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Lorna Mitchell Contributor Share on Twitter Lorna Mitchell is head of Developer Relations at Aiven, a software company that combines the best open source technologies with cloud infrastructure. With World Mental Health Day just behind us, I thought about how the tech industry can be a difficult place to stay …

MacBooks don’t expect Touch ID when the laptop is closed

Save the big updates for when there’s actually big changes

In an effort to expand beyond music, Spotify has been investing hundreds of millions to build out its podcasts business. Now the company has set its sights on another form of audio, with today’s acquisition of digital audiobook distributor Findaway. Spotify declined to share the financial terms of the deal, …

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PST, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for November 11, 2021. Below we have the first news item I have seen in which a company not diving into …

Creators will still be able to see how many people disliked their videos

Airbnb will now thoroughly vet photos of each stay’s accessibility features

Withings is studying a possible sleep apnea detection feature for the watch

Say goodbye to inaccurate image previews

Ro, a direct-to-consumer health company valued by its investors at $5 billion, is nearing a deal to acquire at-home sperm storage upstart Dadi, per multiple sources familiar with the unicorn’s business. The deal would be Ro’s fourth acquisition in the past 12 months, along with Workpath, Kit and Modern Fertility. …

‘This is incredibly intentional work’

When Panic first launched pre-orders of its adorable little retro-inspired handheld gaming device, Playdate, it expected the first 20,000 units to ship by the end of 2021 — just in time, they hoped, for the holidays. That first batch sold out in under 20 minutes. Sadly, due to last-minute battery …

Netflix first used AV1 on Android

Joey Noble Contributor Share on Twitter Joey Noble is community manager at Demand Curve. Your startup’s homepage should accomplish two things well: (1) Clearly explain exactly what you offer and (2) Convert visitors into active prospects. If visitors leave confused or your website isn’t able to convert, allocate the resources …

The lawyer claimed Apple has ‘artificial intelligence’ that manipulates footage when you pinch-to-zoom