TechCrunch Daily Crunch

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Daily Crunch 4/14/20 Apr 14, 2020

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Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Amazon fires 2 employees who criticized the company’s COVID-19 response --Google may be creating its own chips to use in Pixel phones --and more details emerge about Apple and Google’s contact tracing plan. Here’s your Daily Crunch for April 14, 2020.

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Daily Crunch 4/13/20 Apr 13, 2020

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Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Apple and Google reveal a joint effort to track the spread of COVID-19 --a new study shows how fringe coronavirus theories are making their way to the mainstream --and, in happier news, we get some hints on Apple’s hardware plans for the fall. Here’s your Daily Crunch for April 13, 2020.

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Daily Crunch 4/9/20 Apr 09, 2020

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Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --One person’s tale of traveling between two global coronavirus hotspots leads today’s news --Along with a proposal around contact tracing that could balance privacy and protection – if big tech buys in. Here’s your Daily Crunch for April 9, 2020. First up: TechCrunch’s own Rita Liao didn’t plan to be traveling between China and the U.S.

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Daily Crunch 4/8/20 Apr 08, 2020

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Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- The CEO of Twitter and Square makes a major commitment to COVID-19 relief -- Tesla shuts down its U.S. factories until May -- and PlayStation unveils its latest controller. Here’s your Daily Crunch for April 8, 2020. First up: Jack Dorsey announced in a series of tweets that he is shifting $1 billion in his Square equity to create a fund dedicated to COVID-19 relief.

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Daily Crunch 4/7/20 Apr 07, 2020

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Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Airbnb turns to private equity for new funding -- WhatsApp takes new steps to fight disinformation -- and another potential COVID-19 vaccine enters human trials. Here’s your Daily Crunch for April 7, 2020.

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Daily Crunch 4/6/20 Apr 06, 2020

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Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Quibi launches its mobile streaming service -- Apple sources 20 million protective masks -- and Red Hat announces a new CEO. Here’s your Daily Crunch for April 6, 2020. First up: Quibi has launched its mobile streaming service in the middle of the quarantine era. The much-hyped mobile app promising to deliver “quick bites” of video entertainment is finally here.

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Daily Crunch 4/3/20 Apr 03, 2020

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Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Google uses its ad-tracking data to provide a glimpse at how the world is responding to coronavirus -- the CDC changes its tune on face masks -- and Apple accidentally reveals that AirTags are coming. Here’s your Daily Crunch for April 3, 2020. First up: Google is now publishing coronavirus mobility reports, feeding off of users’ location history.

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Daily Crunch 4/2/20 Apr 02, 2020

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Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Amazon says it will start taking additional steps to ensure the safety of its warehouse workers -- SoftBank backs out of its latest WeWork investment -- and Zoom tries to fix its security issues. Here’s your Daily Crunch for April 2, 2020. First up: Amazon is beginning to run temperature checks —and will be providing surgical masks at warehouses.

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Daily Crunch 4/1/20 Apr 01, 2020

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Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Researchers reveal a number of security issues with video conferencing app Zoom --Investors warn Indian startups of tough times ahead --and Uber Eats expands its grocery options internationally. Here’s your Daily Crunch for April 1, 2020. First up: Zoom’s recent popularity has shone a spotlight on the company’s security protections and privacy promises.

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Daily Crunch 3/31/20 Mar 31, 2020

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Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Amazon faces worker complaints over its response to the COVID-19 pandemic --General Motors says it’s moving fast to manufacture face masks --and we’ve got some numbers quantifying the video conferencing boom. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 31, 2020. First up: Yesterday, warehouse workers on Staten Island in New York walked off the job in protest of Amazon’s treatment amid the crisis.

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