The Daily Crunch 11/10/16 Turns out that election result wasn't just a collective nightmare, but at least Google has a new option for taking the occasional break from reality. That and more in The Daily Crunch for November 10, 2016. 1. Losing the future One of the most frustrating and difficult things about Trump's victory is what it means for a narrative of 'progress,' and Anthony Ha expresses perfectly what it feels like to have that balloon popped in the most spectacular and depressing way possible. 
2. Tech giants re-up commitment to diversity in Trump's wake Tech companies are making statements about Trump's election, as you'd expect them to do in response to something with this much national and international significance. Apple's Tim Cook circulated a letter that quotes Martin Luther King, Jr. and calls for a commitment to progress, even if the pace of said progress is currently set back. Microsoft's response via a blog post by its lead legal exec is a bit more charitable to Trump, but also ends with a recommitment to diversity. eBay likewise rings out a diversity-supporting message via CEO Devin Wang. The instinctual first-pass response from these companies to the election of the U.S. President is to re-affirm a commitment to diversity. Let that sink in. 3. Snapchat has video filters, Facebook has one for reality Among the words people are using to describe the results of this election, "surprise," "shock" and "disbelief" are pretty common. But how did so many get so blindsided? Facebook's tendency to only show people what they want to see is a huge factor, according to Sarah Perez. What's our way out of that? Less sugar, more medicine, to start. 4. Thiel got it right Contrarian Peter Thiel has a rep for being able to see what others don't, and he did it again with Trump. But being able to see something happening and actively cheering for and supporting that future are not the same thing, so it's really hard to applaud the billionaire's prescience at the moment. 5. Adam Bain leaves Twitter Twitter's longtime business model North Star Adam Bain has departed the company, after once being a top contender for its next CEO prior to Dorsey returning in that role. Bain will be replaced by CFO Anthony Noto as COO. Twitter's in a state of flux at the moment, and Bain's departure is a big one. 6. Daydream View is here Google's built-in Android VR platform officially arrived today, with the launch of its Daydream View headset. The system is unmatched in simplicity, style and ease of use, meaning it's a great evolution of what Google started humbly with Cardboard. It's still niche, but it has the potential to be much more. IMAGE: MELINA MARA/THE WASHINGTON POST/GETTY IMAGES | 
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