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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