The public beta of watchOS 7 is here, Amazon may want to turn shopping malls into distribution centers, and Skillshare raises $ 66 million. This is your Daily Crunch for August 10, 2020.
The Big Story: Try Apple watchOS 7Brian Heater walks us through all the changes coming to watchOS 7. It seems the operating system isn't getting a radical upgrade, particularly compared to MacOS, but there are still some important changes that should help Apple stay at the top of the industry. smartwatch:
The tech giantsUpdates include new hand washing functionality, bike directions, new workouts, and most importantly, a host of sleep tracking features. The last part is, without a doubt, the most requested addition to the watch - and equally important to Apple's bottom line, a category in which the company was lagging behind the competition ... Sleep tracking here works with the sensors already existing on board devices and joins a series of third-party solutions.
Abandoned Department Stores Could Become Amazon's Next Fulfillment Centers - One of the largest mall property owners in the United States spoke to Amazon about transforming its anchor department stores into distribution centers, according to the Wall Street Journal.
iOS 14 redirects web links from News + publishers directly to the Apple News app - If you click on a link to a paywall-protected article published by a News + partner, iOS 14, iPadOS 14 and macOS Big Sur will take you directly to the article page in the News + app, even when the link apparently points to the publisher's website.
Amazon relaunches Twitch Prime as Prime Gaming - In both its old and new incarnation, Twitch Prime / Prime Gaming offers free games, in-game content (like weapons and skins), and a free Twitch channel membership, all as part of a subscription Prime standard.
Startups, financing and risk capitalByteDance's valuation is under tremendous pressure as the TikTok sale approaches - The company's price is under enormous pressure as it is set to lose its valuable TikTok asset, several investors told ProWellTech.
With a renewed focus on creative skills, online education firm Skillshare raises $ 66 million - Skillshare CEO Matt Cooper said 2020 was a year of rapid growth, even before the pandemic forced large swathes of the population to stay home and turn to online learning for entertainment and enrichment.
A Faraday Future prototype comes up for auction - Although Faraday Future has never produced a production vehicle, the company has managed to create several prototypes and one of them will soon be available for sale.
Extra Crunch tips and analysisSeed Financing Tips & Tricks From Uncork Capital Founder Jeff Clavier - Clavier said that at the end of 2019, there are estimated to be more than 1,000 companies focused on investing seeds in the market, but by the end of this one. year there will be about 2,000.
Unpacking Duck Creek Technologies IPO and Expected $ 2.7 Billion Valuation - Duck Creek Technologies is looking to go public thanks to growing SaaS revenues.
Three growth marketers share their best tools and strategies for 2020 - summarizing observations from our Early Stage virtual event from Graphite's Ethan Smith, Susan Su from Sound Ventures and Asher King-Abramson from Got Users.
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All the restThe Trump administration announces a major midband spectrum auction for 5G: Today, the US midband spectrum is widely used by government services such as the military.
Original Content Podcast: 'The Umbrella Academy' Returns for a Messy but Delicious Second Season - Not only did I cry during the finale, but I also sniffed as describing the end.
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