Daily Crunch 10/3/19

Welcome to TechCrunch daily news, a round up of the top tech news of the day. -- The two big content recommendation companies consolidate -- Microsoft unveils a whole bunch of new hardware -- and startups take the stage at Disrupt SF. Here’s your Daily Crunch for October 3, 2019. First up: Publisher adtech startups Taboola and Outbrain are merging in an $850 million deal to take on Google and Facebook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices