Apple\u2019s making App Store changes, China might stop TikTok\u2019s acquisition and we talk to Polish venture capitalists about the startup scene. This is your Daily Crunch for September 11, 2020.
\nThe big story: Apple revises App Store rules
\nApple announced a bunch of changes to its App Store guidelines today, with details about how it will support new iOS features like App Clips and much more.<\/p>\n
For one thing, it sounds like the App Store will now support game-streaming services like Microsoft\u2019s xCloud and Google\u2019s Stadia. The main caveat is that games available through these services must have their own listings in the App Store and be available as a separate download.
\nIn addition, Apple is also offering more flexibility to \u201creader\u201d apps like Netflix, and said it\u2019s supporting a new category called \u201cfree stand-alone\u201d apps, which could include email apps like the disputed Hey.
\nThe tech giants
\nFacebook launches poll worker recruitment push in the News Feed \u2014 With the election looming and a pandemic still raging through the U.S., a shortage of poll workers is one of many threats to voting this November.
\nElon Musk says Tesla will \u2018one day\u2019 produce \u2018super efficient home HVAC\u2019 with HEPA filtering \u2014 While primarily an automaker, Tesla is also already in the business of home energy and power generation, thanks to its acquisition of SolarCity.
\nStartups, funding and venture capital
\nChina may kill TikTok\u2019s U.S. operations rather than see them sold \u2014 According to reporting by Reuters, the Chinese government may prefer if TikTok simply shutters its U.S. operations instead of allowing it to be sold to an American company.
\nSantander spins out its $400M fintech venture capital arm, now called Mouro Capital \u2014\u00a0Santander, the Spanish multinational banking giant, is announcing that its fintech venture arm is to be spun out and will be managed more autonomously going forward.
\nToucan raises $3 million to teach you new languages as you browse the web \u2014 The startup has developed a Chrome browser extension designed for anyone who wants to learn a new language but hasn\u2019t found the motivation or the time.
\nAdvice and analysis From Extra Crunch
\n10 Poland-based investors discuss trends, opportunities and the road ahead \u2014 The first in a two-part survey series about the nation\u2019s startup ecosystem.
\nVCs pour funding into edtech startups as COVID-19 shakes up the market \u2014 2020 should crush 2018\u2019s edtech fundraising record.
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\nEverything else
\nEngland\u2019s long-delayed COVID-19 contact-tracing app to launch on September 24 \u2014 Scotland and Northern Ireland already have their own COVID-19 contact-tracing apps.
\nTechCrunch still brings the fun to Disrupt 2020 \u2014 Disrupt may be virtual this year, but we\u2019re still making time for levity, swag and kick-ass entertainment.
\nThe 2019 TechCrunch Include Report \u2014 TechCrunch is reporting our 2019 events and staff diversity numbers, the fourth report since we started tracking.
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