Top Stories of the Day // December 23, 2015

18 Female Founders Who Killed It In 2015 | How BB-8 Works | Google Begins Testing Password-Free Logins | 9 Of The Worst Performing Tech Stocks In 2015 | Kim Kardashian’s Buttmoji Owns The App Store | Here’s A Video Of Boston Dynamic’s Awesome Big Dog Robot Pulling Santa’s Sleigh | The Moment A World Cup Skier Was Nearly Hit By A Drone Falling Out Of The Sky |

DAILY WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23 2015 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Connie Loizos 18 Female Founders Who Killed It In 2015 Last week, on an internal conversational thread here at TechCrunch, the staff began chatting about some of female founders who’ve made a major dent on... Read More… Nitish Kulkarni How BB-8 Works By now, there’s a pretty good chance that you’ve seen the new Star Wars movie — and for those who haven’t, don’t worry: no... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Advertise on TechCrunch.com Reach millions of smart, savvy, and affluent tech influencers by advertising on the foremost business blog for the startup community. Choose from all kinds of display media and sponsorships that help build brand awareness and engagement. Learn More… Sarah Perez Google Begins Testing Password-Free Logins Google confirmed this morning it’s now testing a new way to sign into your Google account without having to type in a password. Instead, those who have... Read More… CATCH UP WITH CRUNCH REPORT SpaceX Launches and Lands Falcon 9 Rocket Google is working on no-password logins, Google and Ford might be working on self-driving vehicle, Flywheel launches mobile OS for taxis, Kim Kardashian app rises to top of app store. Watch Now Fitz Tepper 9 Of The Worst Performing Tech Stocks In 2015 tWho said making money in the stock market is easy? In a year the market was essentially flat, a few tech stocks had a really tough time staying afloat.... Read More… Drew Olanoff Kim Kardashian’s Buttmoji Owns The App Store It seems like 2015 was the year of the “emoji.” I mean, a damn emoji was the “word of the year.” This year is ending with a massive bang... Read More… Greg Kumparak Here’s A Video Of Boston Dynamic’s Awesome Big Dog Robot Pulling Santa’s Sleigh You know, there’s basically nothing I can add to this post that I didn’t say in the headline, outside of “hahahaha, rad.” Not sure what... Read More… Jon Russell The Moment A World Cup Skier Was Nearly Hit By A Drone Falling Out Of The Sky Drone registration may seem like unnecessary hassle for some, but an incident at the alpine skiing world cup this week illustrated why the FAA is pushing for... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: IT Engineer, Sterling Payment Technologies Posted: December 18 Python Developer, New Classrooms Innovation Partners Posted: December 18 IT Manager - Information Technology, SmartBear Posted: December 17 SEE MORE JOBS ON CRUNCHBOARD Post your tech jobs and reach millions of TechCrunch readers for only $200 per month 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 © 2015 AOL Inc. All rights reserved.   Privacy Policy   Terms of Service