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Hello, friends, and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package. Daily Crunch: Blocking VLC player downloads violates Indian law, claims VideoLAN in legal challenge by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

Elon Musk may have said the deal is back on, but his legal fight with Twitter is still producing some eleventh hour twists and turns. In a late Monday filing with the Delaware Court of Chancery, Judge Kathaleen McCormick weighed in on Twitter’s request for additional discovery around potential messages between Musk’s inner circle and […] Just before Musk backtracked, a judge said Twitter could hunt for secret chats with whistleblower by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch... →

Russia is having internal discussions over continuing its participation in the International Space Station (ISS) beyond 2024, despite statements made earlier this summer that the country will pull out of the station program by the middle of the decade. Sergei Krikalev, head of human space programs at Roscosmos, said Monday that the Russian space agency […] Russia debates staying on ISS past 2024 despite tensions by Aria Alamalhodaei originally published on TechCrunch... →

For most CEOs, the first several weeks or months are spent learning the ropes, poring over financials and meeting shareholders. More often than not, press interviews are reserved for a later date. Everette Taylor, on the other hand, is jumping in with both feet. It hasn’t been a full week since Kickstarter appointed the former […] Kickstarter CEO Everette Taylor on blockchain, inclusion, unions and the future of crowdfunding by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

Tesla is removing ultrasonic sensors from Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, the next step in CEO Elon Musk’s plan to only use cameras and software to support its advanced driver assistance system and other active safety features. Starting this month, all Model 3 and Model Y vehicles built for North America, Europe, the Middle […] Tesla is now building Model 3 and Model Y vehicles without ultrasonic sensors by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch... →

Одесситы из Readdle представили новую версию своего почтового клиента Spark — в приложении сильно переработан дизайн, вообще, он сейчас выглядит как мечта GTD-маньяка, поскольку основной экран выглядит как общий список, где все рассылки и уведомления сгруппированы в отдельные папки, а письма в инбоксе представлены как список дел, которые можно помечать выполненными. Добавлен также Home Screen, где показывается приятная картинка и могут показываться важные письма или личные — предполагается, что человек рабо... →

Despite many VCs saying they were going to focus on startups with good underlying business fundamentals, they still favor growth. Yeah, no, most VCs still don’t really care about your path to profitability by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch... →

The TechCrunch newsroom fears only one thing: the coming of April 1. Because, I’m just going to say it, the tech industry isn’t very funny. But Google Japan’s ongoing series of ridiculous keyboards, where they completely commit to the joke, suggests we may have found the first known exception. The latest is the “Gboard Bar […] Google Japan’s outlandish keyboards might be the best running joke in tech by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch... →

Skeema, a startup out of Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University, takes a research-backed approach to tab management. This startup out of Carnegie Mellon wrangled my tabs once and for all by Annie Saunders originally published on TechCrunch... →

Duolingo has acquired its first-ever startup, an animation studio that has created art for the language learning app and the likes for Amazon, Dropbox, Spotify and Google. The startup, Gunner, is a Detroit-based business is moving from just being a partner with Duolingo, to a full-fledged part of the growing language learning business. Duolingo declined […] Duolingo makes its first official acquisition, with more to come by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch... →

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Just a quick heads up, I am offline for Yom Kippur tonight/tomorrow, no stories will be posted on Wednesday...... →

Substack is officially launching its Android app following beta tests, the company announced on Tuesday. The roll out of the Android app comes six months after Substack introduced its iOS app. The Substack Reader app brings all of your Substack subscriptions into one place where you can read content from writers you follow. The app […] Substack officially launches its ‘Reader’ Android app by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

This is just a programming note that I will be 100% offline starting Tuesday night (October 4th) through Wednesday night (October 5th) for Yom Kippur. I am not scheduling any stories on Yom Kippur...... →

It looks like Elon Musk’s $44 billion Twitter takeover is actually happening. On Tuesday, representatives of the billionaire notified Twitter via a court filing that he intends to move forward with the tumultuous deal. “We write to notify you that the Musk Parties intend to proceed to closing of the transaction contemplated by the April […] It’s official, Elon Musk intends to buy Twitter by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch... →

Meta is shutting down Bulletin, the off-platform newsletter product it launched last summer. Available to writers on an invite-only basis, Bulletin allowed readers to subscribe to newsletters from contributors like Malcolm Gladwell, Tan France and Malala Yousafzai. While some content was available for free, Bulletin allowed writers to sell subscriptions to their newsletters, similar to […] Meta shuts down Bulletin newsletters, moves resources to its discovery algorithm by Amanda Silberling originally publis... →

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It is typical for consumers to purchase more food items than they need and then throw them away because they either forgot about it or the food expired. It is estimated that 1.3 billion tons of food items are wasted yearly, an approximate $1 trillion loss. Recelery, a pantry tracker app and online marketplace, aims […] ‘Grocery sharing’ app Recelery lets users resell food items to help minimize waste by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

Crypto "losses” from hacks and fraud continued to decline in the third quarter, Immunefi’s Crypto Losses Q3 report shows. Crypto losses total $428M in Q3, down 36% from previous quarter by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

When it comes to the decentralized world of crypto, few single entities loom larger or carry more weight in the industry than exchange behemoth Binance. The blockchain giant processed $34 trillion in trading volume in 2021, it says, and the exchange shows few signs of resting on its laurels as it pursues bold new bets […] Binance founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao shares his vision of web3 opportunities at TC Sessions: Crypto by Lucas Matney originally published on TechCrunch... →

Seems Google couldn’t wait until Thursday to announce all of its upcoming hardware. In a pair of blog posts this morning, the company announced two additions to its Nest line of smart home products: a new Nest Doorbell and the Nest WiFi Pro. The latter amps up the company’s dead-simple mesh Wi-Fi offering. The top-line […] Google debuts a new Nest Doorbell, faster Wi-Fi router and redesigned Home app by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →