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Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Under Armour gives up on one of its big acquisitions -- Uber Eats faces complaints over its free delivery policy for Black restaurants -- and Facebook takes another step to limit QAnon-related content. This is your Daily Crunch for October 30, 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 releases its latest earnings report -- Spotify is getting ready to raise prices -- and Excel gets friendlier to custom data types. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Google’s parent company Alphabet released its third-quarter earnings report this afternoon, coming in well ahead of Wall Street expectat...

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Apple might be building a Google competitor -- Audible adds more podcasts -- and an ad measurement company raises $350 million. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Apple has a growing interest in search technology and might even be working on a product to compete with Google, according to The Financial Times....

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Zoom adds a much-requested feature —but with a catch -- TikTok partners with Shopify -- and Jack Dorsey lays out his argument in today's Senate hearing. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Zoom was criticized earlier this year for saying it would only offer end-to-end encryption to paid users. Now it says fre...

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Facebook gets into cloud gaming while continuing its public dispute with Apple -- Ant Group prepares for a massive IPO -- and Pinterest embraces iOS widgets. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Facebook is launching a cloud gaming service of its very own, although the focus is different from Google’s Stadia o...

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- A California court weighs in as Prop 22 looms -- Google removes popular apps over data collection practices -- and the Senate subpoenas Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: A California appeals court ruled that, yes, a new state law applies to Uber and Lyft drivers, meaning tha...

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Facebook’s dating feature expands after a regulatory delay --We review the new Amazon Echo --and President Donald Trump has an on-the-nose Twitter password. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Back in February, Facebook had to call off the European launch date of its dating service after failing to provide the...

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --The end is in sight for Quibi --PayPal adds cryptocurrency support --and Netflix tests a new promotional strategy. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Quibi, the much-hyped streaming video app led by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, which raised nearly $2 billion in funding, is shutting down, according to r...

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Google faces a big antitrust suit --Amazon offers to pay customers for shopping data --and we review the new iPhones This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: The DOJ has filed an antitrust suit against Google. The suit accuses Google of “unlawfully maintaining monopolies in the markets for general search services,...

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --TikTok returns to Pakistan --Apple launches a music-focused streaming station --and SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority blocked TikTok 11 days ago, over what it described as “immoral,” “obscene,” and “vulgar” videos. Learn more...

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- A New York Post story forces social platforms to make — and in Twitter’s case, reverse — some difficult choices -- Sony announces a new 3D display -- and fitness startup Future raises $24 million. This is your Daily Crunch. 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 makes a big acquisition -- Google rolls out search improvements -- and Snapchat adds a TikTok-y feature. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Stripe has made its biggest acquisition to date. It announced today that it bought Nigeria’s Paystack, a Lagos-headquartered startup that makes it easy to integra...

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Zoom has a new marketplace and new integrations -- Spotify gets a new format -- and we review Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Go. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Zoom has launched its events marketplace. The new OnZoom marketplace allows anyone to host and sell tickets for virtual events. It’s also integrating...

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Apple embraces 5G -- Facebook Messenger gets better integrated with Instagram -- and Kahoot raises $215 million. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Apple’s big event yesterday kicked off with the announcement of the HomePod Mini, but the real focus was on the iPhone — specifically, the iPhone 12. Pricing for...

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --A militia group used Facebook groups, among other methods, to coordinate a planned kidnapping of a Democratic governor --Twitter and Facebook announced efforts to try to not ruin democracy more --and Porsche pursues a different path for sustainable cars. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Twitter made a numbe...

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Alphabet’s self-driving technology company hits a major milestone --Apple TV+ extends its free subscription period --and Affirm files to go public. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Waymo hit a major milestone. It’s offering fully driverless rides to some members of the public. Learn more about your ad choic...

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --The major tech platforms push back against the House antitrust report --Google Assistant gets a “guest” mode --and we interview a freshly minted Nobel laureate. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: The House Judiciary Committee released its tech antitrust report, concluding that the big tech platforms should fa...

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Google rebrands G Suite --Apple announces its next event date --and John McAfee has been arrested. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: G Suite has become Google Workspace. To a large extent, Google Workspace is just a rebranding of G Suite, complete with a new set of -- less distinctive -- logos for Gmail, Cal...

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Venmo’s first credit card is here --a former Amazon employee is arrested for fraud --and we review the Nest Audio smart speaker. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: PayPal-owned mobile payment app Venmo already offers a Mastercard-branded debit card, and it announced a year ago that it was planning to launch i...

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Twitter addresses questions of bias in its image-cropping algorithms -- we take a look at Mario Kart Live -- and the stock market takes a hit after President Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis. Here’s your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Twitter confronts image-cropping concerns. Last month, a white Ph. D. Learn more about yo...

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Google is paying a lot of money for its news licensing program -- Microsoft announces an affordable laptop -- and Facebook says it won’t accept ads casting doubts on the election. This is your Daily Crunch. 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 has some fresh hardware -- Facebook Messenger and Instagram get new integrations -- and Palantir goes public. This is your Daily Crunch The big story is: Google held its annual hardware event, and it packed a number of new product announcements into a brisk 30 minutes of pre-recorded promotional videos. Learn m...

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Amazon unveils a new biometric ID technology -- the Biden campaign takes aim at Facebook -- and iRobot’s co-founder joins a robotic gardening startup. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Amazon is letting you pay with your palm. The company announced a new biometric device for Amazon Go stores called Amazon O...

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- Americans can continue using TikTok for now -- Google updates its developer policies -- and Uber gets approval to resume operations in London. This is your Daily Crunch. 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 an in-depth review of the Apple Watch Series 6 --Apple gives Facebook a temporary break on App Store fees --and Alexis Ohanian is raising a new fund. This is your Daily Crunch. The big story is: Brian Heater has already been writing about the Apple Watch Series 6, but now he’s published his full review. Learn...