Top Stories of the Day // January 7, 2017

Tim Cook's compensation not spared as Apple misses performance goals | A whole lot of people watched VR porn in 2016 | Google Hangouts API gets hung out to dry | The BlackBerry Mercury is TCL's entry into enterprise | The billion-dollar pharma startup that Silicon Valley has totally missed | Polaroid's Pop returns the brand to its iconic instant format | Munro Motor launches retro-style e-moped |

THE DAILY CRUNCH SATURDAY, JANUARY 7 2017 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | John Mannes Tim Cook's compensation not spared as Apple misses performance goals As a result of Apple’s performance based executive compensation packages, CEO Tim Cook and other leaders within the company will be taking pay cuts. Apple... Read More… Lucas Matney A whole lot of people watched VR porn in 2016 The adult entertainment industry has long been a silent driver of new technologies, from ISPs to graphics cards. With virtual reality, many see porn as one of... Read More… Josh Constine Google Hangouts API gets hung out to dry Draw with your face? Conference call ping pong? Not any more. Google today quietly revealed that it will shut down the Hangouts API, preventing new apps from... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT TechCrunch Who Was The VC Of 2016? Celebrate with TechCrunch at the 10th Annual Crunchies Awards Show on Feb. 6, the award ceremony to recognize the most compelling startups and technology innovations of the year. Attendees will get to see some of the greatest people in tech and enjoy networking after the award show. It's sure to be a night to remember. Learn More Brian Heater The BlackBerry Mercury is TCL's entry into enterprise There’s some inherent irony in the Mercury. The first BlackBerry device produced solely under the TCL umbrella is far more instantly recognizable as a... Read More… Connie Loizos The billion-dollar pharma startup that Silicon Valley has totally missed If these black marks on the industry are slowing down 31-year-old Vivek Ramaswamy in any way, you wouldn’t know it. He thinks his company, Roivant, will... Read More… Brian Heater Polaroid's Pop returns the brand to its iconic instant format Polaroid had a hit on its hands with the Snap. The device marked the perfect marriage between an iconic brand and new technologies, re-developing the once novel... Read More… Haje Jan Kamps Munro Motor launches retro-style e-moped Munro Motor is about to make a big splash in the world of small electric motorcycles. The Chinese company has developed one of the coolest-looking e-bikes... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Software Developer for Humanitarian Health Technology at Vecna Cares Charitable Trust (Boston, MA, United States) B2B Marketing Manager, SaaS at Qualer (San Diego, CA, United States) Senior Software Developer at American Physical Society (Ridge, NY, United States) Senior Data Engineer at Peaksware (Boulder, CO, United States) Graphic/Website Designer for Nonprofits at Media Cause (San Francisco, CA, 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