This episode is brought to you by Chef Station.

You know folks, I'm all about working smarter, not harder.

Running a successful e-commerce business can be really convoluted and honestly you have enough going on so I want to introduce you guys to ship station.

I love using ship station because it makes it so

much easier to automate all my shipping tasks and I can manage all my orders in one

simple dashboard. Work less and ship more with Ship Station, the innovative tool that helps turn your

shipping challenges into opportunities for growth. Go to shipstation.com and use code

tech news to sign up for your free 60 day trial that's ship

station dot com code tech news

welcome to tech crunch daily news a round up of the top tech news of the day today Today's briefing is brought to you by Starbucks at home coffee,

ready to help you find your perfect cup.

Do you like your coffee with notes of toasted nuts or dark with hints of chocolate.

Just ask your smart speaker to find your Starbucks coffee

and get started.

VMware finishes a crucial acquisition.

Spotify says it will pause political advertising and The Mandalorian

will return next fall. Here's your daily crunch for December 30th, 2019.

First up, VMware is closing the year with a significant new component in its arsenal.

It has closed the $2.7 billion pivotal acquisition

it originally announced in August.

The acquisition helps the company in its

transformation from a pure virtual machine supplier into a cloud native

...