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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 the dramatic response to the novel 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. --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 broadly focused coronavirus web-based screening and testing utility developed by Google. 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 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 have a huge impact on tech companies and the broader economy. 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. -- 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 Cybertruck and Model Y crossover. 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. -- 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 group Privacy International. 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 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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