The lead story in today's Daily Crunch is a horrifying shooting at YouTube. The good news is, no one except the suspected shooter appears to have been killed, but four victims were transported for treated for gunshot-related injuries. 1. Several wounded, one dead in shooting at YouTube headquarters An active shooter was reported at YouTube's headquarters yesterday. According to the police, all of the victims' wounds are believed to be treatable. The suspected shooter was killed by what appeared to be a self-inflicted wound. In a tweet, YouTube CEO Wojcicki said, "There are no words to describe how horrible it was to have an active shooter @YouTube today. Our deepest gratitude to law enforcement & first responders for their rapid response. Our hearts go out to all those injured & impacted today. We will come together to heal as a family." 2. Zuckerberg will testify before Congress on April 11 Until now, Facebook's CEO (and the chief executives of other tech companies) had avoided testifying before Congress, relying instead on other company officials. 3. Facebook launches bulk app removal tool amidst privacy scandal Facebook is taking other steps in the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, by making it easier to remove a large number of third-party apps from your account. However, the company stopped short of offering a "select all" button, so you still have to tap each individual app to remove it. 4. Tinder begins testing its first video feature, Tinder Loops Loops will be just two seconds long, and can be added to users' profiles alongside their photos. The company says videos can show more of users' personalities, and that they might increase your chances of getting right-swiped. 5. Google matches 100 percent of its power consumption with renewables Think of this kind of purchase like a carbon offset. For every bit of polluting energy, the company buys a corresponding bit of renewables. 6. 1Password replaces Teams Pro with new business plan The new offering, 1Password Business, replaces the old plan with what's billed as additional features and flexibility. (Existing Teams Pro users can choose to say on the plan for now.) 7. Apple steals Google's AI chief We'd already known about John Giannandrea's departure from Google, but it turns out he left to leading Apple's machine learning and A.I. strategy. |
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