Daily Crunch: Scarlett Johansson sues Disney, says streaming release of ‘Black Widow’ breaches contract
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Another banner quarter as Chromebook shipments grow 75% YOY
www.techcrunch.com Last quarter, Chromebooks saw 275% year-over-year growth up to 12 million units. The figure isn’t quite as unwieldy for Q2, but a 75% year-over-year growth is still extremely respectable, with the category hitting 11.9 million shipments, per the latest figures from research firm, Canalys. … Read More
Lenny Kravitz Jokes He’s ‘Ready’ To Star In ‘Magic Mike 3,’ Fans React Predictably
www.huffpost.com The rock star inspired the movie idea after he posted a photo of himself holding a power tool while wearing an open shirt. … Read More
Varda Space Industries closes $42M Series A for off-planet manufacturing
www.techcrunch.com Varda Space Industries has raised a $42 million Series A to bring to manufacturing a key capability that can only be found off-world: microgravity. … Read More
4 key areas SaaS startups must address to scale infrastructure for the enterprise
www.techcrunch.com Startups and SMBs are usually the first to adopt many SaaS products. But as these customers grow in size and complexity — and as you rope in larger organizations — scaling your infrastructure for the enterprise becomes critical for success. … Read More
Kristen Bell Says Her Daughter’s Name Is A ‘Big Bummer’ Because Of The COVID-19 Variant
www.huffpost.com “Every time she hears anyone talk about the variant, she’s like, ‘My name!’ She’s still excited about it.” … Read More
‘I didn’t think I would ever be here,’ says Sunisa Lee after winning ‘surreal’ all-around gymnastics gold at the Tokyo Olympics
www.cnn.com USA’s Sunisa Lee won the women’s all-around gymnastics gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday as Simone Biles cheered on from the stands at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre.… Read More
Robinhood’s stock drops 8% in its first day’s trading
www.techcrunch.com Robinhood priced its public offering at $38 per share last night, the low end of its IPO range. The company was worth around $32 billion at that price. … Read More
A robot just ran a 5K, and now we feel bad about ourselves — Strictly Robots
www.mashable.com “Cassie” is a robot created at Oregon State University that made history by running a 5K thanks to machine learning. … Read More
Tenderly raises $15.3M to help Ethereum developers ship decentralized apps faster
www.techcrunch.com Blockchain infrastructure startups are heating up as industry fervor brings more developers and users to a space that still feels extremely young despite a heavy institutional embrace of the crypto space in 2021. … Read More


