GoPro's drone hopes sputter. It's The Daily Crunch.

THE DAILY CRUNCH MONDAY, JANUARY 8 2018 By Darrell Etherington It's CES! The show has started for media, though the official thing isn't kicking off until Tuesday. Anyways, it's extremely a lot and yet also virtually nothing all at once. We're here, follow it on TechCrunch.com. Meanwhile, here are the top tech stories for Monday, January 8, 2017 in The Daily Crunch. 1. GoPro confirms layoffs, drone division closure GoPro is laying off over 250 people, the company confirmed today – something TechCrunch reported was happening earlier. The layoffs come mostly at the cost of GoPro's drone division, which is shutting down entirely. The GoPro cuts prompted a huge sell-off of stock in the company, resulting in a drop that quickly reached and surpassed 24 percent early this morning, triggering a halt of share trading. 2. SpaceX launches first rocket in 2018 SpaceX has launched its first mission in 2018, after a record-breaking 2017. The payload was Zuma, a mystery spacecraft doing who knows what for a U.S. government client. Next up for SpaceX: Launching its huge Falcon Heavy for the first time. Sponsored By: CrunchBoard Get Your Job Openings Filled All jobs on CrunchBoard, TechCrunch's official job board, are highly visible throughout the TechCrunch network, including on every page of TechCrunch.com and in all our newsletters. If you're looking to make your job postings visible to a broad network of highly-engaged, highly-skilled readers, be sure to purchase a posting package today! Learn More… 3. Tile picks up new partners in Bose, Samsonite and more Lost item Bluetooth tracking company Tile has a number of partners on the hardware side that allow it to incorporate its tech in a range of third-party devices. Now, it's bringing its lost item pinging to Bose Bluetooth headphones, including existing models via a coming software update. 4. Volkswagen will use Nvidia tech to put AI in its cars The forthcoming VW microbus electric revival will have smart assistant features on board courtesy of Nvidia-powered AI. Nidia will also supply the foundation for AI tech across VW's future lineup of connected vehicles. 5. Nvidia will power 65-inch gaming displays They'll be 4K video gaming monitors, but for real though, at this point can't we just agree they're TVs? 6. Google wants to buy CES away from Amazon and Alexa Google is hoping to plant a flag at CES this year, much like Amazon did last year. The difference is that Google is spending a lot of money on its presence, whereas Amazon won without any direct show floor real estate, strictly through partnerships. Manufactured vs. organic hype for their relative smart assistants. 7. CTRL+T podcast It's TechCrunch's best podcast, back again for a second week. Check it out, subscribe and enjoy. Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Product Configuration Analyst at DWFritz (Wilsonville, OR, United States) Editorial and Content Strategist at All Turtles (San Francisco, CA, United States) Information Security Officer at Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (Middletown, PA, United States) Recruiting Services Manager at The Sourcery (San Francisco, CA, United States) Client Services Manager at tronc/New York Daily News (New York, NY, United States) SEE MORE JOBS ON CRUNCHBOARD Post your tech jobs and reach millions of TechCrunch readers for only $200 per month View this email online in your browser If you do not want to receive this email or you would like to update your preferences click here. 410 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 © 2018 AOL Inc. All rights reserved.   Privacy Policy   Terms of Service

                                                           

Kalanick eyes Uber share sale. It's The Daily Crunch.

THE DAILY CRUNCH FRIDAY, JANUARY 5 2018 By Darrell Etherington Kalanick plans big Uber stock sale, GoPro's drone ambitions fizzle and Spotify has a lot of subscribers. All that and more in The Daily Crunch for January 5, 2018. 1. Travis Kalanick plans to sell a big chunk of his Uber stake Uber founder Travis Kalanick is planning to sell off around 29 percent of his stake in Uber, which would provide around $1.4 billion in cash to the former CEO. This would be part of the offer made to SoftBank recently. The deal would make Kalanick an actual billionaire, instead of just a theoretical one, and could set the former exec up for whatever comes after his Uber days. 2. GoPro to cut 300 jobs, mostly drone-related GoPro thought a drone could save it – but ultimately that was like believing you could grow your niche appeal by targeting an even smaller niche, totally contained within the first niche. Unfortunately, GoPro's relatively recently spun up drone division pays the price. Sponsored By: Huawei The Smartphone You Need to Know in 2018 If there's one phone you pay attention to in the New Year, it's the HUAWEI Mate 10 Pro. The latest flagship from Huawei is next-level in all it has to offer. From a long-lasting battery to an intelligent camera, this one is a must-know. Learn More… 3. Spotify tops 70 million subscribers Apple Music may have seemed like a potential death-blow for Spotify when it launched, but the latter streaming music provider continues to do well. It's now at 70 million subscribers, more than double the total of Apple Music customers, which makes sense given its product advantages over Apple's offering. 4. Ethereum price exceeds $1,000 Bitcoin is higher, but Ethereum is coming on strong, and in general crypto continues to perform well despite Bitcoin's big dip late last year. 5. Intel CEO stock sale raises eyebrows after Meltdown and Spectre disclosure Intel CEO Brian Krzanich sold a lot of shares in November, when he was apparently aware of the Meltdown and Spectre bugs, but before the public knew about them. Intel says it's unrelated and was the result of an automated sale schedule. 6. Hulu is bringing back Animaniacs Hulu is going to be airing new episodes of Animaniacs staring in 2020, once it creates new ones with Steven Spielberg's TV production company. 90s kids rejoice. 7. Podcast Friday! It's podcast day at TechCrunch, and both Equity and Original Content are all new. Equity has thought on Spotify and Uber, and on Original Content, we take a hard look at the first ever orc police officer in LA. Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Editorial and Content Strategist at All Turtles (San Francisco, CA, United States) Information Security Officer at Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (Middletown, PA, United States) Recruiting Services Manager at The Sourcery (San Francisco, CA, United States) Client Services Manager at tronc/New York Daily News (New York, NY, United States) Senior full stack Java developer (java/azure/angular/mobile) at Lannister Consulting (Plano, TX, United States) SEE MORE JOBS ON CRUNCHBOARD Post your tech jobs and reach millions of TechCrunch readers for only $200 per month View this email online in your browser If you do not want to receive this email or you would like to update your preferences click here. 410 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 © 2018 AOL Inc. All rights reserved.   Privacy Policy   Terms of Service