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Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. --Blue Apron considers “strategic alternatives” --Facebook experiments with different News Feed formats --and Twitter buys a startup focused on the Stories format. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 19, 2020. First up: Meal kit company Blue Apron has been struggling for a long time, with its lackluster debut on the public market, employee lawsuits, and layoffs. 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 says the coronavirus outbreak will hurt its manufacturing and sales --Jeff Bezos makes a big commitment to fighting climate change --and SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 18, 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. -- A once-mighty trivia app says goodbye -- we try out Samsung’s new foldable phone -- and Google shuts down its free wifi program in India. Not even Presidents’ Day can stop your Daily Crunch for February 17, 2020. First up: HQ Trivia is dead. On Valentine’s Day, the company laid off its full staff of 25 and will cease operation of its trivia, sports and word guessing games. 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 judge has temporarily halted the $10 billion JEDI contract --Instagram requires disclosure from political meme-makers --and Soylent names a new CEO. Here’s your not-terribly-romantic Daily Crunch for February 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. --The world’s biggest mobile trade show won’t happen this year --Andy Rubin’s smartphone company shuts down --and a satellite broadband startup raises $90 million. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 13, 2020. First up: GSMA has canceled Mobile World Congress due to coronavirus concerns. Over the past few days, dozens of big name exhibitors announced they would skip this year’s show. 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. -- Samsung announces the Galaxy Z Flip -- WhatsApp hits 2 billion users -- and Extra Crunch celebrates its first birthday. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 12, 2020. First up: When the Samsung Galaxy Fold was finally released to the public after numerous delays, the device came swaddled in warnings. 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. -- SoundCloud might be turning things around -- Uber and Postmates lose a round in their legal fight against California’s gig worker law -- and we’ve got the latest on companies canceling at MWC. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 11, 2020. First up: Music streaming pioneer SoundCloud has raised $75 million from Pandora owner SiriusXM. 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. -- MWC organizers announce new safeguards in response to coronavirus concerns -- a NASA spacecraft is heading to the sun -- and Netflix has a disappointing Oscar night. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 10, 2020. First up: A couple of weeks before the event, the organizers of Mobile World Congress have issued some fairly sweeping safeguards over growing concerns around the 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. -- Netflix makes an overdue product change -- Instagram tests a new ad partner program -- and Carta will invest in startups. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 7, 2020. First up: Netflix’s horrible autoplay previews can be turned off. The autoplay trailers are now optional. That’s it. That’s the news. 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. -- Jeff Weiner is stepping down from his role as LinkedIn CEO -- Ancestry lays off staff members -- and Twitter has a mixed quarter. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 6, 2020. First up: Jeff Weiner will step down as CEO of LinkedIn on June 1st, as product head Ryan Roslansky steps up. The changes are LinkedIn’s first big executive shakeup since the company was acquired by Microsoft in 2016. 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. --Spotify makes another podcast acquisition --Andreessen Horowitz raises a $750 million fund for life sciences investments --and Disney+ has gotten really big, really quickly. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 5, 2020. First up: Spotify is doubling down on its podcast strategy with a big acquisition to grow its sports coverage. 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. --Embarrassing technical issues delay the results of the Iowa caucus --Alphabet releases its latest earnings report --and Asana files to go public. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 4, 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. --Hulu’s CEO departs --a BlackBerry handset partnership ends --and Skyrora successfully tests its 3D-printed rocket engines. Here’s your Daily Crunch for February 3, 2020. First up: Hulu CEO Randy Freer is stepping down from his role as part of a major restructuring of Disney’s streaming business. 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. --IBM faces a big leadership change --Apple’s new Maps app rolls out across the U.S. --and a social media service exposes thousands of Instagram passwords. Here’s your Daily Crunch for January 31, 2020. First up: Arvind Krishna will replace Ginni Rometty as IBM’s CEO. 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. --Facebook hits 2.5 billion users in Q4 --Avast shuts down Jumpshot --and Microsoft beats revenue and profit expectations. Here’s your Daily Crunch for January 30, 2020. First up: In its latest quarterly earnings report, Facebook said it now reaches 2.5 billion monthly users, up 2% from Q3. And it brought in $21.08 billion in revenue, up 25% year-over-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. -- Apple reports better-than-expected earnings -- SpaceX launches another batch of satellites -- and a mobile messaging startup raises $70 million. Here’s your Daily Crunch for January 29, 2020. First up: Apple shares rise after the company reports better-than-expected revenue of $91.8 billion. Apple has worked in recent years to lessen its dependence on the iPhone, in part through services and smaller electronics. 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. -- Facebook makes good on a privacy promise made in 2018 -- ServiceNow acquires an AI startup -- and Flipboard is moving into local news. Here’s your Daily Crunch for January 28, 2020. First up: Facebook is making its “Off-Facebook Activity” tool, which allows users to manage and delete the data that third-party websites and apps share with Facebook, available to all users worldwide. 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. 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