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Saturday, January 11, 2020 • By Eric Eldon

Welcome to Extra Crunch Saturday We brought you a number of stories this week from CES in Las Vegas, where TechCrunch reporters spoke to founders and executives about privacy issues, the challenges of bringing new hardware to market and other topics. Also: a look at how startups are raising capital outside of the VC world, a dive into cross-border investments, and much more. Read more

Will online privacy make a comeback in 2020? Image Credits: Towfiqu Photography / Getty Images A consensus has emerged: consumers deserve protection from the companies that sell their attention and behavior for profit. Read more

2019 saw a stampede of fintech unicorns Image Credits: Daryl Balfour / Getty Images So what happened in U.S. fintech in 2019? In short, monster growth. Read more

A sex tech startup's triumphant return to CES It's been a hell of a year since Lora DiCarlo was at the center of a firestorm after the CTA unceremoniously revoked its Innovation Award. Read more

How Ring is rethinking privacy and security Image Credits: Kimberly White / Getty Images Ring is now a major player when it comes to consumer video doorbells, security cameras — and privacy protection. Read more

Sisense CEO Amir Orad explains why he raised $100M Image Credits: Bryce Durbin Sisense, a player in the business intelligence space, announced a $100 million investment that pushed the company's valuation north of the $1 billion mark, making it the world's newest unicorn. Read more

How gig economy giants are trying to keep workers classified as independent contractors Image Credits: CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP / Getty Images Uber, DoorDash and Lyft are taking additional steps to undermine a new California law that would help more gig workers qualify as full-time employees. Read more

Cross-border investments aren't dead, they're getting smarter Image Credits: Дмитрий Ларичев / Getty Images In recent years, the venture capital and startup worlds have seen a significant shift towards globalization. Read more

How startups fill the gap between revenue and investment Image Credits: amriphoto / Getty Images "I've taken my startup this far, how do I get the money to take it to the next level?" Read more

Layoffs at Lime and Getaround herald rise of profit-hungry unicorns Image Credits: Gary Hershorn / Getty Images A million dollars isn't cool. You know what's cool? Positive adjusted EBITDA, or something close to it. Read more

Rappi and Oyo pare staff as Vision Fund companies trim costs, target profits Image Credits: Cloudytronics / Getty Images This week, we covered layoffs at unicorns both inside the Vision Fund and out. Now, we’re adding two more to our list. Read more

How some founders are raising capital outside of the VC world Image Credits: TechCrunch There’s a growing world of firms and funds looking to put capital to work in young companies that have growing revenues and predictable economics. Read more

The electric scooter wars of 2019 Image Credits: TechCrunch Throughout 2019, a number of mobility companies launched in additional markets, while many pulled out of areas that no longer served them. Read more

At CES, tech companies slowly start to realize that privacy matters Image Credits: Bloomberg / Getty Images Privacy was on everyone's mind at this year's CES in Las Vegas, from CEOs to policymakers, PR agencies and people in charge of programming the panels. Read more

This Week in Apps: Apple's record holiday, Pokémon Go's staying power, a spying tool gets the boot Sarah Perez@sarahintampa / 10:40 am PST • January 11, 2020 The app industry is as hot as ever with a record 203 billion downloads in 2019 and $119 billion in consumer spending, according to preliminary year-end data by App Annie. Read more

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