{"id":15298,"date":"2019-06-06T19:48:54","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T19:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsoftsolution.com\/blog\/daily-crunch-google-is-acquiring-looker.html"},"modified":"2019-06-06T19:48:54","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T19:48:54","slug":"daily-crunch-google-is-acquiring-looker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/daily-crunch-google-is-acquiring-looker.html","title":{"rendered":"Daily Crunch: Google is acquiring Looker"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch\u2019s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you\u2019d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

1. Google to acquire analytics startup Looker for $2.6 billion<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Google <\/a> Cloud has been mired in third place in the cloud infrastructure market, and grabbing Looker gives it an analytics company with a solid track record. The startup has raised more than $280 million in funding.<\/p>\n

Like other big acquisitions, this deal is subject to regulatory approval, but it is expected to close later this year if all goes well.<\/p>\n

2. Uber Copter offers on-demand JFK helicopter service for top-tier users<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Uber is adding regular helicopter air service with Uber Copter \u2014 a new service line launched today that will provide on-demand transportation from Lower Manhattan to JFK airport for, on average, between $200 and $225 per person. That price includes car service to and from the helipad at each end.<\/p>\n

3. In trying to clear \u2018confusion\u2019 over anti-harassment policy, YouTube creates more confusion<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

After a series of tweets that made it seem as if YouTube was ignoring its own anti-harassment policies, the video platform published a blog post in an attempt to clarify its stance. Instead, the post raises more questions about YouTube\u2019s commitment to fighting harassment and hate speech on its platform.<\/p>\n

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4. Sources: Bird is in talks to acquire scooter startup Scoot<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The stage of the negotiations is not clear, but it sounds like the deal is not closed. Both Scoot and Bird declined to comment.<\/p>\n

5. Apple\u2019s global accessibility head on the company\u2019s new features for iOS 13 and macOS Catalina<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the things that\u2019s been really cool this year is the [accessibility] team has been firing on [all] cylinders across the board,\u201c Apple\u2019s Sarah Herrlinger told us. \u201cThere\u2019s something in each operating system and things for a lot of different types of use cases.\u201d<\/p>\n

6. A first look at Amazon\u2019s new delivery drone<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The drone has an ingenious hexagonal hybrid design with very few moving parts, and Amazon says it\u2019s chock-full of sensors and a suite of compute modules to keep the drone safe.<\/p>\n

7. This year\u2019s Computex was a wild ride with dueling chip releases, new laptops and 467 startups<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Computex picked up the pace this year, with dueling chip launches by rivals AMD and Intel and a slew of laptop releases. (Extra Crunch membership required.)<\/p>\n

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