| Pokémon Go grows its stable of tiny monsters, Magic Leap workplace reality sounds pretty un-magical and Caavo wants to be the set-top box to own all set-top boxes. All that and more in The Daily Crunch for February 15, 2017. 1. Pokémon Go gets new Pokémon Pokémon Go is giving its users what they want – more monsters to catch. The game is opening up the ability to find and catch monsters from its next generation of games, coming to the app by the end of this week. That's a lot more monsters, but the question of whether it'll be enough to bring back lapsed players and attract new ones remains. As a former player myself, I can offer this sample size of one survey response: No. 
2. Magic Leap's problems extend to HR The secretive mixed reality startup Magic Leap has more problems, after leaks of its prototype (prototypes always look bad, to be fair) and general concern around its ability to deliver on what it's promised. This time the issue it's facing are serious accusations of sexual discrimination, and reading through these accusations, this company could have a lot more problems beyond tech that fails to deliver on fanciful promises. 3. Caavo goes over-the-top of over-the-top Set-top box providers are all aiming to simplify the TV experience and bring you the content you want in one place, but of course they're actually fracturing things further. Enter Caavo, a startup that wants to combine sources with an eight-port HDMI box that lets you navigate content regardless of whether it resides on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV or wherever. It's smart and I really hope it works. 4. Twitter puts up a fight for national security letter disclosure Twitter has been trying to get the number of times its been issued National Security Letters to seek data from users disclosed, and it's making progress in that fight. A judge will rule on whether it can share the number of NSLs it receives very soon, which could open up a whole new range of disclosure options for tech company transparency reports. 5. HTC will dive into mobile VR this year HTC Vive was a surprise competitor for the Oculus Rift last year, but the mobile company has been surprisingly quiet on the mobile VR front. Now, it says it's going to deliver something in that area by the end of the year – and what it will offer will be substantially different from something like GearVR or Google Daydream, though we don't know exactly how just yet. 6. StockX raises $6 million to sell you those hype shoes I won't lie. I use StockX and I just bought some Adidas UltraBOOSTs using Frenzy today so this is relevant to my personal interests. Still it's noteworthy that this space has gotten so big that two major players in the resale market for sneakers can co-exist and raise significant funding. 7. Pixar will teach you to tell better stories for free The storytelling experts at Pixar are passing on their knowledge via Khan Academy's online education platform, with free lessons in the under appreciated art. Everyone should take this and then all daily conversations would be so much more interesting. | 
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