Friday, June 28, 2019

Jony Ive is leaving Apple

THE DAILY CRUNCH
FRIDAY, JUNE 28 2019 By Anthony Ha

Apple's design guru is leaving, Amazon launches a new in-store pickup service and Google Maps becomes more useful for mass transit commuters. Here's your Daily Crunch for June 28, 2019.

1. Jony Ive is leaving Apple to launch a new firm

The man who won over decades of Apple fans with iconic product design and his pronunciation of "aluminum" is out at the company.

The executive will begin transitioning away from Apple at the end of 2019, launching a new project titled LoveFrom next year. In a press release, Apple noted that it will remain a client of his new design firm.

Jony Ive - Launch Party For TASCHEN's "Marc Newson Works"
2. Amazon launches Counter in-store pick-up in the US, starting with 100 Rite Aid locations

The longer-term plan for Amazon is to expand the pick-up option to 1,500 stores (including non-Rite Aid partners) by the end of 2019 — a very quick ramp-up in the next six months.

3. Google Maps can now predict how crowded your bus or train will be

This is a new prediction technique Google has been perfecting for over half a year. Starting in October, the company began to ask Google Maps users who traveled between 6am to 10am for details about their journey.

4. Apple's Sidecar just really *gets* me, you know?

Darrell has been trying out Sidecar, the feature that lets you use an iPad as an external display for your Mac — and he says it's just about everything you could ask for.

5. Niantic is throwing a Harry Potter: Wizards Unite fan festival this summer

Niantic has been doing in-person "anomaly" events around the world for their first title, Ingress, for years, and the company has also held dozens of real-world events for Pokémon GO.

6. My six months with $30/month email service Superhuman

A $30-per-month email service capturing the adoration of investors and founders in Silicon Valley is perhaps an unsurprising story in a subscription-obsessed landscape, yet we're only now hearing how stealth-y startup Superhuman has captured major funding.

7. The rise of the new crypto 'mafias'

Drawing on the idea of the "PayPal mafia," this article examines the formation and flow of talent within the crypto landscape today. (Extra Crunch membership required.)

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