Top Stories of the Day // March 8, 2016

Survey says 25 percent of smartphone owners have downloaded ad blockers | 4chan founder Chris Poole will try to fix social at Google | Ben Horowitz backs rapper Ryan Leslie’s SMS commerce startup Superphone | You can now sign up for Google’s Project Fi cell service without an invite | Review: Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and S7 edge are the phones we’ve craved | Microsoft is bringing SQL Server to Linux | Facebook gives Messenger a Material Design makeover on Android |

DAILY TUESDAY, MARCH 8 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Anthony Ha Survey says 25 percent of smartphone owners have downloaded ad blockers Mobile marketing company Tune is releasing a new report, where 24.6 percent of survey respondents said that they’d downloaded an ad-blocking app or... Read More… Josh Constine 4chan founder Chris Poole will try to fix social at Google Google never “got” social. For all the resources thrown at it, Google+ just never quite felt human. But luckily Google just hired the guy behind... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Reduce Support Costs by 20% or More with TeamSupport B2B Customer Support Software B2B customer support is different. TeamSupport is B2B software designed to improve customer visibility, solve issues faster and reduce costs. Learn More… Josh Constine Ben Horowitz backs rapper Ryan Leslie’s SMS commerce startup Superphone Ryan Leslie gave every fan his phone number. It’s (646) 887-6978. But instead of a million unwanted phone calls, it’s making him money and giving... Read More… CATCH UP WITH CRUNCH REPORT Google Hires 4Chan Founder Chris Poole Lyft now allows developers API access starting with Facebook Messenger, Apple shuts down OS X Ransomware, Hooch is a subscription based app that gives members one cocktail every day, Google opens up Project Fi cell phone service to all. Watch Now Frederic Lardinois You can now sign up for Google’s Project Fi cell service without an invite You can now sign up for Project Fi, Google’s first foray into offering its own cell phone service, without an invite. The service, which launched ten... Read More… Lucas Matney Review: Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and S7 edge are the phones we’ve craved Their feature sets don’t necessarily speak to a grandiose vision from Samsung regarding the company’s future. They don’t offer solutions to... Read More… Frederic Lardinois Microsoft is bringing SQL Server to Linux SQL Server, Microsoft’s flagship relational database product, is now available on Linux in the form of an early private preview, with a full launch... Read More… Sarah Perez Facebook gives Messenger a Material Design makeover on Android Confirming reports from earlier this year, which spoke of a forthcoming revamp of the Facebook Messenger application for Android devices, Facebook today began... 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