WhatsApp responds to privacy backlash – TechCrunch
WhatsApp delays enforcement of a controversial privacy change, Apple may get rid of the Touch Bar in future MacBooks and Bumble files to go public. This is your Daily Crunch...
Bumble files to go public – TechCrunch
The dating and networking service Bumble has filed to go public. The company, launched by a former co-founder of the IAC-owned Tinder, plans to list its share on the Nasdaq stock...
Samsung unveils Galaxy S21 line – TechCrunch
Samsung lowers prices with its latest Galaxy S phones, Google completes its Fitbit acquisition and Beyond Meat is coming to Taco Bell. This is your Daily Crunch for January 14,...
Medium acquires social book reading app Glose – TechCrunch
Medium is acquiring Paris-based startup Glose for an undisclosed amount. Glose has been building iOS, Android and web apps that let you buy, download and read books on your devices....
Samsung’s Galaxy S21 line arrives with camera bumps, price drops and S Pen compatibility – TechCrunch
Samsung wasted no time this year. With Mobile World Congress pushed back six or so months, the hardware maker hitched its wagon to the tail end of the CES whirlwind...
Amazon launches mobile-only Prime Video subscription in India – TechCrunch
Amazon is doubling down on one of the biggest strengths of Prime Video streaming service: Aggressive pricing. The e-commerce giant on Wednesday launched Prime Video Mobile Edition, an even more...
Rollables are the new foldables – TechCrunch
Smartphone sales are bad — and have been for a couple of years now. Certainly this ongoing pandemic hasn’t helped. All the talk about how 5G and new form factors...
Yelp will show user feedback about businesses’ health and safety practices – TechCrunch
Moving forward, Yelp users won’t just be asked whether a business has good food or accepts credit cards — the platform is also allowing them to share feedback on whether...
YouTube and WhatsApp inch closer to half a billion users in India – TechCrunch
WhatsApp has enjoyed unrivaled reach in India for years. By mid-2019, the Facebook-owned app had amassed over 400 million users in the country. Its closest app rival at the time...
Snap acquires location data startup StreetCred – TechCrunch
Snapchat’s parent company Snap has acquired StreetCred, a New York City startup building a platform for location data. Snap confirmed the news to TechCrunch and said the acquisition will result...