Daily Crunch: Microsoft launches Azure Communication Services

Microsofttakes on Twilio, Google launches a work-tracking tool and Mirakl raises $300 million. This is your Daily Crunch for September 22, 2020.
The big story: Microsoft launches Azure Communication Services
Microsoft announced today that it’s ready to compete with Twilio by launching a set of features that allow developers to add voice and video calling, chat, text messages and old-school telephony to their apps.
“Azure Communication Services is built natively on top a global, relia