The latest Mac operating system arrives, Amazon faces a lawsuit for PPE and Disney + makes one. This is your Daily Crunch for November 12, 2020.
The big story: Apple releases macOS Big SurThis update, first announced five months ago at WWDC, includes a number of design changes that continue to blur the line between macOS and iOS.
One of the big additions is the Control Center, an iOS / iPadOS feature that features a translucent pane on the right side of the screen. Meanwhile, Safari has added features like built-in translation. And the app icons and sounds have been updated throughout.
Brian Heater has been using the beta since June and concluded that Big Sur "boasts some key updates to the apps and system in general, but especially from Apple's point of view, lays the groundwork for the first round of Arm-powered Macs and continues. its march towards uniformity between the company's two primary operating systems ".
The tech giantsFacebook's Snapchat-like 'Vanish Mode' feature comes to Messenger and Instagram - the feature, designed for more casual conversations, allows users to set chats to auto-delete after the message has been viewed and the chat has been closed.
Amazon faces lawsuit over non-provision of IPR to workers during pandemic - Class action claims Amazon failed to adequately protect its warehouse workers and violated elements of New York City human rights law.
Apple HomePod Mini Review: Extraordinarily Big Sound: A Smart Speaker for the Masses.
Startups, financing and venture capitalMenlo Security Announces $ 100M Series E on $ 800M Valuation - CEO and co-founder Amir Ben-Efraim told us the startup remains focused on web and email as the main attack vectors.
Livestorm raises $ 30 million for its browser-based webinar and meeting platform - it's browser-based only, without requiring speakers or attendees to install any software.
Nana earns $ 6 million for an online academy and marketplace dedicated to appliance repair: Nana runs a free academy to teach people how to repair appliances, then gives them a chance to join her repair market .
Tips and analysis from Extra CrunchAre subscription services the future of fintech? - As subscriptions become an increasingly attractive business model, fintechs will need to consider whether this strategy is worth the risk.
Conflicts in California trade secret laws on customer lists create uncertainty - read this before abandoning ship or hiring a salesperson who has already done so.
As public investors re-value edtech bets, what awaits us for the hot startup sector? - Selling edtech on vaccine news (as investors did) was a bet that industry growth would be held back by a return to normal.
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All the restDisney + has more than 73 million subscribers - The streaming service was launched today a year ago.
L'Oréal launches a " virtual makeup " line, which is based on L'Oréal's acquisition in 2018 of an augmented reality filter company called Modiface.
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