We present a review of Apple Fitness+, report on a Gmail outage, and detail Pornhub's actions regarding unverified content. This is your Daily Crunch for December 14, 2020.

Key development: Apple introduces Fitness+

Brian Heater tested Apple’s new subscription service for guided workouts, priced at $10 monthly, leading to broader thoughts on exercising throughout this challenging year – and how Fitness+ could be a useful resource.

Access to the service necessitates ownership of an Apple Watch, which presents an obstacle for those who don’t currently have the device, but Brian observed:

Major technology companies

Gmail, YouTube, Google Docs, and other services experienced an outage across several countries — A widespread disruption affected a large number of Google’s services for approximately one hour.

Reddit completes acquisition of Dubsmash — Dubsmash will continue to operate as its own platform with its existing branding, while Reddit plans to incorporate its video creation capabilities.

Apple implements new app privacy labels across all App Stores — These new labels are designed to provide Apple users with a clearer understanding of the types of information apps collect, categorized into three distinct areas.

Startups, investment, and venture funding

Tonic believes synthetic data represents the next evolution in big data, offering solutions for scalability and security — Tonic converts raw data into more secure and manageable datasets for use by software developers and business analysts.

German Bionic secures $20M in funding led by Samsung for exoskeleton technology aimed at enhancing human productivity — The company’s Cray X robot is described as “the world’s first connected exoskeleton designed for industrial applications.”

Mombox offers a carefully selected collection of postnatal products focused on the needs of new mothers — A typical Mombox includes organic overnight pads, a peri bottle, a perineal ice pack, post-pregnancy underwear, and other essential care items.

Insights and analysis from Extra Crunch

MIT professor proposes a redesign of ‘The Hype Machine’ driving social media — Sinan Aral has dedicated years to studying the dynamics of the social media landscape.

Five critical questions every IT department should be prepared to answer — Are you ready when executive leadership seeks information?

Delays in initial public offerings are causing concern — Both Roblox and Affirm are facing potential scheduling adjustments.

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Other noteworthy news

FDA issues emergency use authorization for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, with distribution scheduled to begin shortly — And vaccination efforts commenced today!

Pornhub removes all unverified content in response to reports of exploitation — Pornhub announced last week that it would restrict uploads to accounts with verified status.

Original Content podcast: David Fincher delivers a captivating character study with ‘Mank’ — Gary Oldman provides a remarkable performance as the co-writer of “Citizen Kane.”

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