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In the present day we have a good time a little bit of oversight over an business that has been allowed to prey on these much less lucky for manner too lengthy — Devin reviews that the FCC is taking a extra agency hand in overseeing the jail cellphone system in a easy invoice, giving the regulatory physique the ability “to make sure simply and cheap prices for phone and superior communications companies in correctional and detention amenities.”

In different charming information, the Day by day Crunch shall be again subsequent week in a barely diminished kind, as each Christine and Haje disappear for the vacations. The total e-newsletter shall be again quickly, and the 2 of us want you a really joyful Christmas in the event you have a good time, a really peaceable vacation if you don’t, and a magnificently affluent 2023, in both case. A lot love, Christine and Haje

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Meta settles: After years of pushing again in opposition to a lawsuit, Meta has agreed to a $725 million settlement to resolve a class-action lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica harvesting knowledge from Fb customers. Paul has extra.
Breathe in that contemporary air: Mila, the maker of a sensible air air purifier that got here from humble beginnings on Kickstarter, scored $10 million in a spherical led by Electrolux. This provides it a $52 million valuation and the backing so as to add some smarts to a brand new product — a humidifier, Haje writes.
Cost it up: It appears like Tesla is #successful in an area that Apple couldn’t make work. The automaker unveiled its $300 charging mat that may recharge three units without delay, Matt reviews.
The outcomes are in: Dominic-Madori surveyed three Black traders about what they’re prepping for in 2023. Learn the complete model on TechCrunch+.

Vacation transport is less complicated this 12 months, however the tech continues to be lagging

International provide traces are in higher form than they have been this time final 12 months, however that doesn’t bode effectively for the longer term, writes Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen.

“This 12 months’s enhancements in transport largely replicate a pullback in consumption reasonably than any enchancment within the underlying infrastructure,” he says, noting that labor shortages, world instability and excessive gasoline costs have created persistent bottlenecks.

“Thankfully, the info obtainable at present is wealthy past measure, and we even have the instruments to leverage it in methods that may enhance effectivity.”

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We loved Ingrid’s in-depth have a look at how decentralized social media participant Mastodon is scaling as Twitter customers decamp to seek for different methods to publish the whole lot they’re pondering. TechCrunch+ subscribers — in the event you’re not one, you may be simply — can even learn her Q&A with Mastodon creator Eugen Rochko.

If you’re a LastPass person like many people right here at TechCrunch, you may need to verify your electronic mail in the event you haven’t already. LastPass says hackers stole some clients’ password vaults. Zack says it’s time to vary your passwords.

Google isn’t taking India’s newest nice mendacity down. Manish reviews the search engine big is interesting the a whole bunch of thousands and thousands of {dollars} in fines ordered in opposition to it over enterprise practices on Android.

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Can there be a good election in social media land?: Annie writes that “botched content material moderation” throughout Kenya’s elections final 12 months leaves different nations with questions on what social media corporations, like Fb, Twitter and TikTok, will do to uphold election integrity in Africa as their elections occur.
Persistence or annoyance?: @ElonJet creator Jack Sweeney has a brand new Twitter deal with now, nonetheless following Elon Musk’s jet, however now delayed, writes Connie. In the meantime, in the event you’re Twitter Blue, now you can add 60-minute movies, Ivan reviews. Unsure any of us will keep lengthy sufficient to look at one, so good luck with these new view counts.
Separated: India’s e-commerce big Flipkart now not owns a stake in PhonePe, Manish writes.
This transfer has Tesla traders shaking their heads: Tesla’s $7,500 low cost feels determined and is “giving traders the ick,” writes Rebecca, inflicting one to chop its value goal for the automaker.