Top Stories of the Day // February 17, 2016

Our 7 Favorite Companies From The 500 Startups Batch 15 Demo Day | Tim Cook Says Apple Won’t Create Universal iPhone ‘Back Door’ For FBI | Google Makes It Easier To Take Machine Learning Models Into Production | Instagram Spotlights vs Snapchat Stories vs Twitter Moments | London-Based Curve De-Cloaks With All Your Bank Cards In One, And Broader Fintech Convergence Play | Instagram Finally Adds Two-Factor Authentication To Fight Hackers | MindMaze, Maker Of A ‘Neural Virtual Reality Platform,’ Raises $100M At A $1B Valuation |

DAILY WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Lucas Matney, Sarah Buhr, Megan Rose Dickey Our 7 Favorite Companies From The 500 Startups Batch 15 Demo Day Despite an investment environment that’s future seems to be growing increasingly cloudy, the 35 accelerator founders who pitched at Tuesday’s 500... Read More… Jon Russell Tim Cook Says Apple Won’t Create Universal iPhone ‘Back Door’ For FBI Apple CEO Tim Cook has confirmed that the company will appeal a California judge's order to unlock an iPhone belonging to one of the terrorists involved in the... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Study Reveals What Drives People To Block Ads New research asks ad blocking advocates to explain what compels them to block online ads, what types of ads they like to see, and more. Download the study today. Learn More… Frederic Lardinois Google Makes It Easier To Take Machine Learning Models Into Production Google launched TensorFlow Serving today, a new open source project that aims to help developers take their machine learning models into production.... Read More… CATCH UP WITH CRUNCH REPORT Giphy Closes $55M Series C, Monetization Is Next Instagram begins rolling out 2-factor authentication, Apple Pay to launch in China on February 18th, Silk Labs launches Sense device for smart homes, ODately is a new dating concierge app. Watch Now Josh Constine Instagram Spotlights vs Snapchat Stories vs Twitter Moments There is a battle raging for curated social media supremacy. When big things happen, each of these apps wants to be where you see the best of and behind the... Read More… Steve O'Hear London-Based Curve De-Cloaks With All Your Bank Cards In One, And Broader Fintech Convergence Play Curve, the stealthy London-based startup backed by notable fintech investors, finally de-cloaks today with the soft launch of its iOS app and accompanying... Read More… Josh Constine Instagram Finally Adds Two-Factor Authentication To Fight Hackers Instagram accounts are worth stealing. Now at 400 million users including celebrities, brands, and artists making a living, it’s time to add another lock... Read More… Ingrid Lunden MindMaze, Maker Of A ‘Neural Virtual Reality Platform,’ Raises $100M At A $1B Valuation As consumers and businesses begin to focus on what form the next generation of computing may take beyond our current era of the smartphone, startups... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Software Engineer in Test , Discovery Communications Posted: February 13 Web Analyst, Meredith Xcelerated Marketing (MXM) Posted: February 12 Web Analyst, Meredith Xcelerated Marketing (MXM) Posted: February 12 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 © 2016 AOL Inc. All rights reserved.   Privacy Policy   Terms of Service