 |  | | Thursday, October 03, 2019 ⢠By Anthony Ha |
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Happy Thursday The two big content recommendation companies consolidate, Microsoft unveils a whole bunch of new hardware and startups take the stage at Disrupt SF. Here’s your Daily Crunch for October 3, 2019. |
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| The content recommendation rivals â who are, shall we say, not exactly known for the high quality of their recommendations â are merging to form a single company. While the companies describe the deal as a merger, the combined entity will be called Taboola, with Taboolaâs founder Adam Singolda securing the CEO slot. Further, Taboola is paying Outbrain investors $250 million in cash plus a 30% share of the combined companies. Read more |
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| Most of the rumors panned out: There was a new version of the Surface Laptop, including the addition of a USB C port and a 15-inch model. The Surface Pro got a USB C port as well, along with improved studio microphones. And thereâs the new Surface Pro X, which finds the company utilizing Microsoftâs new SQ1 chip. Read more |
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| This year’s batch covers rapid cholera detection, developer tools, strawberry-picking robots, regulatory monitoring and more. Read more |
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| This is a new app for matching = workers with shifts, called Uber Works. The app does this matching in partnership with staffing agencies, and it offers workers the carrot of more timely payments. Read more |
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| It’s true: I interviewed Will Smith and Ang Lee about their new movie “Gemini Man,” and it turned into a mini-startup pitch competition. Read more |
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| The firm has been characterized in news reports by Recode as being in a complete state of disarray â and, more recently, for reportedly being investigated by the FBI for financial misconduct. Mithril is now drawing a line from those stories to former employee Crystal McKellar. Read more |
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| The on-demand video service began life as a channel on YouTube in 2014 before expanding as a standalone app to users a year later. Now, of the 96 million people in Bangladesh who are online today, 75 million of them are subscribed to either Bongoâs YouTube channel or to its app. (Extra Crunch membership required.) Read more |
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