TechCrunch Daily Crunch

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