Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Top Stories of the Day // July 29, 2015

A Brief History Of Tesla |
A Brief History Of Spotify |
Which Programming Languages Get Used Most At Hackathons? |
The Windows 10 Era Is Now |
Google Straps Aclima Sensors To Street View Cars To Map Air Pollution |
Google Translate’s App Now Instantly Translates Printed Text In 27 Languages |
The Curious Case Of Google’s Emerald Sea |
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Today's Top Stories // Jul 29, 2015

A Brief History Of Tesla

When Tesla went public in 2010, it became the first American car company to do so since Ford Motor Company in 1956. Since then, Tesla’s stock has soared... read more

A Brief History Of Spotify

With over 75 million users, it’s hard to remember a time without Spotify. But there was. A time when we were all mulling the aisles of Target for new... read more

Which Programming Languages Get Used Most At Hackathons?

Picking a programming language to learn can be a stressful task. The trendy language at any given time isn’t necessarily one that anyone will care about... read more

The Windows 10 Era Is Now

At some point inside the next 24 hours, Window 10 will “launch” in New Zealand, before spreading out across the globe. To a certain extent. Of... read more

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Google Straps Aclima Sensors To Street View Cars To Map Air Pollution

If a city knows what intersections are full of smog, it could add trees or change stop light schedules to improve the air its citizens breathe. Google Earth's... read more

Google Translate’s App Now Instantly Translates Printed Text In 27 Languages

One of the most intense experiences you’ll ever have is visiting a country that speaks a language different than yours. There’s a host of tools you... read more

The Curious Case Of Google’s Emerald Sea

Is it a Facebook competitor? Is it a social network? Is it a “ghost town?” Is it a failure? These are the questions that have been peppered at... read more

TOP VIDEOS

This Week On Bullish: Stacey Ferreira's Call For Optimism

 Welcome back to Bullish, TechCrunch’s newest show that may or may not be a ruse to force me into a... read more

Gillmor Gang: Fare Trade

 The Gillmor Gang — Dan Farber, John Taschek, Keith Teare, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded... read more

Fly Or Die: AKG N90Q

The AKG By HARMAN N90Q headphones are, in short, awesome. Harman has long been one of the top names in audio, but... read more

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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Top Stories of the Day // July 28, 2015

Today’s Kids Have No Idea How The First iPod Worked |
Oliver, A New Apartment-Finding App, Cuts Out The Middlemen |
Stripe Lands New Funding At $5B Valuation And Partnership With Visa |
Nasty Bug Lets Hackers Into Nearly Any Android Phone Using Nothing But A Message |
Hawking, Musk Warn Of ‘Virtually Inevitable’ AI Arms Race |
Google Weans Itself Off Of Google+ |
Amazon Takes On Product Hunt, Shopify With Launchpad, An All-In-One Marketing And Sales Portal |
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Today's Top Stories // Jul 28, 2015

Today’s Kids Have No Idea How The First iPod Worked

It's easy to forget that technology changes quickly when you follow this industry. When the first iPod was released in 2001, it was a much different world.... read more

Oliver, A New Apartment-Finding App, Cuts Out The Middlemen

If you’ve ever tried to find an apartment in a popular city like San Francisco, New York, or Chillicothe you’re probably familiar with magical... read more

Stripe Lands New Funding At $5B Valuation And Partnership With Visa

Payment processing company Stripe is now valued $5 billion following its latest round of financing. Beyond adding more money to its coffers, the five-year-old... read more

Nasty Bug Lets Hackers Into Nearly Any Android Phone Using Nothing But A Message

It's like something from a bad movie: eager to learn the details of the bad guy's plan, the good guys hack his phone armed with little more than knowledge of... read more

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Hawking, Musk Warn Of ‘Virtually Inevitable’ AI Arms Race

Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk and over 1,000 AI and robotics researchers have signed a letter suggesting a ban on AI warfare, warning of the potential for rampant... read more

Google Weans Itself Off Of Google+

It's no secret that Google+ didn't quite work out the way Google envisioned and now, after already moving Google Photos out of the service, it's starting to... read more

Amazon Takes On Product Hunt, Shopify With Launchpad, An All-In-One Marketing And Sales Portal

Product Hunt has made a splash as a new place for startups to market new products, Shopify offers a way for them to easily start selling their products online,... read more

TOP VIDEOS

Gillmor Gang: Fare Trade

 The Gillmor Gang — Dan Farber, John Taschek, Keith Teare, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded... read more

Fly Or Die: AKG N90Q

The AKG By HARMAN N90Q headphones are, in short, awesome. Harman has long been one of the top names in audio, but... read more

CrunchWeek: Tech Makes Money, Reddit's Implosion Continues, And Your Favorite Startup Is Doomed

 Hello my friend, and welcome back to another episode of CrunchWeek. This time ’round Drew Olanoff,... read more

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