by this fall; Instagram is developing 'Blend,' recommended Reels for you and a friend

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X is testing NSFW adult communities, according to screenshots Mar 29, 2024

Sam Bankman-Fried gets 25 years in prison for fraud and money-laundering at FTX, ordered to pay $11B in forfeiture; X is testing NSFW adult communities, according to screenshots; US offers $10M to help catch Change Healthcare hackers

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Amazon doubles down on Anthropic Mar 28, 2024

LinkedIn is experimenting with a TikTok-like video feed in its app; Google will let you swipe right or left on clothes to get better fashion recommendations; Amazon doubles down on Anthropic, completing its planned $4B investment

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Elon Musk says all Premium subscribers on X will gain access to AI chatbot Grok this week Mar 27, 2024

Elon Musk says all Premium subscribers on X will gain access to AI chatbot Grok this week; How to turn off Instagram’s political content filter; Robinhood’s new credit card goes after Apple Card

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Spotify tests video courses Mar 26, 2024

Fisker trading suspended by NYSE; A judge just killed Elon Musk’s lawsuit against an anti-hate research organization; Spotify tests video courses

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Apple is in hot water with the DoJ Mar 23, 2024

Threads is adding live scores for sports games; AT&T won’t say how its customers’ data spilled online; What you need to know about Apple’s iPhone antitrust lawsuit

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Microsoft really wants to talk about Copilot Mar 22, 2024

Microsoft really wants to talk about Copilot; Reddit stock closes up nearly 48% on its first day of trading; DoorDash begins piloting drone deliveries in the US.

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Reddit prices IPO at $34 per share Mar 21, 2024

India will fact-check online posts about government matters; NBCUniversal’s Peacock will let you watch 4 livestreams at once for 2024 Paris Olympics

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Facebook is trying to make ‘poking’ cool again Mar 20, 2024

Pokemon resets some users passwords after hacking attempts; Threads is rolling out trending topics to all users in the US; Facebook is trying to make ‘poking’ cool again

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Apple is exploring a partnership with Google Mar 19, 2024

LinkedIn plans to add gaming to its platform; MrBeast and Prime Video announce ‘largest game show in history’; Apple is reportedly exploring a partnership with Google for Gemini-powered feature on iPhones

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SpaceX forbids employees to sell stock if it deems they've misbehaved Mar 16, 2024

India drops plan to require approval for AI model launches; Apple acquires AI startup specializing in overseeing manufacturing components; Leaked SpaceX documents show company forbids employees to sell stock if it deems they've misbehaved

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Instagram putting a 'Spin' on Reels Mar 15, 2024

Instagram is working on a feature that would allow you to let others put a ‘Spin’ on your Reel; Google is changing how Chrome detects and warns you about unsafe sites; SpaceX makes significant progress with third Starship orbital test flight

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Creators are frustrated but energized as TikTok ban gains momentum Mar 14, 2024

Creators are frustrated but energized as TikTok ban gains momentum; Spotify’s Audiobooks will get their own ‘Countdown Pages’ to tease upcoming new releases; Spotify adds music videos in some countries

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TikTok could be building an app for photos Mar 13, 2024

DoorDash’s new AI-powered ‘SafeChat+’ tool automatically detects verbal abuse; Code suggests that TikTok could be building an app for photos; Google won’t let you use its Gemini AI to answer questions about an upcoming election in your country

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Elon Musk says xAI will open source Grok this week Mar 12, 2024

Reddit could be a potential ‘meme stock’; Pinterest rolls out its ‘body type ranges’ tool to the US; Airbnb is banning indoor security cameras inside its listings

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Fortnite is coming back to iOS in Europe (for real this time) Mar 09, 2024

Fortnite is coming back to iOS in Europe (for real this time); Russian spies keep hacking into Microsoft in 'ongoing attack,' company says; The Rivian R2 SUV racks up 68,000 reservations a day after reveal

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TikTok begs users to tell Congress not to ban it Mar 08, 2024

Threads now lets all users save drafts and take photos within the app; Uber Eats’ new live location-sharing feature helps couriers deliver food to users in hard-to-find locations; TikTok begs users to tell Congress not to ban it

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What’s next for Twitch? Mar 07, 2024

Amazon teams with recycling robot firm to track package waste; SpaceX eyes March 14th for next Starship test flight; What’s next for Twitch?

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Target to launch its own version of Amazon Prime Mar 06, 2024

TikTok says its revamped creator fund has increased total creator revenue by over 250%;Target to launch its own version of Amazon Prime

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Airbnb has a new label to denote its top (and worst) listings Mar 05, 2024

Anthropic claims its new AI chatbot models beat OpenAI’s GPT-4; Instagram now lets you edit DMs up to 15 mins after sending them; Airbnb has a new label to denote its top (and worst) listings

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Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman Mar 02, 2024

Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over 'betrayal' of nonprofit AI mission; Spotify launches a $9.99/mo standalone audiobooks service for its free users; A leaky database spilled 2FA codes for the world's tech giants

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Microsoft’s Windows 11 Copilot gets smarter Mar 01, 2024

Spotify’s new ‘Song Psychic’; Microsoft’s Windows 11 Copilot gets smarter with new plugins and skills; Google is making search suggestions in Chrome more helpful

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Tim Cook says Apple will ‘break new ground’ in GenAI this year Feb 29, 2024

Adobe reveals a GenAI tool for music; YouTube’s Create app, a competitor to TikTok’s creative tools, expands to 13 more markets

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Threads widens the gap with X Feb 28, 2024

Apple cancels its autonomous electric car project; TikTok loses even more songs over its dispute with Universal Music Group; Threads widens the gap with X, with triple the daily downloads on iOS

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Instagram working on a ‘Friend Map’ feature Feb 27, 2024

Instagram is working on a ‘Friend Map’ feature that would let you track friends’ locations; Threads adds a bookmarking feature for saving favorite posts

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r/WallStreetBets could be a risk to Reddit's IPO Feb 24, 2024

UnitedHealth says Change Healthcare hacked by nation-state, as US pharmacy outages drag on; Google is sunsetting the Google Pay app in the US later this year; Reddit cites r/WallStreetBets as a risk factor in its IPO filing

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Almost half of adults on TikTok have never posted a video Feb 23, 2024

Chrome gets a built-in AI writing tool powered by Gemini; Almost half of adults on TikTok have never posted a video

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Google launches two new open LLMs Feb 22, 2024

Google launches two new open LLMs; Waymo’s application to expand California robotaxi operations paused by regulators

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YouTube dominates TV streaming in U.S. Feb 21, 2024

Ford cuts prices on electric Mustang as demand softens for premium EVs; YouTube rolls out new channel pages for creators on its TV app; YouTube dominates TV streaming in U.S.

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EU opens formal probe of TikTok Feb 20, 2024

The European Union is formally investigating TikTok’s compliance with the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA), the Commission has announced.

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Google Wants to Save You From Hold Music Feb 17, 2024

Feds open second probe into Fisker's Ocean SUV after rollaway complaints; Faraday Future in danger of losing LA headquarters for failing to pay rent; Google tests a feature that calls businesses on your behalf and holds until an agent is available

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No ‘GPT’ trademark for OpenAI Feb 16, 2024

YouTube now lets you integrate music videos into your Shorts; TikTok launches a ‘reimagined’ app for the Apple Vision Pro; No ‘GPT’ trademark for OpenAI

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Mark Zuckerberg thinks Quest 3 is better than Vision Pro Feb 15, 2024

Slack adds AI-fueled search and summarization to the platform; Airbnb is making progress to get rid of those hated cleaning fees; Mark Zuckerberg thinks Quest 3 is better than Vision Pro

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TikTok is testing an exclusive ‘Sub Space’ Feb 14, 2024

TikTok is testing an exclusive ‘Sub Space’; ChatGPT will now remember — and forget — things you tell it to

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A Dating App for People with Good Credit Feb 13, 2024

Spotify for Podcasters adds new integration with Riverside; North American robot orders dropped 30% last year; A dating app for people with good to excellent credit.

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Sports betting is coming to X with BetMGM partnership Feb 10, 2024

Elon Musk’s X has forged a deal with a sports betting operator, BetMGM; Instagram and Threads will no longer ‘proactively’ recommend political content; Samsung gets FDA nod for smartwatch sleep apnea detection

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Google launches Gemini Ultra Feb 09, 2024

Google launches Gemini Ultra; FCC officially declares AI-voiced robocalls illegal; Podcasters can now upload their RSS feed to YouTube

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X becomes No. 1 app on U.S. App Store Feb 08, 2024

X becomes No. 1 app on U.S. App Store; Bluesky gets nearly 800K new users; Threads tests the ability to save posts as it continues to compete with X

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Adam Neumann is trying to buy back WeWork Feb 07, 2024

Adam Neumann is trying to buy back WeWork; Spotify now the No. 2 audiobook provider, behind Audible, hints at Daylist inspired-suggestions to come

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Meta cuts off third-party access to Facebook Groups Feb 06, 2024

Bumble’s new AI tool identifies and blocks scam accounts, fake profiles; Tinder’s new warnings inform users when they’re potentially being inappropriate; Meta cuts off third-party access to Facebook Groups

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Joe Rogan stays with Spotify, but expands his reach Feb 03, 2024

SpaceX will reap the benefits of new Dragon research opportunity; Spotify's podcast exclusive days are over as Joe Rogan's show expands to other platforms; EU’s AI Act passes last big hurdle on the way to adoption

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YouTube Premium and Music now have over 100 million subscribers Feb 02, 2024

Amazon debuts ‘Rufus,’ an AI shopping assistant in its mobile app; Google Maps experiments with generative AI to improve discovery; Antitrust enforcers admit they’re in a race to understand how to tackle AI

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Pew report shows TikTok’s rise/YouTube’s ubiquity Feb 01, 2024

Shopify is rolling out an AI-powered image editor for products; Threads is working on surfacing Trends; Pew report shows TikTok’s rise/YouTube’s ubiquity

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Instagram Threads gains traction Jan 31, 2024

Yelp launches revamped feed with AI-powered business summaries; TikTok tests a feature that would bring TikTok Shop links to more videos; Instagram Threads triples downloads in December

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Expect big things from Apple’s iOS 18 Jan 30, 2024

Apple’s iOS 18 may be ‘the biggest’ software update in iPhone history; Instagram confirms test of ‘Flipside’

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NSA is buying Americans' internet browsing records without a warrant Jan 27, 2024

ICO confirms data breach probe as UK councils remain downed by cyberattack; NSA is buying Americans' internet browsing records without a warrant; Deck.blue brings a TweetDeck experience to Bluesky users

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Study: Kids spent 60% more time on TikTok than YouTube last year Jan 26, 2024

FTC orders AI companies to dish on investments, partnerships and meetings; PayPal to pilot new AI-powered updates, including a cash-back feature and ‘Smart Receipts’; Study shows kids spent 60% more time on TikTok than YouTube last year

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Google announces new AI-powered features for education Jan 25, 2024

BeReal is onboarding brands and celebs; Twitch announces 60/40 revenue split in expanded Plus Program; Google announces new AI-powered features for education

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Google Chrome gains AI features Jan 24, 2024

Vroom hits the brakes on its online used car business; TikTok lays off 60 employees; Google Chrome gains AI features

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Disney's solution to VR’s movement problem Jan 23, 2024

Disney's solution to VR’s movement problem; X says a bug caused numerous posts to be labeled as ‘sensitive media’; Only 150+ apps have been designed specifically for Apple’s Vision Pro, so far

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Japan's Mission to the Moon Jan 20, 2024

Amazon confirms more layoffs, impacting its Buy with Prime unit; LoanDepot outage drags into second week after ransomware attack; Japan's SLIM mission makes historic Moon landing, but its time is running out

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Reddit plans to launch IPO Jan 19, 2024

Microsoft makes its AI-powered reading tutor free; Instagram’s new ‘nighttime nudges’ aim to reduce teens’ time on the app; Reddit plans to launch IPO in March

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YouTube to eliminate 100 employees Jan 18, 2024

YouTube to eliminate 100 employees as layoffs at Google continue; Google introduces ‘Circle to Search, a new way to search from anywhere on Android using gestures; iPhone has overtaken Samsung for the first time ever as the best-selling smartphone in 2023

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Uber is closing alcohol delivery service Drizly Jan 17, 2024

OpenAI announces team to build ‘crowdsourced’ governance ideas; Uber is closing alcohol delivery service Drizly three years after acquisition; Apple Vision Pro to launch with 150 3D movies and more

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Microsoft launches a Pro plan for Copilot Jan 16, 2024

Microsoft launches a Pro plan for Copilot; FedEx announces its own commerce platform for merchants; LG opens its first US EV charging factory in Texas

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Instagram cuts a layer of management Jan 13, 2024

Instagram cuts 60 jobs, eliminating a layer of management at the company; Threads will allow you to follow Mastodon users by year-end, according to Meta meeting details; Hertz is selling its EVs because it botched the rollout for ride-share drivers

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Google removing 17 ‘underutilized’ Assistant features Jan 12, 2024

Snapchat now lets parents restrict their teens from using the app’s ‘My AI’ chatbot; WhatsApp is rolling out an in-app tool for making custom stickers; Google is removing 17 ‘underutilized’ Assistant features

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Netflix Games gains traction Jan 11, 2024

App economy recovered in 2023; YouTube is making it easier to find accurate information about first aid and emergency care; Netflix Games gains traction with installs up 180% year-over-year in 2023

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Alexa's AI Upgrade Jan 10, 2024

Amazon adds Matter casting to its smart displays and TVs; Google Maps will now give EV drivers real-time battery range info; Amazon’s Alexa gets new generative AI-powered experiences

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Amazon’s new health initiative Jan 09, 2024

Amazon turns to AI to help customers find clothes that fit when shopping online; Volkswagen is bringing ChatGPT into its cars and SUVs; Amazon’s new initiative aims to help people discover digital health benefits to manage chronic conditions

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5 startups we lost in 2023 Jan 07, 2024

From Braid to Zume, here are some of the startups that won't see 2024

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Logan Paul promises CryptoZoo refunds, as long as you don't sue him Jan 06, 2024

Lawsuit against Snap over fentanyl deaths can proceed, judge rules; Logan Paul promises CryptoZoo refunds, as long as you don't sue him; How to follow CES with TechCrunch

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TikTok aims to grow its TikTok Shop Jan 05, 2024

Google outlines new methods for training robots with video and large language models; Apple Fitness+ introduces sound meditation, a workout program for golfers and more; TikTok aims to grow its TikTok Shop

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23andMe plays the blame game Jan 04, 2024

Microsoft Copilot is now available on iOS and Android; 23andMe tells victims it’s their fault that their data was breached; Roku announces new lineup of high-end TVs to launch this spring

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Meta cuts prices for the Quest 2 headset Jan 03, 2024

Meta cuts prices for the Quest 2 headset and accessories;Telegram’s latest update; MIT scientists are working on a vibrating obesity pill

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GitHub's Copilot Chat is Going Public Dec 30, 2023

Goodbye mysterious military space plane, and good luck – wherever you’re going; GitHub makes Copilot Chat generally available, letting devs ask questions about code

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Xiaomi Reveals a Smartphone on Wheels Dec 29, 2023

Xiaomi's first EV is the freshest take on a 'smartphone on wheels'; Amnesty confirms Apple warning: Indian journalists' iPhones infected with Pegasus spyware; India to block crypto exchanges Binance, Kraken websites

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The New York Times is Suing OpenAI Dec 28, 2023

Apple Watch import ban paused; Series 9 and Ultra 2 will be available on Apple's site tomorrow; Terran Orbital's biggest customer is close to securing funding for multibillion-dollar constellation; The New York Times wants OpenAI and Microsoft to pay for training data

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Apple Vision Pro tipped for late January early February release Dec 27, 2023

Bluesky rolls out an in-app video and music player and a new ‘hide post’ feature; Apple Vision Pro tipped for late Jan/early Feb release

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Looking back on 2023 and what’s in store for 2024 Dec 23, 2023

Welcome back to Daily Crunch. You made it to Friday and to the long holiday weekend! Today we’re looking back on how the vibe in tech shifted in 2023 and what’s in store for 2024. And if you’re still looking for the perfect gift in the 11th hour, we have some helpful suggestions. Happy holidays!

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Beeper says it’s done trying to bring iMessage to Android Dec 22, 2023

Beeper says it’s done trying to bring iMessage to Android; Google updates Chrome on desktop with proactive Safety Check; The latest in startup business news

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Tesla’s Autopilot recall fix labeled ‘insufficient’ Dec 21, 2023

Consumer Reports says Tesla’s Autopilot recall fix is ‘insufficient’; Electric scooter company Bird files for bankruptcy

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Microsoft Copilot gets a music creation feature Dec 20, 2023

Comcast says hackers stole data of close to 36 million Xfinity customers; Salesforce acquires automated commission management platform Spiff; Microsoft Copilot gets a music creation feature

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Nikola founder Trevor Milton sentenced to 4 years for securities fraud Dec 19, 2023

Nikola founder Trevor Milton sentenced to 4 years for securities fraud; Apple has agreed to pay out $25 million to settle a class action lawsuit over its Family Sharing feature

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Opendoor co-founder Eric Wu is stepping down to return to his startup roots Dec 16, 2023

News publisher files class action antitrust suit against Google; Instagram launches customizable ‘Add Yours’ templates; Opendoor co-founder Eric Wu is stepping down from the real estate tech company, according to an SEC filing

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Instagram's GenAI powered background editing tool Dec 15, 2023

Waymo launches curbside robotaxi pickup at Phoenix airport; Spotify confirms test of prompt-based AI playlists feature; Instagram introduces GenAI powered background editing tool

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Meta starts testing Threads integration Dec 14, 2023

Google launches an easy-to-use tool for developing apps and chatbots based on its Gemini model; Circuit City, angling for a comeback of sorts, hopes to raise $25M; Meta starts testing Threads integration with ActivityPub

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2023's most-downloaded iPhone apps in the US Dec 13, 2023

Instagram finstas may turn into a new product called ‘flipside,’ Google Maps gets new updates to give users more control over their information; The most-downloaded iPhone app in the US in 2023

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TikTok becomes first non-game app to reach $10B in consumer spending Dec 12, 2023

TikTok becomes first non-game app to reach $10B in consumer spending; Elon Musk says X is bringing video to Spaces soon; Apple’s new Journal app is now available with the release of iOS 17.2

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Google's best Gemini demo was faked Dec 09, 2023

Google's best Gemini demo was faked; OpenAI taps former Twitter India head to kickstart in the country; Snapchat+ keeps growing as net revenue tops $20M for first time

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Amazon piloting a new $9.99 monthly grocery subscription Dec 08, 2023

Amazon is piloting a new $9.99 monthly grocery subscription for Prime members in three cities; YouTube now lets you pause comments on videos; Amazon will no longer accept Venmo as a payment option starting next month

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Google's AI upgrade Dec 07, 2023

X now lets users broadcast community posts to all followers; Google’s AI chatbot Bard gets a big upgrade with Gemini, Google’s next-gen AI model; Meta AI adds Reels support and ‘reimagine'

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Meta set to discontinue cross-messaging between Instagram and Facebook Dec 06, 2023

X is now licensed for payment processing in a dozen US states; Bing’s new ‘Deep Search’ feature offers more comprehensive answers to complex search queries; Meta set to discontinue cross-messaging between Instagram and Facebook

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Spotify cuts 17% of staff Dec 05, 2023

Mastercard launches Shopping Muse, an AI-powered shopping assistant; TikTok expands its in-app Ticketmaster ticketing feature to users in 20 countries; Spotify cuts 17% jobs amid rising capital costs

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X Goes Chasing Small Business Ad Dollars Dec 02, 2023

Amazon signs 3-launch deal with SpaceX for Project Kuiper satellite internet constellation; X says it will chase SMB ad dollars after Musk's 'go f*** yourself' comments to fleeing advertisers; Microsoft is in talks with partners about launching an Xbox mobile store

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Instagram Threads search now supports ‘all languages’ Dec 01, 2023

YouTube Music Recap is no Spotify Wrapped, but it’s still pretty fun; Instagram Threads search now supports ‘all languages’ in latest update; TikTok launches dedicated account tags for artists and new promotional tools

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Spotify Wrapped 2023 adds an AI DJ Nov 30, 2023

Amazon finally releases its own AI-powered image generator; Pinterest begins testing a ‘body type ranges’ tool to make searches more inclusive; Spotify Wrapped 2023 adds an AI DJ and Blend to the annual personalized insights

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Apple Music Replay is here Nov 29, 2023

YouTube launches more than 30 ‘Playables’ mini-games for Premium users; AWS brings Amazon One palm-scanning authentication to the enterprise Apple Music Replay is here, and it’s still no Spotify Wrapped

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Google's new tool for website owners Nov 28, 2023

Google’s new tools help discussion forums and social media platforms rank higher in search results; Black Friday online buying hits a record $9.8B in the US, $70.9B globally; Rivian launches leasing program for its all-electric R1T pickup in 14 states.

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Sam's Back and Grok is Launching Soon Nov 23, 2023

Sam Altman to return as OpenAI CEO; Elon Musk says xAI's chatbot 'Grok' will launch to X Premium+ subscribers next week; North Korea-backed hackers target CyberLink users in supply-chain attack

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Google admits Spotify pays no Play Store fees Nov 22, 2023

Ford downsizes EV battery factory plan; Spotify says its upcoming royalty model changes will generate $1B for artists over five years; Google admits Spotify pays no Play Store fees because of a secret deal

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Microsoft hires ex-OpenAI leaders Altman and Brockman Nov 21, 2023

Ukraine fires top cybersecurity officials; Advertiser exodus expected to deeply impact X ad revenue; Microsoft hires ex-OpenAI leaders

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Sam Altman ousted as OpenAI's CEO Nov 18, 2023

Apple to pause advertising on X after Musk praises antisemitic conspiracy theory; Apple to finally bring RCS to iPhones; Sam Altman ousted as OpenAI's CEO

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Meta brings us a step closer to AI-generated movies Nov 17, 2023

Amazon to sell cars online, starting with Hyundai; Twitch launches Privacy Center to educate users about their personal data; Meta brings us a step closer to AI-generated movies

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Google Maps gets more social Nov 16, 2023

Amazon brings its home robot to businesses; Google Photos turns to AI to organize and categorize your photos for you; Google Maps gets more social with a new feature to help you plan outings with your friends

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TikTok’s new streaming feature Nov 15, 2023

Amazon strikes deal with Snap to let users buy its products from ads on Snapchat; Instagram brings Close Friends feature to the main feed; TikTok’s newest feature lets you save favorite songs directly to Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music

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X changing its algorithm to highlight smaller accounts Nov 14, 2023

WhatsApp launches a new Discord-like voice chat feature for large groups; Uber takes steps to combat unfair driver deactivations; Elon Musk says X is changing its algorithm to highlight smaller accounts

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Tumblr Reaches a Breaking Point Nov 11, 2023

EU business crowdfunding is now bound by bloc-wide regulations; Cruise begins layoffs, starting with workers who supported driverless operations; Tumblr to run on skeleton crew as parent company Automattic absorbs staff

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Amazon Fresh refreshed Nov 10, 2023

Snap’s latest version of its AR development tool includes a ChatGPT API, boosted productivity and more; Meta and Amazon team up on new in-app shopping feature on Facebook & Instagram; Amazon makes online grocery available for non-Prime members, starting with Amazon Fresh;

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Creators have mixed feelings about TikTok’s new monetization program Nov 09, 2023

SiriusXM unveils new streaming app, set to launch next month; Creators have mixed feelings about TikTok’s new monetization program; Airbnb leans on reviews to make listings more reliable as it tests review summaries using generative AI

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Google's new tools help users find discounts Nov 08, 2023

TikTok is shutting down its Creator Fund in favor of its newer Creativity Program; Waze gets a new safety feature that warns you if a road has a history of crashes; Google Search and Chrome are getting new tools to help users find discounts

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ChatGPT now has 100 million weekly active users Nov 07, 2023

A choreographer’s lawsuit over Fortnite dance moves isn’t dead after all; YouTube to test generative AI features, including a comments summarizer and conversational tool;OpenAI’s ChatGPT now has 100 million weekly active users

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Snap Map is Giving a Firsthand Perspective from Gaza Nov 04, 2023

People are turning to Snap Map for firsthand perspectives from Gaza; Apple CEO Tim Cook says AI is a fundamental technology, confirms investments in generative AI; Meta and Amazon settle UK antitrust probes over use of third-party data to benefit marketplaces

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Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all seven counts Nov 03, 2023

DoorDash tests warning non-tippers that their order could be slow to arrive; YouTube’s new teen safeguards limit repeated viewing of some video topics; New Facebook Stories API helps creators share directly from third-party desktop or web apps

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Linkedin goes AI Nov 02, 2023

Google launches generative AI tools for product imagery to US advertisers and merchants; LinkedIn, now at 1B users, turns on OpenAI-powered reading and writing tools; The latest in startup business news

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Google and Match Group reach settlement Nov 01, 2023

So long, Twitter Circles; Google and Match Group reach settlement in app store antitrust case

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ChatGPT app revenue shows no signs of slowing, but some other AI apps top it Oct 31, 2023

Mastodon takes on Twitter/X by bringing ‘lists’ to mobile; Meta to offer ad-free subscription in Europe in bid to keep tracking other users; ChatGPT app revenue shows no signs of slowing, but some other AI apps top it

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Sam Bankman-Fried says he didn’t defraud FTX customers or take their funds Oct 28, 2023

Apple fixes bug that undermined iOS privacy feature for years, a year after Musk’s takeover X says an average user spends 32 minutes a day on the platform, and Sam Bankman-Fried says he didn’t defraud FTX customers or take their funds.

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Amazon Clinic can now treat your next cold or cough Oct 27, 2023

OpenAI forms team to study ‘catastrophic’ AI risks, including nuclear threats; Google Maps is getting new AI-powered search updates, an enhanced navigation interface and more; Amazon’s virtual health clinic can now treat patients for a cough, cold or flu

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TikTok partners with Tickets.com to sell tickets for its first live music event Oct 26, 2023

Google Play’s policy update cracks down on ‘offensive’ AI apps, disruptive notifications; TikTok partners with Tickets.com to sell tickets for its first live music event; The latest in startup business news

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Robotaxi pushback grows in Los Angeles Oct 25, 2023

Instagram is testing a dedicated feed for posts from Verified users; YouTube Music now lets you create custom AI-generated playlist art; Apple sends out invites for ‘Scary Fast’ event

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TikTok is testing 15-minute uploads Oct 24, 2023

Apple’s job listings suggest it plans to infuse AI in multiple products; Tinder’s app gets more social by letting friends play matchmaker; TikTok is testing 15-minute uploads

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Elon Musk Confirms new X Premium Tiers Oct 21, 2023

Black founders received 0.13% of capital this Q3; Toyota hops on Tesla's EV charging standard, leaving Stellantis and VW as holdouts; Elon Musk confirms X is soon launching two new premium tiers

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Threads’ latest growth hack Oct 20, 2023

Google Meet now lets you apply a skin-smoothing effect with its new portrait touch-up mode; Threads’ latest growth hack is showing posts on Facebook; Amazon adds social shopping features

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Youtube's new(s) initiatives Oct 19, 2023

Meta is bringing its Telegram-like broadcast channels to Facebook and Messenger; Amazon begins testing Agility’s Digit robot for warehouse work; YouTube is making it easier for users to access news from ‘credible’ sources

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Google is rolling out new Maps and Camera-based accessibility features Oct 18, 2023

Snapchat is now allowing websites to embed content; YouTube debuts new playback controls and creator-focused features; Google is rolling out new Maps and Camera-based accessibility features

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Netflix’s cloud gaming service begins tests in US Oct 17, 2023

LinkedIn confirms it will cut a further 668 jobs;Netflix’s cloud gaming service begins tests in US; YouTube gets new AI-powered ads that let brands target special cultural moments

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Microsoft and Activision Blizzard Make it Official Oct 14, 2023

Microsoft closes $68.7B Activision Blizzard acquisition as UK approves restructured deal; TikTok scores sizable Disney deal including a content hub and publisher partnership; SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launches NASA Psyche mission to metal asteroid

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Threads is rolling out an edit button Oct 13, 2023

Threads is rolling out an edit button, and it’s not locked behind a paywall; Google’s AI-powered search experience can now generate images, write drafts; Twitch adds anti-harassment features to stop banned users from watching streams

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The latest on TikTok’s Effect Creator Rewards Oct 12, 2023

Instagram head says Threads is “not going to amplify news on the platform”; Uber Eats now lets you order from two nearby stores at the same time; TikTok’s Effect Creator Rewards fund now has lower eligibility requirements, an updated payout model and more

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Google's new sustainability features Oct 11, 2023

Adobe Firefly can now generate more realistic images; TikTok now supports direct posting from AI-powered Adobe apps, CapCut, Twitch and more; Google introduces new sustainability features, including a tool for people looking to buy an EV

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ChatGPT’s mobile app hits revenue record Oct 10, 2023

ChatGPT’s mobile app hits record $4.58M in revenue last month, but growth is slowing; Instagram Threads preps a Trending Topics feature in battle with X; A former TikTok employee is building a social app for content creators to network and ‘spill the tea’

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Some gen AI vendors say they’ll defend customers from IP lawsuits. Others, not so much Oct 07, 2023

Only some vendors have pledged to defend customers using their generative AI tools who end up on the wrong side of copyright litigation; Google, Apple face fines in South Korea for breaching in-app billing rules; AI app EPIK hits No. 1 on the App Store for its viral yearbook photo feature

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Spotify’s new artist profiles Oct 06, 2023

Spotify’s new artist profiles highlight music, Stories, merch and events; Google agrees to reform its data terms;Amazon turns off the volume on Amp, its live radio app

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What went down at Google Pixel 2023 Oct 05, 2023

What went down at Google Pixel 2023; Walmart experiments with generative AI tools; The latest in startup business news.

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Spotify's audiobook plans Oct 04, 2023

Spotify to include a selection of 150K audiobooks with its Premium subscription

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TikTok tests an ad-free subscription tier Oct 03, 2023

Visa earmarks $100M to invest in generative AI companies; TikTok confirms small test of an ad-free subscription tier outside the US

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TikTok's Steroid Problem Sep 30, 2023

On TikTok, videos promoting steroids are exploding — and targeting teens; Apple revamps iCloud.com with more features for drive, mail and notes; X (Twitter) has paid almost $20M to creators, CEO says | TechCrunch

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Google is opening up its generative AI search experience to teenagers Sep 29, 2023

Reddit is removing ability to opt out of ad personalization based on your activity on the platform; ChromeOS 117 update brings Material You design and a new window organizer; Google is opening up its generative AI search experience to teenagers

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What went down at Meta Connect 2023 Sep 28, 2023

What went down at Meta Connect 2023; The latest in startup business news

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Apple Podcasts adds original programming Sep 27, 2023

YouTube relaxes advertiser-friendly guidelines around controversial topics; Uber is getting tighter with taxi companies; Apple Podcasts adds original programming

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OpenAI gives ChatGPT a voice Sep 26, 2023

Snap partners with Microsoft; OpenAI gives ChatGPT a voice; Amazon to invest up to $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic

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Yes, you have to update your Apple devices again because spyware is bad Sep 23, 2023

Microsoft’s mobile keyboard app SwiftKey gains new AI-powered features, and Google’s Parisa Tabriz on how the company stays ahead of hackers, and yes, you have to update your Apple devices again because spyware is bad.

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OpenAI unveils DALL-E 3, allows artists to opt out of training Sep 21, 2023

Amazon brings generative AI to Alexa, Up next PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin is now available on Venmo, OpenAI unveils DALL-E 3, allows artists to opt out of training.

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Amazon brings e-commerce to Prime Video Sep 20, 2023

Fitbit overhauls its app with visual refresh and simplified user experience; OpenAI launches a red teaming network to make its models more robust; Amazon brings e-commerce to Prime Video

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Apple’s long-awaited iOS 17 update for iPhones has arrived Sep 19, 2023

Apple’s long-awaited iOS 17 update for iPhones lands today with a number of new and improved security features

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TikTok fined $379M in EU for failing to keep kids’ data safe Sep 16, 2023

TikTok fined $379M in EU for failing to keep kids’ data safe; Former WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar joins Roblox’s board; If you’d bought Apple shares instead of iPhones, you’d now have $147,000.

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TikTok and Billboard team up Sep 15, 2023

TikTok and Billboard team up to launch a top 50 song chart; Meta’s Horizon Worlds is rolling out on web and mobile; Pinterest’s Gen Z-focused Shuffles app has now inspired a new Pinterest feature

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Spotify’s new Showcase tool Sep 14, 2023

WhatsApp is launching its Channels feature globally; Ring’s new Pet Tag accessory helps reunite lost pets with their owners; Spotify’s new Showcase tool lets artists pay to promote their music in the Home feed

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Everything you need to know about Apple Event 2023 Sep 13, 2023

Everything you need to know about Apple Event 2023; The latest in startup business news

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iPhone 15’s shift to USB-C has hidden potential to streamline computing Sep 12, 2023

Apple is revealing the iPhone 15 at a special event; MGM Resorts blames ‘cybersecurity issue’ for ongoing outage; Instacart’s IPO price range puts it close to decacorn status

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Musk, Starlink, and the Geopolitics of Ukraine Sep 09, 2023

Musk says he limited Ukraine's Starlink to prevent attack on Russia; X, formerly Twitter, caught running unlabeled ads in users' Following feeds; Market intelligence firm Sensor Tower conducts layoffs, several execs out

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Google Chrome gets a makeover Sep 08, 2023

Google Chrome gets a visual makeover; SoundCloud’s TikTok-styled discovery feed is rolling out to everyone; eBay is rolling out a new AI tool for marketplace sellers that can generate a product listing from a single photo

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OpenAI to host its first developer conference Sep 07, 2023

YouTube confirms it’s testing a games offering called ‘Playables’; Tubi sees impressive growth; OpenAI will host its first developer conference

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Zoom's AI Rebrand Sep 06, 2023

Zoom rebrands its generative AI features; Google’s quarterly Android updates; The latest in startup business news

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X's Privacy Policy Delves into Biometrics, AI Sep 02, 2023

X plans to collect users' biometric data, along with education and job history, also confirms it will use public data to train AI models; Google pulls popular but controversial live video chat app Chamet from the Play Store

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YouTube Music adds comments to the ‘Now Playing’ screen Sep 01, 2023

YouTube Music adds comments to the ‘Now Playing’ screen; Bumble changes its policy to crack down on bots, ghosting, and doxing; Google Play Points to gain rewards for Walmart+ and Discord

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Google’s Duet AI can now write your emails for you Aug 31, 2023

Instagram is internally testing the ability to create Reels up to 10 minutes long; Venmo partners with Hallmark; Google’s Duet AI can now write your emails for you

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Apple will announce the iPhone 15 on September 12th Aug 30, 2023

Meta avatars are finally getting legs (in beta); Snapchat launches a new AI selfie feature; Apple will announce the iPhone 15 on September 12th

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OpenAI launches a ChatGPT plan for enterprise customers Aug 29, 2023

DoorDash launches AI-powered voice ordering technology for restaurants; OpenAI launches a ChatGPT plan for enterprise customers

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Tesla Shareholders Might Get Payout Aug 26, 2023

Tesla investors might get payout from SEC settlement; YouTube demystifies the Shorts algorithm, views and answers other creator questions; Uber, squeezed by insurance, increases minimum age for new drivers in California

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Amazon brings new AI-driven features to Thursday Night Football Aug 25, 2023

Starbucks is experimenting with ‘scanless checkout’ for drive-through users; Walmart is adding Wing drone deliveries to limited Superstores this year; Amazon brings new AI-driven features to Thursday Night Football

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Spotify introduces new podcaster tools Aug 24, 2023

Google TV adds 25 more free channels; YouTube tests a search feature where users hum to identify songs; Spotify introduces new podcaster tools

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TikTok's new ad plan Aug 23, 2023

Netflix says its DVD-by-mail customers get to keep their final shipment of discs; Meta releases an AI model that can transcribe and translate close to 100 languages; TikTok now lets brands buy ads that appear in the app’s search results

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YouTube's AI compensation plan Aug 22, 2023

Amazon launches a Fire TV Channels app with 400+ free ad-supported TV channels; Apple Podcasts gain new creator tools, including Subscription Analytics and Linkfire integration; YouTube is working on a plan to compensate artists and rightsholders for AI music

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Twitch will let streamers block banned users from watching streams Aug 19, 2023

Twitch is about to hand streamers a way to control who can watch; Elon Musk says X’s ‘block’ feature is going away; Match Group’s background check provider Garbo ends its partnership

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Googles new Transparency Center Aug 18, 2023

Cruise and Waymo see a surge in robotaxi app downloads; Tumblr rolls out a new web interface; Google’s new Transparency Center outlines its product policies, reporting tools and more

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Snapchat’s My AI goes rogue Aug 17, 2023

Amazon Music Unlimited is raising prices for Prime members, family plan users; Snapchat’s My AI goes rogue, posts to Stories; The latest in startup business news

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YouTube Music adds a short-form video feed Aug 16, 2023

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment cuts costs a year after buying Redbox; YouTube Music is adding a TikTok-style ‘Samples’ short-form video feed; Google Photos adds a scrapbook-like Memories view feature aided by AI

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Amazon taps generative AI to enhance product reviews Aug 15, 2023

Telegram rolls out its Stories feature to all users; Netflix begins testing its games on TVs and computers in Canada and U.K.; Amazon taps generative AI to enhance product reviews

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SBF Loses Bail and Elon Says the Battle is On Aug 12, 2023

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's bail revoked ahead of October trial; US cyber board to investigate Microsoft hack of government emails; Elon Musk says he is actually going to fight Mark Zuckerberg

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Disney cracking down on password sharing Aug 11, 2023

Disney is cracking down on password sharing; Lyft takes a page from Uber’s playbook: Ads

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Threads now hooks into Instagram DMs Aug 10, 2023

Threads now hooks into Instagram DMs; Gmail app gets highly requested native translation feature; Free ad-supported TV streaming services are booming, 1 in 3 U.S. viewers tune in

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Netflix launches a game controller app Aug 09, 2023

Lyft looks to kill surge pricing; Apple Music adds a new algorithmic station to let users discover new music; Netflix launches a game controller app for playing games on your TV.

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TikTok hosts a talent show Aug 08, 2023

Zoom's new asynchronous video tool; DoorDash expands retail delivery offerings; TikTok is hosting a talent show

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Nikola CEO Steps Down and Amazon Steps Up to the Merch Table Aug 05, 2023

Nikola CEO steps down, replaced by chairman; Fisker reveals all-electric Alaska pickup, 3 other EV prototypes; Amazon Music teams up with Bandsintown to let fans shop merch from popular artists

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Google's latest search updates Aug 04, 2023

TikTok competitor Triller files to go public; Pinterest touts Amazon partnership progress;Google is introducing a few new Search updates that are designed to help users stay in control of their personal information, privacy and online safety

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X now lets paid users hide their checkmarks Aug 03, 2023

Amazon now offers Fresh grocery delivery to non-Prime members in select US cities; X, formerly Twitter, now lets paid users hide their checkmarks; Tinder tests AI photo selection feature to help users build profiles

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YouTube experiments with AI auto-generated video summaries Aug 02, 2023

YouTube star MrBeast sues ghost kitchen behind MrBeast Burger; Meta is reportedly preparing to release AI-powered chatbots with different personas; YouTube experiments with AI auto-generated video summaries

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Amazon's ‘fastest Prime speeds ever Aug 01, 2023

Amazon achieved its ‘fastest Prime speeds ever; Apple confirms a Screen Time bug is causing settings not to stick; Walmart's billion dollar buyout

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NASA Enters the Streaming World Jul 29, 2023

NASA is launching its own streaming service later this year; Apple's App Store tightens up on user privacy with new rules for app developers; Hackers are infecting Call of Duty players with a self-spreading malware

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Peacock lags behind competitors Jul 28, 2023

Mastodon is launching merch to help fund its development efforts; WhatsApp now lets you record and share short video messages directly in chats; Peacock lags behind competitors, gains just 2M subs for Q2

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Mastadon gets a "For You" feed Jul 27, 2023

Walmart+ adds travel benefits to its list of perks; Bumble launches a separate BFF app for friend friending; Mastadon gets a "For You" feed

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Threads gets a following feed Jul 26, 2023

Meta’s Threads app is rolling out a Following feed; Google Search is making it easier to find relevant information on women’s sports; Spotify shares it's second-quarter earnings

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Netflix rolls out ‘My Netflix’ Jul 25, 2023

Netflix rolls out ‘My Netflix’; Instagram is launching creator subscriptions in Australia, Canada and The UK.

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AI Leaders Go To Washington Jul 22, 2023

Top AI companies visit the White House to make 'voluntary' safety commitments; FedNow is finally live in the US; Amazon is building a $120M facility in Florida for Project Kuiper satellite processing

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Netflix’s first live sporting event Jul 21, 2023

Netflix’s first live sporting event arrives in November; Google is testing an AI tool that can write news articles; Amazon’s palm-scanning payment technology is coming to all 500+ Whole Foods

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Apple testing a ChatGPT-like AI chatbot Jul 20, 2023

Netflix removes its basic tier in the US and the UK; Apple testing a ChatGPT-like AI chatbot; WhatsApp launches standalone smartwatch app for Wear OS

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Threads gets another update Jul 19, 2023

Cameo announces more layoffs; Threads update adds translation and a flurry of minor improvements; TikTok launches its music streaming service in Australia, Mexico and Singapore

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Twitter tweaks its new revenue-sharing policy for creators Jul 18, 2023

Twitter tweaks its new revenue-sharing policy for creators to expand access, increase rate limits; YouTube is testing a new ‘Stable Volume’ feature across its mobile apps; Facebook puts more emphasis on video again with new discovery and editing tools

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Twitter Pays Ad Revenue to Top Tweeters Jul 15, 2023

Meta confirms it is blocking EU-based users from accessing Threads via VPN; Twitter starts sharing ad revenue with verified creators; Designers sue Shein over AI ripoffs of their work.

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Threads gets an update Jul 14, 2023

Instagram’s new Threads app for iOS is out now with its first update; Amazon boasts record sales for Prime Day; Apple introduces bilingual Siri

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Uber Eats gets Domino's pizza Jul 13, 2023

Domino's is coming to Uber Eats; TikTok content to be featured on 3K+ Redbox kiosks; US consumers spent $6.4 billion on the first day of Amazon’s Prime Day event

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Meta's avatar update Jul 12, 2023

Meta's avatar update; Google Calendar adds a pay option; eBay buys an AI company

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Threads reaches 100 million users in 5 days Jul 11, 2023

Threads reaches 100 million users in under a week; Twitch launches a discovery feed; The latest in startup business news

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Robotaxi haters in San Francisco are disabling the AVs with traffic cones Jul 08, 2023

Safe streets activists in San Francisco realized they can disable Cruise and Waymo robotaxis by placing a traffic cone on a vehicle’s hood; As Threads soars, Twitter rival Bluesky hits its first million installs; OpenAI makes GPT-4 generally available

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TikTok launches a music streaming service Jul 07, 2023

TikTok launches a music streaming service in Brazil and Indonesia; Spotify is removing App Store payment option for legacy subscribers; Twitter threatens to sue Meta over its new Threads app

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Meta's Twitter alternative goes live Jul 06, 2023

Meta's Twitter alternative goes live; Twitter silently removes login requirement for viewing tweets; NYC’s anti-bias law for hiring algorithms goes into effect

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Tweetdeck Goes Premium Jul 05, 2023

Twitter said only verified users will be able to access TweetDeck after 30 days; Kentucky is the first state to mandate Tesla's charging plug; Rivian delivers first electric vans to Amazon in Europe

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Twitter now requires an account to view tweets Jul 01, 2023

Silent lurkers might be forced to create a Twitter account; Fidelity deepens valuation cut for Reddit and Discord; Schools say US teachers’ retirement fund was breached by MOVEit hackers

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Snapchat+ reaches 4 million paid subscribers Jun 30, 2023

Snapchat+ reaches 4 million paid subscribers since launching a year ago; You can see who viewed your TikTok profile; DoorDash will give delivery workers the option to be paid a guaranteed hourly minimum rate

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Google's new "Shop" tab Jun 29, 2023

Google's new "Shop" tab; A slew of new features from Doordash; The latest in startup business news

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TikTok’s "Creative Challenge" Jun 28, 2023

TikTok’s new monetization feature invites creators to make video ads for a chance to earn money; TikTok and Meta update their parental controls

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Google's new gaming strategy Jun 27, 2023

Nearly six months after Google officially shut down its cloud gaming service Stadia, it appears the company may be launching a similar product through YouTube; Amazon wants to partner with small businesses, such as bodegas and IT shops, so that they can become delivery partners; DeepMind claims its next chatbot will rival ChatGPT

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Nikola Fire Sparks Foul Play Claim Jun 24, 2023

EV truck maker Nikola suspects foul play in headquarters fire; Washington could be the next state to require Tesla charging standard; Meta to pull news from Facebook and Instagram in Canada

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TikTok’s COO is out Jun 23, 2023

TikTok’s COO is leaving the company; TikTok looks to challenge Amazon and Shein with new e-commerce initiative; Robinhood buys a credit card startup

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Patreon adds e-commerce tools Jun 22, 2023

Microsoft is planning for a supercomputer; Patreon adds e-commerce tools; Bumble is testing a separate BFF app

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2 Big Updates from Spotify Jun 21, 2023

Spotify’s revamped desktop app; Spotify will reportedly launch hi-fi audio through a costlier premium subscription; Vimeo's AI plans

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Reddit communities adopt alternative forms of protest Jun 20, 2023

Hackers threaten to leak 80GB of confidential data stolen from Reddit; Reddit communities adopt alternative forms of protest; The latest in startup business news

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Biden Takes on Ticket Fees Jun 17, 2023

"Ticketmaster, SeatGeek, Live Nation agree to disclose fees upfront; US confirms federal agencies hit by MOVEit breach, as hackers list more victims; NASA hits up 7 space companies to take on orbital squad goals
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Twitch announces a new Partner Plus program Jun 16, 2023

Twitch announced a new creator tier on Thursday that would restore a more favorable subscription revenue split to streamers who qualify, with some strings attached; Meta announced that it’s rolling out Instagram’s Channels features for broadcasting messages globally; A new Twitter alternative launches on iOS

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Netflix plans to open a restaurant Jun 15, 2023

Google Lens can now search for skin conditions; Netflix plans to open a restaurant

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Netflix reportedly plans first live sports event Jun 14, 2023

Paul McCartney used AI to make a new Beatles song; You can now share music on Instagram Notes; Netflix reportedly plans first live sports event

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Daily Crunch: Reddit Goes Down, Just As It Goes Dark Jun 13, 2023

Reddit goes down just as a site-wide protest against its unpopular new API policy kicks off; Tesla’s Supercharger network will strain under the weight of GM and Ford deals; FTC reportedly seeks injunction to stop Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal

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Daily Crunch: Netflix password sharing crackdown... worked? Jun 10, 2023

Netflix sees jump in subs as it begins to curb password sharing in US, says report; Another huge US medical data breach confirmed after Fortra mass-hack; Spotify is officially testing an offline mix

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Daily Crunch: Uber's car sharing service is coming to North America Jun 09, 2023

Uber's car sharing service coming to North America; Uber gears up for big sustainability drive; ChatGPT comes to iPad

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Daily Crunch: TikTok expands its ‘Series’ paywall feature Jun 08, 2023

Google claims that Bard is improving at math and programming; Google Cloud and Salesforce team up; TikTok expands its ‘Series’ paywall feature

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Daily Crunch: Instagram working on an AI chatbot Jun 07, 2023

Instagram working on an AI chatbot; Netflix announces two new mobile games; Apple's new TipKit

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Daily Crunch: Layoffs at Spotify Jun 06, 2023

Layoffs at Spotify; Apple commits to mental health

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Daily Crunch: Another Twitter Exec Bites the Dust Jun 03, 2023

Twitter’s trust and safety lead Ella Irwin resigns; Fidelity has cut Reddit valuation by 41% since 2021 investment; Scammers publish ads for hacking services on government websites

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Daily Crunch: BeReal adds a messaging feature Jun 02, 2023

BeReal adds a messaging feature; Meta announces over 20 new games for Quest headsets; Walmart's plan to reduce plastic

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Daily Crunch: Instagram's new user control feature Jun 01, 2023

Instagram's new user control feature; Instacart's in-app AI search tool; The latest in startup business news

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Daily Crunch: Amazon India tests dine-in payments May 31, 2023

Amazon discontinues celebrity voice feature; Amazon India tests dine-in payments The latest feature from instacart.

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Daily Crunch: Ford Teams Up with Tesla May 27, 2023

Ford to bring Tesla’s charging tech into its future EVs; Following successful mission, Virgin Galactic targeting June for first commercial spaceflight; Meta to limit how it uses ad data to boost Facebook Marketplace

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Twitter's new API tier: Daily Crunch May 26, 2023

Twitter introduces a new $5,000-per-month API tier; OpenAI’s ChatGPT app tops 500K downloads in just 6 days; YouTube Stories are shutting down June 26

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Daily Crunch: Another round of layoffs for Meta May 25, 2023

Another round of layoffs for Meta; Apple's latest iOS 17 update; the latest in startup business news

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Daily Crunch: Netflix begins its password sharing crackdown May 24, 2023

Netflix begins its password sharing crackdown; Peloton relaunches its workout app; Spotify may use AI to make host-read podcast ads that sound like real people

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Daily Crunch: TikTok sues Montana May 23, 2023

WhatsApp's latest update; LinkedIn brings verification to job posts; TikTok sues Montana

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Daily Crunch: Meta Bets Big on AI May 19, 2023

YouTube will no longer be deleting videos from inactive accounts; Meta's big bet on AI; Google updates it's podcast search results.

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Daily Crunch: Uber's family plans & NYT gets an audio app May 18, 2023

Uber has family plans; Twitter's latest user research; New York Times gets an audio app

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Daily Crunch: Google's Latest Security Push May 17, 2023

Google's latest security push; WNBA app rolls out TikTok-style video feed; Bumble's new Spotify feature

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Daily Crunch 5/16/23 May 16, 2023

WhatsApp's new "Chat Lock" feature; Vice files for bankruptcy; TikTok adds a mental health awareness hub

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Daily Crunch 5/13/23 May 13, 2023

Elon Musk appoints new Twitter CEO, NBCU’s Linda Yaccarino; Tinder will remove social handles from bios as part of its updated community guidelines; Toyota Japan exposed millions of vehicles’ location data for a decade

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Daily Crunch 5/12/23 May 12, 2023

Another peleton recall; The latest updates from Pinterest; Microsoft's strategic investment

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Daily Crunch 5/11/23 May 11, 2023

Google’s Magic Compose; Etsy’s latest feature; Roku expands smart home lineup

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Daily Crunch 5/10/23 May 10, 2023

TikTok's hub to help brands; Amazon’s latest shopping experience; IBM gets an AI service.

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Daily Crunch 5/9/23 May 09, 2023

SoundCloud debuts a fan engagement tool for artists; Shopify sells 6 River Systems to new owner; The latest in startup business news

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Daily Crunch 5/6/23 May 06, 2023

Samsung surpasses Apple in smartphone shipments by 1% amid persisting market decline; Apple introduces 20 more games to Apple Arcade; Security researcher finds trove of Capita data exposed online

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Daily Crunch 5/5/23 May 05, 2023

Shopify to reduce workforce by 20%, sells logistics business to Flexport for 13% equity; Microsoft doubles down on AI with new Bing features; Hugging Face and ServiceNow release a free code-generating model

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Daily Crunch 5/4/23 May 04, 2023

Fortnite is now available on Fire TV; the latest enhancements from Reddit; TikTok's revamped creator fund

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Daily Crunch 5/3/23 May 03, 2023

Roku touts its new ad products; Peacock launches ‘Must ShopTV’; The latest rollout from Meta

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Daily Crunch 5/2/23 May 02, 2023

YouTube gives advertisers new ad formats across Shorts; Apple releases first ‘rapid’ security fixes; Amazon expands it's free TV streaming service

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Daily Crunch 4/29/23 Apr 29, 2023

Shares of First Republic are off 40% on reports that the government may step in; Brave Search doesn’t use Bing’s index anymore; Reddit is testing Discord-like channels for community chat

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Daily Crunch 4/28/23 Apr 28, 2023

Pinterest partners with Amazon; YouTube Music officially rolls out podcasts; The latest in startup business news

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Daily Crunch 4/27/23 Apr 27, 2023

TikTok's in-app tool test; The latest update from Snap; Meta beats revenue expectations

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Daily Crunch 4/26/23 Apr 26, 2023

YouTube continues to see ad revenue decline; GM is killing off the Chevy Bolt and Bolt EUV; OpenAI's business plan for ChatGPT

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Daily Crunch 4/25/23 Apr 25, 2023

Apple captures nearly half of global refurbished smartphone market; Snapchat sees a spike in 1 star reviews; Google brings generative AI to cybersecurity

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Daily Crunch 4/22/23 Apr 22, 2023

Twitter seemingly now requires all advertisers to have a verified checkmark; Google’s Bard AI chatbot can now generate and debug code; Lyft to make ‘significant’ cuts across ride-hailing company

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Daily Crunch 4/21/23 Apr 21, 2023

Google Fi gets a rebrand; Twitter alternative Bluesky hits Android; Twitter’s legacy blue check mark era is officially over

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Daily Crunch 4/20/23 Apr 20, 2023

Spotify's latest update; News on Netflix’s ad-supported plan; The latest in startup business news

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Daily Crunch 4/19/23 Apr 19, 2023

Reddit to begin charging for use of its API; Netflix kisses mail-order DVDs goodbye; Marvel’s new fitness app

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Daily Crunch 4/18/23 Apr 18, 2023

Apple launches Apple Card's savings accounts; Twitter's new downranking policy; The latest startup business news

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Daily Crunch 4/15/23 Apr 15, 2023

Spotify is shutting down Heardle, the Wordle-like music guessing game it bought last year; Washington Uber and Lyft drivers win paid family and medical leave; Parler to be acquired by digital media company Starboard, shut down temporarily.

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Daily Crunch 4/14/23 Apr 14, 2023

With Bedrock, Amazon enters the generative AI race; Spotify introduces an iPhone Lock Screen widget for easy access to its app; More newsrooms bail on Twitter as Musk meddles with account labels

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Daily Crunch 4/13/23 Apr 13, 2023

Google's new Maps features; Pinterest gets news safety tools; The latest linkedin updates

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Daily Crunch 4/12/23 Apr 12, 2023

Google TV expands its free streaming lineup; Instagram's latest update; TikTok considers ditching its ‘Friends’ tab

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Daily Crunch 4/11/23 Apr 11, 2023

YouTube Premium adds more perks; New snapchat lenses have arrived for Microsoft; A bug reported in Twitter circle

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Daily Crunch 4/8/23 Apr 08, 2023

With latest hit Lemon8, ByteDance again learns from the China playbook; Twitter won’t let you retweet, like or reply to Substack links; ‘The Acolyte’ Star Wars series will debut on Disney+ in 2024

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Daily Crunch 4/7/23 Apr 07, 2023

Apple re-invents the ipod; Messenger adds multi-player games; Lyft relaunches EV service

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Daily Crunch 4/6/23 Apr 06, 2023

Google's new account deletion policy for Android Apps; Meta's generative AI plans; Stripe's latest numbers

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Daily Crunch 4/5/23 Apr 05, 2023

Amazon's startup goals; TikTok's $15 million fine; Pinterest expands it's Creator Fund.

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Daily Crunch 4/4/23 Apr 04, 2023

Spotify shutting down its live audio app; Youtube's Coachella plans; Google gets new travel features

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Daily Crunch: 4/1/23 Apr 01, 2023

Netflix restructures its film units; Hulu debuts a new interface

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Daily Crunch 3/31/23 Mar 31, 2023

Twitter's new API plan; Netflix's latest gaming announcement; Updates on a twitter alternative

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Daily Crunch 3/30/23 Mar 30, 2023

1,100+ notable signatories just signed an open letter asking ‘all AI labs to immediately pause for at least 6 months’; Amazon now lets T-Mobile customers make and receive calls via an Alexa-enabled device; WWDC returns to Apple Park June 5

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Daily Crunch – 3/29/23 Mar 29, 2023

Spotify's niche mixes; Zoom gets new features; The latest in startup business news

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Daily Crunch – 3/28/23 Mar 28, 2023

TikTok launches a platform for marketers; Another country bans TikTok from government managed devices; A Youtube Frontier bundle

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Daily Crunch 3/25/23 Mar 25, 2023

FTC proposes new rule to make it easier to cancel free trials and subscriptions; Twitter will kill ‘legacy’ blue checks on April 1; Ford to build next-gen EV truck at $5.6B factory in 2025

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Daily Crunch 3/24/23 Mar 24, 2023

Doordash gets new retail partners; ChatGPT's internet upgrade; The latest in startup business news

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Daily Crunch 3/23/23 Mar 23, 2023

the latest launch from Microsoft; Layoffs at indeed.com; Mozilla's new startup

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Daily Crunch 3/22/23 Mar 22, 2023

Instagram's latest ad experiment; Spotify brings audiobook to Canada; Adobe's AI product promise

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Daily Crunch 3/21/23 Mar 21, 2023

Duoling delves into music; Netflix gets more video games; A new verification process for Twitter Blue subscribers

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Daily Crunch 3/18/23 Mar 18, 2023

SVB Financial files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection, says it has $2.2B in liquidity; Meta launches paid verification on Instagram and Facebook in the US; YouTube reinstates Donald Trump’s account

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Daily Crunch 3/17/23 Mar 17, 2023

YouTube TV hikes price to $72.99; More details on Microsoft’s new Power Platform AI copilot

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Daily Crunch 3/16/23 Mar 16, 2023

LinkedIn expands its generative AI; Sling TV's latest features; Substack introduces it's chat feature

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Daily Crunch – 3/15/23 Mar 15, 2023

The latest Microsoft layoffs; Duolingo launches new subscription tier; OpenAI releases GPT-4

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Daily Crunch 3/14/23 Mar 14, 2023

Spotify's plans for it's AI DJ feature; Meta winds down support for NFTs; TuneIn's interactive map feature

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Daily Crunch 3/11/23 Mar 11, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank is being shut down by regulators; SEC charges Blackbaud for failing to disclose ‘full impact’ of ransomware attack; Telehealth startup Cerebral shared millions of patients’ data with advertisers

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Daily Crunch – 3/10/23 Mar 10, 2023

Discord's AI update; Apple's new classical music app; Reddit shuts down reddit talk

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Daily Crunch 3/9/23 Mar 09, 2023

3 big announcements at Spotify's Stream on Event; The latest in startup business news

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Daily Crunch 3/8/23 Mar 08, 2023

Facebook’s latest test; Reddit’s new TikTok inspired feature. Amazon closes 8 Amazon go stores

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Daily Crunch - 3/7/23 Mar 07, 2023

SoundCloud latest app idea; Sirius XM's layoffs; FireTV's new Oscar hub

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Daily Crunch 03/04/23 Mar 04, 2023

Secret Service and ICE conducted warrantless stingray surveillance, says watchdog; VW-backed Scout Motors to build $2B factory in South Carolina; India’s central bank slaps penalty on Amazon’s payments unit

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Daily Crunch 3/3/23 Mar 03, 2023

Instagram tests its age verification tools; Pinterest tests a new premium video ad format; Target will allow you to return items from your car

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Daily Crunch 3/2/23 Mar 02, 2023

OpenAI debuts Whisper API; A new Airbnb ban; Audible launches a singing competition

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Daily Crunch 3/1/23 Mar 01, 2023

Google addresses it's macbook battery drain problem; Rivian's latest earnings; Bluesky hits the app store

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Daily Crunch 2/28/23 Feb 28, 2023

Snapchat launches an AI chatbot; The latest update from Reddit; Spotify kills it's heart button

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Daily Crunch 02/25/23 Feb 25, 2023

Warner Bros. Discovery continues to lose money despite success of ‘The Last of Us’ and ‘Hogwarts Legacy’; Poshmark lays off employees just two months after being acquired by Naver; DOJ suit could represent significant stumbling block for $20B Adobe-Figma deal

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Daily Crunch 2/24/23 Feb 24, 2023

Google’s Canadian content block; Podcasts are coming soon to youtube music; Twitch’s new experiments hub

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Daily Crunch 2/23/23 Feb 23, 2023

Spotify's new AI-powered feature, Uber's App redesign; Mercedes partners with Google

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Daily Crunch 2/22/23 Feb 22, 2023

Coming up: Meta Quest goes controller-less; Tumblr's iOS revenue increase; The latest in startup business news

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Daily Crunch 2/18/23 Feb 18, 2023

Atlassian and Envoy briefly blame each other for data breach; FTC’s new Office of Technology will help mop up tech ‘oozing with snake oil’; Lyft is charging riders wait time fees — but drivers aren't reaping the rewards

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Daily Crunch 2/17/23 Feb 17, 2023

Instagram’s new broadcast chat feature, Snapchat announces 750 million monthly active users; Paramount+ reaches 56M subs

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Daily Crunch 2/16/23 Feb 16, 2023

Snap introduces ray tracing technology; Roku soars past revenue expectations; Instacart’s latest features;

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Daily Crunch 2/15/23 Feb 15, 2023

Tubi reaches 64M monthly active users; Airbnb posts a record Q4; Meta's improved consumer-facing tool

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Daily Crunch 2/14/23 Feb 14, 2023

YouTube's new commercial music licensing resource; Meta planning for a fresh round of layoffs; Has the AI photo app trend already fizzled?

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Daily Crunch 2/11/23 Feb 11, 2023

Amazon in talks to buy Indian video giant MX Player; Reddit says hackers accessed employee data following phishing attack; India lifts ban on PayU’s LazyPay and some other lending apps

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Daily Crunch 2/10/23 Feb 10, 2023

DoorDash introduces new safety features for riders; Lyft shares get crushed; Yahoo announces staff layoffs

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Daily Crunch 2/9/23 Feb 09, 2023

Netflix starts cracking down on password sharing; Google maps gets an update; Disney+ reports its first subscriber loss

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Daily Crunch 2/8/23 Feb 08, 2023

Roku partners with DoorDash; Zoom's latest layoffs; Facebook rolls out new comment moderation tools

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Daily Crunch 2/7/23 Feb 07, 2023

Google takes on ChatGPT; Details on the Dell layoffs; Wikipedia unblocked in Pakistan

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Daily Crunch 2/4/23 Feb 04, 2023

Apple says it now has 935 million paid subscriptions; Grocery deliverer JOKR doubles down on Brazil as it secures $50M on $1.3B valuation; Google says YouTube Shorts has crossed 50 billion daily views

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Daily Crunch 2/3/23 Feb 03, 2023

Is Instagram considering paid verification?; Roblox throwing a Super Bowl party; TikTok introduces a strike system for violations

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Daily Crunch 2/2/23 Feb 02, 2023

Netflix's plan to stop account sharing; President Biden calls out Apple and Google; Microsoft plans to update Bing

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Daily Crunch 2/1/23 Feb 01, 2023

Meta testing "members only worlds"; New social app from Instagram's co-founders; Spotify's expanded social ambitions

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Daily Crunch 1/31/23 Jan 31, 2023

Meta halts another project; Paramount+ and Showtime team; Netflix's "Kid Mystery Box"

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Daily Crunch 1/28/23 Jan 28, 2023

Report: Stripe tried to raise more funding at a $55B-$60B valuation; Google created an AI that can generate music from text descriptions, but won’t release it; Twitter co-founder Biz Stone joins board of audiovisual startup Chroma

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Daily Crunch 1/27/23 Jan 27, 2023

Walmart's new "Text to Shop" feature; TikTok expands its DM settings; Peacock tops 20M subscribers

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Daily Crunch 1/26/23 Jan 26, 2023

Tesla's big Q4 numbers, A new ad plan from Disney+; The latest App economy numbers

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Daily Crunch 1/25/23 Jan 25, 2023

Amazon launches RxPass; Youtube's new plan for college students; Instagram’s new profile photo feature

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Daily Crunch 1/24/23 Jan 24, 2023

Spotify employee cuts; Meta expands its partnership with the NBA; Netflix teams up with Bumble;

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Daily Crunch 1/21/23 Jan 21, 2023

Google parent Alphabet cuts 6% of its workforce, impacting 12,000 people; Fandom lays off employees across Giant Bomb, GameSpot and Metacritic; India releases guidelines for social media influencers accepting paid promotions

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Daily Crunch 1/20/23 Jan 20, 2023

Instagram’s new ‘Quiet Mode’; Amazon ends charity donation program; Uber EV update

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Daily Crunch 1/19/23 Jan 19, 2023

Amazon fined by regulators; Wikipedia's first makeover in over a decade; A Youtube TV upgrade

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Daily Crunch 1/18/23 Jan 18, 2023

Netflix refreshes its iPhone app; Oversight Board presses Meta to revise nudity policy; Discord acquires a compliments-based social media app for teens;

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Daily Crunch 1/14/23 Jan 14, 2023

Tesla keeps slashing prices, this time by as much as 20%; Backed by Tiger Global, Mayfair emerges from stealth to offer businesses a higher yield on their cash; Google says India antitrust order poses threat to national security

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Daily Crunch 1/13/23 Jan 13, 2023

Layoffs at Alphabet; TikTok launches a Talent Manager Portal; HBO Max’s ad-free monthly subscription is increasing

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Daily Crunch 1/12/23 Jan 12, 2023

Twitter considers selling usernames; Microsoft launches 365 Basic; Netflix gets livestreaming rights to SAG Awards

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Daily Crunch 1/11/23 Jan 11, 2023

An Xfinity Apple Airplay update; Paramount+ orders a live-action ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ series; The latest numbers from App Store developers

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Daily Crunch 1/10/23 Jan 10, 2023

Instagram removing the Shop tab; Apple Maps teams with a parking platform; Sling TV rolls out user profiles

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Daily Crunch 1/7/23 Jan 07, 2023

Doorstead closes on $21.5M to make sure you always have a tenant for your rental property; Indian fintech KreditBee nears $700 million valuation in new funding; â€‹â€‹Lumus shows off AR glasses that don’t look too dorky

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Daily Crunch 1/6/23 Jan 06, 2023

Google launches HD maps; TikTok adds video-scrubbing thumbnails; Ring brings back the peephole cam

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Daily Crunch 1/5/23 Jan 05, 2023

Salesforce to cut workforce by 10%; Doordash introduces "package pick up"; Spotify's new time capsule feature;

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Daily Crunch 1/4/23 Jan 04, 2023

Microsoft's first official U.S. union; TikTok expanding it's audience control feature; Apple increasing battery replacement service charges

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Daily Crunch 12/30/22 Dec 30, 2022

Spotify's New Year's hub; A CEO changeup at Alibaba; The latest crypto news in India

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Daily Crunch 12/29/22 Dec 29, 2022

Details on Amazon's standalone app; US House bans TikTok on lawmakers’ phones; Movano's latest smart ring news.

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Daily Crunch 12/28/22 Dec 28, 2022

Uber and Amazon blasted for poor working conditions; An EV-plosion awaits in 2023; The latest in startup business news.

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Daily Crunch 12/23/22 Dec 23, 2022

Twitter's stock and crypto update; A holiday tip on ad blockers from the FBI; Password manager giant hacked

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Daily Crunch 12/22/22 Dec 22, 2022

Netflix branches out into fitness content; Snapchat's new customization features; The latest from Google play

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Daily Crunch 12/21/22 Dec 21, 2022

An upgrade on Amazon's Fire TV; Another new TikTok feature; The latest on Twitter Blue for Business

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Daily Crunch 12/20/22 Dec 20, 2022

Google can read your doctor’s bad handwriting; Spotify reimagines their Anchor brand; Instagram's new reel template

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Daily Crunch 12/17/22 Dec 17, 2022

Twitter pulls its Spaces group audio feature after Musk run-in with banned journalists; Europe wastes no time warning Musk over ‘arbitrary suspension of journalists’; ‘Black Adam’ arrives on HBO Max following box office bust

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Daily Crunch 12/16/22 Dec 16, 2022

Spotify’s grand plan to monetize developers; Another new feature from instagram and the latest in startup business news

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Daily Crunch 12/15/22 Dec 15, 2022

Spotify loses some live shows; Tinder launches "relationship goals" and Tinder shuts down its newsletter forum.

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Daily Crunch 12/14/22 Dec 14, 2022

TikTok's horizontal full screen mode, Instagram's text update update and two more mobile games come to Netflix

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Daily Crunch 12/13/22 Dec 13, 2022

Twitter to remove all legacy verifications; Meta disconnects its Connectivity division; AI art apps are cluttering the App Store’s Top Charts

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Daily Crunch 12/10/22 Dec 10, 2022

Instant grocery app Getir acquires its competitor Gorillas; Amid growing concerns from third-party developers, Twitter shuts down Toolbox and other projects; Tesla hopes China boss will bring secret sauce to Gigafactory Texas

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Daily Crunch 12/9/22 Dec 09, 2022

Amazon launches Inspire; Disney+'s ad plan; The latest Google Chrome updates

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Daily Crunch 12/8/22 Dec 08, 2022

WhatsApp rolling out 3D avatars; Amazon's plan to tip your delivery driver; Instagram’s new transparency tools

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Daily Crunch 12/7/22 Dec 07, 2022

Google Search’s new topic filters; Update on Apple's first car; Apple loosens grip on App Store pricing

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Daily Crunch 12/6/22 Dec 06, 2022

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Daily Crunch 12/3/22 Dec 03, 2022

Astra star hire Benjamin Lyon resigns, management team restructured; Google is testing end-to-end encryption for group chats in the Messages app; Florida state tax website bug exposed filers’ data

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Daily Crunch 12/2/22 Dec 02, 2022

Youtube launches a podcast; Google's helpful reading app; The Netflix Preview Club

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Daily Crunch 12/1/22 Dec 01, 2022

Layoffs at Doordash; Bumble's new message feature; Netflix launches more mobile games

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Daily Crunch 11/30/22 Nov 30, 2022

The Instafest app comes to America; Snapchat's California privacy setting, and Amazon's new AI tool for kids;

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Daily Crunch 11/29/22 Nov 29, 2022

WhatsApp's latest feature; Another Twitter alternative gets funding; The latest in startup business news.

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Daily Crunch 11/24/22 Nov 24, 2022

NASA's Thanksgiving plans; Youtube's quiz feature coming soon; The latest in startup business news

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Daily Crunch 11/23/22 Nov 23, 2022

Spotify expands its audiobooks; Twitter hires a hacker; The latest updates from Venmo

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Daily Crunch 11/22/22 Nov 22, 2022

Another Twitter alternative gains traction; Meta's teen privacy update; Amazon's Wickr Me shutting down in 2023

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Daily Crunch 11/19/22 Nov 19, 2022

New Twitter accounts will have to wait 90 days before buying a subscription; Ticketmaster faces antitrust scrutiny after Taylor Swift ticket chaos; OnlyFans partners with Spring to add shopping features

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Daily Crunch 11/18/22 Nov 18, 2022

Changes coming to your facebook profile; Fiat talks car sharing and subscription services; GM's 2025 EV plan is still on track.

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Daily Crunch 11/17/22 Nov 17, 2022

Google play tightens up security on kids apps; Layoffs looming at Amazon; The latest in startup business news

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Daily Crunch 11/16/22 Nov 16, 2022

Shopping comes to youtube shorts; Netflix's new feature; Amazon's latest move into telehealth.

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Daily Crunch 11/15/22 Nov 15, 2022

Doordash rolls out new safety features; Amazon launches live sports talk content; Hulu adds more live channels

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Daily Crunch 11/12/22 Nov 12, 2022

FTX files for bankruptcy, CEO Sam Bankman-Fried steps down; Musk flip-flops on Twitter verification — brings back (some) ‘Official’ badges; Musk’s lawyer tells Twitter staff they won’t be liable if company violates FTC consent decree

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Daily Crunch 11/11/22 Nov 11, 2022

Reddit's new Community Muting feature; Amazon's new delivery drone; An update on the Waymo robotaxi

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Daily Crunch 11/10/22 Nov 10, 2022

Zoom teams up with Tesla; Youtube's big subscriber bump; Spotify's Apple watch upgrade

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Daily Crunch 11/9/22 Nov 09, 2022

Zoom's plan to expand; Disney+ keeps growing; Mastadon making waves

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Daily Crunch 11/8/22 Nov 08, 2022

An Airbnb tweak; Lyft's massive hit; The youtube shorts roll out has begun

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Daily Crunch 11/5/22 Nov 05, 2022

Twitter sued in class action lawsuit over mass layoffs without proper legal notice; After Stripe and Square, Venmo and PayPal are set to support Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhones; Formula 1’s Toto Wolff, accused of running his team remotely, leans into software

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Daily Crunch 11/4/22 Nov 04, 2022

WhatsApps' new discussion group feature, Amazon's corporate hire freeze; Netflix's ad supported plan is here.

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Daily Crunch 11/3/22 Nov 03, 2022

Instagram's NFT news; Roku braces for a bumpy 4th quarter; Gmail's new tracking package feature

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Daily Crunch 11/2/22 Nov 02, 2022

The end of google hangouts; The latest feature from twitch; and Amazon gets a music catalog

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Daily Crunch 11/1/22 Nov 01, 2022

The Bed, Bath & Beyond data breach; Instagram has some explaining to do; Shopify buys a startup company

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Daily Crunch 10/29/22 Oct 29, 2022

Twitter will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange on November 8; Europe schools Elon Musk; Elon Musk will reportedly take the CEO role after exec exodus

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Daily Crunch 10/28/22 Oct 28, 2022

Amazon's income dip; More bad news for meta; A redesign update from youtube

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Daily Crunch – 10/27/22 Oct 27, 2022

Meta posts another revenue decline; Layoffs at Zillow; The latest in startup business news

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Daily Crunch 10/26/22 Oct 26, 2022

Amazon allows Venmo; The return of Lyft's monthly subscription program; Dr. Who's new home

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Daily Crunch 10/25/22 Oct 25, 2022

Bumble combats "cyberflashing"; Australia toughens its privacy laws; Apple increases U.S. subscriptions

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Daily Crunch 10/22/22 Oct 22, 2022

Amazon says fear of Google putting off vendors from TV hardware partnership; YouTube Premium’s family plan gets a price hike in several countries; Delhivery falls to all-time low after muted growth report

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Daily Crunch 10/21/22 Oct 21, 2022

Reliance launches JioBook, its maiden Android-powered laptop; India fines Google $162 million for anti-competitive practices on Android; Banyan raises $43M to grow its network of item-level purchase data

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Daily Crunch 10/20/22 Oct 20, 2022

Rivian hires former Waymo exec for new autonomy, AI role; Soccer legend Lionel Messi plans to get into tech investing via a new Silicon Valley holding company; OnlyFans CEO says adult content will still have a home on the site in 5 years

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Daily Crunch 10/19/22 Oct 19, 2022

AI content platform Jasper raises $125M at a $1.5B valuation; Landis grabs $40M to turn renters into homeowners; Apple unveils new entry-level iPad that looks just like the iPad Pro

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Daily Crunch 10/18/22 Oct 18, 2022

Kanye West to acquire 'uncancelable' social media platform Parler; Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart launches metaverse shopping experience; Apple is bringing Spatial Audio to cars, starting with Mercedes-Benz

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Daily Crunch 10/15/22 Oct 15, 2022

Andreessen Horowitz backs Synonym’s bio-manufacturing facilities; Google is updating its 'Ad' tag to 'Sponsored' for mobile search; Meta’s legs update is not on the horizon yet

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Daily Crunch 10/14/22 Oct 14, 2022

Google’s 3D video calling booths, Project Starline, will now be tested in the real world; Uniswap Labs valued at $1.66 billion in $165 million new funding; Analytics operating system Redbird makes data more accessible to non-technical users

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Daily Crunch 10/13/22 Oct 13, 2022

After selling his last startup to Google, Jacob Bank now wants to automate mundane tasks with Relay; Microsoft brings DALL-E 2 to the masses with Designer and Image Creator; Indian edtech giant Byju’s cuts 2,500 jobs

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Daily Crunch 10/12/22 Oct 12, 2022

Meta announces legs for avatars; Factorial adds $120M and doubles valuation to $1B to build enterprise-quality HR for SMBs; NocoDB takes on Airtable with open source no-code platform that connects to production databases

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Daily Crunch 10/11/22 Oct 11, 2022

Google removes The OG App from the Play Store as founders think about next steps; Hulu raises its subscription prices; Endor emerges from stealth with $25M to secure software supply chains

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Daily Crunch 10/8/22 Oct 08, 2022

Binance hit by $100 million blockchain bridge hack; Purple Elephant Ventures, Kenya’s tourism-focused startup studio, raises $1 million pre-seed funding; Amazon scales back Scout delivery robot program

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Daily Crunch 10/7/22 Oct 07, 2022

Google launched new hardware and tech at its Fall 2022 event; Lightdash takes on Looker with an open source BI platform built for dbt; AI-powered supply chain visibility platform Altana bags $100M

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Daily Crunch 10/6/22 Oct 06, 2022

Google picks South Africa for its first cloud region in Africa; Gourmey grabs $48 million to keep working on lab-grown foie gras; Facebook is rolling out new ways to customize what you see in your feed

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Daily Crunch 10/5/22 Oct 05, 2022

VLC-developer VideoLAN sends legal notice to Indian ministries over ban; Meet Fizz, the social app downloaded by '95% of Stanford undergrads'; Google begins rolling out its iOS 16 Lock Screen widgets

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Daily Crunch 10/4/22 Oct 04, 2022

Hackers leak 500GB trove of data stolen during LAUSD ransomware attack; Kim Kardashian charged by SEC for pushing crypto, reaches $1.26M settlement; Amazon is launching a dedicated hub for its affordable shopping options

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Daily Crunch 10/1/22 Oct 01, 2022

Indian market regulator tightens IPO disclosure norms; YouTube TV users can now subscribe to standalone networks without a base plan; Twitter is rolling out a refreshed user interface for DMs on Android

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Daily Crunch 9/30/22 Sep 30, 2022

Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will freeze hiring and cut costs; Amazon quietly picked up a cashierless store startup to stock its Amazon Go play in India; Instagram permanently disabled Pornhub’s account

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Daily Crunch 9/29/22 Sep 29, 2022

Apple reportedly readjusts iPhone 14 production targets after slow demand; Hacker breaches Fast Company systems to send offensive Apple News notifications; Google’s upcoming Maps feature will let you check out the ‘vibe’ of a neighborhood

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Daily Crunch 9/28/22 Sep 28, 2022

NASA’s DART anti-asteroid satellite successfully smashes into space rock; Document onboarding startup Flatfile nabs $50M from investors, including Workday; Calendly, the $3B+ scheduling startup, acquires Prelude to drive into the recruitment sector

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Daily Crunch 9/27/22 Sep 27, 2022

Apple reportedly readjusts iPhone 14 production targets after slow demand; Hacker breaches Fast Company systems to send offensive Apple News notifications; Google’s upcoming Maps feature will let you check out the ‘vibe’ of a neighborhood

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Daily Crunch 9/24/22 Sep 24, 2022

Backed by Epic Games, distributed computing startup Hadean nabs $30M to power the metaverse; A Strava co-founder races into a lucrative market – lending against life insurance; Kenyan startup Ponea gaining momentum in driving access to medical services

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Daily Crunch 9/23/22 Sep 23, 2022

Google’s new Chromecast costs $30 — and it has a remote; SoftBank cuts internal valuation of $10 billion Oyo to $2.7 billion; Keith Rabois’ OpenStore bags new funding as valuation soars to $970M

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Daily Crunch 9/22/22 Sep 22, 2022

IT services group Wipro fires 300 employees moonlighting for competitors; A ‘Stripe for phone plans’: Gigs raises $20M to help any company be an MVNO; Malwarebytes lands a $100M cash injection weeks after laying off 125 employees

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Daily Crunch 9/21/22 Sep 21, 2022

Spotify does audio books; Peloton's rowing machine finally arrives; Amazon dabbles in synthetic fuels

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Daily Crunch – 9/20/22 Sep 20, 2022

TikTok’s BeReal clone is now available; BeReal considers paid features; Ford eats a billion dollars

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Daily Crunch 09/17/22 Sep 17, 2022

Uber investigating cybersecurity incident after hacker breaches its internal network; FTC sets its sights on ‘unfair, deceptive, and anticompetitive practices’ in gig economy; Launch House’s community reacts to misconduct and harassment allegations

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Daily Crunch 9/16/22 Sep 16, 2022

Adobe's big buy; Layoffs at tencent; TikTok's BeReal clone

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Daily Crunch 9/15/22 Sep 15, 2022

The latest from Youtube Shorts; Ford's EV ultimatum; TikTok's biometric data drama

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Daily Crunch 9/14/22 Sep 14, 2022

An update on Twitter's podcasts plans; Amazon's Kindle gets an update; A new way to make money on Instagram

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Daily Crunch 9/13/22 Sep 13, 2022

Someone finds a Meta Quest prototype; Robotaxis are coming to Texas

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Daily Crunch 9/10/22 Sep 10, 2022

Patreon confirms security team layoffs; Amazon is buying Cloostermans, a mechatronics specialist in Belgium, to ramp up its robotics operations; Nigerian blockchain payments startup Bitmama closes $2M pre-seed as it scales to new markets

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Daily Crunch 9/9/22 Sep 09, 2022

Bloomingdale’s new virtual store; Google's Android upgrade; Instagram's latest repost feature

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Daily Crunch 9/8/22 Sep 08, 2022

The iOS 16 release date; Instacart's latest buy; Twitter's latest feature

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Daily Crunch 9/7/22 Sep 07, 2022

The president's $50 billion CHIPS Act plan; Samsung's data breach notice; Juul's biggest settlement yet

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Daily Crunch 9/3/22 Sep 03, 2022

Nvidia is the latest collateral damage in US-China tech war; Google will allow alternative payment systems for Play Store in more countries; Nigerian digital bank Kuda is the latest African startup to lay off employees

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Daily Crunch 9/2/22 Sep 02, 2022

Google prepares for the midterm elections; Slack's new automation feature; Live Nation's plan to clean up the concert business.

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Daily Crunch 9/1/22 Sep 01, 2022

Twitter's attempt at adult content; Snap makes staff cuts; NASA orders five more transportation flights from SpaceX

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Daily Crunch 8/31/22 Aug 31, 2022

Instagram tests new features; GoPuff pulls out of Spain; Facebook shutting down their gaming app

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Daily Crunch 8/30/22 Aug 30, 2022

Details on Netflix’s ad-supported plan; Waymo's driverless robotaxi; Meta's NFT news

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Daily Crunch 8/27/22 Aug 27, 2022

Zuckerberg says Meta’s next VR headset will launch in October and will focus on ‘social presence’; Twilio says breach also compromised Authy two-factor app users; HBO grows its ‘Game of Thrones’ franchise, gives spin-off ‘House of the Dragon’ a second season

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Daily Crunch 8/26/22 Aug 26, 2022

Twitter adding podcasts it's platform; Instagram's new safety features; Google pulls more than 2,000 loan apps

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Daily Crunch 8/25/22 Aug 25, 2022

Walmart+'s latest perk; Wordle makes it to the New York Times; Instacart ups their same day delivery game

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Daily Crunch 8/24/22 Aug 24, 2022

Instagram's latest feature, A new Metaverse ID system; TikTok's new nearby feed

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Daily Crunch 8/23/22 Aug 23, 2022

Ebay buys a trading card company; Netflix explores cloud gaming; Apple's latest fundraising effort

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Daily Crunch 8/20/22 Aug 20, 2022

DoorDash is ending its delivery partnership with Walmart; Facebook is losing its grip as a ‘Top 10’ app as BeReal and TikTok grow; Bolt founder Ryan Breslow isn’t going away

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Daily Crunch 8/19/22 Aug 19, 2022

Google's new search updates; Celebrity Cameo calls coming soon; Snap's pixy drone flies off off to the sunset

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Daily Crunch 8/18/22 Aug 18, 2022

Facebook will disable new political ads; Amazon's TikTok inspired feed test; Major roadblocks in EV adoption

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Daily Crunch – 8/17/22 Aug 17, 2022

Meta's new Reels features for Instagram and Facebook; Shopify launches "Shopify Collabs"; Wal-mart's big delivery numbers

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Daily Crunch 8/16/22 Aug 16, 2022

Snapchat+ gets 1 million subscribers; Uber ends Rewards program; Porsche going solar

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Daily Crunch 8/13/22 Aug 13, 2022

Samsung heir receives presidential pardon in a bid to 'overcome economic crisis'; Amazon launches AWS Private 5G so companies can build their own 4G mobile networks; Google fined $40M+ for misleading location-tracking settings on Android

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Daily Crunch 08/12/22 Aug 12, 2022

Facebook avoids a service shutdown in Europe for now; Google Meet’s new feature lets users consume YouTube and Spotify together; Farther, a wealth tech firm, banks $15M Series A as valuation hits $50M

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Daily Crunch 08/11/22 Aug 11, 2022

Spotify starts selling live music tickets to fans directly; Cloud security startup Wiz reaches $100M ARR in just 18 months; Nikola taps its president for CEO post

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Daily Crunch 08/10/22 Aug 10, 2022

WhatsApp has new features for security, and deleting old messages; An Armenian startup tackles phishing

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Daily Crunch 8/9/22 Aug 09, 2022

Even more bad news for Netflix; Groupon makes staff cuts; Lyft creates a media division

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Daily Crunch 8/6/22 Aug 06, 2022

Amazon is buying iRobot for $1.7B; A troubling startup layoff trend has emerged; Get ready for an HBO Max – Discovery+ mashup app in 2023

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Daily Crunch 8/5/22 Aug 05, 2022

The latest streaming numbers for Paramount+, HBO Max and more; A CEO's frustration with Meta; The latest in startup business news

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Daily Crunch 8/4/22 Aug 04, 2022

Tik-Tok and Ticketmaster Team up; Facebook shutting down its live shopping feature; Coffee themed NFTs coming to Starbucks.

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Daily Crunch 8/3/22 Aug 03, 2022

Tough times for Tinder; Shopify's $100 million investment; More Meta staff changes

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Daily Crunch 8/2/22 Aug 02, 2022

Amazon launches same-day delivery from select retail stores; Use Twitter’s iOS app without signing up for an account in Twitter’s latest test; Pinterest debuts a new app

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Daily Crunch 7/30/22 Jul 30, 2022

The passage of the CHIPS Act could launch another US startup renaissance; YouTube’s new tool lets creators turn their own videos into Shorts; iPhone revenue up slightly for Q3, as other hardware categories lose steam

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Daily Crunch – 7/29/22 Jul 29, 2022

Instagram's random survey; Snap's new creator fund; Another gmail redesign rollout

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Daily Crunch 7/28/22 Jul 28, 2022

Apple hires Lamborghini executive to help steer EV program; Meta's first ever quarterly revenue decline; Twitter channels it's inner myspace

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Daily Crunch 7/27/22 Jul 27, 2022

Meta's headset price hike; Instagram responds to photo criticism; The third generation of Oura rings

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Daily Crunch 07/26/22 Jul 26, 2022

Instacart expands its EBT SNAP payments program; Google's new tablet additions; A new way to make money on facebook;

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Daily Crunch 7/23/22 Jul 23, 2022

Facebook parent Meta eyes investment in Indian app Better Opinions; Microsoft will block Office macros by default starting July 27; Big Tech cutting back on hiring is an opportunity for startups

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Daily Crunch 7/22/22 Jul 22, 2022

Amazon buys a health care provider; Instagram's "Reel" re-arrangement; Snap's Q2 earnings miss the mark

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Daily Crunch 7/21/22 Jul 21, 2022

Skullcandy partners with Amazon; Google pauses hiring plans; NASA’s mega moon rocket could see its first launch

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Daily Crunch 7/20/22 Jul 20, 2022

Apple agrees to pay $50M to settle lawsuit over flawed keyboards on older MacBooks; Samsung to unveil its latest foldables; Netflix has it's largest quarterly loss ever.

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Daily Crunch 7/19/22 Jul 19, 2022

GameStop diversifying its meme money; Instagram's new payment feature; ESPN+'s big price hike

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Daily Crunch 7/16/22 Jul 16, 2022

Dissecting Microsoft’s proposed policy to ban commercial open source apps; Medusa’s open source e-commerce tool for JavaScript developers aims to take on Shopify; The New York Times is turning Wordle into a board game

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Daily Crunch 7/15/22 Jul 15, 2022

Kids and teens now spend more time watching TikTok than YouTube; Uber sued by 550 women and counting; Nintendo's new acquisition

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Daily Crunch 7/14/22 Jul 14, 2022

TikTok to roll out content filters and maturity ratings; Reddit brings GIF comments to the masses; Snap eyes adding NFTs

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Daily Crunch – 7/13/22 Jul 13, 2022

Walmart gets all electric delivery vehicles; Spotify buys a trivia game; Google's beef with instagram and TikTok

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Daily Crunch 7/12/22 Jul 12, 2022

Meta goes after fake news; TikTok targets small businesses; Twitter now lets all users ‘unmention’ themselves in tweets

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Daily Crunch 7/9/22 Jul 09, 2022

Butler shows hundreds of employees the door after raising $50M for room service delivery; White House: Tesla to expand its US Supercharger network to other EVs in late 2022; AngelList Venture wants to make cap table management cheaper

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Daily Crunch 7/8/22 Jul 08, 2022

Meta’s new VR headset; Twitter begins testing ‘CoTweets’; Amazon bets on influencers for Prime Day

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Daily Crunch 7/7/22 Jul 07, 2022

Apple's ‘extreme sports’ Apple Watch; Volkswagen planning ‘big moves'; Amazon faces more antitrust scrutiny

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Daily Crunch 07/06/22 Jul 06, 2022

TikTok drops plans to expand its live e-commerce Shop; Twitter sues India's Government; Lawyers seek emergency protection for laid-off Tesla workers

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Daily Crunch 07/02/22 Jul 02, 2022

Open source developers urged to ditch GitHub following Copilot launch; Reddit acquires natural language processing company MeaningCloud; FTX US deal with troubled crypto lender BlockFi floats acquisition with ‘up to’ $240M purchase price

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Daily Crunch 07/01/22 Jul 01, 2022

NFT giant OpenSea reports major email data breach; The Drako Motors 2,000-hp electric luxury SUV ‘feels more like a spaceship’; As the global venture capital market slows, Africa charts its own course

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Daily Crunch 6/30/22 Jun 30, 2022

Amazon’s new physical retail analytics service gives brands insights about product and ad performance; Google and the Internet Archive are the first customers to gain commercial access to Wikipedia content; Tesla lays off nearly 200 Autopilot workers, shutters San Mateo office

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Daily Crunch 6/29/22 Jun 29, 2022

Airbnb permanently bans parties on all listings; Spotify’s latest feature lets you imagine a supergroup consisting of your favorite artists; And And Pinterest pins down a new CEO.

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Daily Crunch 6/28/22 Jun 28, 2022

Period tracker Stardust surges following Roe reversal, but its privacy claims aren’t airtight; New York-based grand jury issues subpoenas to Truth Social SPAC board members; Google starts prompting remaining Hangouts users to move to Chat

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Daily Crunch 6/25/22 Jun 25, 2022

Amazon launches CodeWhisperer, a GitHub Copilot-like AI pair programming tool; Zendesk drama concludes with $10.2 billion private equity acquisition; Leica’s new camera costs $20,000 and has zero megapixels

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Daily Crunch 6/24/22 Jun 24, 2022

Spotify's new "community" feature; Meta gets an oversight board review; Layoffs at Netflix continue

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Daily Crunch 6/23/22 Jun 23, 2022

Amazon debuts a fully autonomous warehouse robot

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Daily Crunch 6/22/22 Jun 22, 2022

Meta to roll out new monetization tools; Twitter's Chirp conference returns; The Obamas are coming to Audible

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Daily Crunch 6/18/22 Jun 18, 2022

SpaceX said to have fired employees behind company-wide letter criticizing Elon Musk; Alibaba extends logistics arm to Pakistan for e-commerce unit Daraz; Black founders are seeing a decrease in funding amid economic downturn

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Daily Crunch 6/17/22 Jun 17, 2022

Samsung gets on the mobile wallet train; EBay goes live; Instagram's new full screen feed

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Daily Crunch 6/16/22 Jun 16, 2022

The rise of YouTube shorts; Amazon Fire TV gets an upgrade; Netflix’s real-life ‘Squid Game’ competition

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Daily Crunch 6/15/22 Jun 15, 2022

It’s June 14, 2022, and while we’re casually putting together the Daily Crunch newsletter, Bill Gates is chilling at the next table over at the TC Sessions: Climate event in Berkeley, California. Oh, and we just released some new tickets for our annual summer party! See you there? — Haje and Christine

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Daily Crunch 6/14/22 Jun 14, 2022

Doordash rolls out new app features; Amazon drones coming to California; Sony launches its new subscription service

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Daily Crunch 6/11/22 Jun 11, 2022

MIT researchers uncover ‘unpatchable’ flaw in Apple M1 chips; Amazon pulls out of IPL cricket streaming rights bidding; Hedge funds plan to buy more crypto amid a down market and potential regulatory clarity

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Daily Crunch 6/10/22 Jun 10, 2022

The Meta watch gets shelved; Apple’s lineup shift; Microsoft gets a TV app

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Daily Crunch – 6/9/22 Jun 09, 2022

Youtube TV adds surround sound; Spotify hypes the revenue potential of podcasts; Europe warns WhatsApp

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Daily Crunch 6/8/22 Jun 08, 2022

Peloton’s new CFO; PayPal's long awaited crypto update; Instagram’s plan to filter sensitive content

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Daily Crunch - 6/7/22 Jun 07, 2022

Etsy is launching a purchase protection program; Apple announces the M2; The arrest heard ’round the crypto world

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Daily Crunch 6/4/22 Jun 04, 2022

Elon Musk orders hiring freeze, warns of job cuts at Tesla in latest leaked email; The delivery market is coming down from its pandemic highs; You may be having a problem with the economy, but Salesforce sure isn’t

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Daily Crunch 6/3/22 Jun 03, 2022

Meta’s "Reels" Refesh; Ford keeps focus on electric vehicles; Twitter Communities gets an upgrade

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Daily Crunch 6/2/22 Jun 02, 2022

Amber Alerts on Instagram; Discord's voice channel gets an upgrade; The DeLorean returns

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Daily Crunch 6/1/22 Jun 01, 2022

Apple’s iOS 16 leak; TikTok secretly creates a new feature; Supreme Court pauses controversial Texas social media law

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Daily Crunch 5/28/22 May 28, 2022

Indian fintech Jar eyes $50 million investment; Manish Maheshwari, former Twitter India head, leaves new startup; Snapchat rolls out new ‘Shared Stories’ feature to make it easier to share memories

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Daily Crunch – 5/25/22 May 27, 2022

Bumble’s plan to expand into social networking; Netflix adding four more games this month, including Exploding Kittens; Introducing Twitter Create

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Daily Crunch 5/26/22 May 27, 2022

Apple’s latest research suggests the iOS app economy supports 2.2 million US jobs; Amazon flexes its retail muscle with a brick-and-mortar store; The NFL is looking to launch its own streaming service

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Daily Crunch 05/27/22 May 27, 2022

Twitter pays a privacy fine; Google’s antitrust issues in the UK;
TikTok makes some new friends

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Daily Crunch 5/24/22 May 24, 2022

SiriusXM acquires Team Coco; Snap misses it’s quarter’s revenue goals; Robots may be coming to a Walmart near you

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Daily Crunch 5/21/22 May 21, 2022

Terra creator Do Kwon faces prosecution in South Korea; Fears grow for smaller nations after ransomware attack on Costa Rica escalates; As Klarna looks to raise more capital, is it cutting its valuation enough?

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Daily Crunch 5/20/22 May 20, 2022

WhatsApp ramps up revenue with global launch of Cloud API and soon, a paid tier for its Business App; Netflix continues accessibility push with badges for audio and subtitle descriptions; And Twitter will hide false tweets from high-profile accounts during times of crisis

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Daily Crunch 5/19/22 May 19, 2022

YouTube’s player gains new features; TikTok gets a creator crediting tool; Apple’s online training courses

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Daily Crunch 5/18/22 May 18, 2022

Netflix lays off 150 staffers; Youtube Music's new streaming plans; Candle Media goes after the Gen-Z crowd; The latest in startup business news

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Daily Crunch 5/17/22 May 17, 2022

Uber partners up to launch an autonomous delivery pilot; Sony's revamped PlayStation Plus subscription service; Twitter’s new ‘Liked by Author’ label

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Daily Crunch 5/14/22 May 14, 2022

Elon Musk says Twitter deal ‘temporarily on hold over spam’; Indian food delivery giant Swiggy is acquiring Dineout for $200 million; Tech employees face another tough week of cross-stage layoffs

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Daily Crunch 5/13/22 May 13, 2022

Get cashback with the newest Alexa feature; Facebook Pay will be renamed soon; Uber shareholders get closer to passing lobbying disclosure proposal; The latest in startup business news

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Daily Crunch 5/12/22 May 12, 2022

Airbnb’s huge summer update; Disney+ gains 7.9M more subscribers; A law inviting Texans to sue social media companies over ‘censorship’ returns

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Daily Crunch 5/11/22 May 11, 2022

Nintendo says it now has more than 100 million annual playing users; Match Group sues Google over ‘monopoly power’ in Android app payments; Twitter’s new policy highlights its efforts to combat spam and duplicative tweets; The latest in startup business news.

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Daily Crunch 5/10/22 May 10, 2022

Uber shareholders to vote on lobbying disclosure proposal; Instagram to start testing NFTs with select creators this week; TikTok rolls out new ‘Friends’ tab to more users; The latest in startup business news

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Daily Crunch 5/7/22 May 07, 2022

Post-pandemic reset leads to wave of layoffs in tech; Coinbase’s NFT marketplace is off to a lackluster start; Peloton reportedly looks to sell up to a 20% stake amid struggles

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Daily Crunch 5/6/22 May 06, 2022

Facebook is shutting down its podcast service; Twitter rolls out new Spaces features; Apple, Google and Microsoft team up on passwordless logins; The latest in startup business news

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Daily Crunch 5/5/22 May 05, 2022

TikTok introduces its first ad product to offer a revenue share with creators; Robinhood to let users lend out their shares in its attempt to diversify revenue; Starbucks to launch NFTs this year

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Daily Crunch 5/4/22 May 04, 2022

Snap unveils a Cameo partnership and more original programming; Lyft continues its COVID recovery, investors far from impressed; Roku snags Martha Stewart for its original programming push

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Daily Crunch 5/3/22 May 03, 2022

Biden to provide $3.1B to support domestic production of EV batteries; What the Edit Tweet feature could look like on Twitter; Apple faces charges over Apple Pay following EU antitrust complaint

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Daily Crunch 4/30/22 Apr 30, 2022

Elon Musk has reportedly lined up a new Twitter CEO, shared ideas for monetizing tweets; Robinhood’s sinking value is proof that 'free' can often be very costly; Airbnb commits to fully remote workplace: 'Live and work anywhere'

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Daily Crunch 4/29/22 Apr 29, 2022

Peacock added 4 million paid subscribers in Q1; Snapchat’s new ‘Director Mode’ will help anyone become a video creator; Pinterest addresses its first quarter earnings; The latest in startup business news

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Daily Crunch 4/28/22 Apr 28, 2022

Rogan backlash didn’t hurt Spotify’s Q1; Robinhood to lay off 9% of full-time employees; WhatsApp follows Google in giving cash-back rewards to win payments users in India

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Daily Crunch 4/27/22 Apr 27, 2022

Ford teases a second electric pickup truck; YouTube expands its Super Thanks monetization tool to all eligible creators; TikTok was the top app by worldwide downloads in Q1 2022

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Daily Crunch 4/26/22 Apr 26, 2022

Twitter accepts Elon Musk’s $44B acquisition offer; GM reveals first images of the EV Chevy Corvette; Amazon Prime debuts on TikTok; The latest in startup business news

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Daily Crunch 4/23/22 Apr 23, 2022

Zenly doesn’t want you to miss another event; Amazon acquires India’s GlowRoad in social commerce push; Tech companies are still going public in Asia, but not enough to halt the global IPO slowdown

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Daily Crunch 4/22/22 Apr 22, 2022

AWS expands its serverless offerings; HBO Max and HBO gained 3 million subscribers in Q1 as Netflix reports subscriber decline; Tesla aspires to mass produce robotaxis by 2024

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Daily Crunch 4/21/22 Apr 21, 2022

Netflix says it will eventually charge more if you share your account; Google Search now displays city-level air quality; Apple adds Ace Hardware as a new Apple Card cashback partner

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Daily Crunch 4/20/22 Apr 20, 2022

Audi designed a private cocoon concept car for China’s megacities; Netflix shares down more than 20% after losing 200,000 subscribers in first quarter; Lyft follows Uber’s lead and removes its mask mandate; The latest in startup business news

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Daily Crunch 4/19/22 Apr 19, 2022

Kittens will be exploding all over Netflix; Twitter’s in-development Edit button offers hints as to how the feature could work; Instagram rolls out product tagging feature to US users; The latest in startup business news

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Daily Crunch 4/16/22 Apr 16, 2022

Twitter adopts poison pill defense to block Elon Musk takeover; U.S. officials link North Korean Lazarus hackers to $625M Axie Infinity crypto theft; European startups elude global VC funding slowdown in Q1 2022

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Daily Crunch 4/15/22 Apr 15, 2022

Tinder adds a ‘Festival Mode’ for making connections ahead of concerts and events; Reddit is rolling out the ability to search comments; Peloton is increasing its subscription fees starting June 1st

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Daily Crunch 4/14/22 Apr 14, 2022

WhatsApp permitted to extend payments service to 100 million users in India; A crypto exchange is partnering with an NFL team; TikTok is testing a private dislike button for comments; The latest in startup business news

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Daily Crunch 4/13/22 Apr 13, 2022

Spotify brings live audio shows to its main app; Tik Tok launching it’s own AR platform; Twitter acquires mobile engagement platform OpenBack; The latest in startup business news

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Daily Crunch 4/12/22 Apr 12, 2022

Over 14,000 Etsy sellers are going on strike; Meta’s Horizon Worlds is testing in-app purchases and creator bonuses; Major space companies pledge to boost diversity and publicly share hard numbers

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Daily Crunch 4/9/22 Apr 09, 2022

Better.com CTO steps down, agrees to voluntary separation in wake of mass layoffs; Just how much has late-stage venture capital slowed?; Didi cancels its trip in South Africa

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Daily Crunch 4/8/22 Apr 08, 2022

HBO Max begins rolling out an upgraded Apple TV app; Spotify’s ‘Car Thing’ entertainment system gains new features; TikTok delays opening of first European data center again; The latest in startup business news

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Daily Crunch 4/7/22 Apr 07, 2022

Intel suspends operations in Russia; Fanatics raises $1.5B at a $27B valuation; Google Play will hide and block downloads for outdated apps; The latest in startup business news

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Daily Crunch 4/6/22 Apr 06, 2022

Instacart is coming after users who tricked shoppers out of tips; The Peloton Guide is now available for $295; Substack wants to join the podcast monetization fray

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Daily Crunch 4/5/22 Apr 05, 2022

Thousands of rentable Polestar EVs to land on Hertz lots; Roku announces multiyear extension with Amazon for Prime Video and IMDb TV; Alphabet’s Wing is bringing drone delivery to Texas this week; The latest in Startup news

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Daily Crunch 4/2/22 Apr 02, 2022

Staten Island Amazon workers vote to unionize; Biden’s answer to high gas prices is to boost U.S. battery production; Late-stage software startups might be in the most valuation trouble

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Daily Crunch 04/01/22 Apr 01, 2022

Microsoft goes deeper into process mining; The strike that turned into a potential lawsuit; E3 2022 canceled

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Daily Crunch 3/31/22 Mar 31, 2022

Visa launches NFT program as it considers the digital art a new form of e-commerce; Europe lays out expanded ecodesign rules with plan for digital product passports; Spotify expands its music-matching playlist ‘Blend’ to work with up to 10 people, including select artists

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Daily Crunch 03/30/22 Mar 30, 2022

Sony unveils revamped PlayStation Plus; Amazon Glow connects family members one story at a time; TikTok, GIPHY partner on video creation tool

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Daily Crunch 03/29/22 Mar 29, 2022

Pinterest to invest an additional $1.2 million in its Creator Fund for underrepresented groups; Spotify puts its Podz acquisition to use with test of new podcast discovery feature; TikTok is testing a ‘watch history’ feature to make it easier to uncover lost videos

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Daily Crunch 3/26/22 Mar 26, 2022

EU, US come to tentative data deal; Europe says yes to messaging interoperability as it agrees on major new regime for Big Tech; Instacart reduces its valuation

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Daily Crunch 03/25/22 Mar 25, 2022

App ecosystem growth continued in Q1; Coinbase pushes further into India; Instacart turns to software; The latest in Startup news

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Daily Crunch 03/24/22 Mar 24, 2022

YouTube announces ad-supported TV shows; Microsoft wants you to build your next game in the cloud; Instagram gets down with chronological feeds

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Daily Crunch 03/23/22 Mar 23, 2022

Twitter leads call for EU lawmakers to ‘think beyond Big Tech'; New Twitch appeals portal lets users monitor and object to account bans; Microsoft improves its AI translations with Z-Code; The latest in the world of startups

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Daily Crunch 03/22/22 Mar 22, 2022

Is the e-commerce business slowing?; ComiXology and the digital revolution in comics; A lawsuit against Grubhub; The latest startup news

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Daily Crunch 03/19/22 Mar 19, 2022

Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for Friday, March 18, 2022! Another week is behind us, which means that it’s time to sit back and read the last tranche of startup and technology news. For those of you building, we just announced that Sequoia’s Jess Lee is coming to Early Stage to chat about landing your first investor, and we’ll have a bevy of VCs at our mobility-themed event that should rock, and, since we’re talking moving about, roll. – Alex

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Daily Crunch 03/18/22 Mar 18, 2022

Amazon has closed its $8.5 billion acquisition of MGM; Maserati plans to launch a battery-electric version for each model in its portfolio by 2025; says it will begin testing new content tools designed to give advertisers control

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Daily Crunch 03/17/22 Mar 17, 2022

The iPad Air is more powerful than ever; Tesla has idled its Shanghai factory due to COVID-19; Meta is now adding parental supervision tools

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Daily Crunch 03/16/22 Mar 16, 2022

Intel is planning a huge European investment; Facebook will be paying a token fine for a General Data Protection Regulation breach; Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security is warning against the use of Kaspersky cybersecurity software

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Daily Crunch 03/15/22 Mar 15, 2022

Mask unlock is finally live on iPhone; Ford is accelerating plans to sell more electric vehicles in Europe; Instagram is now blocked in Russia

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Daily Crunch 3/12/22 Mar 12, 2022

EU to investigate state use of spyware; YouTube is now blocking Russia state-affiliated media globally; Russia says it will block Instagram

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Daily Crunch 3/11/22 Mar 11, 2022

Google adds Air Raid Alerts to Android phones in Ukraine; Google suspends Play store billing, YouTube payments in Russia; Chris Dixon, Marc Andreessen back $30M fund exclusively investing in NFT art

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Daily Crunch 3/10/22 Mar 10, 2022

Amazon suspends Prime Video in Russia; Developer tools are not worth infinite money; Swiggy preps for huge IPO

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Daily Crunch 3/9/22 Mar 09, 2022

Google is acquiring security intelligence firm Mandiant for $5.4B; Instagram warns users who share Russian state media, hides following lists in Russia and Ukraine; Apple TV+ to stream weekly Major League Baseball games in its first live sports deal

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Daily Crunch 3/8/22 Mar 08, 2022

Google says Chrome on macOS is now faster than Safari; Apple suspends Search Ads on the Russian App Store ‘until further notice;’ Uber boosts Q1 profit guidance as the world gets moving again

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Daily Crunch 3/5/22 Mar 05, 2022

Microsoft halts all new sales in Russia; Disney+ is getting an ad-supported subscription tier later this year; Apple Maps now displays Crimea as part of Ukraine to viewers outside of Russia

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Daily Crunch 3/4/22 Mar 04, 2022

Spotify shutters Russia office indefinitely in response to Ukraine invasion; Rivian CEO walks back price hike for any customers who preordered before March 1; SpaceX successfully launches 47 Starlink satellites

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Daily Crunch 3/3/22 Mar 03, 2022

Amazon to close 68 physical retail locations, including Amazon Books and 4-star stores; Apple’s next event is March 8

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Daily Crunch 3/2/22 Mar 02, 2022

Alphabet’s Wing drones hit 200,000 deliveries as it announces supermarket partnership; Disney+ gains the Marvel series from Netflix and new parental controls; Instagram makes encrypted direct messaging available in Ukraine and Russia

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Daily Crunch 3/1/22 Mar 01, 2022

Ukrainians turn to encrypted messengers, offline maps and Twitter amid Russian invasion; Panasonic will start making Tesla’s higher-capacity EV batteries by March 2024; TikTok expands max video length to 10 minutes, up from 3 minutes

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Daily Crunch 2/26/22 Feb 26, 2022

Amazon Music to overtake Pandora as No. 2 US music streamer this year; UK wants to squeeze freedom of reach to take on internet trolls; Carvana acquires Adesa US auction business for $2.2B to jump-start used car sales

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Daily Crunch 2/25/22 Feb 25, 2022

SEC opens investigation into Elon Musk over possible insider trading; Siri gains a new gender-neutral voice option in latest iOS update; If you give Tumblr $4.99 a month, you won’t have to see ads anymore

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Daily Crunch 2/24/22 Feb 24, 2022

Mark Zuckerberg demos a tool for building virtual worlds using voice commands; USPS snubs EVs, Biden with next-gen delivery fleet deal;
LinkedIn debuts its own podcast network

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Daily Crunch 2/23/22 Feb 23, 2022

To combat chip shortage, Bosch to invest $296M to produce semiconductors; Tesla gets wrist slap from EPA for violating Clean Air Act

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Daily Crunch 2/22/22 Feb 22, 2022

Trump’s TRUTH Social launches at the top of the App Store, but no one can get in; Instagram quietly limits ‘daily time limit’ option

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Daily Crunch 2/19/22 Feb 19, 2022

Meta axes a head of global community development after he appears on video in underage sex sting; Walmart is expanding autonomous delivery pilot with GM’s Cruise this year

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Daily Crunch 2/18/22 Feb 18, 2022

Super Bowl ads boosted crypto app downloads by 279%, led by Coinbase; Elon Musk accuses SEC of conducting a ‘harassment campaign’; Amazon reaches deal to continue accepting Visa payments worldwide

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Daily Crunch 2/17/22 Feb 17, 2022

Spotify snaps up podcast measurement and analytics firms Podsights and Chartable; Spyware dealer who sold WhatsApp-hacking tech pleads guilty; New Waymo Via partnership gives it access to 200,000 shippers and carriers

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Daily Crunch 2/16/22 Feb 16, 2022

Grubhub expands its ‘Grubhub Goods’ convenience offering nationwide; Twitter launches beta test of anti-abuse tool ‘Safety Mode,’ adds prompts to enable it; Nextdoor revamps with new profiles, feed and more community-building features

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Daily Crunch 2/15/22 Feb 15, 2022

Hackers leak names of ‘Freedom Convoy’ donors after GiveSendGo breach; India bans Garena Free Fire, 53 more China-linked apps; Tesla opens entire Supercharger network in the Netherlands to all EVs

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Daily Crunch 2/12/22 Feb 12, 2022

Of course, Netflix ordered a movie about the big crypto scandal; Google’s adtech targeted by publisher antitrust complaint in EU; The James Webb Space Telescope takes a selfie and a big step towards its first ‘real’ image

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Daily Crunch 2/11/22 Feb 11, 2022

Astra’s first rocket launch from Florida goes awry; California agency sues Tesla for alleged racial discrimination and harassment; Disney+ outshines Netflix with 11.8M new subscribers in Q1 and strong forecast

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Daily Crunch 2/10/22 Feb 10, 2022

SpaceX loses 40 Starlink satellites to a geomagnetic storm; Tumblr launches a tip jar feature to help bloggers make a buck; Apple launches its own book club, ‘Strombo’s Lit,’ in the Apple Books app

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Daily Crunch 2/9/22 Feb 09, 2022

Peloton CEO steps down as the company cuts 2,800 jobs; Amazon expands its telehealth service nationwide; American Express launches its first all-digital consumer checking account

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Daily Crunch 2/8/22 Feb 08, 2022

Spotify will invest $100M in content from underrepresented creators, says CEO Daniel Ek; Bumble makes its first acquisition with deal for French Gen Z dating app, Fruitz; Google sued in Europe for $2.4BN in damages over Shopping antitrust case

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Daily Crunch 2/5/22 Feb 05, 2022

Spotify CEO hints HiFi tier delay is related to licensing issues; Meta adds ‘personal boundaries’ to Horizon Worlds and Venues to fight harassment

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Daily Crunch 2/4/22 Feb 04, 2022

Facebook isn’t growing anymore; Google Workspace goes all in on shadow IT; Homeland Security establishes the Cyber Safety Review Board to learn the mistakes from past cyber incidents

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Daily Crunch 2/3/22 Feb 03, 2022

GitHub introduces sponsor-only repositories; Spotify backlash over Joe Rogan did little to boost its streaming rivals

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Daily Crunch 2/2/22 Feb 02, 2022

Apple News launches its first daily local newsletter, targeting Bay Area readers; India proposes 30% tax on crypto and NFTs income; GM’s Chevy Silverado EV already has 110,000 reservations

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Daily Crunch 2/1/22 Feb 01, 2022

Spotify, Joe Rogan address COVID-19 content backlash; Pinterest’s AR shopping feature expands to include furniture and home décor; Sony snaps up ‘Halo’ and ‘Destiny’ creator Bungie for $3.6B

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Daily Crunch 1/29/22 Jan 29, 2022

Suite users migrate to free Google accounts; Latest Apple OS betas deliver Face ID with a mask and Universal Control

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Daily Crunch 1/28/22 Jan 28, 2022

EV battery maker LG Energy Solution becomes South Korea’s second most valuable firm in IPO debut; Messenger upgrades its end-to-end encrypted chat experience; Disney+ is expanding to 42 more countries this summer

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Daily Crunch 1/27/22 Jan 27, 2022

Spotify is removing Neil Young’s music after falling out over Joe Rogan; Apple releases iOS 15.3 with fix for ‘actively exploited’ iPhone flaw; Snap upgrades its AR Shopping features with real-time pricing, more product details

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Daily Crunch 1/26/22 Jan 26, 2022

Neil Young plans to pull his music from Spotify over Joe Rogan COVID misinformation; Google kills off FLoC, replaces it with Topics; YouTube is considering NFTs, CEO’s letter suggests

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Daily Crunch 1/25/22 Jan 25, 2022

Google gets hit with a new lawsuit over ‘deceptive’ location tracking; NBCUniversal is partnering with TikTok for the Winter Olympics; Panasonic’s higher-capacity Tesla battery could enter production in 2023

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Daily Crunch 1/22/22 Jan 22, 2022

Intel eyes Ohio for a pair of chip factories amid global shortage; Europe’s top privacy regulator calls for ban on political microtargeting

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Daily Crunch 1/21/22 Jan 21, 2022

Peloton reportedly pauses bike and treadmill production amid slowed demand; Twitter Blue subscription users are first to gain access to a new NFT Profile Picture feature; Google reportedly planning a new AR headset for 2024

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Daily Crunch 1/20/22 Jan 20, 2022

Instagram launches early test of creator subscriptions in the US; Apple Podcasts introduces new ‘Listen With’ collections to help users discover shows; Netflix’s gaming service adds two more titles on iOS and Android

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Daily Crunch 1/19/22 Jan 19, 2022

Apple returns to No. 1 as global smartphone shipments grapple with supply chain concerns; Ford and ADT team up to prevent theft from vehicle; Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion

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Daily Crunch 1/18/22 Jan 18, 2022

Ford signs 5-year agreement with Stripe to scale e-commerce; Amazon rows back on threat to stop accepting UK-issued Visa cards

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Daily Crunch 1/15/22 Jan 15, 2022

US residents can order free, at-home COVID-19 tests starting on January 19th; House committee investigating Jan. 6 subpoenas Meta, YouTube, Twitter and Reddit

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Daily Crunch 1/14/22 Jan 14, 2022

Meta shuts down its experimental video speed-dating service, Sparked; Instacart doubles down on its ready-made meals; Venmo introduces new gift-wrapping feature with eight animated designs

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Daily Crunch 1/13/22 Jan 13, 2022

Canalys: Worldwide PC shipments soared in 2021 to 341 million units; Apple releases iOS 15.2.1 to patch iPhones and iPads against HomeKit flaw; Unicorn exits augur poorly as Justworks delays IPO, citing ‘market conditions’

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Daily Crunch 1/12/22 Jan 12, 2022

India to own 35.8% in Vodafone Idea after conversion of dues; European parliament found to have broken EU rules on data transfers and cookie consents; IBM looks to sustainability with acquisition of emissions data company Envizi

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Daily Crunch 1/11/22 Jan 11, 2022

Apple paid out around $60 billion to App Store developers in 2021; Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ beta features an ‘Assertive’ mode with rolling stops; Panasonic says hackers accessed personal data of job candidates

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Daily Crunch 1/8/22 Jan 08, 2022

Twitter Spaces continues testing podcast-like features; Apple Fitness+ introduces new ‘Collections’ feature and ‘Time to Run’ series; India hits Google with antitrust investigation over alleged abuse in news aggregation

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Daily Crunch 1/7/22 Jan 07, 2022

Reflections on another pandemic CES; The NYTimes is buying The Athletic; Meta has a good VR holiday cycle

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Daily Crunch 1/6/22 Jan 06, 2022

Making sense of OpenSea at $13B; Android + Windows; And here’s the *other* company now worth more than $10B

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Daily Crunch 1/5/22 Jan 05, 2022

Kindle’s China future in doubt after disappearing from online shelves; Panasonic to use Redwood’s recycled materials in battery cell production at Tesla gigafactory

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Daily Crunch 1/4/22 Jan 04, 2022

Apple’s value touches the $3T mark; Abstra raises $2.3M for no-code apps; Twitter completes MoPub sale

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Daily Crunch 12/30/21 Dec 30, 2021

Apple puts Foxconn India plant on probation after protests over food and accommodation conditions; Fiverr rolls out new Pinterest-like personalized discovery feature

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Daily Crunch 12/29/21 Dec 29, 2021

More companies bow out of in-person CES presence; Kimberly Bryant’s suspension surfaces ongoing tensions at Black Girls Code; Religious platforms draw investor attention

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Daily Crunch 12/28/21 Dec 28, 2021

Remembering the startups we lost in 2021; TC’s fav things; Is accessibility awareness resulting in better accessibility?

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Daily Crunch 12/23/21 Dec 23, 2021

After Essential’s failure, OSOM plans a new privacy-first handset; A Bluetooth bug in a popular at-home COVID-19 test could falsify results; Fisher-Price’s Chatter phone has a simple but problematic Bluetooth bug

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Daily Crunch 12/22/21 Dec 22, 2021

Bitcoin is religion, web3 is greed; EU clears the Microsoft-Nuance deal; Via shuttles toward the public markets

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Daily Crunch 12/21/21 Dec 21, 2021

Oracle buys Cerner in $28B deal; Inside Justworks’ IPO filing; Rec Room raises $145M at a $3.5B valuation

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Daily Crunch 12/18/21 Dec 18, 2021

FedEx receives its first fully-electric GM Brightdrop delivery vans; TikTok is launching delivery-only restaurants across the US in March; Backed by former Facebook and Twitter execs, Tagg launches social branding app for Gen Z

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Daily Crunch 12/17/21 Dec 17, 2021

Reddit files confidentially to go public; Apple releases Swift Playgrounds 4 with support for app development on iPad; Spotify is launching Apple-like ratings for podcasts

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Daily Crunch 12/16/21 Dec 16, 2021

Amazon to lower its cut of Alexa skill developer revenue starting in 2022; Aurora self-driving trucks are using Uber Freight to haul goods for customers; Apple quietly pulls references to its CSAM detection tech after privacy fears

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Daily Crunch 12/15/21 Dec 15, 2021

Apple launches its Siri-only Apple Music Voice Plan with iOS 15.2; Struggling to win subscribers, Netflix cuts prices in India; Cash App now lets users ‘gift’ stock and bitcoin using their USD balance or a debit card

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Daily Crunch 12/14/21 Dec 14, 2021

China’s AI giant SenseTime postpones IPO after US blacklisting; Former Twitter India head leaving firm to start an edtech platform; Mozilla expects to generate more than $500M in revenue this year

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Daily Crunch 12/11/21 Dec 11, 2021

Spain moves closer to passing a startup law; Better.com CEO Vishal Garg steps back as employees detail how he ‘led by fear;’ Volvo had some R&D data stolen in security breach

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Daily Crunch 12/10/21 Dec 10, 2021

Tinder is partnering with Spotify to launch a new ‘Music Mode’ feature; Netflix launches a website dedicated to news about renewals, exclusive interviews and more; Europe lays out a plan to flip the odds on gig economy exploitation

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Daily Crunch 12/9/21 Dec 09, 2021

Twitter is the latest platform to test a TikTok copycat feature; Volkswagen closes three new partnerships to amp up EV production; Facebook tests a new ‘Professional’ mode for creator profiles

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Daily Crunch 12/8/21 Dec 09, 2021

Microsoft seizes control of websites used by China-backed hackers; Twitter acquires Quill, a would-be Slack rival; team will work on DMs as Quill shuts down; Meta’s Messenger boss is leaving the company

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Daily Crunch 12/7/21 Dec 07, 2021

DoorDash tests a full-time employment option in New York as it launches ‘ultra-fast’ delivery; Astra will launch a rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida for the first time in January; Toyota will build its first US battery plant in North Carolina

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Daily Crunch 12/4/21 Dec 04, 2021

China’s ride-hailing giant is delisting from the New York Stock Exchange; Facebook Messenger is testing a new ‘Split Payments’ feature in the US

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Daily Crunch 12/3/21 Dec 03, 2021

GM delays production of new Chevy Bolt EVs until end of January; EU warns adtech giants over ‘legal tricks’ as it moots changes to centralize privacy oversight; Apple announces the 2021 App Store Award winners and most downloaded apps of the year

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Daily Crunch 12/2/21 Dec 02, 2021

Match settles lawsuit with Tinder co-founders for $441 million; US government agencies bought Chinese surveillance tech despite federal ban; Square is changing its name to Block

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Daily Crunch 12/1/21 Dec 01, 2021

UK’s antitrust watchdog orders Facebook to sell Giphy; Stellantis, Mercedes-Benz invest in solid-state battery developer Factorial Energy; Twitter expands safety policy, bans posting images of people without their consent

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Daily Crunch 11/30/21 Nov 30, 2021

Jack steps down from Twitter CEO role; Clearview AI told to stop processing UK data as ICO warns of possible fine; Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen will talk Section 230 reform with Congress this week

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Daily Crunch 11/24/21 Nov 24, 2021

Apple files lawsuit against NSO Group over Pegasus spyware; India plans law that will prohibit ‘all private cryptocurrencies,’ with ‘certain exceptions;’ India plans law that will prohibit ‘all private cryptocurrencies,’ with ‘certain exceptions;’ Reddit is shutting down Dubsmash and integrating video tools into its own app

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Daily Crunch 11/23/21 Nov 23, 2021

Walmart will be the first retailer to test Twitter’s new livestream shopping platform; GM acquires 25% stake in electric boat company Pure Watercraft; Walmart will be the first retailer to test Twitter’s new livestream shopping platform; Netflix to acquire German visual effects studio behind ‘Stranger Things’ and more

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Daily Crunch 11/20/21 Nov 20, 2021

Flytrex raises $40M to build its drone-based delivery service across suburbs in the US; Twitter is rolling out its tipping feature to Android users; Pentagon announces new cloud initiative to replace ill-fated JEDI contract

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Daily Crunch 11/19/21 Nov 19, 2021

Spotify finally rolls out real-time lyrics to global users; Apple reportedly aims to debut a fully self-driving car in 2025; Amazon officially launches its more natural ‘Conversation Mode’ option on Echo Show 10

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Daily Crunch 11/18/21 Nov 18, 2021

Beginning next year, Apple will send you parts and tools to fix your iPhone and Mac at home; Amazon’s ridiculously large Echo Show 15 arrives December 9; Spotify’s new Podcast Subscriptions expand to global markets

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Daily Crunch 11/17/21 Nov 18, 2021

Slack wants to make it easier to build workflows with developer building blocks; Facebook accused of continuing to surveil teens for ad targeting; Pinterest launches TwoTwenty, its own in-house incubator for new projects

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Daily Crunch 11/16/21 Nov 16, 2021

Snapchat partners with Sony Music, announces plans for new AR music lenses; Say goodbye to disappearing tweets: Twitter no longer auto-loads new tweets on the web; Tesla is deploying Starlink satellite internet dishes at Superchargers

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Daily Crunch 11/13/21 Nov 13, 2021

Instagram adds TikTok-like Text-to-Speech and Voice Effects tools to Reels; Microsoft’s shift to the cloud is a lesson in corporate evolution

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Daily Crunch 11/12/21 Nov 12, 2021

Amazon Prime Video app introduces a new clip-sharing feature; Google reorg moves AR, VR, Starline and Area 120 into new ‘Labs’ team; Twitter no longer crops image previews on the web

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Daily Crunch 11/11/21 Nov 11, 2021

The DOJ is suing Uber over claims its ‘wait time’ fee policy discriminates against people with disabilities; YouTube is removing the dislike count on all videos across its platform; Twitter is building a crypto team

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Daily Crunch 11/10/21 Nov 10, 2021

Robinhood says millions of customer names and email addresses taken in data breach; Motional and Lyft to launch driverless commercial robotaxi service in Las Vegas in 2023; Twitter Blue launches in the US and New Zealand with expanded feature set

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Daily Crunch 11/9/21 Nov 09, 2021

YouTube to expand test that reopens mobile app directly in its TikTok rival, Shorts; Apple says App Store won’t close to developers over holidays, as in previous years; Investor consortium to acquire McAfee for $14B

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Daily Crunch 11/6/21 Nov 06, 2021

New antitrust suit from Phhhoto alleges Facebook copied and killed the competition; US government offers $10M bounty for DarkSide ransomware hackers; Twitter is rolling out a feature to make it easier to search a user’s tweets

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Daily Crunch 11/5/21 Nov 05, 2021

Google Play to support alternative billing systems in South Korea, following new law; Cruise launches driverless robotaxi service in San Francisco; Kyndryl officially launches as IBM spins out $19B infrastructure services biz

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Daily Crunch 11/4/21 Nov 04, 2021

DoorDash rolls out SafeDash, an in-app security toolkit for delivery people on the platform; Square’s Cash App opens up to teens ages 13 to 17 with parental oversight; Instagram brings back Twitter Card preview support for posts

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Daily Crunch 11/3/21 Nov 03, 2021

Netflix games are coming to all members on Android, starting this week; Zoom is piloting ads for free users; Microsoft Teams gets 3D animated avatars, because metaverse

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Daily Crunch 11/2/21 Nov 02, 2021

Snap is working with NBCUniversal to bring more audio to its platform; Pinterest wants you to shop live; Tesla opens charging network to other car companies’ vehicles

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Daily Crunch 10/30/21 Oct 30, 2021

Cloud infrastructure market hits $180B run rate in Q3, as even chip shortages can’t slow it down;
Mastodon issues 30-day ultimatum to Trump’s social network over misuse of its code; Amazon reveals 20% stake in Rivian ahead of EV maker’s IPO

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Daily Crunch 10/29/21 Oct 29, 2021

Facebook changes its corporate branding to Meta; TikTok is testing a new direct tipping feature with select creators; Apple’s App Privacy Report launches into beta to show you what your apps are up to

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Daily Crunch 10/28/21 Oct 28, 2021

Apple now lets you review more default apps like Phone, Messages, Photos and Safari; Self-driving company Cruise on track for early commercial operations in 2022; Google now lets people under 18 or their parents request to delete photos from search results

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Daily Crunch 10/27/21 Oct 27, 2021

In hearing with Snap, TikTok and YouTube, lawmakers tout new rules to protect kids online; Apple One’s Premier subscription tier is rolling out in 17 new countries on November 3; Jessica Rosenworcel becomes the first woman to chair the FCC, and Gigi Sohn is nominated for 5th spot

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Daily Crunch 10/26/21 Oct 26, 2021

Tesla, Hertz shares rise following order for 100,000 EVs; Facebook reports revenue miss, plans to break out AR/VR top lines; Blue Origin, Boeing and others join Sierra Space to build commercial space station

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Daily Crunch 10/23/21 Oct 23, 2021

Elon Musk says Starship should be ready for first orbital launch next month, ‘pending regulatory approval;’
Tech watchdog campaign challenges big tech for hiding behind small business; Revue now lets you subscribe to newsletters directly on your Twitter timeline

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Daily Crunch 10/22/21 Oct 22, 2021

Trump to launch his own social media platform, calling it TRUTH Social; Netflix employees stage a trans solidarity walkout, pose list of demands; Netflix employees stage a trans solidarity walkout, pose list of demands

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Daily Crunch 10/21/21 Oct 21, 2021

Facebook reportedly plans to change its name to focus on the metaverse; PayPal said to be exploring potential acquisition of Pinterest; Spotify partners with Shopify to add merch to artists’ profiles

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Daily Crunch 10/20/21 Oct 20, 2021

Snap is launching a global studio to develop branded AR experiences; Senate budget committee tells NASA to select two developers for lunar lander program The Human Landing System; BluePallet raises $5M to take its chemical industry marketplace global

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Daily Crunch 10/19/21 Oct 19, 2021

Toyota earmarks $3.4 billion to boost EV battery production in the US through 2030; Amazon’s Zoox is expanding autonomous vehicle operations, testing to Seattle; Here’s everything Apple announced at its “Unleashed” event;

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Daily Crunch 10/16/21 Oct 16, 2021

Apple removes a popular Quran app in China after request from local regulators; Missouri governor threatens to prosecute local journalist for finding exposed state data; Smartphone sales down 6% as chip shortages begin to impact market

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Daily Crunch 10/15/21 Oct 15, 2021

Microsoft to pull LinkedIn from Chinese market; Tinder is releasing a new ‘Plus One’ feature to help users find a wedding date; WhatsApp now lets users encrypt their chat backups in the cloud

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Daily Crunch 10/14/21 Oct 14, 2021

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches 4-person crew, including William Shatner, to space; Ireland’s draft GDPR decision against Facebook branded a joke; Payments giant Stripe says its reentering the crypto market

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Daily Crunch 10/13/21 Oct 13, 2021

Twitter launches Spark audio creator program to boost Spaces; Coinbase is launching its own NFT platform to take on OpenSea; Memberful, a Patreon subsidiary, launches a newsletter product to challenge Substack

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Daily Crunch 10/12/21 Oct 12, 2021

Apple appeals the Epic Games ruling and asks to put ordered App Store changes on hold; Facebook’s Oversight Board will meet with the Facebook whistleblower; Reddit hires former Google Cloud exec as its first chief product officer

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Daily Crunch 10/9/21 Oct 09, 2021

The mystery of Elon Musk’s missing gas; Elon Musk announces Tesla to move headquarters to Austin; Google to give security keys to ‘high risk’ users targeted by government hackers

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Daily Crunch 10/8/21 Oct 08, 2021

DOJ will sue federal contractors that hide cyberattacks and breaches; Microsoft acquires Ally.io, OKR startup that raised $76 million; Twitter invests in avatar startup Facemoji

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Daily Crunch 10/7/21 Oct 07, 2021

Google confirms $1B investment into Africa, including subsea cable for faster internet; Twitch confirms hack after source code and creator payout data leaks online; GM says it will double revenue by 2030, take EV market share from Tesla

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Daily Crunch 10/6/21 Oct 06, 2021

Apple launches new coding guide for elementary school students; Co-streaming rolls out to all creators on Facebook Gaming; Telegram says it added 70M users during day of Facebook and WhatsApp outage

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Daily Crunch 10/5/21 Oct 05, 2021

Apple Watch Series 7 arrives October 15, starting at $399; Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp down; Apple makes it easier to report bad apps and scams

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Daily Crunch 10/2/21 Oct 02, 2021

Twitter ban in Nigeria to be lifted if platform sets up a local office and pays taxes, president says; Rivian’s IPO filing is now public; And that’s that, as the Zoom deal to buy Five9 is called off

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Daily Crunch 10/1/21 Oct 01, 2021

Facebook spins own research; New ad products from TikTok; Spotify bolsters podcasting toolkit

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Daily Crunch 9/30/21 Sep 30, 2021

Google is redesigning Search using AI technologies and new features; YouTube will now ban content with vaccine misinformation; General Motors’ new software platform Ultifi is coming to vehicles starting in 2023

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Daily Crunch 9/29/21 Sep 29, 2021

Here’s everything Amazon announced this morning, from smart thermostats to security robots; Microsoft’s Windows store is now open to third-party app stores; First drive: Rivian delivers the electric truck we’ve been waiting for;

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Daily Crunch 9/28/21 Sep 28, 2021

Instagram puts kids version ‘on ice’ after critical backlash; Coinbase to let you deposit part of your paycheck into your Coinbase account; TikTok reached 1 billion monthly active users

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Daily Crunch 9/25/21 Sep 25, 2021

China says all cryptocurrency-related transactions are illegal and must be banned; FCC showers schools across the US with $1.2B from Emergency Connectivity Fund; Amazon assembles video streaming apps to fight with Netflix and Disney in India

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Daily Crunch 9/24/21 Sep 24, 2021

Europe will finally legislate for a common charger for mobiles; Google’s Android Automotive OS is coming to Honda cars in 2022; Google files writ against Indian antitrust watchdog following report leak

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Daily Crunch 9/23/21 Sep 23, 2021

FedEx to test Aurora’s self-driving trucks on Dallas-to-Houston route; AeroFarms is supplying the hops for Goose Island’s latest IPA; YouTube confirms it’s testing a feature that lets users download videos on their browser

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Daily Crunch 9/22/21 Sep 22, 2021

PayPal launches its ‘super app’ combining payments, savings, bill pay, crypto, shopping and more; Tumblr’s subscription product Post+ enters open beta after much scrutiny from users; Instacart shopper activist group asks customers to delete the app until demands for better conditions are met

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Daily Crunch 9/21/21 Sep 21, 2021

Following SEC lawsuit threat, Coinbase cancels launch of ‘Lend’ product; Facebook warned over ‘very small’ indicator LED on smart glasses, as EU DPAs flag privacy concerns; Study finds half of Americans get news on social media, but percentage has dropped

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Daily Crunch 9/18/21 Sep 18, 2021

In internal memo, Apple says it is monitoring legal challenges to Texas abortion law; Elon Musk praises Chinese automakers amidst regulatory scrutiny; Defy Partners leads $3M round into sales intelligence platform Aircover

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Daily Crunch 9/17/21 Sep 17, 2021

Twitter Super Follows has generated only around $6K+ in its first two weeks; Ford boosts spending to increase production capacity of its F-150 Lightning electric truck; Lucid Air snags the longest range EV title, surpassing Tesla

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Daily Crunch 9/16/21 Sep 16, 2021

Walmart to launch autonomous delivery service with Ford and Argo AI; The FDA should regulate Instagram’s algorithm as a drug; Europe plans a Chips Act to boost semiconductor sovereignty

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Daily Crunch 9/15/21 Sep 15, 2021

Apple’s iPhone 13 sports better battery and improved cameras, starting at $799; LinkedIn launches a $25M fund for creators, will test Clubhouse-style audio feature in coming weeks; Spaceflight will be ferrying payloads from Orbit Fab, GeoJump to lunar orbit next year

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Daily Crunch 9/14/21 Sep 14, 2021

Instagram is building a ‘Favorites’ feature so you don’t miss important posts; Dutch court finds Uber drivers are employees; Apple patches a NSO zero-day flaw affecting all devices

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Daily Crunch 9/11/21 Sep 13, 2021

Apple Music is using Shazam to solve the streaming industry’s problem with DJ mixes; Google and Jio delay their India smartphone launch; Epic Games to shut down Houseparty in October, including the video chat ‘Fortnite Mode’ feature

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Daily Crunch 9/10/21 Sep 10, 2021

Facebook debuts its Ray-Ban Stories smart sunglasses; The newest Roomba gets smarter as it vacuums; Twitter wants you to tweet to interest-based communities, not just followers

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Daily Crunch 9/9/21 Sep 09, 2021

Microsoft launches a personalized news service, Microsoft Start; Google Workspace opens up spaces for all users; Twitter is testing big ol’ full-width photos and videos

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Daily Crunch 9/8/21 Sep 08, 2021

Volkswagen and Argo AI reveal first ID Buzz test vehicle for autonomous driving; Hulu is raising the price on its on-demand plans by $1 starting Oct. 8; Apple’s next event is September 14

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Daily Crunch 9/4/21 Sep 04, 2021

Instagram may not be a photo-sharing app anymore, but Glass is; Apple delays plans to roll out CSAM detection in iOS 15 after privacy backlash; Playbyte’s new app aims to become the ‘TikTok for games’

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Daily Crunch 9/3/21 Sep 03, 2021

FBI says Chinese authorities are hacking US-based Uyghurs; Tesla ordered to share Autopilot data with the US traffic safety agency; Point raises $46.5 million for its premium debit card

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Daily Crunch - 9/2/21 Sep 02, 2021

Apple secures first states to support digital driver’s licenses, but privacy questions linger; Twitter is testing a new anti-abuse feature called ‘Safety Mode;’ Facebook enters the fantasy gaming market

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Daily Crunch - 9/1/21 Sep 01, 2021

Windows 11 launches October 5; Spotify officially launches Blend, allowing friends to match their musical tastes and make playlists together; TikTok’s new Creator Marketplace API lets influencer marketing companies tap into first-party data

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Daily Crunch - 8/31/21 Aug 31, 2021

Instagram will require users to provide their birthday; China restricts kids’ online gaming to three hours a week; Apple buys classical music service, Primephonic

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Daily Crunch - 8/28/21 Aug 28, 2021

Apple will now let App Store developers talk to their customers about buying direct; Tesla wants to sell electricity in Texas; Zeal banks $13M to offer employers a ‘build your own’ payroll product infrastructure

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Daily Crunch 8/27/21 Aug 27, 2021

Big Tech pledges billions to bolster US cybersecurity defenses; Netflix begins testing mobile games in its Android app in Poland; Facebook will reportedly launch its own advisory group for election policy decisions

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Daily Crunch - 8/26/21 Aug 26, 2021

Canalys: US PC sales up 17% YoY for quarter, even as tablet sales stagnate;’ Headspace and Ginger are merging to form Headspace Health; OnlyFans ‘suspends’ decision to ban explicit content

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Daily Crunch - 8/25/21 Aug 25, 2021

Airbnb to provide free temporary housing for 20,000 Afghan refugees; Spotify’s Podcasts Subscriptions service is now open to all US creators; Waymo launches robotaxi service in San Francisco

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Daily Crunch 8/24/21 Aug 24, 2021

TikTok is building its own AR development platform, TikTok Effect Studio; PayPal expands the ability to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency to the UK; Givz raises $3M in seed funding to make donations a marketing tool for businesses

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Daily Crunch 8/21/21 Aug 21, 2021

SiriusXM launches ‘TikTok Radio,’ a music channel featuring viral hits hosted by TikTok stars; Peloton’s Android app hints at long-rumored rowing machine; Spotify to spend $1B buying its own stock

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Daily Crunch 8/20/21 Aug 20, 2021

OnlyFans bans explicit content; General Motors and AT&T will offer 5G connectivity in certain vehicles from model year 2024; In growing battle with TikTok, Facebook to test ‘Facebook Reels’ in the US

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Daily Crunch 8/19/21 Aug 19, 2021

T-Mobile says at least 47M current and former customers affected by hack; Apple walks back controversial Safari changes with iOS 15 beta 6 update; Mealworm farming company Beta Hatch raises $10M

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Daily Crunch 8/18/21 Aug 18, 2021

Hopper raises $175M at $3.5B+ valuation as travel surges and its fintech tools help offset variant concerns; Apple’s sustainability-focused Impact Accelerator invites first 15 Black- and brown-owned companies; Brazil’s Nuvemshop raises $500M at a $3.1B valuation months after last raise

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Daily Crunch 8/17/21 Aug 17, 2021

US safety regulator opens investigation into Tesla Autopilot following crashes with parked emergency vehicles; Tinder will soon make voluntary ID Verification available globally; Cisco beefing up app monitoring portfolio with acquisition of Epsagon for $500M

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Daily Crunch 8/14/21 Aug 14, 2021

Facebook is bringing end-to-end encryption to Messenger calls and Instagram DMs; Argentine fintech Ualá lands $350M at a $2.45B valuation in SoftBank, Tencent-led round

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Daily Crunch 8/13/21 Aug 13, 2021

Box reports earnings early to give shareholders time to review financials ahead of board vote; A new Senate bill would totally upend Apple and Google’s app store dominance; TikTok to add more privacy protections for teenaged users, limit push notifications

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Daily Crunch 8/12/21 Aug 12, 2021

Twitter redesigns website and app with new font, less clutter and high-contrast features; E-commerce-as-a-service platform Cart.com picks up $98M to give brands scaling tools; Here’s everything Samsung announced this morning

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Daily Crunch 8/11/21 Aug 11, 2021

Venmo to allow credit card holders to automatically buy cryptocurrency with their cash back; Amazon says it will now compensate consumers for defective products sold on its marketplace; Jerry raises $75M at a $450M valuation to build a car ownership ‘super app’

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Daily Crunch 8/10/21 Aug 10, 2021

Car-sharing startup Turo has filed confidentially for an IPO; Instagram tests ads in its Shop tab; SpaceX to acquire satellite connectivity startup Swarm Technologies

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Daily Crunch 8/7/21 Aug 07, 2021

SpaceX stacks the full Starship launch system for the first time, standing nearly 400 feet tall; Verifiable secures $17M for its API that manages healthcare provider information; â€‹â€‹

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Daily Crunch 8/6/21 Aug 06, 2021

Apple confirms it will begin scanning iCloud Photos for child abuse images; Twitter Spaces now let you invite co-hosts; Automakers urge greater government investment to meet Biden’s EV sales target

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Daily Crunch 8/5/21 Aug 05, 2021

Robinhood is now a stonk; Match Group to add audio and video chat, including group live video, to its dating app portfolio; Launchpad hiccups indefinitely delay Boeing’s troubled Starliner orbital test

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Daily Crunch 8/4/21 Aug 04, 2021

Fleet your last Fleet — the Twitter feature vanishes today; Google Maps on iOS adds live location sharing in iMessage, home screen widget, dark mode; Nikola cuts delivery outlook for its electric semi trucks

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Daily Crunch 8/3/21 Aug 03, 2021

Zoom will pay $85M to settle lawsuit over 'Zoombombing,' user privacy; Why Square is shelling out $29B to snag BNPL player Afterpay; Amazon will pay you $10 for your palm print

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Daily Crunch 7/31/21 Jul 31, 2021

Elon Musk calls Apple’s App Store fees ‘a de facto global tax on the Internet;’ A Tesla Megapack caught fire at the Victorian Big Battery facility in Australia; EU hits Amazon with record-breaking $887M GDPR fine over data misuse

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Daily Crunch 7/30/21 Jul 30, 2021

Microsoft in talks to back India’s Oyo; Amazon’s Fire TV Cube now supports Zoom calls on your TV;
PayPal’s new ‘super app,’ to include messaging, is ready to launch

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Daily Crunch 7/29/21 Jul 29, 2021

Duolingo’s IPO pricing is great news for edtech startups; Walmart to sell its e-commerce technologies to other retailers; Twitter launches US e-commerce pilot that lets users shop from profiles

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Daily Crunch 7/28/21 Jul 28, 2021

Shopify allows merchants to sell NFTs directly through their storefronts; Google TV mobile app redesign adds new services and recommendations; Pinterest rolls out new features that let creators make money from pins

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Daily Crunch 7/27/21 Jul 27, 2021

Rivian raises another $2.5B, pushing its EV war chest up to $10.5B; Data-driven iteration helped China’s Genki Forest become a $6B beverage giant in 5 years; Box unwraps its answer to the $3.8B e-signature market: Box Sign

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Daily Crunch 7/24/21 Jul 24, 2021

GM recalls Bolt EVs once again over fire risks; Paystand banks $50M to make B2B payments cashless and with no fees; GM recalls Bolt EVs once again over fire risks

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Daily Crunch 7/23/21 Jul 23, 2021

A DNS outage just took down a large chunk of the internet; Rivian is planning a second US factory; Tesla, BHP ink supply deal for nickel ahead of demand surge

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Daily Crunch 7/22/21 Jul 22, 2021

Clubhouse is now out of beta and open to everyone; Argo, Ford to launch self-driving vehicles on Lyft’s ride-hailing app; Amazon aims to inject new life into Alexa with release of developer tools and features

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Daily Crunch 7/21/21 Jul 21, 2021

Blue Origin’s New Shepard carries Jeff Bezos and three crew members to space and back; Facebook onboards another 31 newsletter writers on Bulletin; Facebook onboards another 31 newsletter writers on Bulletin

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Daily Crunch 7/20/21 Jul 20, 2021

Colombian on-demand delivery startup Rappi raises ‘over’ $500M at a $5.25B valuation; CNN+ streaming service will offer live and on-demand content in early 2022; Uber expands its grocery delivery service

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Daily Crunch 7/17/21 Jul 17, 2021

Intel rumored to be in talks to buy chip manufacturer GlobalFoundries for $30B; Tumblr’s parent company is buying popular podcast app Pocket Casts; India’s Delhivery bags $100 million from FedEx

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Daily Crunch 7/16/21 Jul 16, 2021

Xiaomi global shipments push past Apple for No. 2 spot; Blue Origin’s final passenger for its first human spaceflight will be 18-year-old Oliver Daemen; SPACs keep rolling as autonomous vehicle startup Aurora targets blank-check debut with $13B valuation

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Daily Crunch 7/15/21 Jul 15, 2021

Facebook is shook, asks for removal of FTC Chair Khan from antitrust cases against it; Amazon launches its mobile-first Kindle Vella serialized story platform; Twilio’s new tools will let anyone add live video and audio to their apps

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Daily Crunch 7/14/21 Jul 14, 2021

Discord buys Sentropy, which makes AI software that fights online harassment; Facebook adds a ‘Payout Time Bonus’ to help retain bug bounty hunters; Apple introduces a $99 MagSafe Battery Pack for the iPhone 12

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Daily Crunch 7/13/21 Jul 13, 2021

Elon Musk defends Tesla’s $2.6B acquisition of SolarCity in Delaware court; Android 12 will let you play games before they finish downloading; Virgin Galactic and Richard Branson celebrate launch of first passengers into space

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Daily Crunch 7/10/21 Jul 10, 2021

EU fines BMW, VW $1B for running emissions cartel; Startups have never had it so good; Biden’s sweeping executive order takes on Big Tech’s ‘bad mergers,’ ISPs and more

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Daily Crunch 7/9/21 Jul 09, 2021

Beyond Meat launches plant-based chicken tenders at US restaurants; Dropbox is reimagining the workplace with Dropbox Studios; Instacart hires Facebook executive as new CEO ahead of expected IPO

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Daily Crunch 7/8/21 Jul 08, 2021

Pakistan’s growing tech ecosystem is finally taking off; Turning IRL surgery into a VR game; Former U.S. president needs money

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Daily Crunch 7/7/21 Jul 07, 2021

Nobody wins as DoD finally pulls the plug on controversial $10B JEDI contract; Verizon demos THOR, its new vehicle for frontline rapid humanitarian response; Twitter shares its ideas around new privacy features, including a way to hide your account from searches

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Daily Crunch 7/3/21 Jul 03, 2021

Chinese cybersecurity probe validates Didi’s pre-IPO warning to investors; GM is investing in a California lithium extraction project; Dutch court will hear another Facebook privacy lawsuit

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Daily Crunch 7/2/21 Jul 02, 2021

macOS Monterey’s public beta is live; Paris court fines Airbnb $9.6 million for illegal listings; Pinterest updates policy to prohibit ads promoting weight loss

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Daily Crunch 7/1/21 Jul 01, 2021

Robinhood fined $70 million; Amazon betrays its fear with petition to sideline FTC Chair and antitrust hawk Lina Khan; Amazon betrays its fear with petition to sideline FTC Chair and antitrust hawk Lina Khan

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Daily Crunch 6/30/21 Jun 30, 2021

Duolingo filed to go public; Shopify drops its App Store commissions to 0% on developers’ first million in revenue; GitHub previews new AI tool that makes coding suggestions

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Daily Crunch 6/29/21 Jun 29, 2021

SpaceX aiming for first orbital test launch of Starship in July; Tech’s 5 Biggest Players Now Worth $3 Trillion; Facebook to target Nigerian learners with educational app Sabee, created by its R&D team

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Daily Crunch 6/26/21 Jun 26, 2021

Amazon’s cloud services giant, AWS, is getting into the encrypted messaging business; Fintual raises $15M for Latin American retail investing; Musculoskeletal medical startups race to enter personalized health tech market

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Daily Crunch 6/25/21 Jun 25, 2021

Instagram may soon let you post from desktop; Android apps are coming to Windows 11 through the Amazon Appstore; Google and India’s Jio Platforms announce budget Android smartphone JioPhone Next

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Daily Crunch 6/24/21 Jun 24, 2021

Autonomous trucking startup Embark to go public in $5.2B SPAC deal; Ford micromobility subsidiary Spin launches first in-house-built e-scooter; Salesforce, AWS announce extended partnership with further two-way integration

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Daily Crunch 6/23/21 Jun 23, 2021

Amazon’s purchase of MGM must pass the scrutiny of the FTC; India orders antitrust investigation against Google over smart TV market; Brave’s nontracking search engine is now in beta

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Daily Crunch 6/22/21 Jun 22, 2021

Facebook officially launches Live Audio Rooms and podcasts in the US; Sneaker community startup SoleSavy raises $12.5 million Series A to build an end-to-end sneakersphere; India proposes tougher e-commerce rules to address ‘widespread cheating’ complaints

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Daily Crunch 6/19/21 Jun 19, 2021

Spotify acquires Podz, a podcast discovery platform; UK’s ICO warns over ‘Big Data’ surveillance threat of live facial recognition in public; Mediflash is a freelancer marketplace for health professionals

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Daily Crunch 6/18/21 Jun 18, 2021

A security bug in Google’s Android app put users’ data at risk; Google’s first store is open in NYC’s Chelsea neighborhood; Instagram’s TikTok rival, Reels, rolls out ads worldwide

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Daily Crunch 6/17/21 Jun 17, 2021

Facebook rolls out new tools for Group admins; Google updates online safety curriculum for kids; Facebook announced its plans to start testing ads on its Oculus

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Daily Crunch 6/16/21 Jun 16, 2021

Apple Podcasts Subscriptions go live worldwide; Shopify expands its one-click checkout, Shop Pay, to any merchant on Facebook or Google; Tech antitrust crusader Lina Khan is confirmed as FTC commissioner

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Daily Crunch 6/15/21 Jun 15, 2021

Supreme Court revives LinkedIn case to protect user data from web scrapers; Stripe goes beyond payments with Stripe Identity to provide AI-based ID verification for transactions and much more; Redwood Materials is setting up shop near the Tesla Gigafactory as part of broader expansion

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Daily Crunch 6/12/21 Jun 12, 2021

Apple confirms hiring of Ulrich Kranz, former CEO of EV company Canoo; Volkswagen says a vendor’s security lapse exposed 3.3 million drivers’ details; Tech companies are looking at more flexible work models when offices reopen

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Daily Crunch 6/11/21 Jun 11, 2021

Microsoft plans to launch dedicated Xbox cloud gaming hardware; Waymo and J.B. Hunt partner to bring autonomous trucks to Texas in new pilot; Payments giant Stripe launches Stripe Tax to integrate sales tax calculations for 30+ countries

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Daily Crunch 6/10/21 Jun 10, 2021

Google announces the Firmina subsea cable between the US and Argentina; Google announces the Firmina subsea cable between the US and Argentina; Biden revokes and replaces Trump actions targeting TikTok and WeChat

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Daily Crunch 6/9/21 Jun 09, 2021

Apple’s RealityKit 2 allows developers to create 3D models for AR using iPhone photos; Fintech all-star Nubank raises a $750M mega round; Kafene raises $14M to offer buy now, pay later to the subprime consumer

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Daily Crunch 6/8/21 Jun 08, 2021

Today was the kickoff of Apple’s developer conference, WWDC, meaning that the TechCrunch crew was super busy all day and that we have an ocean of news from Cupertino for you to enjoy. But the startup market was just as busy, thankfully, with some fascinating funding rounds, acquisitions and more to parse through. Today we have something for everyone! — Alex
P.S. Including all of you interested in finance. Here’s a teardown of the Babylon Health SPAC deal. Enjoy!

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Daily Crunch 6/5/21 Jun 05, 2021

Facebook will reconsider Trump’s ban in two years; Flink, the German grocery delivery startup, raises $240M after launching just 6 months ago; Facebook’s use of ad data triggers antitrust probes in UK and EU

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Daily Crunch 6/4/21 Jun 04, 2021

Waymo’s driverless taxi service can now be accessed on Google Maps; Twitter redesigns its mobile app to make Spaces the center tab; United Airlines agrees to purchase 15 Boom supersonic airliners

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Daily Crunch 6/3/21 Jun 03, 2021

Amazon to stop screening employees for marijuana; Facebook opens its Messenger API for Instagram to all; FlixMobility raises $650M+ at a $3B valuation to double down on buses and other transport in the U.S.

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Daily Crunch 6/2/21 Jun 02, 2021

Twitter to begin pilot testing Fleet ads; Line launches digital banking platform in Indonesia; European insurtech startup Wefox grabs $650 million at $3 billion valuation

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Daily Crunch 5/29/21 May 29, 2021

Facebook, WhatsApp, Google and other internet giants comply with India’s IT rules; EU to review TikTok’s ToS after child safety complaints; Penfold closes $8.5M to provide a full-stack pension in an app aimed at freelancers

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Daily Crunch – 5/28/21 May 28, 2021

Twitter says its concerned with India intimidation, requests 3 more months to comply with new IT rules; EU bodies’ use of US cloud services from AWS, Microsoft being probed by bloc’s privacy chief; RevenueCat raises $40M Series B for its in-app subscription platform

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Daily Crunch – 5/27/21 May 27, 2021

NASA’s new lunar vehicle could be built by GM and Lockheed Martin; Facebook and Instagram will now allow users to hide ‘Like’ counts on posts; Visa takes a swipe in fintech, builds new online marketplace

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Daily Crunch – 5/26/21 May 26, 2021

Microsoft brings more of its Azure services to any Kubernetes cluster; JD.com, Meituan and Neolix to test autonomous deliveries on Beijing public roads; Whatnot raises $50M to let people sell Pokémon cards, Funko Pops and more via livestream

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Daily Crunch – 5/25/21 May 25, 2021

Tesla faces $163M payout to drivers in Norway following court decision; New Instagram Insights make its TikTok competitor Reels more appealing; Seed-stage accelerator Flat6Labs closes $13.2M fund for startups in Egypt

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Daily Crunch 5/22/21 May 22, 2021

Spotify brings offline listening to the Apple Watch, at last; Mio, a social commerce startup focused on smaller cities and rural areas in Vietnam, raises $1M seed; Mental health app Wysa raises $5.5M for ’emotionally intelligent’ AI

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Daily Crunch 5/21/21 May 21, 2021

Google is opening a retail store in New York this summer; US Treasury calls for stricter cryptocurrency rules; Eano raises $6M for its home renovation software

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Daily Crunch 5/20/21 May 20, 2021

Construction tech upstart Assignar adds a Fifth Wall with $20M Series B; Super raises $50M to cover home repairs and maintenance via a subscription model; Review: Apple’s 2021 iPad Pro is great, again, but…

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Daily Crunch 5/19/21 May 19, 2021

Everything Google announced at I/O; Extend raises $260M on a $1.6B valuation to expand its warranty and protection plan services; Explorium scores $75M Series C just 10 months after B round

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Daily Crunch 5/18/21 May 18, 2021

Monday.com is going public; Telda raises $5M for Egyptian neobanking; Ankorstore raises $102M to supply indie stores

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Daily Crunch 5/15/21 May 15, 2021

Coding school drama; Stripe acquires Bouncer, will integrate its card authentication into the Radar fraud detection tool; Airbnb managed a roughly 2.5% gain after reporting its own earnings

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Daily Crunch 5/14/21 May 14, 2021

Google hit with $123M antitrust fine in Italy over Android Auto; Legionfarm, pairing pro gamers with amateurs, raises $6 million Series A; Elon Musk, Technoking of Tesla, orders a halt to bitcoin car payments

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Daily Crunch 5/13/21 May 13, 2021

Salesforce is bringing drag and drop interactive components to its low-code toolkit; Stampli raises $50 million in Series C to help companies intelligently manage invoices; Prime today, gone tomorrow: Chinese products get pulled from Amazon

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Daily Crunch 5/12/21 May 12, 2021

YouTube announces a $100M fund to reward top YouTube Shorts creators over 2021-2022; Samsung withdraws from in-person MWC; TransUnion led blockchain fintech Spring Labs’ $30M Series B

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Daily Crunch 5/11/21 May 11, 2021

A look at Expensify ahead of its IPO; Neobank 'Fair' is launching to the public; 'Snack,' a ‘Tinder meets TikTok’ dating app is opening to Gen Z investors

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Daily Crunch 5/8/21 May 08, 2021

A mega-exit for American fintech; Walmart’s Flipkart to cover insurance for all sellers in India; 5 investors discuss the future of RPA after UiPath's IPO

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Daily Crunch 5/7/21 May 07, 2021

Freemium is the future of SaaS; Google reveals slate of Chromebook docks; Chinese EV maker Nio steps outside of China

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Daily Crunch 5/6/21 May 06, 2021

Peloton apologizes, agrees to treadmill recall; Emergence rounds up nearly $1 billion; A look at the modern chief marketing role

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Daily Crunch 5/5/21 May 05, 2021

Twitter acquires Scroll; Multicoin Capital debuts new $100 million fund; London’s Stride VC raised its second $138.6 million seed fund

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Daily Crunch 5/4/21 May 04, 2021

We take a look at the Duolingo EC-1; Twitter Spaces opens up more broadly; Epic Games acquires ArtStation

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Daily Crunch 5/1/21 May 01, 2021

Apple faces an antitrust complaint in Europe; TikTok has a new CEO; YouTube TV disappears from Roku

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Daily Crunch 4/30/21 Apr 30, 2021

The Biden administration hints at gig economy changes; Blue Origin will be taking passengers; We interview Jim Belushi about weed

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Daily Crunch 4/29/21 Apr 29, 2021

Uber unveils half a dozen new features; Samsung announces a new flagship laptop; Zomato files to go public

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Daily Crunch 4/28/21 Apr 28, 2021

Spotify launches paid podcast support; Amazon announces new tablets; We unveil the agenda for TC Sessions: Mobility

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Daily Crunch 4/27/21 Apr 27, 2021

Apple’s latest software upgrade brings a big change; Roku accuses Google of anti-competitive behavior; Brex raises a big funding round

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Daily Crunch 4/24/21 Apr 24, 2021

We get up close with a robotic Groot; SpaceX has a successful astronaut launch; Cryptocurrency prices tumble

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Daily Crunch 4/23/21 Apr 23, 2021

We test out Apple’s lost item finder; Google Fi gets a new unlimited plan; Facebook tests new video ad targeting features

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Daily Crunch 4/22/21 Apr 22, 2021

Google announces upgrades to Google Meet; Amazon is bringing its palm scanner to Whole Foods; Microsoft looks at the effect of video calls on our brains

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Daily Crunch 4/21/21 Apr 21, 2021

Apple announces new devices; Amazon opens a hair salon; Venmo adds cryptocurrency support

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Daily Crunch 4/20/21 Apr 20, 2021

Facebook reveals its Clubhouse competitor; Parler will return to Apple’s App Store; A helicopter flies on Mars

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Daily Crunch 4/17/21 Apr 17, 2021

Squarespace is going public; Apple shares some music payment details; Twitter bans the founder of the right-wing media organization Project Veritas

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Daily Crunch 4/16/21 Apr 16, 2021

Google Earth gives users a new look at a changing planet; Facebook tests new business discovery features; Autodesk acquires Upchain

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Daily Crunch 4/15/21 Apr 15, 2021

Coinbase makes an impressive public debut; Dell spins out VMware; Ford announces a new hands-free driving system

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Daily Crunch 4/14/21 Apr 14, 2021

Spotify wants to have a bigger presence in your car; Apple hints at iPad-centric announcements; Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop goes on sale

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Daily Crunch 4/13/21 Apr 13, 2021

Microsoft makes a big healthcare tech acquisition; Twitter is building a presence in Africa; Apple may be cooking up some new smart home products

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Daily Crunch 4/10/21 Apr 10, 2021

Efforts to unionize an Amazon warehouse in Alabama appear to have failed; Facebook takes down fake review groups; Monkey plays Pong with its brain

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Daily Crunch 4/9/21 Apr 09, 2021

Box gets some financial ammunition against an activist investor; Samsung launches the Galaxy SmartTag+; A look at the history of CryptoPunks

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Daily Crunch 4/8/21 Apr 08, 2021

Google announces its I/O plans; Facebook tests an audio Q&A feature; Patreon triples its valuation

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Daily Crunch 4/7/21 Apr 07, 2021

European regulators have questions about a Facebook data breach; Clubhouse adds payments; Robotics company has SPAC plans

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Daily Crunch 4/6/21 Apr 06, 2021

The Supreme Court announces several tech-related rulings; LG will shut down its smartphone business; A deep dive into the story of StockX

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Daily Crunch 4/3/21 Apr 03, 2021

Apple adds classic titles to Apple Arcade; Microsoft experiences an outage; Coinbase is going public

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Daily Crunch 4/2/21 Apr 02, 2021

Tiger Global closes a $6.65 billion fund; Facebook gives users more tools to encourage COVID vaccination; iPhone app spending continues to grow

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Daily Crunch 4/1/21 Apr 01, 2021

Facebook has some thoughts and updates about its News Feed; Siri gets some new voices; Tonal becomes a unicorn

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Daily Crunch 3/31/21 Apr 01, 2021

Google tries out new ad targeting technology; PayPal adds cryptocurrency support; Substack raises additional funding

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Daily Crunch 3/30/21 Apr 01, 2021

We’ve got the details on Boston Dynamics’ upcoming warehouse robot Stretch; Apple releases security patches; Cazoo is going public via SPAC

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Daily Crunch 3/27/21 Mar 27, 2021

Amazon pushes back against unionization; WeWork eyes the SPAC route; New spyware on Android

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Daily Crunch 3/26/21 Mar 26, 2021

Tech executives face Congress; Spotify gets a redesign; Snapchat is developing a new Remix feature

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Daily Crunch 3/25/21 Mar 25, 2021

Slack launches a new direct messaging feature; Amazon Web Services gets a new leader; A round up of our favorite Y Combinator startups

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Daily Crunch 3/24/21 Mar 24, 2021

OnePlus unveils new hardware; Apple updates its educational offerings; Facebook reveals plans for its next developer conference

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Daily Crunch 3/23/21 Mar 23, 2021

Dispo is in the midst of a sexual assault controversy; Zoom introduces an SDK; Android owners will have to continue waiting for Clubhouse access

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Daily Crunch 3/20/21 Mar 20, 2021

Facebook develops a new way to interact with AR; Uber’s facial recognition policy faces scrutiny; SpaceX’s Starship rocket booster hits a major milestone

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Daily Crunch 3/19/21 Mar 19, 2021

YouTube Shorts comes to the U.S.; Amazon starts testing electric delivery vans in San Francisco; New data suggests the impact of Google Play’s recent changes

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Daily Crunch 3/18/21 Mar 18, 2021

Uber changes driver classification following a legal defeat in the U.K; Facebook says it will crack down on rule-breaking Groups; Snap makes an e-commerce acquisition

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Daily Crunch 3/17/21 Mar 17, 2021

Google is letting developers keep more of their Play revenue; Instagram adds teen safety features; We examine the global distribution of venture funding

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Daily Crunch 3/16/21 Mar 16, 2021

Stripe gets a mind-boggling valuation; Facebook promotes COVID vaccines; Elon Musk has an interesting new title

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Daily Crunch 3/13/21 Mar 13, 2021

A prominent Republican senator weighs in on Amazon’s labor disputes; Microsoft reports a security vulnerability in Exchange; We examine ByteDance’s gaming strategy

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Daily Crunch 3/12/21 Mar 12, 2021

The artist Beeple scores a huge NFT sale; Twitter Spaces are coming soon; Seth Rogen’s weed startup launches in the U.S.

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Daily Crunch 3/11/21 Mar 11, 2021

Apple is making a big investment in Germany; Russia takes aim at Twitter; Roblox goes public

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Daily Crunch 3/10/21 Mar 10, 2021

Dropbox acquires a secure document-sharing startup; Sonos announces a new speaker; Google makes hotel listings free

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Daily Crunch 3/9/21 Mar 09, 2021

PayPal acquires a cryptocurrency startup; Apple discontinues the iMac Pro; McAfee sells its enterprise business

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Daily Crunch 3/6/21 Mar 06, 2021

Some Tesla fans aren’t ready to say goodbye to the company’s forums; Optimizely’s co-founder has a new company; An Indonesian logistics startup raises $170 million

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Daily Crunch 3/5/21 Mar 05, 2021

Square buys a majority stake in Jay-Z’s Tidal; WhatsApp improves its desktop app; Hopin raises even more funding

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Daily Crunch 3/4/21 Mar 04, 2021

Google says it’s focusing on privacy-friendly approaches to ad targeting; Okta acquires Auth0; A ‘Flying taxi’ startup raises $241 million

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Daily Crunch 3/3/21 Mar 03, 2021

Microsoft shows off a new AR/VR meeting platform; Uber spins out a robotics startup; Compass files to go public

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Daily Crunch 3/2/21 Mar 02, 2021

A challenger bank raises funding at a massive valuation; Instagram adds Live Rooms; and Google updates Workspace

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Daily Crunch 2/27/21 Feb 27, 2021

Facebook unveils another experimental app; Atlassian acquires a data visualization startup; Newsela becomes a unicorn

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Daily Crunch 2/26/21 Feb 26, 2021

Twitter reveals its move into paid subscriptions; Australia passes its media bargaining law; Coinbase files its S-1

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Daily Crunch 2/25/21 Feb 25, 2021

We check out Amazon’s new smart home device; Airbnb ads flexible search; Hopin is raising even more money

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Daily Crunch 2/24/21 Feb 24, 2021

The Facebook-Australia news battle seems to have reached an end; Android gets an update; Lucid Motors is going public via SPAC

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Daily Crunch 2/23/21 Feb 23, 2021

Spotify makes a number of announcements; Netflix introduces an intriguing new feature; Clubhouse faces security concerns

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Daily Crunch 2/20/21 Feb 20, 2021

Uber loses a legal battle over driver classification; We survey mobility investors; New data suggests a COVID-19 vaccine should be easier to transport

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Daily Crunch 2/19/21 Feb 19, 2021

We explore the fallout of Facebook’s news ban; WhatsApp addresses privacy; Perseverance lands on Mars

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Daily Crunch 2/18/21 Feb 18, 2021

Facebook plays hardball in Australia; Epic Games expands its fight against Apple; New York’s attorney general sues Amazon

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Daily Crunch 2/17/21 Feb 17, 2021

A space startup connected to the International Space Station raises $130 million; Atlassian releases a new version of Trello; Bitcoin briefly passes $50,000

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Daily Crunch 2/16/21 Feb 16, 2021

Summary: Parler returns from limbo; Uber lobbies Europe; More details about Notion’s outage

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Daily Crunch 2/13/21 Feb 13, 2021

Jack Dorsey and Jay Z create a bitcoin endowment; Datadog acquires a Startup Battlefield company; BuzzFeed experiments with AI-generated quizzes

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Daily Crunch 2/12/21 Feb 12, 2021

We take an in-depth look at TikTok usage in Russia; Facebook’s Oversight Board looks beyond Facebook; Sesame Workshop backs an edtech fund

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Daily Crunch 2/11/21 Feb 11, 2021

Facebook tries to get less political; Oracle’s TikTok acquisition may not be happening; Twitter says Donald Trump is banned forever

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Daily Crunch 2/10/21 Feb 10, 2021

Reddit raises more funding; Shopify expands payments to Facebook; and a study suggests that the Apple Watch might be able to predict COVID diagnoses

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Daily Crunch 2/9/21 Feb 09, 2021

DoorDash acquires a salad-making robotics startup; Twitter confirms subscription plans; and Tesla makes a big bet on bitcoin

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Daily Crunch 2/6/21 Feb 06, 2021

Myanmar’s government extends its internet crackdown; Microsoft’s lobbying arm blacklists presidential election objectors; and Dublin’s Frontline Ventures raises a new fund

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Daily Crunch 2/5/21 Feb 05, 2021

Microsoft tries to improve corporate intranet; Google will offer new smartphone health measurements; and 23andMe is going public via SPAC

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Daily Crunch 2/4/21 Feb 04, 2021

TikTok announces additional steps to fight misinformation; Myanmar’s military cracks down on Facebook; and Google’s subsea cable goes online

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Daily Crunch 2/3/21 Feb 03, 2021

The Bezos era is ending; Uber acquires Drizly; and Tesla recalls 135,000 vehicles

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Daily Crunch 2/2/21 Feb 02, 2021

Google rethinks its gaming strategy; Microsoft rolls out its quantum computing platform; and UiPath is now valued at $35 billion

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Daily Crunch 1/30/21 Jan 30, 2021

Robinhood caps a wild week for new funding; Coinbase is going public; and Johnson & Johnson reveals new vaccine trial data

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Daily Crunch 1/29/21 Jan 29, 2021

The GameStop stock saga continues; Apple releases more details about its privacy changes; and Qualtrics goes public

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Daily Crunch 1/28/21 Jan 28, 2021

Reddit users have some fun with the stock market; Facebook predicts advertising challenges; and ByteDance is cutting jobs in India

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Daily Crunch 1/27/21 Jan 27, 2021

A popular scheduling startup raises a big funding round; Twitter makes a newsletter acquisition; and Beyond Meat teams up with PepsiCo

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Daily Crunch 1/26/21 Jan 26, 2021

Twitter pilots a new tool to fight disinformation; Apple brings celebrity-guided walks to the Apple Watch; and Clubhouse raises funding

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Daily Crunch 1/23/21 Jan 23, 2021

Alphabet pulls the plug on its internet balloon company; Apple is reportedly developing a new MacBook Air; and Google threatens to pull out of Australia

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Daily Crunch 1/22/21 Jan 22, 2021

A new report suggests there’s a pricey Apple VR headset in the works; Facebook’s Oversight Board will examine one of the social network’s most consequential decisions; and we review the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra

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Daily Crunch 1/21/21 Jan 21, 2021

On his way out the door, President Donald Trump pardons a former Googler; Jack Ma reappears; and Wattpad gets acquired

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Daily Crunch 1/20/21 Jan 20, 2021

Autonomous vehicle company Cruise raises a $2 billion new round; Netflix keeps growing; and WhatsApp faces more privacy concerns

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Daily Crunch 1/16/21 Jan 16, 2021

WhatsApp delays enforcement of a controversial privacy change; Apple may get rid of the Touch Bar in future MacBooks; and Bumble files to go public

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Daily Crunch 1/15/21 Jan 15, 2021

Samsung lowers prices with its latest Galaxy S phones; Google completes its Fitbit acquisition; and Beyond Meat is coming to Taco Bell

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Daily Crunch 1/14/21 Jan 14, 2021

Airbnb takes a big step to avoid violence at the inauguration; Intel gets a new CEO; and Affirm goes public

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Daily Crunch 1/13/21 Jan 13, 2021

Regulatory action prompts Visa to back off a fintech acquisition; Uber and Moderna partner; and Checkout.com is valued at $15 billion

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Daily Crunch 1/12/21 Jan 12, 2021

Platforms and infrastructure providers dump Parler; Microsoft unveils a new Surface; and a Chinese fitness app raises $360 million

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Daily Crunch 1/9/21 Jan 09, 2021

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Quibi’s content will live on -- Hyundai may partner with Apple -- and UK investigates Google This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: If you’re wondering what will happen to Quibi shows like “Most Dangerous Game” and “Chrissy Court,” wonder no longer: They’re going to Roku.

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Daily Crunch 1/8/21 Jan 08, 2021

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Online platforms take action against President Trump -- Lenovo tries out a swiveling screen -- and Roblox raises $250 million This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: After a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, a number of online platforms moved to suspend accounts connected to the outgoing president.

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Daily Crunch 1/7/21 Jan 07, 2021

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- A pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol while the president encouraged them on Twitter. We have the latest, as well as your tech headlines. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: As you almost certainly know already, a pro-Trump mob entered the U.S. Capitol yesterday, forcing the Senate and House to flee as they were in the process of debating and certifying Joe Biden’s election as president.

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Daily Crunch 12/6/21 Jan 06, 2021

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- The New York Stock Exchange reverses course -- Nintendo acquires a game studio -- and an Indian electronics and lifestyle startup raises $100 million. This is your Daily Crunch.

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Daily Crunch 1/5/21 Jan 05, 2021

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Google employees take another step in their activism -- Venmo adds a check-cashing feature -- and Slack has some issues. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: More than 200 employees at Google and its parent company Alphabet have announced that they have formed the Alphabet Workers Union. Obviously, that’s only a tiny fraction of Alphabet’s workforce of more than 130,000 employees.

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Daily Crunch 12/30/20 Dec 30, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Apple faces a major setback in one of its legal fights --VMware sues a former executive --and Google tests a new short-form video feature. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Apple filed a lawsuit last year against Corellium, a company that allows security researchers to create virtualized iOS devices in the browser in order to discover potential security flaws.

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Daily Crunch 12/29/20 Dec 29, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --The Chinese government could reshape Ant Group’s business --Tesla plans to launch in India next year --and the FAA announces a new ID requirement for drones. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Less than 2 months ago, Chinese authorities halted the planned IPO of Ant Group, the payments and fintech company that spun out of Alibaba nearly a decade earlier.

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Daily Crunch 12/24/20 Dec 24, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Telegram will introduce ads --TikTok’s parent company is moving into drug discovery --and President Trump continues his battle against Section 230 This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Telegram founder Pavel Durov said the messaging app will introduce advertising next year on public one-to-many channels.

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Daily Crunch 12/23/20 Dec 23, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- The stimulus bill includes significant changes to copyright law and enforcement -- The Biden administration may have to build a presidential Twitter following from scratch -- and we round up the startups that shut down this year. This is your Daily Crunch.

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Daily Crunch 12/22/20 Dec 22, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- We look at the tech implications of the new stimulus bill -- Lockheed Martin makes a big rocket engine acquisition -- and Google Cloud expands. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: The $900 billion pandemic relief bill that lawmakers agreed on over the weekend includes a number of provisions that could have a significant impact on the tech industry.

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Daily Crunch 12/19/20 Dec 19, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --We interview the senior senator from Minnesota about fitness trackers --Sony pulls “Cyberpunk 2077” from the PlayStation Store --and Indian delivery startup Zomato raises a massive round. This is your Daily Crunch.

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Daily Crunch 12/18/20 Dec 18, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Discord announces a big funding round --Google gets European approval to acquire Fitbit --and Twitter launches a new voice-based feature. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Discord, the popular gaming chat platform, confirmed that it has raised $100 million and also announced that it has 140 million monthly active users, twice as many as a year ago.

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Daily Crunch 12/17/20 Dec 17, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Facebook takes aim at Apple --Texas sues Google --and we interview the CEO of Boston Dynamics. This is your Daily Crunch.

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Daily Crunch 12/16/20 Dec 16, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Periscope is shutting down --Samsung has plans for more foldable devices --and Airbnb sets new diversity goals. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: It’s official. Twitter-owned live streaming app Periscope is shutting down by March of next year.

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Daily Crunch 12/15/20 Dec 15, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --We review Apple Fitness+ --Gmail goes down --and Pornhub cracks down on unverified content. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Brian Heater tried out Apple’s new $10-per-month subscription service for guided workouts, prompting some broader reflections on exercise during this terrible year — and on how Fitness+ might fit in.

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Daily Crunch 12/12/20 Dec 12, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Hyundai takes a controlling stake in an iconic robotics company -- Twitter acquires a screen-sharing startup -- and we round up some security-themed gift ideas. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Hyundai has acquired an 80% stake in Boston Robotics. Boston Robotics is behind a number of impressive robots, including the dog-like quadruped Spot.

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Daily Crunch 12/11/20 Dec 11, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- We try out Apple’s new headphones -- Spotify resets passwords -- and Airbnb goes public. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: What are our first impressions of the AirPods Max? Our fearless leader Matthew Panzarino has written what he insists is “not a review” of the AirPods Max — and not a full review because he’s had them for less than 24 hours.

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Daily Crunch 12/10/20 Dec 10, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Facebook faces big antitrust lawsuits -- DoorDash and C3.ai go public -- and YouTube announces new election misinformation policies. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: The Federal Trade Commission filed an antitrust lawsuit against Facebook today, as did 48 attorneys general representing 46 states. They’re separate suits, although the 2 groups coordinated their investigations.

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Daily Crunch 12/9/20 Dec 09, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Apple unveils new high-end headphones -- Calm raises more funding -- and Cyberpunk 2077 faces criticism. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: The AirPods Max are joining the AirPods and AirPods Pro in Apple’s audio accessory lineup — the first over-ear headphones under the AirPods brand. At $549, they’re priced significantly higher than previous AirPods.

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Daily Crunch 12/8/20 Dec 08, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --You can listen to Apple Music on your Google Nest device --Apple is working to top Intel with its next set of chips --and Cisco acquires Slido. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Google announced that devices including the Nest Audio, Nest Hub Max, and Nest Mini will now be able to play Apple Music via voice commands.

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Daily Crunch 12/5/20 Dec 05, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --We learn more about Slack’s future --Revolut adds new payment features --and DoorDash pushes its IPO range upward. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: After Salesforce announced this week that it’s acquiring Slack for $27.7 billion, Ron Miller spoke to Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield and Salesforce President and COO Bret Taylor to learn more about the deal.

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Daily Crunch 12/4/20 Dec 04, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Google fires a leading researcher --Stripe launches a new banking service --and WarnerMedia shakes up the theatrical business model. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Timnit Gebru, a leading researcher in the field of ethics and artificial intelligence, tweeted that Google fired her in response to a message she sent to an internal email list.

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Daily Crunch 12/3/20 Dec 03, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Apple releases its annual best apps list -- a self-driving truck startup raises $350 million -- and the BioNTech/Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine gets emergency approval in the United Kingdom. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Apple has announced its best apps of 2020. There were different winners — all selected by App Store editors — for different devices.

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Daily Crunch 12/2/20 Dec 02, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Salesforce announces its acquisition of Slack -- Amazon brings the Mac mini to the cloud -- and Google Maps gets a newsfeed. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Salesforce is buying Slack for $27.7 billion. The acquisition, which was first reported last month, is now official. “This is a match made in heaven,” said Salesforce co-founder and CEO Marc Benioff.

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Daily Crunch 12/1/20 Dec 01, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Facebook makes a billion-dollar acquisition --We learn more about Twitter’s Clubhouse-style feature --and Moderna applies for emergency authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Facebook is acquiring Kustomer. Kustomer says it can give customer service teams better data and a more unified view of the people they’re interacting with.

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Daily Crunch 11/25/20 Nov 25, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Twitter prepares to hand out more blue checkmarks -- YouTube suspends OANN -- and Discord is raising a big funding round. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Twitter has announced that it will bring back verification.

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Daily Crunch 11/24/20 Nov 24, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Snapchat introduces a TikTok-style feed -- Amazon Echo Buds add fitness tracking -- and Vettery acquires Hired. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Snapchat has added Spotlight — a dedicated feed where users can watch short, entertaining videos — pretty similar to TikTok. This comes after the app also added TikTok-like music features last month.

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Daily Crunch 11/21/20 Nov 21, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Roblox opens its books --Snap makes an acquisition --and Pfizer and BioNTech seek regulatory approval for their vaccine. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Roblox is going public. The child-friendly gaming company filed confidentially to go public in October, but it only recently published its S-1 document with financial information.

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Daily Crunch 11/20/20 Nov 20, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --HuffPost has a new owner --Facebook says its misinformation-fighting AI is getting smarter --Affirm files to go public This is your Daily Crunch. The big story: TechCrunch’s parent company Verizon Media has sold HuffPost. This is part of a larger deal that also includes an investment in BuzzFeed, a content syndication agreement, potential advertising collaboration, and more.

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Daily Crunch 11/19/20 Nov 19, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Apple is making a big shift in App Store fees --Duolingo raises more funding --and Pfizer releases updated vaccine results. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Apple is cutting the 30% fee it normally charges for App Store transactions to 15% for some developers — specifically, those who, after Apple’s commission, earn less than $1 million per year.

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Daily Crunch 11/18/20 Nov 18, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --We review each of Apple’s new M1-powered Macs --Twitter launches its new Stories-like format --and Amazon launches a pharmacy service. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: We’ve got 3 big hardware reviews, each one highlighting a new Mac with Apple’s M1 chipset.

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Daily Crunch 11/17/20 Nov 17, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --GitHub defies a takedown order --Strava raises a big round --and Moderna reports promising COVID-19 vaccine results. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Back in October, the Recording Industry Association of America sent a DMCA complaint to GitHub over a project called YouTube-dl, which allows viewers to download YouTube videos for offline viewing.

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Daily Crunch 11/14/20 Nov 14, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- DoorDash reveals its finances as it prepares to go public -- TikTok’s future remains unclear -- and Nintendo had a good month for sales. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: DoorDash filed confidentially for an IPO earlier this year, and now it has revealed its S-1 filing to the public.

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Daily Crunch 11/13/20 Nov 13, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- The latest Mac operating system arrives -- Amazon faces a lawsuit over PPE -- and Disney+ turns one. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Apple has released macOS Big Sur. This update, which was first announced 5 months ago at WWDC, includes a number of design changes that continue to blur the line between macOS and iOS.

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Daily Crunch 11/12/20 Nov 12, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Google changes its storage policy -- Facebook extends its political ad ban -- and Ring doorbells are recalled. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Google is changing its storage policies for free accounts in a way that could have a big impact on anyone regularly using Google Photos.

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Daily Crunch 11/11/20 Nov 11, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Apple announces “One More Thing” before the holiday season -- Uber lets you reserve rides 30 days in advance -- and Spotify makes another podcast acquisition. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: During an unusually brief and focused “One More Thing” event, Apple announced 3 new Macs that will all use the M1 chip, its first chip for Macs.

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Daily Crunch 11/10/20 Nov 10, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- We review the iPhone 12 Pro Max and the iPhone 12 mini -- Zoom settles with the FTC -- and Pfizer announces promising results for its COVID-19 vaccine trial. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: TechCrunch Editor-in-Chief Matthew Panzarino tackled both extremes of the new iPhone 12 lineup today, publishing reviews of both the Pro Max and the mini. It sounds like he’s impressed with both of them.

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Daily Crunch 11/6/20 Nov 06, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --The DOJ challenges Visa’s acquisition of a fintech startup --Apple releases the latest version of iOS --and goPuff acquires an iconic alcohol retailer. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: The Department of Justice is challenging Visa’s $5.3 billion acquisition of financial services startup Plaid.

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Daily Crunch 11/5/20 Nov 05, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --The presidential election has plenty of implications for the tech world, particularly with social media --Meanwhile, major tech-relevant ballot measures, like California’s Proposition 22, also passed. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Election Day in the United States was largely free from disruptive cyberattacks. But as of Wednesday evening, we don’t have a winner in the presidential election.

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Daily Crunch 11/4/20 Nov 04, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. Despite a high stakes presidential election, tech news doesn’t stop! -- Chinese regulators pull the brakes on Ant Group’s IPO -- Spotify adds standalone streaming support on Apple Watch -- and PayPal outlines its digital wallet plans This is your Daily Crunch.

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Daily Crunch 11/3/20 Nov 03, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Apple is closing out the year with another big event --Twitter details its plans to fight election-related misinformation --and WeWork employees used an embarrassingly insecure printer password. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Almost everyone’s attention is locked onto the U.S. presidential election, but Apple is giving us an excuse to look beyond November 4th.

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Daily Crunch 10/31/20 Oct 31, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Under Armour gives up on one of its big acquisitions -- Uber Eats faces complaints over its free delivery policy for Black restaurants -- and Facebook takes another step to limit QAnon-related content. This is your Daily Crunch for October 30, 2020.

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Daily Crunch 10/31/20 Oct 31, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Under Armour gives up on one of its big acquisitions -- Uber Eats faces complaints over its free delivery policy for Black restaurants -- and Facebook takes another step to limit QAnon-related content. This is your Daily Crunch for October 30, 2020.

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Daily Crunch 10/30/20 Oct 30, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Google releases its latest earnings report -- Spotify is getting ready to raise prices -- and Excel gets friendlier to custom data types. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Google’s parent company Alphabet released its third-quarter earnings report this afternoon, coming in well ahead of Wall Street expectations thanks in large part to YouTube, which saw revenue rise to $5.

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Daily Crunch 10/29/20 Oct 29, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Apple might be building a Google competitor -- Audible adds more podcasts -- and an ad measurement company raises $350 million. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Apple has a growing interest in search technology and might even be working on a product to compete with Google, according to The Financial Times.

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Daily Crunch 10/28/20 Oct 28, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Zoom adds a much-requested feature —but with a catch -- TikTok partners with Shopify -- and Jack Dorsey lays out his argument in today's Senate hearing. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Zoom was criticized earlier this year for saying it would only offer end-to-end encryption to paid users. Now it says free users will have the option as well, starting in Zoom 5.4.0 on both desktop and mobile.

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Daily Crunch 10/27/20 Oct 27, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Facebook gets into cloud gaming while continuing its public dispute with Apple -- Ant Group prepares for a massive IPO -- and Pinterest embraces iOS widgets. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Facebook is launching a cloud gaming service of its very own, although the focus is different from Google’s Stadia or Microsoft’s xCloud.

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Daily Crunch 10/24/20 Oct 24, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- A California court weighs in as Prop 22 looms -- Google removes popular apps over data collection practices -- and the Senate subpoenas Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: A California appeals court ruled that, yes, a new state law applies to Uber and Lyft drivers, meaning that they must be classified as employees, rather than independent contractors.

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Daily Crunch 10/23/20 Oct 23, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Facebook’s dating feature expands after a regulatory delay --We review the new Amazon Echo --and President Donald Trump has an on-the-nose Twitter password. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Back in February, Facebook had to call off the European launch date of its dating service after failing to provide the Irish Data Protection Commission with enough advanced notice of the launch.

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Daily Crunch 10/22/20 Oct 22, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --The end is in sight for Quibi --PayPal adds cryptocurrency support --and Netflix tests a new promotional strategy. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Quibi, the much-hyped streaming video app led by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, which raised nearly $2 billion in funding, is shutting down, according to reports in The Information and The Wall Street Journal.

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Daily Crunch 10/21/20 Oct 21, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Google faces a big antitrust suit --Amazon offers to pay customers for shopping data --and we review the new iPhones This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: The DOJ has filed an antitrust suit against Google. The suit accuses Google of “unlawfully maintaining monopolies in the markets for general search services, search advertising, and general search text advertising in the United States.

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Daily Crunch 10/20/20 Oct 20, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --TikTok returns to Pakistan --Apple launches a music-focused streaming station --and SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority blocked TikTok 11 days ago, over what it described as “immoral,” “obscene,” and “vulgar” videos.

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Daily Crunch 10/17/20 Oct 17, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- A New York Post story forces social platforms to make — and in Twitter’s case, reverse — some difficult choices -- Sony announces a new 3D display -- and fitness startup Future raises $24 million. This is your Daily Crunch.

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Daily Crunch 10/16/20 Oct 16, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Stripe makes a big acquisition -- Google rolls out search improvements -- and Snapchat adds a TikTok-y feature. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Stripe has made its biggest acquisition to date. It announced today that it bought Nigeria’s Paystack, a Lagos-headquartered startup that makes it easy to integrate payment services. We’ve referred to it in the past as “the Stripe of Africa.

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Daily Crunch 10/15/20 Oct 15, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Zoom has a new marketplace and new integrations -- Spotify gets a new format -- and we review Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Go. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Zoom has launched its events marketplace. The new OnZoom marketplace allows anyone to host and sell tickets for virtual events. It’s also integrating the ability for nonprofits to accept donations.

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Daily Crunch 10/14/20 Oct 14, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Apple embraces 5G -- Facebook Messenger gets better integrated with Instagram -- and Kahoot raises $215 million. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Apple’s big event yesterday kicked off with the announcement of the HomePod Mini, but the real focus was on the iPhone — specifically, the iPhone 12. Pricing for the new iPhone starts at $699.

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Daily Crunch 10/10/20 Oct 10, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --A militia group used Facebook groups, among other methods, to coordinate a planned kidnapping of a Democratic governor --Twitter and Facebook announced efforts to try to not ruin democracy more --and Porsche pursues a different path for sustainable cars. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Twitter made a number of relatively significant changes, including a switch to how retweets work on the platform.

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Daily Crunch 10/9/20 Oct 09, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Alphabet’s self-driving technology company hits a major milestone --Apple TV+ extends its free subscription period --and Affirm files to go public. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Waymo hit a major milestone. It’s offering fully driverless rides to some members of the public.

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Daily Crunch 10/8/20 Oct 08, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --The major tech platforms push back against the House antitrust report --Google Assistant gets a “guest” mode --and we interview a freshly minted Nobel laureate. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: The House Judiciary Committee released its tech antitrust report, concluding that the big tech platforms should face additional regulation.

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Daily Crunch 10/7/20 Oct 07, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Google rebrands G Suite --Apple announces its next event date --and John McAfee has been arrested. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: G Suite has become Google Workspace. To a large extent, Google Workspace is just a rebranding of G Suite, complete with a new set of -- less distinctive -- logos for Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, and Meet. But the company is also launching a number of new features.

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Daily Crunch 10/6/20 Oct 06, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Venmo’s first credit card is here --a former Amazon employee is arrested for fraud --and we review the Nest Audio smart speaker. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: PayPal-owned mobile payment app Venmo already offers a Mastercard-branded debit card, and it announced a year ago that it was planning to launch its first credit card as well. It just made good on that promise.

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Daily Crunch 10/3/20 Oct 03, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Twitter addresses questions of bias in its image-cropping algorithms -- we take a look at Mario Kart Live -- and the stock market takes a hit after President Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis. Here’s your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Twitter confronts image-cropping concerns. Last month, a white Ph.D.

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Daily Crunch 10/2/20 Oct 02, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Google is paying a lot of money for its news licensing program -- Microsoft announces an affordable laptop -- and Facebook says it won’t accept ads casting doubts on the election. This is your Daily Crunch.

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Daily Crunch 10/1/20 Oct 01, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Google has some fresh hardware -- Facebook Messenger and Instagram get new integrations -- and Palantir goes public. This is your Daily Crunch The big story is: Google held its annual hardware event, and it packed a number of new product announcements into a brisk 30 minutes of pre-recorded promotional videos.

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Daily Crunch 9/30/20 Sep 30, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Amazon unveils a new biometric ID technology -- the Biden campaign takes aim at Facebook -- and iRobot’s co-founder joins a robotic gardening startup. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Amazon is letting you pay with your palm. The company announced a new biometric device for Amazon Go stores called Amazon One.

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Daily Crunch 9/29/20 Sep 29, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Americans can continue using TikTok for now -- Google updates its developer policies -- and Uber gets approval to resume operations in London. This is your Daily Crunch.

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Daily Crunch 9/26/20 Sep 26, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --We’ve got an in-depth review of the Apple Watch Series 6 --Apple gives Facebook a temporary break on App Store fees --and Alexis Ohanian is raising a new fund. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Brian Heater has already been writing about the Apple Watch Series 6, but now he’s published his full review.

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Daily Crunch 9/25/20 Sep 25, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Amazon announces a new game service and plenty of hardware upgrades --Tech companies team up against app stores --and United Airlines tests a program for rapid COVID-19 testing. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Amazon has unveiled its own game-streaming platform. Amazon’s competitor to Google Stadia and Microsoft xCloud is called Luna, and it’s available now at an early access price of $5.

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Daily Crunch 9/24/20 Sep 24, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Shopify blames “rogue” employees for a data breach --Google Maps adds COVID-19 data --and China pushes back against the TikTok deal. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Shopify has confirmed a data breach. The e-commerce platform blamed 2 “rogue members” of its support team, alleging that they stole customer data from “less than 200 merchants.

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Daily Crunch 9/23/20 Sep 23, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Microsoft takes on Twilio --Google launches a work-tracking tool --and Mirakl raises $300 million. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Microsoft announced the launch of Azure Communication Services, a new set of features in its cloud that enable developers to add voice and video calling, chat, and text messages to their apps, as well as old-school telephony.

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Daily Crunch 9/22/20 Sep 22, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Companies send out conflicting messages about the TikTok deal -- Microsoft acquires a gaming giant -- and the WeChat ban is temporarily blocked. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: The TikTok deal keeps getting more confusing.

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Daily Crunch 9/19/20 Sep 19, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- The Trump Administration moves forwards with plans to ban TikTok and WeChat, although TikTok gets a partial extension -- Unity goes public -- and we announce the winner of this year’s Startup Battlefield. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: The US TikTok ban is imminent. The U.S.

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Daily Crunch 9/18/20 Sep 18, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Twitter takes preemptive steps to avoid election-related hacks -- We check out the new Apple Watches -- And Facebook launches new business tools. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Twitter said today that “high-profile, election-related” accounts in the United States will be receiving notifications telling them they’re required to adopt strong passwords.

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Daily Crunch 9/17/20 Sep 17, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Facebook makes its next steps in VR -- Apple releases iOS 14 -- and the PlayStation 5 gets a launch date. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Facebook has unveiled the Oculus Quest 2. The smaller, more affordable follow-up to the Oculus Quest VR headset will be launching on October 13th, at a starting price of $299.

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Daily Crunch 9/16/20 Sep 16, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Apple unveils new hardware and new subscriptions -- Spotify adds virtual event listings -- and Opendoor is going public via SPAC. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Apple had a big hardware event yesterday. And while you should check out our full roundup at TechCrunch.

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Daily Crunch 9/15/20 Sep 15, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Oracle appears to be the winner in the battle for ownership of TikTok’s U.S. operations -- we run down the possibilities for Apple’s event later this week -- and Google announces an event of its own. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: TikTok's ownership drama continues. News broke over the weekend that there was a surprising winner in the bidding war over TikTok’s U.S.

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Daily Crunch 9/12/20 Sep 12, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Apple’s making App Store changes --China might stop TikTok’s acquisition --and we talk to Polish venture capitalists about the startup scene. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Apple announced a bunch of changes to its App Store guidelines, with details about how it will support new iOS features like App Clips and much more.

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Daily Crunch 9/11/20 Sep 11, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Facebook returns to its college roots --Alexa gets a printing feature --and we take a deep dive into Unity’s business. This is your Daily Crunch.

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Daily Crunch 9/10/20 Sep 10, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --A massive content recommendation merger falls apart --Microsoft reveals the release date and pricing for its flagship game console --and Alexa enables phone calls for AT&T customers. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: It looks like the 2 biggest companies in the content recommendation market won’t be teaming up after all.

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Daily Crunch 9/9/20 Sep 09, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. Apple strikes back at Epic Games, Android 11 is here, and Microsoft announces a new stripped-down Xbox. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Apple has made the latest move in a legal battle against Epic Games, filing a lawsuit claiming that the company behind Fortnite is in breach of contract.

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Daily Crunch 9/5/20 Sep 05, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Peloton’s product lineup is both getting cheaper and more expensive -- Nintendo announces a new retro device -- and Palantir reveals more about its governance plans. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Peloton is preparing to add new products at both ends of its pricing range, according to a report in Bloomberg.

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Daily Crunch 9/4/20 Sep 04, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Apple announces a surprising delay -- Facebook bans new political ads for the week before the U.S. election -- and SpaceX is testing its Starlink internet system. This is your Daily Crunch.

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Daily Crunch 9/3/20 Sep 03, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- India continues to crack down on Chinese apps -- Microsoft launches a deepfake detector -- and Google offers a personalized news podcast. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: India has banned PUBG and other Chinese apps. The Indian government is continuing its purge of apps created by or linked to Chinese companies. It already banned 59 Chinese apps back in June, including TikTok.

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Daily Crunch 9/2/20 Sep 02, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round-up of the top tech news of the day. Apple and Google are adding support for app-less exposure notifications, Facebook says it might block news sharing in Australia, and Samsung has a new foldable phone. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Apple and Google are introducing new tools that should make it easier for public health authorities, or PHAs, to implement notifications for people who may have been exposed to COVID-19.

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Daily Crunch 9/1/20 Sep 01, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Netflix tests a free promotional offering -- Amazon’s drone delivery gets trial flight approval from the FAA -- and Neuralink shows off its human-brain tech. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Netflix has taken some of its best-known Originals out from behind the paywall.

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Daily Crunch 8/29/20 Aug 29, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --The Justice Department reveals a thwarted malware attack on Tesla --Facebook tests linking your news subscriptions to your social network account --and Xiaomi has plans for under-screen cameras. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: The Justice Department released a complaint Thursday describing a thwarted malware attack against an unidentified company in Sparks, Nevada, where Tesla has a factory.

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Daily Crunch 8/28/20 Aug 28, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Turmoil continues at TikTok --Salesforce lays off 1,000 people --and Warby Parker is now valued at $3 billion. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Kevin Mayer, the former Disney executive who joined TikTok as CEO just over 100 days ago, announced that he’s resigning. While Mayer was likely brought on to reassure U.S.

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Daily Crunch 8/27/20 Aug 27, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Spotify explores virtual concerts --Twitter tests a “quotes” count --and Google’s Nest Hub becomes more hotel-friendly. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Spotify is testing virtual events. We can’t have real-world concerts at the moment, so the popular music streaming service is exploring virtual alternatives.

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Daily Crunch 8/26/20 Aug 26, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Epic Games wins a victory against Apple --Fitbit announces a new smartwatch --and Microsoft Word adds a transcription feature. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers weighed in on the legal battle between Epic Games and Apple with a mixed verdict.

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Daily Crunch 8/25/20 Aug 25, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --TikTok fights its U.S. ban --Twitter takes action against another Trump tweet --and Unity files to go public. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: TikTok is fighting back against the Trump Administration’s decision to ban the popular video app in the U.S. market -- unless it’s sold to an American buyer.

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Daily Crunch 8/22/20 Aug 22, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- We dive into Palantir’s finances -- Apple fires back against Epic Games -- and Lambda School raises funding. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Danny Crichton got a hold of the confidential S-1 filing for secretive data analytics company Palantir and has been unpacking the details.

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Daily Crunch 8/21/20 Aug 21, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. Uber and Lyft may not be pausing operations in California after all, Google releases new emergency alert tools, and Airbnb bans all parties. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Uber and Lyft have won a legal victory. Earlier today, Lyft announced that it would suspend operations in California tonight as a result of a preliminary injunction forcing Lyft and Uber to reclassify their drivers as employees.

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Daily Crunch 8/20/20 Aug 20, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Apple stock reaches a big milestone -- Facebook Portal gets more work-friendly -- and Twitter reports progress against hate speech. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Apple has reached the $2 trillion market cap. Apple’s share price is up around 59% since the beginning of the year, despite seeing relatively modest 11% year-over-year revenue growth in its most recent earnings report.

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Daily Crunch 8/19/20 Aug 19, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. SpaceX raises a huge funding round, Apple launches new radio stations, and we review the Samsung Galaxy Note. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: SpaceX has raised its biggest round yet. The $1.9 billion round was disclosed in an SEC filing. Bloomberg had previously reported that the round was in the works and would value the Elon Musk-led space launch company at $46 billion.

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Daily Crunch 8/18/20 Aug 18, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round-up of the top tech news of the day. The battle between Epic Games and Apple continues, Facebook faces criticism in India, and Pinterest appoints its first Black board member. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Epic’s legal and PR fight against Apple and its App Store policies seems to be escalating.

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Daily Crunch 8/15/20 Aug 15, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Facebook is the latest company taking aim at Apple -- Pinterest employees walk out -- and Initialized Capital raises a new fund. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Facebook joined the growing ranks of companies publicly complaining about the 30% fee that Apple collects on payments made through its App Store.

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Daily Crunch 8/14/20 Aug 14, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round-up of the top tech news of the day. Epic Games takes on Apple, Instagram fixes a security issue, and Impossible Foods raises $200 million. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: The controversy over Apple’s App Store policies has expanded to include Epic Games and its hit title Fortnite. The company introduced a direct payment option for its in-game currency on mobile, leading Apple to remove Fortnite for violating App Store rules.

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Daily Crunch 8/13/20 Aug 13, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Uber’s CEO pushes back against a potential reclassification of drivers --a former COO sues Pinterest --and Microsoft reveals details about the Surface Duo. This is your Daily Crunch.

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Daily Crunch 8/12/20 Aug 12, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. Google is using accelerometers in an interesting new way, Twitter allows everyone to limit tweet replies, and Mozilla announces major layoffs. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Google said that smartphone accelerometers are sensitive enough to detect P-waves, which are the first waves to arrive during an earthquake.

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Daily Crunch 8/11/20 Aug 11, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round-up of the top tech news of the day. The public beta of watchOS 7 is here, Amazon may be looking to turn malls into distribution centers, and Skillshare raises $66 million. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Brian Heater walks us through all the changes coming in watchOS 7.

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Daily Crunch 8/8/20 Aug 08, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Trump escalates his campaign against Chinese tech companies --Facebook extends work from home until the middle of 2021 --and Netflix adds support for Hindi. Here’s your Daily Crunch. The big story is: President Donald Trump signed orders banning U.S. business with TikTok owner ByteDance and Tencent’s WeChat.

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Daily Crunch 8/7/20 Aug 07, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch Daily News, a round-up of the top tech news of the day. Facebook and Twitter are taking a stronger stand against pandemic misinformation, we preview the latest version of macOS, and a mental health startup raises $50 million. Here’s your Daily Crunch.

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Daily Crunch 8/6/20 Aug 06, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. The man at the center of the Uber-Waymo trade secrets case was sentenced to 18 months in prison, Samsung announces new Note devices, and Instagram rolls out its TikTok competitor globally. Here’s your Daily Crunch.

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Daily Crunch 8/5/20 Aug 05, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. There’s a new executive in charge of Apple’s marketing, Facebook signs a big lease for New York real estate, and “Mulan” is coming to Disney+. Here’s your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Phil Schiller is taking on a new role as an Apple Fellow, where he will continue to lead the App Store and the company’s events.

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Daily Crunch 8/4/20 Aug 04, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. A possible Microsoft-TikTok acquisition is causing plenty of drama, we review Google’s new budget Pixel, and SpaceX’s Crew Dragon returns to Earth. Here’s your Daily Crunch. The big story is: This weekend, Microsoft confirmed reports that it’s in talks to acquire TikTok, the popular mobile video app currently owned by Chinese company ByteDance.

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Daily Crunch 8/1/20 Aug 01, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Three arrests are made following this month’s celebrity Twitter hack -- Microsoft may be working to acquire TikTok’s U.S. business -- and Facebook launches licensed music videos. Here’s your Daily Crunch.

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Daily Crunch 7/31/20 Jul 31, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round-up of the top tech news of the day. Apple has a strong quarter despite coronavirus, Impossible Foods is coming to Walmart, and NASA launches a new Mars rover. Here’s your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Apple’s latest earning report suggests that the company is thriving despite COVID-19, with revenue of $59.69 billion in the third quarter of its fiscal year.

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Daily Crunch 7/30/20 Jul 30, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. U.S. tech giants face antitrust scrutiny, Spotify has a mixed quarter, and at-home fitness startup Tempo raises funding. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Tech CEOs faced Congress. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Apple’s Tim Cook, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, and Google’s Sundar Pichai all appeared remotely before the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee.

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Daily Crunch 7/29/20 Jul 29, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. We get our first look inside the first suborbital tourist spacecraft, GoPro is looking to change things up by selling lifestyle goods, and it’s time for the congressional antitrust hearing. Here’s your Daily Crunch.

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Daily Crunch 7/28/20 Jul 28, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. How many exits can one company have? The biggest human COVID-19 vaccine trial yet gets underway, and this week promises a public showdown on the question of whether tech giants are too giant. Here’s your Daily Crunch. The big story is: SAP will be spinning out Qualtrics, an experience management platform that it acquired somewhat dramatically for $8 billion just days ahead of its planned IPO.

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Daily Crunch 7/25/20 Jul 25, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Apple starts making the current iPhone in India --Revolut’s Series D gets bigger --and an electric truck maker says they’ll be on the road by next year. Here’s your Daily Crunch. The big story is: The big Schrems II judgement that nullifies the EU-U.S. cross-border Privacy Shield that essentially protected companies in cases where they were transferring personal data of European residents to the U.S.

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Daily Crunch 7/24/20 Jul 24, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round-up of the top tech news of the day. TikTok lures creators with a new pile of cash, Tesla once again gets litigiously jealous, and Twitter contemplates a paid product. Here’s your Daily Crunch. The big story is: TikTok has set up a $200 million fund aimed at users 18 years or older who meet certain criteria around audience size and consistently position new content.

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Daily Crunch 7/21/20 Jul 22, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round-up of the top tech news of the day. Apple says it’s going fully carbon neutral by 2030, Spotify adds video to its podcast strategy, and the U.S. charges 2 alleged Chinese spies in what it describes as a global hacking campaign. Here’s your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Apple announced today that it plans to make its entire business, including its supply chain and resulting products, carbon neutral by 2030.

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Daily Crunch 7/20/20 Jul 21, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. Vaccine researchers have some good news, Google Maps adds end-to-end bikesharing directions, and Roblox launches a new virtual event platform. Here’s your Daily Crunch.

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Daily Crunch 7/17/20 Jul 20, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. Fallout continues from this week’s big Twitter hack, Podcaster Harry Stebbings launches a small VC fund, and robots help with sorting the mail. Here’s your Daily Crunch. The big story is: A number of high-profile Twitter accounts were hacked earlier this week as part of what appeared to be a cryptocurrency scam.

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Daily Crunch 7/16/20 Jul 17, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round-up of the top tech news of the day. A Twitter hack hits the platform’s most famous users, Netflix gets a co-CEO, and Revel’s mopeds are coming to San Francisco. Here’s your Daily Crunch for July 16th, 2020. The big story is: High-profile Twitter accounts were hacked in a crypto scam.

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Daily Crunch 7/15/20 Jul 16, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round-up of the top tech news of the day. Reliance Jio continues to add billions of dollars to its bank account, Apple scores a tax victory in Europe, and researchers test a system for undersea Wi-Fi — with lasers! Here’s your Daily Crunch for July 15, 2020. The big story is: Google has invested $4.5 billion in India’s Reliance Jio Platforms.

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Daily Crunch 7/14/20 Jul 15, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round-up of the top tech news of the day. TechCrunch launches a major new initiative, Amazon tests a smart shopping cart, and ICE backs down from its controversial student visa rule change. Here’s your Daily Crunch for July 14th, 2020.

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Daily Crunch 7/13/20 Jul 14, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. Google makes a big financial commitment in India, Robinhood raises more funding, and SiriusXM acquires Stitcher. Here’s your Daily Crunch for July 13th, 2020. The big story is: Google will invest $10 billion in India. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and its parent company Alphabet, made the announcement during the company’s annual India-focused event.

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Daily Crunch 7/10/20 Jul 13, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- We look at Rackspace’s finances -- A Facebook code change causes numerous app issues -- and electric vehicle company Rivian raises $2.5 billion. Here’s your Daily Crunch for July 10, 2020. The big story is: Rackspace is going public again. The cloud computing company first went public in 2008, before accepting a $4.3 billion offer to go private from Apollo Global Management.

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Daily Crunch 7/9/20 Jul 10, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. A beta version of Apple’s latest mobile operating system is available to the public. Coinbase may go public. And, researchers discover a frightening smartwatch vulnerability. Here’s your Daily Crunch for July 9, 2020.

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Daily Crunch 7/8/20 Jul 09, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Auditors were not impressed by Facebook’s civil rights work --Tinder tests video chat --and a new nasal spray could reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. Here’s your Daily Crunch for July 8, 2020. The big story is: The results are out in a multi-year audit of Facebook’s approach to civil rights issues.

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Daily Crunch 7/7/20 Jul 08, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. There’s new leadership at troubled startup Magic Leap, Uber launches grocery delivery, and Palantir files to go public. Here’s your Daily Crunch for July 7, 2020. The big story is: Magic Leap has a new CEO.

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Daily Crunch 7/6/20 Jul 07, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. You may have noticed that The Daily Crunch is making its way to your inbox about 6 hours later than usual. Do not be alarmed! We decided that sending the newsletter later in the day was a better fit for the TechCrunch news cycle. Hopefully, there will be fewer days when we hit Publish and then groan when we see a giant story break 5 minutes later. We’re also taking the opportunity to rethink the newsletter format.

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Daily Crunch 7/2/20 Jul 02, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Banned Chinese apps are beginning to disappear from India’s app stores --Palantir is raising more funding --and Venmo starts testing Business Profiles. Here’s your Daily Crunch for July 2, 2020.

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Daily Crunch 7/1/20 Jul 01, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Tesla hits a financial milestone --Discord is now valued at $3.5 billion --and we unpack a new phenomenon. Here’s your Daily Crunch for July 1, 2020. First up: In 10 years, Tesla has gone from public market newbie to the most valuable automaker in the world. The electric automaker had long since passed the valuations of Ford and GM — and in January, it became the most valuable U.S.

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Daily Crunch 6/30/20 Jun 30, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Lululemon is paying $500 million to acquire a home fitness startup -- India bans TikTok -- and Amazon Prime Video is the latest streaming service to add a co-viewing experience. Here’s your Daily Crunch for June 30, 2020. First up: Lululemon is set to acquire home fitness startup Mirror for $500 million. The deal comes at a time when home workout solutions are in high demand, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Daily Crunch 6/29/20 Jun 29, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Facebook takes small steps to improve its content policies as advertisers join a broad boycott -- Founder Alexis Ohanian is leaving Initialized Capital -- and Waze gets a new look. Here’s your Daily Crunch for June 29, 2020. First up: As advertisers revolt, Facebook has committed to flagging ‘newsworthy’ political speech that violates its policy.

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Daily Crunch 6/26/20 Jun 26, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Amazon makes an autonomous driving acquisition -- Microsoft closes its retail stores -- and health insurance startup Oscar raises $225 million. Here’s your Daily Crunch for June 26, 2020. First up: Amazon has announced that it will acquire autonomous driving startup Zoox.

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Daily Crunch 6/25/20 Jun 25, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- SoftBank and Alibaba seem to be pulling apart -- Amazon launches a no-code app builder -- and a new congressional bill takes a different approach to online protections. Here’s your Daily Crunch for June 25, 2020. First up: SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son said he's leaving the board of Jack Ma’s Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, a month after Ma left the board of SoftBank.

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Daily Crunch 6/24/20 Jun 24, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Facebook shifts its VR strategy --WhatsApp’s payment service hits a snag in Brazil --and we look at how Trump’s visa ban will affect Silicon Valley. Here’s your Daily Crunch for June 24, 2020. First up: Just 2 years after launching the Oculus Go, Facebook announced that it’s discontinuing the headset — the least powerful and least expensive VR hardware that the company sold.

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Daily Crunch 6/23/20 Jun 23, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --We round up Apple’s news from its big WWDC keynote --Wirecard’s CEO is arrested --and Facebook acquires another VR studio. Here’s your Daily Crunch for June 23, 2020. First up: Apple announced a number of changes for iOS 14, including widgets and an automatically sorted app library.

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Daily Crunch 6/22/20 Jun 22, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Microsoft acquires a security startup --Canva raises $60 million --and Apple kicks off a virtual WWDC. Here’s your Daily Crunch for June 22, 2020. First up: Microsoft announced today that it’s acquiring CyberX, a security startup that focuses on detecting, stopping, and predicting security breaches on Internet of Things networks and the networks of large industrial organizations.

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Daily Crunch 6/19/20 Jun 19, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Apple’s Phil Schiller discusses the recent Hey controversy -- Facebook removes Trump ads -- and we launch a major new project at Extra Crunch. Here’s your Daily Crunch for June 19, 2020. First up: In an interview with TechCrunch, Apple’s Phil Schiller says their position on the Hey app is unchanged, and no rules changes are imminent.

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Daily Crunch 6/18/20 Jun 18, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Twitter tries to make audio tweets a thing -- the U.K. backtracks on its contact tracing app -- and Apple’s App Store revenue share is at the center of a new controversy. Here’s your Daily Crunch for June 18, 2020. First up: Twitter is rolling out audio tweets, which do exactly what you’d expect — allow users to share thoughts in audio form.

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Daily Crunch 6/17/20 Jun 17, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Facebook adds a personal off switch for political ads -- T-Mobile lays off hundreds of Sprint employees -- and a content management platform raises $80 million. Here’s your Daily Crunch for June 17, 2020. First up: Facebook is adding an option for US users to turn off political ads, and is also launching a voting info hub.

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Daily Crunch 6/16/20 Jun 16, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Apple’s App Store faces antitrust scrutiny -- A private space company plans to install a satellite for lunar communication -- and Boston Dynamics expands availability of its iconic Spot robot. Here’s your Daily Crunch for June 16, 2020. First up: Apple Pay and the iOS App Store are under a formal antitrust probe in Europe.

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Daily Crunch 6/15/20 Jun 15, 2020

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- WhatsApp is adding support for in-app payments -- Apple is upgrading the MacBook Pro and Mac Pro desktop -- and we argue about the future of startup hubs. Here’s your Daily Crunch for June 15, 2020. First up: After months of talks and trials, WhatsApp has finally pulled the trigger on payments. Users in Brazil will be the first to be able to send and receive money through the messaging app, using Facebook Pay.

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Daily Crunch 6/12/20 Jun 12, 2020