Top Stories of the Day // January 21, 2017

The White House’s LGBT rights page has disappeared | Uber hires former Google search chief Amit Singhal as SVP of Engineering | A Twitter glitch autofollowed some users to Trump's @POTUS by mistake | Look, a nice round candy-colored mechanical keyboard | “Track Trump” will compare Trump's promises to policy changes in the first 100 days | Apple files a billion-dollar royalty suit against Qualcomm | Obama returns to his original Twitter handle and launches Obama.org |

THE DAILY CRUNCH SATURDAY, JANUARY 21 2017 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Sarah Buhr The White House’s LGBT rights page has disappeared And so the transition of power begins. First up is the WhiteHouse.gov site where several pages are now changing or altogether disappearing — including a... Read More… Darrell Etherington Uber hires former Google search chief Amit Singhal as SVP of Engineering Singhal will be heading up the Maps and Marketplace departments at Uber, while also advising CEO Travis Kalanick and Uber VP of Engineering and Otto co-founder... Read More… Sarah Perez A Twitter glitch autofollowed some users to Trump's @POTUS by mistake A number of Twitter users tonight are claiming their accounts have somehow automatically followed the Twitter accounts, @POTUS, @FLOTUS and @VP – now in... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT TechCrunch Meetup + Pitch-Off TechCrunch Takes Over DC On Feb 21 TechCrunch's legendary Meetup + Pitch-Off event is coming to DC on February 21st! Join us for beer, good conversation, and a battle to the death to see which entrepreneurs can dazzle and excite the judges in under sixty seconds. Whether you're an investor, entrepreneur, dreamer or tech enthusiast, we want to see you at the event so we can grab a drink and hear your thoughts. It's sure to be a night to remember. Learn More Devin Coldewey Look, a nice round candy-colored mechanical keyboard Who likes gadgets? You do! Here's a nice one. It's a cute wireless keyboard with round, friendly buttons and a shiny, happy look to it. It has no agenda but to... Read More… Sarah Perez “Track Trump” will compare Trump's promises to policy changes in the first 100 days A new website called Track Trump has launched to monitor the progress President Trump makes on fulfilling his promises for his first 100 days in office. At the... Read More… Brian Heater Apple files a billion-dollar royalty suit against Qualcomm What started as a rough week for Qualcomm just got worse. Apple is piling onto the lawsuit train just ahead of the weekend, following in the U.S. Federal Trade... Read More… Devin Coldewey Obama returns to his original Twitter handle and launches Obama.org Former (😢) President Obama is heading off for a well-earned vacation, but before going to his undisclosed but hopefully sunny and isolated location, he took... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Manager, Software Engineering at Consensus Corporation (Salt Lake City, UT, United States) Global Supply Manager @ Brava Home at The Sourcery (San Francisco, CA, United States) Engineering Program Manager @ Brava Home at Brava Home (San Francisco, CA, United States) Front-end Software Engineer at Signal Ocean (Athens, Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon, Greece) Software Developer must have an Active Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance at Tad PGS AKA Adecco Government (Springfield, VA, United States) SEE MORE JOBS ON CRUNCHBOARD Post your tech jobs and reach millions of TechCrunch readers for only $200 per month View this email online in your browser 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 © 2017 AOL Inc. All rights reserved.   Privacy Policy   Terms of Service