Daily Crunch: SoftBank founder leaves Alibaba board

Daily Crunch: SoftBank founder leaves Alibaba board

SoftBank and Alibaba seem to be pulling apart, Amazon launches a no-code app builder and a new congressional bill takes a different approach to online protections. Here’s your Daily Crunch for June 25, 2020. 1. Masayoshi Son resigns from board of Alibaba; defends...
Google finally brings group calling to the Nest Hub Max

Google finally brings group calling to the Nest Hub Max

Video chat has long been one of the chief selling points of smart screens like the Amazon Echo Show and Google’s Nest Hub Max (the regular Hub is still lacking a camera, mind). But until today, the latter only offered users the option for one-on-one calls. That’s all...
Mophie is selling an $80 wireless-charging UV phone sanitizer

Mophie is selling an $80 wireless-charging UV phone sanitizer

The best possible time to launch a UV phone sanitizer would have been about five months ago. The second best possible time, however, is right now. When the COVID-19 pandemic really started hitting the global community in earnest, there was a run on these once fairly...
When will California’s retail foot traffic return to normal?

When will California’s retail foot traffic return to normal?

John Kelly Contributor Share on Twitter John Kelly is the CEO of Zenreach, the walk-through company that helps merchants connect the online and offline world through in-store WiFi and digital marketing. Looking only at the data for the first two months of 2020, you...
Just 48 hours left to save on TC Early Stage tickets

Just 48 hours left to save on TC Early Stage tickets

Calling all early-stage startup founders. You have a mere 48 hours left to save on your ticket to engage with leading experts at TC Early Stage 2020 on July 21-22. No one’s born knowing how to build a successful startup, and this online event provides the essential...