Facebook highlighted features today<\/a> that should make it easier for users to see a version of the News Feed that isn\u2019t shaped by the company\u2019s algorithms. These include a Favorites view that displays posts from up to 30 of your favorite friends and Pages, as well as a Most Recent view, which just shows posts in chronological order. Some of these options existed previously, but they\u2019ll now be easily accessible through a new Feed Filter Bar.<\/p>\n At the same time, the company\u2019s VP of Global Affairs, Nick Clegg, pushed back against criticism<\/a> of the company\u2019s algorithmic News Feed, saying that personalization is common and useful across the web, though he added, \u201cIt would clearly be better if these [content] decisions were made according to frameworks agreed by democratically accountable lawmakers.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking of content decisions, Facebook also\u00a0cautioned Donald Trump\u2019s daughter-in-law Lara Trump<\/a>\u00a0today for posting an interview with the former president, who has been banned from the social network.<\/p>\n The tech giants<\/strong><\/p>\n Apple adds two brand new Siri voices and will no longer default to a female or male voice in iOS<\/a> \u2014\u00a0This means that every person setting up Siri will choose a voice for themselves.<\/p>\n Instagram officially launches Remix on Reels, a TikTok Duets-like feature<\/a> \u2014\u00a0Remix offers a way to record your Reels video alongside a video from another user.<\/p>\n Spotify adds three new types of personalized playlists with launch of \u2018Spotify Mixes\u2019<\/a> \u2014\u00a0Your Spotify Mixes will include artist mixes, genre mixes and decade mixes.<\/p>\n Startups, funding and venture capital<\/strong><\/p>\n Strength-training startup Tonal crosses unicorn status after raising $250M<\/a> \u2014\u00a0To date, the at-home fitness tech startup has raised $450 million.<\/p>\n Apple invests $50M into music distributor UnitedMasters alongside a16z and Alphabet<\/a> \u2014\u00a0 The focus of UnitedMasters is to provide artists with a direct pipeline to data around the way that fans are interacting with their content and community.<\/p>\n Diversity-focused Harlem Capital raises $134M<\/a> \u2014\u00a0Apparently 61% of Harlem Capital\u2019s Fund I portfolio companies are led by Black or Latinx executives, while 43% are led exclusively by women.<\/p>\n Advice and analysis from Extra Crunch<\/strong><\/p>\n Five machine learning essentials nontechnical leaders need to understand<\/a> \u2014\u00a0For engineering and team leaders without an ML background, the incredible pace of change can feel overwhelming and intimidating.<\/p>\n What to make of Deliveroo\u2019s rough IPO debut<\/a> \u2014\u00a0After a lackluster IPO pricing run, shares of Deliveroo are lower today, marking a disappointing debut for the hot delivery company.<\/p>\n Embedded procurement will make every company its own marketplace<\/a> \u2014\u00a0Merritt Hummer of Bain Capital Ventures argues that with embedded procurement, businesses will buy things they need through vertical B2B apps.<\/p>\n (Extra Crunch is our membership program, which helps founders and startup teams get ahead. You can sign up here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n Everything else<\/strong><\/p>\n Report finds going remote made workplaces more hostile for already marginalized groups<\/a> \u2014\u00a0The Project Include report is based on a survey of about 2,800 people and interviews with tech workers and subject matter experts in numerous countries and industries.<\/p>\n The Weeknd will sell an unreleased song and visual art via NFT auction<\/a> \u2014\u00a0Abel Tesfaye, the Super Bowl-headlining musician known as The Weeknd, is the latest artist to embrace the excitement around NFTs.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what you don\u2019t want to miss tomorrow at TC Early Stage 2021<\/a> \u2014 The event will include a wide range of presentations that span the startup ecosystem.<\/p>\n 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 3pm Pacific, you can subscribe here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n
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