Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Facebook staff protests the social network’s stance on Trump posts -- Volkswagen finalizes its $2.6 billion investment in Argo AI -- and we examine complaints about the layoff process at events and travel startup Pollen. Here’s your Daily Crunch for June 2, 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- SpaceX made history this weekend -- Tech executives respond to the ongoing protests against racism -- and Zynga announces a big acquisition. Here’s your Daily Crunch for June 1, 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- President Trump follows through on his threat to challenge the legal protections enjoyed by social media and internet companies -- Magic Leap’s CEO is stepping down -- and China sees its biggest autonomous driving round yet. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 29, 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Tensions escalate between President Trump and his favorite social media platform -- Google and Microsoft consider investing in the Indian telecom market -- and the Raspberry Pi foundation announces a new Raspberry Pi. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 28, 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --WarnerMedia unveils its new streaming service --Donald Trump is mad at Twitter --and GE Lighting has a new owner. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 27, 2020. First up: HBO Max, the HBO-plus-other-stuff streaming service from WarnerMedia, is finally here. At $14. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --SpaceX is giving astronauts a lift to the International Space Station --A new jailbreak can unlock any iPhone --and a startup raises $250 million to reduce food waste. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 26, 2020. First up: SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon spacecraft are now set to fly with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken onboard, making a trip to the International Space Station. Learn more about your ad ch...
Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Facebook takes more steps to support and expand a remote workforce -- IBM announces layoffs -- and TechCrunch’s big annual conference is going virtual. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 22, 2020. First up: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg estimated that over the course of the next decade, half of the company could be working fully remotely. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Twitter is giving users tools to avoid abusive or annoying replies --MakeSpace raises $55 million --and Sphero gets a new CEO and a new spinoff. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 21, 2020. First up: Twitter is testing a feature that limits who can reply to your tweets. Users can pick from 1 of 3 options — Everyone, People You Follow, and Only People You Mention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c...
Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Facebook and Instagram are making a bigger push into e-commerce -- MasterClass raises $100 million -- and Microsoft launches a new project management tool called Lists. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 20, 2020. First up: Facebook and Instagram are rolling out Shops, turning business profiles into storefronts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --TikTok enlists a big name from Disney as its new CEO --Walmart is shuttering its Jet eCommerce brand --and EasyJet admits to a major data breach. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 19, 2020. First up: Disney streaming exec Kevin Mayer will become TikTok’s new CEO. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Apple outlines new safety measures as it reopens stores -- Huawei responds to new U.S. chip curbs -- and Jack Ma departs SoftBank’s board of directors. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 18, 2020. First up: Apple is beginning to reopen some stores, with temperature checks and other safeguards in place. In mid-March, Apple closed all of its stores outside of China “until further notice. Learn more about your ad choices...
Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Facebook acquires a popular GIF search engine -- video game sales see major growth -- and Sorrentino reports promising results for a COVID-19 treatment. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 15, 2020. First up: Facebook will acquire Giphy, the web-based animated GIF search engine and platform provider. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Uber announces some COVID-19 related changes -- Google’s Chrome browser is giving users a way to organize their tabs -- and the Senate rejects an amendment that would have raised the bar for law enforcement access to browsing data. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 14, 2020. First up: Your Uber ride will change, starting May 18th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Facebook strikes a deal to compensate content moderators with PTSD --Tesla might reopen its factory next week --and Twitter says some employees can work from home indefinitely. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 13, 2020. First up: Facebook has agreed in principle to pay $52 million to compensate current and former content moderators who developed mental health issues on the job. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --LinkedIn adds new features to support virtual events --Elon Musk escalates his battle with Alameda County --and Banjo’s CEO resigns after some disturbing revelations. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 12, 2020. First up: Microsoft-owned LinkedIn announced a couple of big new feature updates that point to how it’s trying to play a part in virtual workplaces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad...
Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Tesla turns to litigation in an attempt to reopen its California factory --We review Microsoft’s Surface Go 2 --and Mount Sinai hospital starts using Nest cameras to monitor patients. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 11, 2020. First up: Tesla filed a lawsuit Saturday in an effort to invalidate orders that have prevented the automaker from reopening its factory in Fremont, California. Learn more about your ad choices....
Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Target makes another acquisition --Social platforms struggle with a “Plandemic” conspiracy video --and Boston Dynamics’ robot Spot encourages social distancing. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 8, 2020. First up: Target, which already owns on-demand delivery service Shipt, is in the process of acquiring technology assets from same-day delivery service Deliv. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/...
Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Zoom acquires some encryption expertise --Uber makes a big investment in scooters --and we review the new 13-inch Macbook Pro. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 7, 2020. First up: Zoom has acquired Keybase to get end-to-end encryption expertise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Uber and Airbnb are cutting significant portions of their workforce -- Microsoft announces new Surface devices -- and we talk to Apple Craig Federighi about the new iPad cursor. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 6, 2020. First up: In an SEC filing, Uber disclosed plans to lay off 3,700 employees — around 14% percent of the ride hailing giant’s total workforce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...
Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Tom Cruise is talking to SpaceX about taking the ultimate step to top his crazy movie stunts -- Apple and Google’s exposure notification API will not provide access to detailed location data -- and we survey seven VCs about the new media landscape. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 5, 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Apple announces a new MacBook Pro -- Tech stocks take a dip -- and Uber Eats shuts down in seven markets. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 4, 2020. First up: Following in the footsteps of the MacBook Air and 16-inch Pro, Apple’s 13-inch Pro model is finally getting the company’s much improved keyboard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Apple’s earnings show the impact of COVID-19 -- NVIDIA’s top scientist shares an open source ventilator design -- and Amazon anticipates big spending in the coming months. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 1, 2020. First up: iPhone sales are down, ahead of uncertain times for the industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Apple and Google ask for developer feedback on their contact tracing efforts -- Facebook sees a “significant reduction” in ads -- and Microsoft makes life easier for IT managers. Here’s your Daily Crunch for April 30, 2020. First up: Apple and Google have released the first seed of their COVID-19 exposure notification API for contact tracing app developers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/...
Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Google is making a big push for its Zoom competitor --Samsung outlines how COVID-19 is reshaping consumer demand --and Ford delays its autonomous vehicle plans. Here’s your Daily Crunch for April 29, 2020. First up: Google is making Meet free for everyone. Meet is Google’s video meeting tool for businesses. Hangouts is the company’s free consumer equivalent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/...
Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Graduation goes virtual --More details emerge about the U.K.’s contact tracing app --and Shopify launches a mobile commerce app. Here’s your Daily Crunch for April 28, 2020. First up: Here’s some consolation for the Class of 2020: a virtual graduation ceremony, which kicks off at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET on May 15th via the Facebook Watch App. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Magic Leap may be on its last legs --the next iPhone could be delayed by a month --and WhatsApp says its efforts to slow the spread of misinformation are working. Here’s your Daily Crunch for April 27, 2020. First up: “Why are people still giving Magic Leap money?” our own Lucas Matney asked a year ago. The company’s device sales were terrible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --AT&T is getting a new boss --the first piece of Apple and Google’s COVID-19 contact tracing program should be available soon --and Snap is looking to raise more debt. Here’s your Daily Crunch for April 24, 2020. First up: A big changing of the guard is underway at one of the world’s biggest and iconic names in telecoms and media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Apple plans to fix an iPhone email security bug --Magic Leap cuts 1,000 staffers --and Google is requiring all advertisers to identify themselves. Here’s your Daily Crunch for April 23, 2020. First up: A new iPhone email security bug may let hackers steal private data. According to security firm ZecOps, the bug is in the iPhone’s default Mail app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Facebook makes a $5.7 billion investment in Reliance Jio -- Netflix’s latest quarter was even better than expected -- and Patreon lays off 30 employees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- A new acquisition should help Fandango expand its streaming efforts -- Apple brings its digital services to new countries -- and new research suggests a higher-than-expected infection rate for COVID-19. Here’s your Daily Crunch for April 21, 2020. First up: Walmart is selling its on-demand video service Vudu to Fandango. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
