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Here is your daily crunch. Coming up, Spotify's new AI-powered feature, Mercedes partners with Google and the latest in startup business news.

But first, Uber is releasing an updated version of its app that aims to simplify and

personalize the experience for customers.

The new app has a more straightforward home screen that

removes the friction of a few extra taps when booking a ride or ordering a delivery.

It also allows customers to more easily access saved locations and some iPhone users can track

a ride's progress on their lock screen.

According to Jen Yu, head of product for rides at Uber, with the, Uber wants to make the user experience so

effortless and intuitive that more customers see Uber as the one-stop shop for

going anywhere and getting anything. The release will go out Wednesday to tens of millions of customers in 1,200 cities around the world,

according to Uber.

Customers will need to make sure their devices and Uber app have been updated to see the new app.

Up next, the head of Spotify's upcoming Stream On event, where the company is expected to announce

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