Apple claims it will be completely carbon neutral by 2030, Spotify adds videos to its podcast strategy and the United States accuses two alleged Chinese spies in what it describes as a global hacking campaign. Here is your Daily Crunch for July 21, 2020.
The big story: Apple is committed to carbon neutralityApple today announced that it plans to make its entire business - including its supply chain and resulting products - neutral to carbon by 2030. This strategy involves reducing emissions from the production process, removing carbon from the atmosphere. and collaboration with renewable energy suppliers.
In addition to its climate-focused announcement, Apple said it is launching an Impact Accelerator that invests in minority-owned businesses.
"Systemic racism and climate change are not separate issues and will not allow for separate solutions," said Vice President Lisa Jackson in a statement. "We have a generational opportunity to help build a greener and fairer economy, one in which we develop completely new industries in the quest to give the next generation a planet worth calling home."
The giants of technologySpotify launches video podcasts worldwide, starting with certain creators - Spotify says its users will be able to seamlessly switch between the video and audio version of a podcast.
Netflix tests new low-cost subscription plan in India - New Mobile + plan costs 349 Indian rupees ($ 4.70) per month.
Instagram is testing a "Personal Fundraiser" feature - Instagram says that all fundraisers will be reviewed first to make sure they meet existing guidelines and rules.
Startups, financing and venture capitalGett raises $ 100 million more to double its B2B demand transport business - The company says its B2B business has grown in the midst of the global health pandemic.
Robinhood, the stock trading app, postpones the UK launch "indefinitely" - "As a company, we are re-focusing our efforts to strengthen our core business in the United States," said a spokesman.
Diaspora Ventures wants to invest in French founders with a global mindset: the founders Ilan Abehassera and Carlos Diaz grew up in France but have been in the United States for more than a decade.
Extra Crunch tips and analysisThe future of work is human - Heather Hartnett, CEO of Human Ventures (and former CEO of ProWellTech), says his company is calling for entrepreneurs who are building companies that reinvent the way we work.
Edtech startups flirt with unicorn-style growth - How will increasing funding in the next phase affect the edtech landscape?
All B2B startups are in the payments sector - Jeff Coppolo of BlueSnap claims that, whether they know it yet or not, B2B technology platforms are becoming payment companies.
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All the restThe U.S. blames two Chinese spies for a global hacking campaign that targeted COVID-19 research - The 11-count indictment claims that Li Xiaoyu and Dong Jiazhi stole terabytes of data from high-tech companies across the world.
NBCU's Peacock streaming service reaches 1.5 million app downloads in the first 6 days - that's 25% more than the 1.2 million installations that Quibi saw in the same post-launch period in the United States, but only 12% of the 13 million downloads Disney + generated in its first six days, according to Sensor Tower.
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