Top Stories of the Day // March 5, 2016

Apple’s best defense against the FBI is the one it can’t share publicly | How to politely ask people to get the f*ck off their phones | SpaceX successfully launches SES-9 into GEO but crash lands rocket on drone ship | Want an Echo Dot? Here’s how to bypass Amazon’s restrictions and order one today | PayPal makes money every time you use Uber, Airbnb | The Sony Future Lab could be as forward-thinking as the Walkman | Amazon says it will bring device encryption back to Fire OS |

DAILY SATURDAY, MARCH 5 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Min Pyo Hong Apple’s best defense against the FBI is the one it can’t share publicly With Apple vowing to resist the FBI's demands for an iPhone backdoor in the San Bernardino case all the way to the Supreme Court, many people assume the... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Nir Eyal How to politely ask people to get the f*ck off their phones You're with a small group of friends at a nice restaurant. Everyone is enjoying the food and conversation when someone decides to take out his phone -- not... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Introducing TechCrunch's Brand-New Apple TV App! TechCrunch Video has arrived on Apple TV, and now available to download in the App Store! The app features our entire VOD library as well as our growing list of live streaming events! Learn More… Emily Calandrelli SpaceX successfully launches SES-9 into GEO but crash lands rocket on drone ship Today at 6:35pm EST, SpaceX successfully launched the SES-9 communications satellite into Geostationary orbit (GEO). Launching the SES-9 payload was the primary... Read More… CATCH UP WITH CRUNCH REPORT Apple Gains UN Support in FBI Case Former heads of NSA and Homeland Security express support for Apple encryption at RSA conference, Amazon strips Fire OS tablets of encryption, Microsoft considered buying Slack according to TechCrunch sources, the SkyWall 100 is a drone capturing device that can stop drones from 100 meters away. Watch Now Matt Burns Want an Echo Dot? Here’s how to bypass Amazon’s restrictions and order one today Amazon is making it difficult to pre-order the $90 Echo Dot. But there’s still a way, and it’s really easy to nab your place in line for the new... Read More… Katie Roof PayPal makes money every time you use Uber, Airbnb PayPal has been going through some big changes since separating from eBay last year. The company recently introduced a redesigned app and is now monetizing its... Read More… Matt Burns The Sony Future Lab could be as forward-thinking as the Walkman Sony is doing something unheard of in the consumer electronic space: It’s going to show off prototypes. Can you imagine Apple or Samsung doing that? Not... Read More… Jon Russell Amazon says it will bring device encryption back to Fire OS Less than a day after it emerged that Amazon had quietly dropped device encryption support for its Fire tablets and other Fire OS devices, the U.S. firm has... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Director, DevOps, SmartBear Posted: February 29 .NET Software Engineer, Bit-Wizards Posted: February 29 Sales Engineer , New Relic Posted: February 29 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