Daily Crunch - Facebook makes it easier to view a non-algorithmic News Feed

TechCrunch Newsletter [TechCrunch logo]( [The Daily Crunch logo]( Wednesday, March 31, 2021 • By [Anthony Ha]( Facebook has some thoughts and updates about its News Feed, Siri gets some new voices and Tonal becomes a unicorn. This is your Daily Crunch for March 31, 2021. [The big story: Facebook makes it easier to view a non-algorithmic News Feed]( Facebook [highlighted features today]( that should make it easier for users to see a version of the News Feed that isn’t shaped by the company’s algorithms. These include a Favorites view that displays posts from up to 30 of your favorite friends and Pages, as well as a Most Recent view, which just shows posts in chronological order. Some of these options existed previously, but they’ll now be easily accessible through a new Feed Filter Bar. At the same time, the company’s VP of Global Affairs, Nick Clegg, [pushed back against criticism]( of the company’s algorithmic News Feed, saying that personalization is common and useful across the web, though he added, “It would clearly be better if these [content] decisions were made according to frameworks agreed by democratically accountable lawmakers.” Speaking of content decisions, Facebook also [cautioned Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump]( today for posting an interview with the former president, who has been banned from the social network. [Read More]( [The big story: Facebook makes it easier to view a non-algorithmic News Feed image] Image Credits: TechCrunch [Next Week - Join the Google Cloud and Databricks Launch Event]( Sponsored by [Databricks and Google Cloud]( [Hear Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi and Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian share how Databricks on Google Cloud delivers an open, integrated platform to unify data engineering, machine learning, and analytics. See you on April 6.]( [Read More]( The tech giants [Apple adds two brand new Siri voices and will no longer default to a female or male voice in iOS]( — This means that every person setting up Siri will choose a voice for themselves. [Instagram officially launches Remix on Reels, a TikTok Duets-like feature]( — Remix offers a way to record your Reels video alongside a video from another user. [Spotify adds three new types of personalized playlists with launch of ‘Spotify Mixes’]( — Your Spotify Mixes will include artist mixes, genre mixes and decade mixes. [The tech giants image] Startups, funding and venture capital [Strength-training startup Tonal crosses unicorn status after raising $250M]( — To date, the at-home fitness tech startup has raised $450 million. [Apple invests $50M into music distributor UnitedMasters alongside a16z and Alphabet]( — The focus of UnitedMasters is to provide artists with a direct pipeline to data around the way that fans are interacting with their content and community. [Diversity-focused Harlem Capital raises $134M]( — Apparently 61% of Harlem Capital’s Fund I portfolio companies are led by Black or Latinx executives, while 43% are led exclusively by women. [Startups, funding and venture capital image] Image Credits: Tonal Advice and analysis from Extra Crunch [Five machine learning essentials nontechnical leaders need to understand]( — For engineering and team leaders without an ML background, the incredible pace of change can feel overwhelming and intimidating. [What to make of Deliveroo’s rough IPO debut]( — After a lackluster IPO pricing run, shares of Deliveroo are lower today, marking a disappointing debut for the hot delivery company. 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