TechCrunch Daily Crunch

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

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Twitter tries out its own version of the popular Stories format -- a court orders Otto’s founder to pay a big fine to Google -- and electric skateboard company Boosted makes cuts. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 5, 2020. First up: Twitter is testing a new sharing format called “Fleets,” starting in Brazil, which will let users post ephemeral content to its social network for the first time. 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 cancels its big developer conference --Justin Kan’s legal startup shuts down --and Robinhood offers more details about a recent outage. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 4, 2020. First up: Google has canceled its 2020 I/O developer conference. 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’s self-driving car company raises its first outside investment --Robinhood goes down --and Pixel phones get new gesture controls. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 3, 2020. First up: Waymo has raised $2.25 billion from outside 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. --Nokia announces a big leadership change --an AT&T streaming service expands --and we look at how our jobs may have to evolve during the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 2, 2020. First up: Rajeev Suri, the chief executive of Nokia, is stepping down from his leadership role after overseeing the Finnish networking giant for more than half a decade. 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. --Coronavirus fears prompt even more event cancellations --Controversial facial recognition software is being used widely --and DocuSign acquires Seal Software. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 28, 2020. First up: Facebook has confirmed that it has canceled its annual F8 developers conference over growing concerns about the COVID-19 coronavirus 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. --DoorDash prepares to go public --Roblox raises $150 million --and Reddit’s CEO takes aim at TikTok. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 27, 2020. First up: DoorDash says it has confidentially filed for an IPO. The company said that its Form S-1 -- a draft registration statement -- was filed with the SEC and is now being reviewed. 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. -- Yesterday was a big day for executive moves, with Bob Iger stepping down as Disney CEO and Keith Block stepping down as Salesforce co-CEO. -- Meanwhile, Facebook has acquired another VR game studio --and the owner of The Players’ Tribune has raised more funding. 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 expands its Just Walk Out technology beyond convenience stores -- Intuit acquires Credit Karma in its biggest acquisition ever -- and Grab raises hundreds of millions of dollars. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 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. -- Sony announces a camera-centric phone -- Microsoft offers more details about the next Xbox -- and a liquid biopsy startup raises $165 million. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 24, 2020. First up: Sony has announced its first 5G smartphone: The Xperia 1 II [note: pronounced “Xperia One, Mark Two”]. 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 coronavirus outbreak continues to impact the tech industry --Facebook’s Libra Association signs up a new partner --and short-form video service Quibi is available for pre-order. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 21, 2020. First up: The coronavirus outbreak could result in at least a 3. 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 rolling out a “continue thread” button -- ViacomCBS has big plans for its streaming service -- and Morgan Stanley acquires Etrade. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 20, 2020. First up: Twitter is adding a new feature for mobile users to make it easier to link dispersed tweets together. 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. --Blue Apron considers “strategic alternatives” --Facebook experiments with different News Feed formats --and Twitter buys a startup focused on the Stories format. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 19, 2020. First up: Meal kit company Blue Apron has been struggling for a long time, with its lackluster debut on the public market, employee lawsuits, and layoffs. 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 says the coronavirus outbreak will hurt its manufacturing and sales --Jeff Bezos makes a big commitment to fighting climate change --and SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 18, 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. -- A once-mighty trivia app says goodbye -- we try out Samsung’s new foldable phone -- and Google shuts down its free wifi program in India. Not even Presidents’ Day can stop your Daily Crunch for February 17, 2020. First up: HQ Trivia is dead. On Valentine’s Day, the company laid off its full staff of 25 and will cease operation of its trivia, sports and word guessing games. 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 judge has temporarily halted the $10 billion JEDI contract --Instagram requires disclosure from political meme-makers --and Soylent names a new CEO. Here’s your not-terribly-romantic Daily Crunch for February 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. --The world’s biggest mobile trade show won’t happen this year --Andy Rubin’s smartphone company shuts down --and a satellite broadband startup raises $90 million. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 13, 2020. First up: GSMA has canceled Mobile World Congress due to coronavirus concerns. Over the past few days, dozens of big name exhibitors announced they would skip this year’s show. 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. -- Samsung announces the Galaxy Z Flip -- WhatsApp hits 2 billion users -- and Extra Crunch celebrates its first birthday. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 12, 2020. First up: When the Samsung Galaxy Fold was finally released to the public after numerous delays, the device came swaddled in warnings. 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. -- SoundCloud might be turning things around -- Uber and Postmates lose a round in their legal fight against California’s gig worker law -- and we’ve got the latest on companies canceling at MWC. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 11, 2020. First up: Music streaming pioneer SoundCloud has raised $75 million from Pandora owner SiriusXM. 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. -- MWC organizers announce new safeguards in response to coronavirus concerns -- a NASA spacecraft is heading to the sun -- and Netflix has a disappointing Oscar night. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 10, 2020. First up: A couple of weeks before the event, the organizers of Mobile World Congress have issued some fairly sweeping safeguards over growing concerns around the 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. -- Netflix makes an overdue product change -- Instagram tests a new ad partner program -- and Carta will invest in startups. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 7, 2020. First up: Netflix’s horrible autoplay previews can be turned off. The autoplay trailers are now optional. That’s it. That’s the news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices