TechCrunch Daily Crunch

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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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/adchoices

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. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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/adchoices

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.com/adchoices

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/adchoices

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/adchoices

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

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- The new Magic Keyboard is good -- Uber launches new delivery services -- and Facebook releases its Gaming app ahead of schedule. Here’s your Daily Crunch for April 20, 2020 — a totally regular date with no cultural significance whatsoever. First up: TechCrunch’s Editor in Chief Matthew Panzarino reviews Apple’s Magic Keyboard — and says laptop class typing has come to iPad Pro. 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. --Stripe raises new funding --Uber acknowledges financial uncertainty --and a controversial facial recognition startup accidentally exposes its source code. Here’s your Daily Crunch for April 17, 2020. First up: The economy may be contracting as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but promising startups are still continuing to raise money to shore up finances for whatever may lie ahead. 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. -- Verizon makes a move into videoconferencing -- Jeff Bezos discusses a plan to test Amazon employees for COVID-19 -- and Apple is reportedly working on new over-ear headphones. Here’s your Daily Crunch for April 16, 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. -- Airbnb takes on new debt as it adapts to a world without tourism -- Apple announces a new entry-level iPhone -- and Google lowers Nest camera quality. Here’s your Daily Crunch for April 15, 2020. First up: Airbnb has secured commitments of $1 billion for a syndicated term loan from institutional investors. 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. --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. 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 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. 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. --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. 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. -- 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. 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. -- 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. 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. -- 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. 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. -- 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. 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. -- 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. 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. --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. 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. --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. 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. --The FDA approves a new procedure that could allow healthcare workers to reuse N95 respirator masks --Microsoft divests from a facial recognition startup --and Saudi spies have been taking advantage of a network security flaw. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 30, 2020. First up: Research, development, and lab management company Battelle has received special emergency authorization from the U.S. 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. --We look at an in-depth screener app for COVID-19 --U.S. stocks take another tumble --and Apple extends its free trial for Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 27, 2020. First up: There are a growing number of symptom checker and screening tools that you can use at home if you suspect you might have contracted the new coronavirus that is causing the global COVID-19 pandemic. 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. --Airbnb says it will subsidize housing for 100,000 workers at the front lines of COVID-19 care --Groupon gets a new CEO --and Stripe invests in a universal checkout startup. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 26, 2020. First up: Airbnb will provide free or subsidized housing for 100,000 COVID-19 healthcare workers. 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 $2 trillion stimulus package is moving forward in the United States -- Google Podcasts comes to iOS -- and ClassPass offers live-streamed fitness classes. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 25, 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. -- Disney+ launches in 7 European countries -- Microsoft admits to a “critical” Windows security flaw -- and we review the new iPad Pro. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 24, 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. -- Tech companies are donating supplies and adjusting priorities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic -- an activist investor takes 3 seats on the Box board -- and aircraft taxi company Lilium raises $240 million. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 23, 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. -- Streaming services will reduce video quality in Europe -- we get our hands on the new MacBook Air -- and Anthony Levandowski pleads guilty. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 20, 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. -- The big social networks take steps to ensure that they’re providing accurate information for public health -- Charter refuses to allow employees to work from home -- and Microsoft Teams sees a big spike in popularity. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 19, 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 has new hardware coming --the U.S. government may use cell phone data to track the spread of COVID-19 --and Fox acquires a streaming company. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 18, 2020. First up: Apple has announced new iPad Pro models. 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 is preparing a massive stimulus proposal --Amazon adjusts to COVID-19 --and HashiCorp is now valued at more than $5 billion. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 17, 2020. First up: The Trump administration is heading to Congress to ask for a $850 billion stimulus package to stabilize an economy shaken by the dramatic response to the novel coronavirus. 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. --Alphabet launches a site for COVID-19 test screening --the stock market continues to fall --and Microsoft Teams goes down. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 16, 2020. First up: Alphabet-owned health technology company Verily has launched the COVID-19 screening site that was first described by President Trump as a broadly focused coronavirus web-based screening and testing utility developed by Google. 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 just-approved test could speed up the rate of coronavirus testing --The stock market had a historically bad day yesterday --and Russian trolls shift to outsourcing. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 13, 2020. First up: The U.S. 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. --We’ve got a barrage of news related to the COVID-19 pandemic --Comscore partners with Twitch --and the ACLU sues over facial recognition in airports. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 12, 2020. First up, in COVID-19 news: President Donald Trump decided to institute a 30-day ban on travel from Europe. It’s going to have a huge impact on tech companies and the broader economy. 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. -- Tesla plans its next massive “gigafactory” -- Google steps up efforts against COVID-19 -- and NEA raises a $3.6 billion fund. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 11, 2020. First up: Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted last night that the company is “scouting” locations to build a new U.S. “gigafactory” that will produce the Cybertruck and Model Y crossover. 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. -- Criteo faces a privacy investigation -- an e-discovery startup raises $62 million -- and hackers hack other hackers. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 10, 2020. First up: Adtech giant Criteo is under investigation by the French data protection watchdog, the CNIL, following a complaint filed by privacy rights campaign group Privacy International. 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 receives a $1 billion investment from Silver Lake -- the Gates Foundation is working on COVID-19 home testing kits -- and Robinhood goes down again. Here’s your daily Crunch for March 9, 2020. First up: Silver Lake has made a $1billion investment into Twitter. 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’s CEO defends himself from activist investors -- Google takes additional coronavirus precautions -- and a fizzy drink maker raises $30 million. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 6, 2020. First up: Twitter's CEO has offered a weak argument on why investors shouldn’t fire him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices