TechCrunch Daily Crunch

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...

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 securit...

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 Yor...

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 manageme...

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 migh...

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. Lear...

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/adch...

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.c...

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...

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 broa...

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 hav...

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 Cy...

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...

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 podcastcho...

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....

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 wi...

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 Fi...

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 a...