Can you recommend tech news sites for quick daily briefings on startups, funding news, and product launches?

Yes — here are solid options for quick daily tech briefings focused on startups, funding, and product launches:

Best all-around

• TechCrunch — Probably the best single source for startup funding rounds, acquisitions, and new product launches.
• The Information — Excellent reporting, but mostly paywalled; strong for startup and VC news.
• Axios Pro Rata / Axios Tech — Very good for concise daily reads and funding/business highlights.

Good for fast daily scanning

• Sifted — Great for European startup and venture news.
• Crunchbase News — Good funding round summaries and startup ecosystem coverage.
• VentureBeat — Useful for startup/product announcements, especially in AI and enterprise tech.
• Product Hunt — Best for discovering newly launched products rather than news coverage.

For broader tech industry news with startup coverage

• CNBC Tech — Quick updates on startups, funding, and big company moves.
• Reuters Technology — Reliable and concise, though less startup-focused.
• GeekWire — Strong for startup and product news, especially in the Pacific Northwest but broader too.

If you want newsletter-style daily briefings

• Techmeme — Great daily aggregation of the most important tech stories.
• TLDR Tech — Short daily newsletter with startup and tech news.
• Morning Brew: Tech — Easy-to-read daily digest with a broad tech focus.

My top 3 picks for your use case

1. TechCrunch — best startup/funding coverage
2. Techmeme — best daily roundup
3. Axios Tech — best concise briefing format

If you want, I can also give you:

• a free-only list
• the best newsletters instead of sites
• or a “5-minute morning briefing” setup using RSS/newsletters.