TechCrunch Daily Crunch

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Daily Crunch 12/8/20 Dec 08, 2020

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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