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Daily Crunch 8/11/21

11 Aug 2021

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Venmo to allow credit card holders to automatically buy cryptocurrency with their cash back; Amazon says it will now compensate consumers for defectiv...

Daily Crunch 8/10/21

10 Aug 2021

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Car-sharing startup Turo has filed confidentially for an IPO; Instagram tests ads in its Shop tab; SpaceX to acquire satellite connectivity startup Sw...

Daily Crunch 8/7/21

07 Aug 2021

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SpaceX stacks the full Starship launch system for the first time, standing nearly 400 feet tall; Verifiable secures $17M for its API that manages heal...

Daily Crunch 8/6/21

06 Aug 2021

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Apple confirms it will begin scanning iCloud Photos for child abuse images; Twitter Spaces now let you invite co-hosts; Automakers urge greater govern...

Daily Crunch 8/5/21

05 Aug 2021

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Robinhood is now a stonk; Match Group to add audio and video chat, including group live video, to its dating app portfolio; Launchpad hiccups indefini...

Daily Crunch 8/4/21

04 Aug 2021

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Fleet your last Fleet — the Twitter feature vanishes today; Google Maps on iOS adds live location sharing in iMessage, home screen widget, dark mode...

Daily Crunch 8/3/21

03 Aug 2021

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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 y...

Daily Crunch 7/31/21

31 Jul 2021

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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 facili...

Daily Crunch 7/30/21

30 Jul 2021

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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 messa...

Daily Crunch 7/29/21

29 Jul 2021

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Duolingo’s IPO pricing is great news for edtech startups; Walmart to sell its e-commerce technologies to other retailers; Twitter launches US e-comm...

Daily Crunch 7/28/21

28 Jul 2021

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Shopify allows merchants to sell NFTs directly through their storefronts; Google TV mobile app redesign adds new services and recommendations; Pintere...

Daily Crunch 7/27/21

27 Jul 2021

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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...

Daily Crunch 7/24/21

24 Jul 2021

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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 ove...

Daily Crunch 7/23/21

23 Jul 2021

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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 dema...

Daily Crunch 7/22/21

22 Jul 2021

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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 ...

Daily Crunch 7/21/21

21 Jul 2021

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Blue Origin’s New Shepard carries Jeff Bezos and three crew members to space and back; Facebook onboards another 31 newsletter writers on Bulletin; ...

Daily Crunch 7/20/21

20 Jul 2021

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Colombian on-demand delivery startup Rappi raises ‘over’ $500M at a $5.25B valuation; CNN+ streaming service will offer live and on-demand content...

Daily Crunch 7/17/21

17 Jul 2021

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Intel rumored to be in talks to buy chip manufacturer GlobalFoundries for $30B; Tumblr’s parent company is buying popular podcast app Pocket Casts; ...

Daily Crunch 7/16/21

16 Jul 2021

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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 Dae...

Daily Crunch 7/15/21

15 Jul 2021

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Facebook is shook, asks for removal of FTC Chair Khan from antitrust cases against it; Amazon launches its mobile-first Kindle Vella serialized story ...

Daily Crunch 7/14/21

14 Jul 2021

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Discord buys Sentropy, which makes AI software that fights online harassment; Facebook adds a ‘Payout Time Bonus’ to help retain bug bounty hunter...

Daily Crunch 7/13/21

13 Jul 2021

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Elon Musk defends Tesla’s $2.6B acquisition of SolarCity in Delaware court; Android 12 will let you play games before they finish downloading; Virgi...

Daily Crunch 7/10/21

10 Jul 2021

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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...

Daily Crunch 7/9/21

09 Jul 2021

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Beyond Meat launches plant-based chicken tenders at US restaurants; Dropbox is reimagining the workplace with Dropbox Studios; Instacart hires Faceboo...

Daily Crunch 7/8/21

08 Jul 2021

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Pakistan’s growing tech ecosystem is finally taking off; Turning IRL surgery into a VR game; Former U.S. president needs money Learn more about your...

Daily Crunch 7/7/21

07 Jul 2021

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Nobody wins as DoD finally pulls the plug on controversial $10B JEDI contract; Verizon demos THOR, its new vehicle for frontline rapid humanitarian re...

Daily Crunch 7/3/21

03 Jul 2021

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Chinese cybersecurity probe validates Didi’s pre-IPO warning to investors; GM is investing in a California lithium extraction project; Dutch court ...

Daily Crunch 7/2/21

02 Jul 2021

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macOS Monterey’s public beta is live; Paris court fines Airbnb $9.6 million for illegal listings; Pinterest updates policy to prohibit ads promoting...

Daily Crunch 7/1/21

01 Jul 2021

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Robinhood fined $70 million; Amazon betrays its fear with petition to sideline FTC Chair and antitrust hawk Lina Khan; Amazon betrays its fear with pe...

Daily Crunch 6/30/21

30 Jun 2021

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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...

Daily Crunch 6/29/21

29 Jun 2021

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SpaceX aiming for first orbital test launch of Starship in July; Tech’s 5 Biggest Players Now Worth $3 Trillion; Facebook to target Nigerian learner...

Daily Crunch 6/26/21

26 Jun 2021

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Amazon’s cloud services giant, AWS, is getting into the encrypted messaging business; Fintual raises $15M for Latin American retail investing; Muscu...

Daily Crunch 6/25/21

25 Jun 2021

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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 an...

Daily Crunch 6/24/21

24 Jun 2021

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Autonomous trucking startup Embark to go public in $5.2B SPAC deal; Ford micromobility subsidiary Spin launches first in-house-built e-scooter; Salesf...

Daily Crunch 6/23/21

23 Jun 2021

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Amazon’s purchase of MGM must pass the scrutiny of the FTC; India orders antitrust investigation against Google over smart TV market; Brave’s nont...

Daily Crunch 6/22/21

22 Jun 2021

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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...

Daily Crunch 6/19/21

19 Jun 2021

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Spotify acquires Podz, a podcast discovery platform; UK’s ICO warns over ‘Big Data’ surveillance threat of live facial recognition in public; Me...

Daily Crunch 6/18/21

18 Jun 2021

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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 TikT...

Daily Crunch 6/17/21

17 Jun 2021

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Facebook rolls out new tools for Group admins; Google updates online safety curriculum for kids; Facebook announced its plans to start testing ads on ...

Daily Crunch 6/16/21

16 Jun 2021

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Apple Podcasts Subscriptions go live worldwide; Shopify expands its one-click checkout, Shop Pay, to any merchant on Facebook or Google; Tech antitrus...

Daily Crunch 6/15/21

15 Jun 2021

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Supreme Court revives LinkedIn case to protect user data from web scrapers; Stripe goes beyond payments with Stripe Identity to provide AI-based ID ve...

Daily Crunch 6/12/21

12 Jun 2021

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Apple confirms hiring of Ulrich Kranz, former CEO of EV company Canoo; Volkswagen says a vendor’s security lapse exposed 3.3 million drivers’ deta...

Daily Crunch 6/11/21

11 Jun 2021

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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...

Daily Crunch 6/10/21

10 Jun 2021

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Google announces the Firmina subsea cable between the US and Argentina; Google announces the Firmina subsea cable between the US and Argentina; Biden ...

Daily Crunch 6/9/21

09 Jun 2021

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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 rai...

Daily Crunch 6/8/21

08 Jun 2021

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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 ne...

Daily Crunch 6/5/21

05 Jun 2021

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Facebook will reconsider Trump’s ban in two years; Flink, the German grocery delivery startup, raises $240M after launching just 6 months ago; Faceb...

Daily Crunch 6/4/21

04 Jun 2021

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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 ...

Daily Crunch 6/3/21

03 Jun 2021

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Amazon to stop screening employees for marijuana; Facebook opens its Messenger API for Instagram to all; FlixMobility raises $650M+ at a $3B valuation...

Daily Crunch 6/2/21

02 Jun 2021

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Twitter to begin pilot testing Fleet ads; Line launches digital banking platform in Indonesia; European insurtech startup Wefox grabs $650 million at ...

Daily Crunch 5/29/21

29 May 2021

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Facebook, WhatsApp, Google and other internet giants comply with India’s IT rules; EU to review TikTok’s ToS after child safety complaints; Penfol...

Daily Crunch – 5/28/21

28 May 2021

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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...

Daily Crunch – 5/27/21

27 May 2021

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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; V...

Daily Crunch – 5/26/21

26 May 2021

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Microsoft brings more of its Azure services to any Kubernetes cluster; JD.com, Meituan and Neolix to test autonomous deliveries on Beijing public road...

Daily Crunch – 5/25/21

25 May 2021

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Tesla faces $163M payout to drivers in Norway following court decision; New Instagram Insights make its TikTok competitor Reels more appealing; Seed-s...

Daily Crunch 5/22/21

22 May 2021

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Spotify brings offline listening to the Apple Watch, at last; Mio, a social commerce startup focused on smaller cities and rural areas in Vietnam, rai...

Daily Crunch 5/21/21

21 May 2021

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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...

Daily Crunch 5/20/21

20 May 2021

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Construction tech upstart Assignar adds a Fifth Wall with $20M Series B; Super raises $50M to cover home repairs and maintenance via a subscription mo...

Daily Crunch 5/19/21

19 May 2021

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Everything Google announced at I/O; Extend raises $260M on a $1.6B valuation to expand its warranty and protection plan services; Explorium scores $75...

Daily Crunch 5/18/21

18 May 2021

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Monday.com is going public; Telda raises $5M for Egyptian neobanking; Ankorstore raises $102M to supply indie stores Learn more about your ad choices....

Daily Crunch 5/15/21

15 May 2021

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Coding school drama; Stripe acquires Bouncer, will integrate its card authentication into the Radar fraud detection tool; Airbnb managed a roughly 2.5...

Daily Crunch 5/14/21

14 May 2021

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Google hit with $123M antitrust fine in Italy over Android Auto; Legionfarm, pairing pro gamers with amateurs, raises $6 million Series A; Elon Musk, ...

Daily Crunch 5/13/21

13 May 2021

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Salesforce is bringing drag and drop interactive components to its low-code toolkit; Stampli raises $50 million in Series C to help companies intellig...

Daily Crunch 5/12/21

12 May 2021

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YouTube announces a $100M fund to reward top YouTube Shorts creators over 2021-2022; Samsung withdraws from in-person MWC; TransUnion led blockchain f...

Daily Crunch 5/11/21

11 May 2021

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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 i...

Daily Crunch 5/8/21

08 May 2021

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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...

Daily Crunch 5/7/21

07 May 2021

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Freemium is the future of SaaS; Google reveals slate of Chromebook docks; Chinese EV maker Nio steps outside of China Learn more about your ad choices...

Daily Crunch 5/6/21

06 May 2021

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Peloton apologizes, agrees to treadmill recall; Emergence rounds up nearly $1 billion; A look at the modern chief marketing role Learn more about your...

Daily Crunch 5/5/21

05 May 2021

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Twitter acquires Scroll; Multicoin Capital debuts new $100 million fund; London’s Stride VC raised its second $138.6 million seed fund Learn more ab...

Daily Crunch 5/4/21

04 May 2021

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We take a look at the Duolingo EC-1; Twitter Spaces opens up more broadly; Epic Games acquires ArtStation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...

Daily Crunch 5/1/21

01 May 2021

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Apple faces an antitrust complaint in Europe; TikTok has a new CEO; YouTube TV disappears from Roku Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho...

Daily Crunch 4/30/21

30 Apr 2021

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The Biden administration hints at gig economy changes; Blue Origin will be taking passengers; We interview Jim Belushi about weed Learn more about you...

Daily Crunch 4/29/21

29 Apr 2021

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Uber unveils half a dozen new features; Samsung announces a new flagship laptop; Zomato files to go public Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod...

Daily Crunch 4/28/21

28 Apr 2021

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Spotify launches paid podcast support; Amazon announces new tablets; We unveil the agenda for TC Sessions: Mobility Learn more about your ad choices. ...

Daily Crunch 4/27/21

27 Apr 2021

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Apple’s latest software upgrade brings a big change; Roku accuses Google of anti-competitive behavior; Brex raises a big funding round Learn more ab...

Daily Crunch 4/24/21

24 Apr 2021

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We get up close with a robotic Groot; SpaceX has a successful astronaut launch; Cryptocurrency prices tumble Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p...

Daily Crunch 4/23/21

23 Apr 2021

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We test out Apple’s lost item finder; Google Fi gets a new unlimited plan; Facebook tests new video ad targeting features Learn more about your ad c...

Daily Crunch 4/22/21

22 Apr 2021

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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 brai...

Daily Crunch 4/21/21

21 Apr 2021

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Apple announces new devices; Amazon opens a hair salon; Venmo adds cryptocurrency support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...

Daily Crunch 4/20/21

20 Apr 2021

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Facebook reveals its Clubhouse competitor; Parler will return to Apple’s App Store; A helicopter flies on Mars Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Daily Crunch 4/17/21

17 Apr 2021

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Squarespace is going public; Apple shares some music payment details; Twitter bans the founder of the right-wing media organization Project Veritas Le...

Daily Crunch 4/16/21

16 Apr 2021

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Google Earth gives users a new look at a changing planet; Facebook tests new business discovery features; Autodesk acquires Upchain Learn more about y...

Daily Crunch 4/15/21

15 Apr 2021

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Coinbase makes an impressive public debut; Dell spins out VMware; Ford announces a new hands-free driving system Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Daily Crunch 4/14/21

14 Apr 2021

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Spotify wants to have a bigger presence in your car; Apple hints at iPad-centric announcements; Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop goes on sale Learn mo...

Daily Crunch 4/13/21

13 Apr 2021

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Microsoft makes a big healthcare tech acquisition; Twitter is building a presence in Africa; Apple may be cooking up some new smart home products Lear...

Daily Crunch 4/10/21

10 Apr 2021

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Efforts to unionize an Amazon warehouse in Alabama appear to have failed; Facebook takes down fake review groups; Monkey plays Pong with its brain Lea...

Daily Crunch 4/9/21

09 Apr 2021

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Box gets some financial ammunition against an activist investor; Samsung launches the Galaxy SmartTag+; A look at the history of CryptoPunks Learn mor...

Daily Crunch 4/8/21

08 Apr 2021

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Google announces its I/O plans; Facebook tests an audio Q&A feature; Patreon triples its valuation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoi...

Daily Crunch 4/7/21

07 Apr 2021

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European regulators have questions about a Facebook data breach; Clubhouse adds payments; Robotics company has SPAC plans Learn more about your ad cho...

Daily Crunch 4/6/21

06 Apr 2021

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The Supreme Court announces several tech-related rulings; LG will shut down its smartphone business; A deep dive into the story of StockX Learn more a...

Daily Crunch 4/3/21

03 Apr 2021

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Apple adds classic titles to Apple Arcade; Microsoft experiences an outage; Coinbase is going public Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...

Daily Crunch 4/2/21

02 Apr 2021

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Tiger Global closes a $6.65 billion fund; Facebook gives users more tools to encourage COVID vaccination; iPhone app spending continues to grow Learn ...

Daily Crunch 4/1/21

01 Apr 2021

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Facebook has some thoughts and updates about its News Feed; Siri gets some new voices; Tonal becomes a unicorn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Daily Crunch 3/31/21

01 Apr 2021

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Google tries out new ad targeting technology; PayPal adds cryptocurrency support; Substack raises additional funding Learn more about your ad choices....

Daily Crunch 3/30/21

01 Apr 2021

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We’ve got the details on Boston Dynamics’ upcoming warehouse robot Stretch; Apple releases security patches; Cazoo is going public via SPAC Learn ...

Daily Crunch 3/27/21

27 Mar 2021

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Amazon pushes back against unionization; WeWork eyes the SPAC route; New spyware on Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...

Daily Crunch 3/26/21

26 Mar 2021

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Tech executives face Congress; Spotify gets a redesign; Snapchat is developing a new Remix feature Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoi...

Daily Crunch 3/25/21

25 Mar 2021

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Slack launches a new direct messaging feature; Amazon Web Services gets a new leader; A round up of our favorite Y Combinator startups Learn more abou...

Daily Crunch 3/24/21

24 Mar 2021

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OnePlus unveils new hardware; Apple updates its educational offerings; Facebook reveals plans for its next developer conference Learn more about your ...

Daily Crunch 3/23/21

23 Mar 2021

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Dispo is in the midst of a sexual assault controversy; Zoom introduces an SDK; Android owners will have to continue waiting for Clubhouse access Learn...