Daily Crunch - Zoom adds end-to-end encryption to free calls

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020 • By Anthony Ha

Zoom adds a much-requested feature (but with a catch), TikTok partners with Shopify and Jack Dorsey lays out his argument for tomorrow’s Senate hearing. This is your Daily Crunch for October 27, 2020.

The big story: Zoom adds end-to-end encryption to free calls Zoom was criticized earlier this year for saying it would only offer end-to-end encryption to paid users. Now it says free users will have the option as well, starting in Zoom 5.4.0 on both desktop and mobile. There are, however, a few catches. If you use end-to-end encryption in a free meeting, features like cloud recording, live transcription and meeting reactions will not be available, nor will participants be able to join the call by phone. In addition, you’ll need to provide a phone number and billing information. And you’ll need to use the Zoom app rather than joining a meeting via web browser. Read more Image Credits: Bryce Durbin / TechCrunch

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The tech giants TikTok partners with Shopify on social commerce — At launch, the agreement allows Shopify merchants to create, run and optimize their TikTok marketing campaigns directly from the Shopify dashboard. How Jack Dorsey will defend Twitter in tomorrow's Senate hearing on Section 230 — In his opening statement, the Twitter CEO calls Section 230 "the Internet's most important law for free speech and safety" and focuses on the kind of cascading effects that could arise if tech's key legal shield comes undone. Microsoft stock flat despite better-than-expected earnings, strong Azure growth — In the three months ending September 30, Microsoft had revenues of $37.2 billion and per-share profit of $1.82. Image Credits: NurPhoto / Getty Images

Startups, funding and venture capital Next-gen skincare, silk without spiders and pollution for lunch: Meet the biotech startups pitching at IndieBio's Demo Day — Starting in 2015, IndieBio has provided resources to founders solving complex challenges with biotech, from fake meat to sustainability. SpaceX launches Starlink app and provides pricing and service info to early beta testers — In terms of pricing, SpaceX says the cost for participants in this beta program will be $99 per month, plus a one-time cost of $499 for hardware. SimilarWeb raises $120M for its AI-based market intelligence platform for sites and apps — The company will expand through acquisitions and its own R&D, with a focus on providing more analytics services to larger enterprises. Image Credits: John Lund / Getty Images

Advice and analysis from Extra Crunch Five startup theses that will transform the 2020s — Danny Crichton lays out five clusters: wellness, climate, data society, creativity and fundamentals. Ten favorite startups from Techstars' October 2020 class — Ten favorites culled from the Atlanta, Los Angeles and New York City cohorts, as well as its accelerator with Western Union. (Reminder: Extra Crunch is our membership program, which aims to democratize information about startups. You can sign up here.) Image Credits: Dual Dual / Getty Images

Everything else Hands-on: Sony's DualSense PS5 controller could be a game changer — The question is whether developers will truly embrace the new haptics and audio features. T-Mobile launches new TVision streaming bundles, pricing starts at $10 per month — The carrier is launching new skinny bundles of live TV and streaming services to compete with expensive cable subscriptions. Image Credits: Devin Coldewey/TechCrunch

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Daily Crunch - Facebook launches cloud gaming service

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Monday, October 26, 2020 • By Anthony Ha

Facebook gets into cloud gaming while continuing its public dispute with Apple, Ant Group prepares for a massive IPO and Pinterest embraces iOS widgets. This is your Daily Crunch for October 26, 2020.

The big story: Facebook launches cloud gaming service Facebook is launching a cloud gaming service of its very own, although the focus is different from Google’s Stadia or Microsoft’s xCloud. Rather than trying to recreate the console experience on other devices, the social network’s gaming service is limited to mobile games, particularly on reducing the friction between seeing an ad for a game and playing the game. The service is launching on the web and on Android, but it’s not available on iOS. Facebook blamed Apple’s App Store terms and conditions for the absence. Facebook’s Jason Rubin told TechCrunch that Apple’s rules for cloud gaming service present “a sequence of hurdles that altogether make a bad consumer experience.” Read more Image Credits: Michael Short / Bloomberg / Getty Images

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The tech giants Twitter will show all U.S. users warnings about voting misinfo and delayed election results — Starting today, Twitter users in the U.S. will see two large notices at the top of their feeds that aim to "preemptively debunk" misinformation related to voting. Ant Group could raise as much as $34.5B in IPO in what would be world's largest IPO — The long-anticipated IPO of Alibaba-affiliated Chinese fintech giant Ant Group could raise tens of billions of dollars in a dual-listing on both the Shanghai and Hong Kong exchanges. Pinterest's new widget brings photos from favorite boards to your iOS 14 home screen — As iPhone owners began customizing their iOS 14 home screens with new widgets and custom icons, Pinterest iOS downloads and searches surged. Image Credits: Twitter

Startups, funding and venture capital Tencent leads $100M Series B funding round into China-based esport provider VSPN — Founded in 2016, VSPN was one of the early pioneers in esports tournament organization and content creation out of Asia. Linktree raises $10.7M for its lightweight, link-centric user profiles — The Melbourne startup says that 8 million users, including celebrities like Selena Gomez and brands like Red Bull, have created profiles on the platform. This startup wants to fix the broken structure of internships — Symba created white-label software to help companies communicate and collaborate with their now-distributed interns.

Advice and analysis from Extra Crunch Good and bad board members (and what to do about them) — The CircleUp saga brings up questions about what happens behind the scenes at startups and about board composition specifically. What would Databricks be worth in a 2021 IPO? — We’ve described Databricks as "an obvious IPO candidate," and now it sounds like an offering is indeed in the works. (Reminder: Extra Crunch is our membership program, which aims to democratize information about startups. You can sign up here.) Image Credits: David Wall / Getty Images

Everything else NASA discovers water on the surface of the sunlit portion of the moon — Previously, we knew that water was present as ice on the dark part of the moon, but this is still a groundbreaking discovery. Human Capital: Court ruling could mean trouble for Uber and Lyft as gig workers may finally become employees — Megan Rose Dickey has officially launched her newsletter focused on labor, diversity and inclusion in tech. Original Content podcast: 'Lovecraft Country' is gloriously bonkers — Bonkers! Image Credits: Chris Jackson / Staff / Getty Images

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Daily Crunch - Uber and Lyft defeated again in court

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Friday, October 23, 2020 • By Anthony Ha

A California court weighs in as Prop 22 looms, Google removes popular apps over data collection practices and the Senate subpoenas Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg. This is your Daily Crunch for October 23, 2020.

The big story: Uber and Lyft defeated again in court A California appeals court ruled that yes, a new state law applies to Uber and Lyft drivers, meaning that they must be classified as employees, rather than independent contractors. The judge ruled that contrary to the rideshare companies’ arguments, any financial harm does not “rise to the level of irreparable harm." However, the decision will not take effect for 30 days — suggesting that the real determining factor will be Proposition 22, a statewide ballot measure backed by Uber and Lyft that would keep drivers as contractors while guaranteeing things like minimum compensation and healthcare subsidies. "This ruling makes it more urgent than ever for voters to stand with drivers and vote yes on Prop. 22," a Lyft spokesperson told TechCrunch. Read more Image Credits: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times / Getty Images

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The tech giants Google removes 3 Android apps for children, with 20M+ downloads between them, over data collection violations — Researchers at the International Digital Accountability Council found that a trio of popular and seemingly innocent-looking apps aimed at younger users were violating Google's data collection policies. Huawei reports slowing growth as its operations 'face significant challenges' — The full impact of U.S. trade restrictions hasn’t been realized yet, because the government has granted Huawei several waivers. Senate subpoenas could force Zuckerberg and Dorsey to testify on New York Post controversy — The Senate Judiciary Committee voted in favor of issuing subpoenas for Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter's Jack Dorsey. Image Credits: Libii

Startups, funding and venture capital Quibi says it will shut down in early December — A newly published support page on the Quibi site says streaming will end "on or about December 1, 2020." mmhmm, Phil Libin's new startup, acquires Memix to add enhanced filters to its video presentation toolkit — Memix has built a series of filters you can apply to videos to change the lighting, the details in the background or across the whole screen. Nordic challenger bank Lunar raises €40M Series C, plans to enter the 'buy now, pay later' space — Lunar started out as a personal finance manager app but acquired a full banking license in 2019. Image Credits: Denise Truscello / Getty Images

Advice and analysis from Extra Crunch Here's how fast a few dozen startups grew in Q3 2020 — This is as close to private company earnings reports as we can manage. The short, strange life of Quibi — Everything you need to know about the Quibi story, all in one place. (Reminder: Extra Crunch is our membership program, which aims to democratize information about startups. You can sign up here.) Image Credits: Nigel Sussman

Everything else France rebrands contact-tracing app in an effort to boost downloads — France's contact-tracing app has been updated and is now called TousAntiCovid, which means "everyone against Covid.” Representatives propose bill limiting presidential internet 'kill switch' — The bill would limit the president's ability to shut down the internet at will. Image Credits: Ludovic Marin / AFP / Getty Images

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