What to expect from CES 2019

THE DAILY CRUNCH WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2 2019 By Taylor Nakagawa CES is just around the corner, Tesla is starting 2019 in the red and hackers are using dormant Twitter accounts to spread terrorist propaganda. Here's your Daily Crunch for January 2, 2019. 1. What to expect from CES 2019  It's tough to believe that CES is already here. The five-day show has changed a lot in recent years, with major tech companies opting to make announcements on their own stages. 5G will be the centerpiece of the show, but keep an eye out for major announcements in transportation and in TV resolution. [caption id="attachment_1763951" align="aligncenter" width="680"] (Photo: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption] 2. Tesla stock price crashes 10% on vehicle price cut, missed delivery estimates After failing to meet Wall Street's delivery estimates of the Model 3, Tesla's stock took a big dip this morning. The company also announced it's taking $2,000 off the price of the Model S, Model X and Model 3. 3. Hackers are spreading Islamic State propaganda by hijacking dormant Twitter accounts Hackers are using a decade-old flaw to target and hijack dormant Twitter accounts to spread terrorist propaganda, TechCrunch has learned. 4. Chinese app developers have invaded India  For anyone who has been watching the Indian technology scene in recent years, this "Chinese app store invasion" will be of little surprise, although the speed of change has been unexpected. 5. 2018 ushered in a 'potential space renaissance' Venture capital dollars are fueling a new boom in aerospace innovation, with firms investing more than $2.3 billion in new companies over the course of 2018, according to data from Crunchbase. 6. What to expect in cybersecurity in 2019  Expect more data leaks and exposures — not just breaches in 2019. 7. FCC greenlights Google's radar-based gesture tech 'Soli' Google's Soli Project could make touchscreens look obsolete in the coming years. Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Email Marketing Manager at Encyclopaedia Britannica (Chicago, IL) Assistant Research Professor at Cornell University (Geneva, NY, USA) Senior Full Stack Developer at AJ Madison (Brooklyn, NY, USA) Information Security Analyst at Los Angeles Community College District (Los Angeles, CA, USA) Chief Information Security Officer at Los Angeles Community College District (Los Angeles, CA, USA) 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 Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Unsubscribe © 2019 Oath Tech Network. All rights reserved. 410 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107

                                                           

Amazon plans a Whole Foods expansion

THE DAILY CRUNCH MONDAY, DECEMBER 31 2018 By Anthony Ha Amazon plans to expand Whole Foods, New Year's fireworks go green in Taipei and we look back at 2018's biggest tech headlines. Here's your Daily Crunch for December 31, 2018. 1. Report: Amazon is planning a Whole Foods expansion to benefit Prime Now According to a story in The Wall Street Journal, the goal is to put more customers within range of Amazon's Prime Now service. Currently, Prime Now offers two-hour delivery in more than 60 U.S. cities, and 30-minute-plus grocery pickup in nearly 30 cities. Amazon is reportedly planning to expand those services to almost all its 475 Whole Foods stores. 2. A look inside the Taipei 101 New Year's Eve fireworks show as it goes green As one of the tallest LEED-certified buildings, Taipei 101 often serves as a case study for how landmark skyscrapers can reduce their carbon footprint, and it has been taking steps to reduce pollution from the fireworks show while making sure it's still a spectacle. 3. MIT researchers are now 3D printing glass The system uses a closed, heated box that holds the melted glass and another thermally controlled box where it prints the object, producing clear glass structures that can be used for decoration or building. 4. Here's how to play a game from Black Mirror's Bandersnatch episode If you've gone down the rabbit hole with Netflix's latest Black Mirror release, here's a fun online Easter egg. 5. TechCrunch's Favorite Things of 2018 Before 2019 begins, check out this roundup of all the apps, gadgets, books and shows that made 2018 bearable for the TechCrunch editorial team. (Not everything here is tech-related, but it's all highly recommended.) 6. Our 2018 Year in Review Yep, it was a big year for tech news — and for the past week or so, TechCrunch writers have been looking back at the year in digital media, venture capital, cybersecurity and more. You can browse all of our year-end feature stories at the link above. And that's it for 2018. I'm heading to India, China and Malaysia for the next couple of weeks, so Taylor Nakagawa will be taking over the Daily Crunch while I'm gone. In the meantime: Happy New Year! Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Email Marketing Manager at Encyclopaedia Britannica (Chicago, IL) Assistant Research Professor at Cornell University (Geneva, NY, USA) Senior Full Stack Developer at AJ Madison (Brooklyn, NY, USA) Information Security Analyst at Los Angeles Community College District (Los Angeles, CA, USA) Chief Information Security Officer at Los Angeles Community College District (Los Angeles, CA, USA) 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 Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Unsubscribe © 2019 Oath Tech Network. All rights reserved. 410 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107