Daily Crunch: Apple says it earned $20.8 billion from 935 million subscriptions in last fiscal quarter
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Friday, cha cha cha! Friday! Cha cha cha! We're doing a small, happy two-man conga line around our virtual Daily Crunch editorial Zoom reunion to celebrate the arrival of the first weekend of February. Yes, it looks ridiculous. No, we don't care even if we took everything we had and poured it into the less benevolent.
A few quick questions for startups: If you're going to MWC, we want to hear from you, and we want your votes for the TechCrunch Early Stage fireside chats, breakout sessions, and panel discussions!< /p>
And for today's Black History Month recommendation, we suggest Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow. It is an extraordinary read that, when published a decade ago, reignited the desire for criminal justice reform and is still as poignant and relevant today. — Christine and Haje
TechCrunch's top 3 The Big Apple of subscriber bases: Apple may have missed its revenue target (see Big Tech section) for its first fiscal quarter, but the consumer tech giant is popping bottles and honking after announcing that it now has 935 million paid subscriptions across all of its offerings. Ivan has more. Who's at the door? : Christine got the inside scoop on Jokr's new funding round. The grocery delivery company secured around $50 million to boost its valuation, up to $1.3 billion now. Jokr plans to use this funding to double its service in Brazil. A daunting challenge for some shorts: YouTube's persistence in getting everyone to watch shorts has paid off: Google says YouTube Shorts has surpassed 50 billion daily views, Ivan reports. Startups and VCsTechCrunch Live is back, and Matt is thrilled to have hosted this conversation with Sameer Shariff, CEO and Co-Founder of Cambly, and Sarah Tavel, Partner at Benchmark. During this hour-long event, you'll hear how Cambly used a failed Series A fundraising to force the company into a cash-positive stance. Of course, once the company no longer needed outside capital, it was suddenly available and the company raised its next two rounds of funding.
And we have five more for you:
A second Nothing: The second Nothing phone will hit the US this year, Brian reports. Pumping the brakes: Rebecca reports that ridesharing SPAC Getaround is laying off 10% of staff. Sendy takes the exit: More job cuts loom as Sendy leaves Nigeria, one of its four markets in Africa, reports Annie. A brighter future: SunFi aims to be the fastest way for Nigerians...
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Friday, cha cha cha! Friday! Cha cha cha! We're doing a small, happy two-man conga line around our virtual Daily Crunch editorial Zoom reunion to celebrate the arrival of the first weekend of February. Yes, it looks ridiculous. No, we don't care even if we took everything we had and poured it into the less benevolent.
A few quick questions for startups: If you're going to MWC, we want to hear from you, and we want your votes for the TechCrunch Early Stage fireside chats, breakout sessions, and panel discussions!< /p>
And for today's Black History Month recommendation, we suggest Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow. It is an extraordinary read that, when published a decade ago, reignited the desire for criminal justice reform and is still as poignant and relevant today. — Christine and Haje
TechCrunch's top 3 The Big Apple of subscriber bases: Apple may have missed its revenue target (see Big Tech section) for its first fiscal quarter, but the consumer tech giant is popping bottles and honking after announcing that it now has 935 million paid subscriptions across all of its offerings. Ivan has more. Who's at the door? : Christine got the inside scoop on Jokr's new funding round. The grocery delivery company secured around $50 million to boost its valuation, up to $1.3 billion now. Jokr plans to use this funding to double its service in Brazil. A daunting challenge for some shorts: YouTube's persistence in getting everyone to watch shorts has paid off: Google says YouTube Shorts has surpassed 50 billion daily views, Ivan reports. Startups and VCsTechCrunch Live is back, and Matt is thrilled to have hosted this conversation with Sameer Shariff, CEO and Co-Founder of Cambly, and Sarah Tavel, Partner at Benchmark. During this hour-long event, you'll hear how Cambly used a failed Series A fundraising to force the company into a cash-positive stance. Of course, once the company no longer needed outside capital, it was suddenly available and the company raised its next two rounds of funding.
And we have five more for you:
A second Nothing: The second Nothing phone will hit the US this year, Brian reports. Pumping the brakes: Rebecca reports that ridesharing SPAC Getaround is laying off 10% of staff. Sendy takes the exit: More job cuts loom as Sendy leaves Nigeria, one of its four markets in Africa, reports Annie. A brighter future: SunFi aims to be the fastest way for Nigerians...What's Your Reaction?
