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1. HQ Trivia shuts down after acquisition falls by way of
HQ Trivia is dead. On Valentine’s Day, the corporate laid off its full staff of 25. The corporate had a deal within the works to be acquired, however the purchaser pulled out and the buyers aren’t prepared to fund it any longer, in response to a press release from CEO and co-founder Rus Yusupov.
At the least the sport went out with a bonkers finale, the place the hosts cursed, sprayed champagne, threatened to defecate on the properties of trolls within the chat window and begged for brand spanking new jobs.
2. Dwelling with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip
Brian Heater says he loved his (admittedly transient) time with the Galaxy Z Flip. In truth, in some ways, it’s precisely the system that Samsung’s authentic foldable ought to have been.
3. Google ends its free Wi-Fi program Station
Google is winding down Google Station, a program the place it labored with companions to deliver free Wi-Fi to greater than 400 railway stations in India and “hundreds” of different public locations in a number of extra pockets of the world.
4. Fb pushes EU for dilute and fuzzy web content material guidelines
“I do suppose that there must be regulation on dangerous content material,” stated CEO Mark Zuckerberg throughout a Q&A session on the Munich Safety Convention. He then urged that Fb ought to fall “someplace in between” media and telco regulation.
5. Is tech socialism actually on the rise?
Within the second a part of our interview with author/ethicist Ben Tarnoff, he goes in-depth on the connection between socialism and know-how. (Additional Crunch membership required.)
6. Oyo’s income surged in FY19, however loss widened, too
Funds-lodging startup Oyo on Monday reported a lack of $335 million on $951 million income globally for the monetary 12 months ending March 31, 2019, and pledged to chop down on its spending because the India-headquartered agency grows cautious about its aggressive growth. (Sure, it appears a bit late to be speaking about earnings from 2018-19, however that’s how Indian finance legislation works.)
7. This week’s TechCrunch podcasts
The newest full episode of Fairness discusses a giant funding spherical for meditation app Headspace, whereas its Monday information roundup appears at world development issues as a result of coronavirus. And over at Authentic Content material, we’ve bought a evaluation of “Mythic Quest,” the video game-focused comedy on Apple TV+.
