Top Stories of the Day // March 7, 2016

Ray Tomlinson, the man who put the @ in email, passes away aged 74 | The broken world of mobile payments and how to fix it | Apple has shut down the first fully-functional Mac OS X ransomware | Apple vs FBI: Lavabit warns FBI’s “extraordinary” action may drive US businesses offshore | The new workforce: Aligning jobs and skills in the age of tech disruption | Score a drink a day with Hooch, a subscription-based cocktail app | Property Partner lands £15.9M to scale up real estate crowdfunding platform |

DAILY MONDAY, MARCH 7 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Jon Russell Ray Tomlinson, the man who put the @ in email, passes away aged 74 Ray Tomlinson, one of the men who pioneered email, has passed away at the age of 74, according to reports in Australia. Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | John Rampton The broken world of mobile payments and how to fix it It's being predicted that by the end of this year, mobile payment transactions in the U.S. will grow 210 percent. Despite this impressive gain, it turns out... 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… Sarah Perez Apple has shut down the first fully-functional Mac OS X ransomware Apple has shut down what appears to have been the first, fully-functional ransomware targeting Mac computers. This particular form of cyber threat involves... Read More… Natasha Lomas Apple vs FBI: Lavabit warns FBI’s “extraordinary” action may drive US businesses offshore Lavabit, the former encrypted email provider that shut down its service in 2013 after the FBI demanded its encryption keys, has filed an amicus brief in support... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | PK Agarwal The new workforce: Aligning jobs and skills in the age of tech disruption There is a rising tide of concern in the U.S. This concern has always been front and center in Silicon Valley. It centers around the shortage of skilled IT... Read More… Fitz Tepper Score a drink a day with Hooch, a subscription-based cocktail app Hooch, which just launched in LA, is a subscription-based app that gives its members one cocktail every day for just $9.99 per month. Yes, we’re being... Read More… Steve O'Hear Property Partner lands £15.9M to scale up real estate crowdfunding platform In any conversation I have about London's fintech space, property crowdfunding platform Property Partner is almost certain to come up. The startup which lets... 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