Daily Crunch: Reviewing Apple’s new Macs
We examination any of Apple’s new M1-powered Macs, Twitter launches a new Stories-like format and Amazon launches a pharmacy service. This is your Daily Crunch for Nov 17, 2020.
The large story: Reviewing Apple’s new Macs
We’ve got 3 large hardware reviews today, any one highlighting a new Mac with Apple’s M1 chipset.
First up, there’s a MacBook Air, that Brian Heater says offers clever opening gains and is substantially a right Apple Mac for many consumers. Then there’s a new Mac mini desktop, that Matt Burns writes is also a winner.
Lastly, there’s a MacBook Pro, where Matthew Panzarino was many tender by a battery life:
I privately tested a 13” M1 MacBook Pro and after endless testing, it’s transparent that this appurtenance eclipses some of a many absolute Mac portables ever done in opening while concurrently delivering 2x-3x a battery life at a minimum.
The tech giants
Twitter’s new Stories underline ‘Fleets’ is struggling underneath a bucket — Many Twitter users are stating Fleets are lagging and relocating slowly.
Amazon launches Amazon Pharmacy, a smoothness use for medication drugs — Customers can supplement their word information, conduct prescriptions and select remuneration options all by Amazon’s service.
Google updates Maps with some-more COVID info and finally launches a Assistant pushing mode — Google is updating a COVID covering in Google Maps with some new information, including a series of all-time rescued cases in an area and links to resources from internal governments.
Startups, appropriation and try capital
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon docks with a International Space Station for initial operational goal — SpaceX’s astronaut-ferrying Crew Dragon booster is now docked to a International Space Station in Earth’s orbit.
Hover secures $60M for 3D imaging to consider and repair properties — Hover has built a height that uses 8 simple smartphone photos to patch together a 3D picture of your home that can afterwards be used by contractors, word companies and others.
Trust Will raises $15M as digital estate formulation hits mainstream — Estate formulation is a expansion business in 2020.
Advice and research from Extra Crunch
Construction tech startups are staid to shake adult a $1.3-trillion-dollar attention — Too many of a pivotal processes concerned in handling multimillion-dollar construction projects are carried out on Excel or even with coop and paper.
Why some VCs cite to work with first-time founders — It all depends on a form of try entrepreneur we ask.
Five questions from Airbnb’s IPO filing — The company’s S-1 minute an expanding transport hulk with billions in annual income that was exceedingly disrupted by a COVID-19 pandemic.
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Everything else
Conan O’Brien will launch a weekly accumulation uncover on HBO Max — “In 1993 Johnny Carson gave me a best recommendation of my career: ‘As shortly as possible, get to a streaming platform.’ ”
Lego expands a Super Mario universe with customization tools, new Mario power-ups and some-more characters — Lego’s partnership with Nintendo delivered a flattering overwhelming entrance progressing this year, and now it’s following adult with additional sets.
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