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Daily Crunch – 5/25/22

27 May 2022

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Bumble’s plan to expand into social networking; Netflix adding four more games this month, including Exploding Kittens; Introducing Twitter Create L...

Daily Crunch 5/26/22

27 May 2022

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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; Th...

Daily Crunch 05/27/22

27 May 2022

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Twitter pays a privacy fine; Google’s antitrust issues in the UK; TikTok makes some new friends Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoic...

Daily Crunch 5/24/22

24 May 2022

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SiriusXM acquires Team Coco; Snap misses it’s quarter’s revenue goals; Robots may be coming to a Walmart near you Learn more about your ad choices...

Daily Crunch 5/21/22

21 May 2022

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Terra creator Do Kwon faces prosecution in South Korea; Fears grow for smaller nations after ransomware attack on Costa Rica escalates; As Klarna look...

Daily Crunch 5/20/22

20 May 2022

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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...

Daily Crunch 5/19/22

19 May 2022

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YouTube’s player gains new features; TikTok gets a creator crediting tool; Apple’s online training courses Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Daily Crunch 5/18/22

18 May 2022

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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 Learn...

Daily Crunch 5/17/22

17 May 2022

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Uber partners up to launch an autonomous delivery pilot; Sony's revamped PlayStation Plus subscription service; Twitter’s new ‘Liked by Author’ ...

Daily Crunch 5/14/22

14 May 2022

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Elon Musk says Twitter deal ‘temporarily on hold over spam’; Indian food delivery giant Swiggy is acquiring Dineout for $200 million; Tech employe...

Daily Crunch 5/13/22

13 May 2022

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Get cashback with the newest Alexa feature; Facebook Pay will be renamed soon; Uber shareholders get closer to passing lobbying disclosure proposal; T...

Daily Crunch 5/12/22

12 May 2022

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Airbnb’s huge summer update; Disney+ gains 7.9M more subscribers; A law inviting Texans to sue social media companies over ‘censorship’ returns ...

Daily Crunch 5/11/22

11 May 2022

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Nintendo says it now has more than 100 million annual playing users; Match Group sues Google over ‘monopoly power’ in Android app payments; Twitte...

Daily Crunch 5/10/22

10 May 2022

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Uber shareholders to vote on lobbying disclosure proposal; Instagram to start testing NFTs with select creators this week; TikTok rolls out new ‘Fri...

Daily Crunch 5/7/22

07 May 2022

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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 t...

Daily Crunch 5/6/22

06 May 2022

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Facebook is shutting down its podcast service; Twitter rolls out new Spaces features; Apple, Google and Microsoft team up on passwordless logins; The ...

Daily Crunch 5/5/22

05 May 2022

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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 diversif...

Daily Crunch 5/4/22

04 May 2022

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Snap unveils a Cameo partnership and more original programming; Lyft continues its COVID recovery, investors far from impressed; Roku snags Martha Ste...

Daily Crunch 5/3/22

03 May 2022

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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 ove...

Daily Crunch 4/30/22

30 Apr 2022

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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...

Daily Crunch 4/29/22

29 Apr 2022

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Peacock added 4 million paid subscribers in Q1; Snapchat’s new ‘Director Mode’ will help anyone become a video creator; Pinterest addresses its ...

Daily Crunch 4/28/22

28 Apr 2022

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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 wi...

Daily Crunch 4/27/22

27 Apr 2022

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Ford teases a second electric pickup truck; YouTube expands its Super Thanks monetization tool to all eligible creators; TikTok was the top app by wor...

Daily Crunch 4/26/22

26 Apr 2022

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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 s...

Daily Crunch 4/23/22

23 Apr 2022

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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 A...

Daily Crunch 4/22/22

22 Apr 2022

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AWS expands its serverless offerings; HBO Max and HBO gained 3 million subscribers in Q1 as Netflix reports subscriber decline; Tesla aspires to mass ...

Daily Crunch 4/21/22

21 Apr 2022

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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...

Daily Crunch 4/20/22

20 Apr 2022

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Audi designed a private cocoon concept car for China’s megacities; Netflix shares down more than 20% after losing 200,000 subscribers in first quart...

Daily Crunch 4/19/22

19 Apr 2022

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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 ...

Daily Crunch 4/16/22

16 Apr 2022

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Twitter adopts poison pill defense to block Elon Musk takeover; U.S. officials link North Korean Lazarus hackers to $625M Axie Infinity crypto theft; ...

Daily Crunch 4/15/22

15 Apr 2022

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Tinder adds a ‘Festival Mode’ for making connections ahead of concerts and events; Reddit is rolling out the ability to search comments; Peloton i...

Daily Crunch 4/14/22

14 Apr 2022

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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 pri...

Daily Crunch 4/13/22

13 Apr 2022

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Spotify brings live audio shows to its main app; Tik Tok launching it’s own AR platform; Twitter acquires mobile engagement platform OpenBack; The l...

Daily Crunch 4/12/22

12 Apr 2022

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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...

Daily Crunch 4/9/22

09 Apr 2022

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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 ...

Daily Crunch 4/8/22

08 Apr 2022

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HBO Max begins rolling out an upgraded Apple TV app; Spotify’s ‘Car Thing’ entertainment system gains new features; TikTok delays opening of fir...

Daily Crunch 4/7/22

07 Apr 2022

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Intel suspends operations in Russia; Fanatics raises $1.5B at a $27B valuation; Google Play will hide and block downloads for outdated apps; The lates...

Daily Crunch 4/6/22

06 Apr 2022

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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 mone...

Daily Crunch 4/5/22

05 Apr 2022

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Thousands of rentable Polestar EVs to land on Hertz lots; Roku announces multiyear extension with Amazon for Prime Video and IMDb TV; Alphabet’s Win...

Daily Crunch 4/2/22

02 Apr 2022

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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 m...

Daily Crunch 04/01/22

01 Apr 2022

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Microsoft goes deeper into process mining; The strike that turned into a potential lawsuit; E3 2022 canceled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p...

Daily Crunch 3/31/22

31 Mar 2022

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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 pro...

Daily Crunch 03/30/22

30 Mar 2022

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Sony unveils revamped PlayStation Plus; Amazon Glow connects family members one story at a time; TikTok, GIPHY partner on video creation tool Learn mo...

Daily Crunch 03/29/22

29 Mar 2022

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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 ...

Daily Crunch 3/26/22

26 Mar 2022

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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...

Daily Crunch 03/25/22

25 Mar 2022

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App ecosystem growth continued in Q1; Coinbase pushes further into India; Instacart turns to software; The latest in Startup news Learn more about you...

Daily Crunch 03/24/22

24 Mar 2022

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YouTube announces ad-supported TV shows; Microsoft wants you to build your next game in the cloud; Instagram gets down with chronological feeds Learn ...

Daily Crunch 03/23/22

23 Mar 2022

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Twitter leads call for EU lawmakers to ‘think beyond Big Tech'; New Twitch appeals portal lets users monitor and object to account bans; Microsoft i...

Daily Crunch 03/22/22

22 Mar 2022

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Is the e-commerce business slowing?; ComiXology and the digital revolution in comics; A lawsuit against Grubhub; The latest startup news Learn more ab...

Daily Crunch 03/19/22

19 Mar 2022

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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 tr...

Daily Crunch 03/18/22

18 Mar 2022

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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; sa...

Daily Crunch 03/17/22

17 Mar 2022

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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 Learn mor...

Daily Crunch 03/16/22

16 Mar 2022

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Intel is planning a huge European investment; Facebook will be paying a token fine for a General Data Protection Regulation breach; Germany’s Federa...

Daily Crunch 03/15/22

15 Mar 2022

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Mask unlock is finally live on iPhone; Ford is accelerating plans to sell more electric vehicles in Europe; Instagram is now blocked in Russia Learn m...

Daily Crunch 3/12/22

12 Mar 2022

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EU to investigate state use of spyware; YouTube is now blocking Russia state-affiliated media globally; Russia says it will block Instagram Learn more...

Daily Crunch 3/11/22

11 Mar 2022

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Google adds Air Raid Alerts to Android phones in Ukraine; Google suspends Play store billing, YouTube payments in Russia; Chris Dixon, Marc Andreessen...

Daily Crunch 3/10/22

10 Mar 2022

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Amazon suspends Prime Video in Russia; Developer tools are not worth infinite money; Swiggy preps for huge IPO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Daily Crunch 3/9/22

09 Mar 2022

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Google is acquiring security intelligence firm Mandiant for $5.4B; Instagram warns users who share Russian state media, hides following lists in Russi...

Daily Crunch 3/8/22

08 Mar 2022

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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 p...

Daily Crunch 3/5/22

05 Mar 2022

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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 ...

Daily Crunch 3/4/22

04 Mar 2022

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Spotify shutters Russia office indefinitely in response to Ukraine invasion; Rivian CEO walks back price hike for any customers who preordered before ...

Daily Crunch 3/3/22

03 Mar 2022

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Amazon to close 68 physical retail locations, including Amazon Books and 4-star stores; Apple’s next event is March 8 Learn more about your ad choic...

Daily Crunch 3/2/22

02 Mar 2022

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Alphabet’s Wing drones hit 200,000 deliveries as it announces supermarket partnership; Disney+ gains the Marvel series from Netflix and new parental...

Daily Crunch 3/1/22

01 Mar 2022

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Ukrainians turn to encrypted messengers, offline maps and Twitter amid Russian invasion; Panasonic will start making Tesla’s higher-capacity EV batt...

Daily Crunch 2/26/22

26 Feb 2022

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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 acquir...

Daily Crunch 2/25/22

25 Feb 2022

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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 T...

Daily Crunch 2/24/22

24 Feb 2022

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Mark Zuckerberg demos a tool for building virtual worlds using voice commands; USPS snubs EVs, Biden with next-gen delivery fleet deal; LinkedIn debut...

Daily Crunch 2/23/22

23 Feb 2022

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To combat chip shortage, Bosch to invest $296M to produce semiconductors; Tesla gets wrist slap from EPA for violating Clean Air Act Learn more about ...

Daily Crunch 2/22/22

22 Feb 2022

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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 Learn more ...

Daily Crunch 2/19/22

19 Feb 2022

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Meta axes a head of global community development after he appears on video in underage sex sting; Walmart is expanding autonomous delivery pilot with ...

Daily Crunch 2/18/22

18 Feb 2022

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Super Bowl ads boosted crypto app downloads by 279%, led by Coinbase; Elon Musk accuses SEC of conducting a ‘harassment campaign’; Amazon reaches ...

Daily Crunch 2/17/22

17 Feb 2022

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Spotify snaps up podcast measurement and analytics firms Podsights and Chartable; Spyware dealer who sold WhatsApp-hacking tech pleads guilty; New Way...

Daily Crunch 2/16/22

16 Feb 2022

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Grubhub expands its ‘Grubhub Goods’ convenience offering nationwide; Twitter launches beta test of anti-abuse tool ‘Safety Mode,’ adds prompts...

Daily Crunch 2/15/22

15 Feb 2022

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Hackers leak names of ‘Freedom Convoy’ donors after GiveSendGo breach; India bans Garena Free Fire, 53 more China-linked apps; Tesla opens entire ...

Daily Crunch 2/12/22

12 Feb 2022

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Of course, Netflix ordered a movie about the big crypto scandal; Google’s adtech targeted by publisher antitrust complaint in EU; The James Webb Spa...

Daily Crunch 2/11/22

11 Feb 2022

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Astra’s first rocket launch from Florida goes awry; California agency sues Tesla for alleged racial discrimination and harassment; Disney+ outshines...

Daily Crunch 2/10/22

10 Feb 2022

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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 boo...

Daily Crunch 2/9/22

09 Feb 2022

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Peloton CEO steps down as the company cuts 2,800 jobs; Amazon expands its telehealth service nationwide; American Express launches its first all-digit...

Daily Crunch 2/8/22

08 Feb 2022

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Spotify will invest $100M in content from underrepresented creators, says CEO Daniel Ek; Bumble makes its first acquisition with deal for French Gen Z...

Daily Crunch 2/5/22

05 Feb 2022

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Spotify CEO hints HiFi tier delay is related to licensing issues; Meta adds ‘personal boundaries’ to Horizon Worlds and Venues to fight harassment...

Daily Crunch 2/4/22

04 Feb 2022

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Facebook isn’t growing anymore; Google Workspace goes all in on shadow IT; Homeland Security establishes the Cyber Safety Review Board to learn the ...

Daily Crunch 2/3/22

03 Feb 2022

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GitHub introduces sponsor-only repositories; Spotify backlash over Joe Rogan did little to boost its streaming rivals Learn more about your ad choices...

Daily Crunch 2/2/22

02 Feb 2022

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Apple News launches its first daily local newsletter, targeting Bay Area readers; India proposes 30% tax on crypto and NFTs income; GM’s Chevy Silve...

Daily Crunch 2/1/22

01 Feb 2022

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Spotify, Joe Rogan address COVID-19 content backlash; Pinterest’s AR shopping feature expands to include furniture and home décor; Sony snaps up ‘...

Daily Crunch 1/29/22

29 Jan 2022

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Suite users migrate to free Google accounts; Latest Apple OS betas deliver Face ID with a mask and Universal Control Learn more about your ad choices....

Daily Crunch 1/28/22

28 Jan 2022

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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 e...

Daily Crunch 1/27/22

27 Jan 2022

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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; ...

Daily Crunch 1/26/22

26 Jan 2022

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Neil Young plans to pull his music from Spotify over Joe Rogan COVID misinformation; Google kills off FLoC, replaces it with Topics; YouTube is consid...

Daily Crunch 1/25/22

25 Jan 2022

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Google gets hit with a new lawsuit over ‘deceptive’ location tracking; NBCUniversal is partnering with TikTok for the Winter Olympics; Panasonic’...

Daily Crunch 1/22/22

22 Jan 2022

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Intel eyes Ohio for a pair of chip factories amid global shortage; Europe’s top privacy regulator calls for ban on political microtargeting Learn mo...

Daily Crunch 1/21/22

21 Jan 2022

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Peloton reportedly pauses bike and treadmill production amid slowed demand; Twitter Blue subscription users are first to gain access to a new NFT Prof...

Daily Crunch 1/20/22

20 Jan 2022

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Instagram launches early test of creator subscriptions in the US; Apple Podcasts introduces new ‘Listen With’ collections to help users discover s...

Daily Crunch 1/19/22

19 Jan 2022

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Apple returns to No. 1 as global smartphone shipments grapple with supply chain concerns; Ford and ADT team up to prevent theft from vehicle; Microso...

Daily Crunch 1/18/22

18 Jan 2022

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Ford signs 5-year agreement with Stripe to scale e-commerce; Amazon rows back on threat to stop accepting UK-issued Visa cards Learn more about your a...

Daily Crunch 1/15/22

15 Jan 2022

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US residents can order free, at-home COVID-19 tests starting on January 19th; House committee investigating Jan. 6 subpoenas Meta, YouTube, Twitter an...

Daily Crunch 1/14/22

14 Jan 2022

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Meta shuts down its experimental video speed-dating service, Sparked; Instacart doubles down on its ready-made meals; Venmo introduces new gift-wrappi...

Daily Crunch 1/13/22

13 Jan 2022

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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; Unicor...

Daily Crunch 1/12/22

12 Jan 2022

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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;...

Daily Crunch 1/11/22

11 Jan 2022

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Apple paid out around $60 billion to App Store developers in 2021; Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ beta features an ‘Assertive’ mode with rolling st...

Daily Crunch 1/8/22

08 Jan 2022

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Twitter Spaces continues testing podcast-like features; Apple Fitness+ introduces new ‘Collections’ feature and ‘Time to Run’ series; India hi...