Samsung launches the Galaxy S8 and S8+. It's The Daily Crunch.

THE DAILY CRUNCH WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29 2017 By Darrell Etherington Samsung's Galaxy S8 and S8+ make their bezel-light debut, Microsoft cages to Creators and more in The Daily Crunch for March 29, 2017. And if you're hoping Congress had your back on privacy protections, I've got some bad news for you. 1. Meet Samsung's Galaxy S8 and S8+ Samsung's latest flagship smartphone is here, and they look exactly like you'd expect if you've been paying any attention to all the leaks. The S8 and S8+ are different sized versions of each other, with edge-to-edge screens and 5.8 and 6.2-inch displays respectively. They look really good – and the company's definitely going to be committed to making sure these things don't explode after the Note 7 debacle. What more could you ask for, really? 2. Windows will deliver its love letter to creators on April 11 Windows is launching its Creators Update on April 11, and it's bringing a lot to the table for people who like to make things, including graphics, movies, photography and game streams. I'm actually pretty pumped about this, and what it'll do for my Surface Book. Sponsored By: TechCrunch TechCrunch NYC Trivia Throwdown | April 6 TechCrunch's Jordan Crook hosts a startup-themed trivia night for the tech community filled with fun questions, prizes, and even a few surprises. Trivia Throwdown will take place on April 6 in NYC! Learn More… 3. Oculus Rift at 1 I can't believe it was just a year ago that I was eagerly awaiting my Oculus Rift pre-order – then cancelling it in favor of the HTC Vive because it provided a more full VR experience out of the box. Well it has been, so here's a look back at the year that was and what's yet to come. 4. SpaceX is attempting to reuse one of its rockets this week SpaceX will make history this week, one way or another, provided it can launch the Falcon 9 rocket it's reusing for the first time tomorrow. If all goes well, this will pave the way for improved costs related to launching, which could help SpaceX get to Mars long-term. 5. Congress voted to let ISPs sell your data Cool cool cool that sounds great Congress. Everyone wants their internet provider to be able to sell their personal data, including browser history, to advertisers. That's the dream. 6. What's new in Apple iOS 10 security Plenty of new stuff covered here, including Touch ID opening up, HomeKit keeping things private, live streaming possibilities and more. 7. Oculus Home on Gear VR is nearing desktop performance One of the big things announced by Samsung today includes a much-improved Gear VR experience. The software is benefiting from double the resolution in the phone's display, which helps a lot with making things look as good as they do in Home on Oculus desktop for PCs. Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Business Development Associate at LaunchSquad (San Francisco, CA, United States) Digital Strategies / Webmaster Director at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Carolinas Realty (Winston-Salem, NC, United States) DevOps Engineer @ ThoughtSpot at Thoughtspot (San Francisco, CA, United States) Software Engineering Manager @ Telmate at Telmate (San Francisco, CA, United States) Accounting Product Manager @ Mynd at Mynd (Oakland, CA, 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 © 2017 AOL Inc. All rights reserved.   Privacy Policy   Terms of Service

                                                           

Elon Musk's new existential defense initiative for humans. It's The Daily Crunch.

THE DAILY CRUNCH TUESDAY, MARCH 28 2017 By Darrell Etherington Build me a better brain, Elon: It's time to get cyber smart with The Daily Crunch for March 28, 2017. Plus, if you've got a story, Facebook wants to help you tell it in the most Snapchat way possible. 1. Elon Musk's new company wants to get inside your brain If there's one thing that drives multi-CEO and serial founder Elon Musk, it's 'existential imperatives.' That's why he felt the need to start Neuralink, his latest company (that's four including his tunnelling company, for those keeping count). Neuralink will explore better ways to 'link' our 'neural' pathways with computers – basically, it wants to make sure your brain can interface directly with tech, decreasing exponentially the bandwidth crunch that we currently experience when doing this. Why? Because we need a way to keep up with the pace of advancement of artificial intelligence. That's what keeps Musk up at night: your car payments probably seem somewhat trivial now. 2. Facebook completes its Snapchat cloning process Facebook has deployed Snapchat Stores in the main Facebook app, though it calls these just "Stories," dropping Snapchat from the name for whatever reason. The things disappear after 24 hours, and it's exactly what you expect/are used to if you use that other app. That's what you get when you build your company on a feature, rather than a platform, I guess. Sponsored By: CrunchBoard Find Your Dream Hire As the official job board of TechCrunch, CrunchBoard leverages an engaged and educated audience of over 12 million unique readers each month to help fill your job vacancies. Post your job today! Learn More… 3. Twitter now pre-Periscopes Ads before content – this is the rule of the land, immutable. Now Periscope is abiding by this universal law, putting pre-roll before its videos. This is how we bake the content cake, folks. 4. Tinder's final form is what you'd expect The long arc of dating websites leads to the desktop, where people can make superficial choices about mates in a browser window ready to be minimized when the boss walks by, or where they can judge others more easily in a group setting. 5. Tencent picks up 5 percent of Tesla Chinese internet giant Tencent, which owns WeChat, has purchased 5 percent of Tesla's shares, in a deal worth $1.7 billion at the time of purchase. Both companies share the first two letters of their name in common, which is probably the real reason this went down. 6. Amazon picks up Souq, giving it a foothold in the Middle East Amazon has purchased a company frequently described as the "Amazon of the Middle East." This is why, if you're a startup, you want to welcome those kinds of comparisons: sometimes, they can chart a path to an exit. 7. Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 gets a second life The Note 7 will get re-released for rent or for sale in some markets, refurbished and sans explosions. Canada is one of the lucky(?) markets getting this boon, so maybe I'll pick one up: I do enjoy living dangerously. Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Software Engineering Manager @ Telmate at Telmate (San Francisco, CA, United States) Accounting Product Manager @ Mynd at Mynd (Oakland, CA, United States) Inventor / Creator / Artist at Autodidactic I (Anywhere) Sales & Business Operations at REX - Real Estate Exchange, Inc. (Westlake Village, CA) Senior Software Engineer, Web at Peaksware (Boulder, CO, 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 © 2017 AOL Inc. All rights reserved.   Privacy Policy   Terms of Service