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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

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Jeff Weiner is stepping down from his role as LinkedIn CEO -- Ancestry lays off staff members -- and Twitter has a mixed quarter. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 6, 2020. First up: Jeff Weiner will step down as CEO of LinkedIn on June 1st, as product head Ryan Roslansky steps up. The changes are LinkedIn’s first big executive shakeup since the company was acquired by Microsoft in 2016. 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. --Spotify makes another podcast acquisition --Andreessen Horowitz raises a $750 million fund for life sciences investments --and Disney+ has gotten really big, really quickly. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 5, 2020. First up: Spotify is doubling down on its podcast strategy with a big acquisition to grow its sports coverage. 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. --Embarrassing technical issues delay the results of the Iowa caucus --Alphabet releases its latest earnings report --and Asana files to go public. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 4, 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. --Hulu’s CEO departs --a BlackBerry handset partnership ends --and Skyrora successfully tests its 3D-printed rocket engines. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 3, 2020. First up: Hulu CEO Randy Freer is stepping down from his role as part of a major restructuring of Disney’s streaming business. 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. --IBM faces a big leadership change --Apple’s new Maps app rolls out across the U.S. --and a social media service exposes thousands of Instagram passwords. Here’s your Daily Crunch for January 31, 2020. First up: Arvind Krishna will replace Ginni Rometty as IBM’s 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. --Facebook hits 2.5 billion users in Q4 --Avast shuts down Jumpshot --and Microsoft beats revenue and profit expectations. Here’s your Daily Crunch for January 30, 2020. First up: In its latest quarterly earnings report, Facebook said it now reaches 2.5 billion monthly users, up 2% from Q3. And it brought in $21.08 billion in revenue, up 25% year-over-year. 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 reports better-than-expected earnings -- SpaceX launches another batch of satellites -- and a mobile messaging startup raises $70 million. Here’s your Daily Crunch for January 29, 2020. First up: Apple shares rise after the company reports better-than-expected revenue of $91.8 billion. Apple has worked in recent years to lessen its dependence on the iPhone, in part through services and smaller electronics. 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 good on a privacy promise made in 2018 -- ServiceNow acquires an AI startup -- and Flipboard is moving into local news. Here’s your Daily Crunch for January 28, 2020. First up: Facebook is making its “Off-Facebook Activity” tool, which allows users to manage and delete the data that third-party websites and apps share with Facebook, available to all users worldwide. 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. Just in the past few days, we’ve heard about the passing of basketball legend and venture investor Kobe Bryant, Samasource CEO Leila Janah, and “Innovator’s Dilemma” author Clayton Christensen. That said, not all of the recent headlines were sad. Today, we're also covering the growth of challenger bank N26, and funding for transcription service Otter. 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. -- Goldman Sachs takes a stance on the board diversity of startups going public -- the London police move forward with facial recognition -- and Sonos tweaks its approach to old speakers. Here’s your Daily Crunch for January 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. -- Google rolls out a controversial new look for its desktop search results -- the Apple Watch plugs into the gym -- and Tinder’s parent company invests in safety. Here’s your Daily Crunch for January 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. --There’s international fallout after a report suggests that Saudi officials hacked Jeff Bezos’ phone --Netflix reports strong earnings --and Tencent grows its gaming empire. Here’s your Daily Crunch for January 22, 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. --Zomato buys Uber’s food delivery business in India --VC Mike Rothenberg faces a $31 million fine --and an ad attribution startup raises a hefty Series D. Here’s your Daily Crunch for January 21, 2020. First up: Uber just announced that it has sold its Uber Eats business in India to local rival Zomato. This is part of an effort to shed money-losing operations and become profitable by next year. 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. --NBCUniversal prepares for its big streaming launch --Elon Musk shares details about SpaceX’s Starship --and Xiaomi spins off its smartphone brand. Here’s your Daily Crunch for January 17, 2020. First up: NBCU’s streaming service Peacock is launching April 15th for Comcast subscribers, and for everyone else on July 15th. 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. --Mozilla blames revenue delays for its workforce cuts --Apple acquires an edge computing startup --and we look at the debate around unlocking criminals’ and terrorists’ iPhones. Here’s your Daily Crunch for January 16, 2020. First up: Mozilla laid off 70 employees as it waits for new products to generate revenue. 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. -- Travel site Hipmunk is shutting down -- Google brings its security key capabilities to iPhones -- and Ev Williams’ venture firm raises a new fund. Here’s your Daily Crunch for January 15, 2020. First up: Four years after being acquired, Hipmunk is shutting down. Founded by Adam J. 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. -- Visa acquires Plaid -- Google gets aggressive against cookies -- and a lot of people downloaded Disney+. Here’s your Daily Crunch for January 14, 2020. First up: Visa is acquiring Plaid for $5.3 billion, 2 times its final private valuation. You can compare what Plaid does to Stripe — but instead of facilitating payments, Plaid helps developers share banking and other financial information more easily. 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. -- Sleep devices were all over this year’s CES -- India investigates Flipkart -- and Netflix receives an impressive 24 Oscar nominations. Here’s your Daily Crunch for January 13, 2020. First up: TechCrunch’s Brian Heater says CES was a snoozefest. But, actually, it’s a pun headline for his exploration of a booming category in tech: namely, sleep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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