Top Stories of the Day // August 2, 2015

Listen To VC Eileen Burbidge On Being Fired At Skype, Founder Psychosis, And Close Ties To U.K. Gov |

The Next Great Startup Will Be A ‘Unicornio’ |

“Soft” Sensors Are Breaking Into Four Major Industries |

Machine Learning And Human Bias: An Uneasy Pair |

Festival Of Code Winners May Be The Startups Of The Future |

Gillmor Gang: Apple Road |

	Come Hear What Today's Leaders Have to Say. Save $1000 Off Your Ticket to Disrupt SF Here! Today's Top Stories // Aug 2, 2015 Steve O'Hear Listen To VC Eileen Burbidge On Being Fired At Skype, Founder Psychosis, And Close Ties To U.K. Gov TechCrunch interviews Eileen Burbidge, Partner at London VC firm Passion Capital, where we discuss her early days working at Skype and Apple, the types of... read more Federico Antoni The Next Great Startup Will Be A ‘Unicornio’ "The minute a major Silicon Valley VC sets up a branch in Mexico, you will be out of business," a Mexican founder told me over dinner at last year's Mexico VC... read more Todd Gisby “Soft” Sensors Are Breaking Into Four Major Industries From something as simple as a door sensor at a store to the new age of "smart" sensors in a rapidly emerging wearables market, the application of sensors has... read more Jason Baldridge Machine Learning And Human Bias: An Uneasy Pair "We're watching you." This was the warning that the Chicago Police Department gave to more than 400 people on its "Heat List." The list, an attempt to... read more Sponsored Content Tell us what you think about TechCrunch We're inviting all of our readers to take this brief survey and let us know what you think about TechCrunch. It will only take 3-5 minutes of your time. Your feedback is greatly appreciated! Mike Butcher Festival Of Code Winners May Be The Startups Of The Future Startups start with talent, and the talent, as we all know, seems to get younger every year. But it wouldn’t happen if children themselves were not... read more Steve Gillmor Gillmor Gang: Apple Road The Gillmor Gang — Frank Radice, Keith Teare, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Saturday, August 1, 2015. The Gang talks cars, the politics of... read more TOP VIDEOS Gillmor Gang: Apple Road  The Gillmor Gang — Frank Radice, Keith Teare, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Saturday,... read more Yahoo Shows Off Its New Livetext Messaging App  Yahoo unveiled a new app today called Livetext, where users can send each other video and text — but... read more Fly Or Die: MC Squares You might assume that, when it comes to a standard whiteboard, there isn’t much room for disruption. But... read more Get more at techcrunch.com To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here.
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Top Stories of the Day // August 1, 2015

Twitter’s Homepage Over The Years |

Why Homejoy Failed … And The Future Of The On-Demand Economy |

Is This Flying Car Company For Real? |

Yahoo Will Acquire Fashion Startup Polyvore |

Vapor No More: Ethereum Has Launched |

Boston’s WTF/LOL Problem |

Why Polyvore’s Jess Lee Sold To Yahoo |

	Students - Get your Disrupt SF tickets for only $300! Email students@techcrunch.com today. Today's Top Stories // Aug 1, 2015 Drew Olanoff Twitter’s Homepage Over The Years If you’re a heavy Twitter user, you probably don’t see the homepage much…no, not your timeline, the Twitter.com that shows up when... read more Sam Madden Why Homejoy Failed … And The Future Of The On-Demand Economy On the heels of Homejoy's failure, the fundamental "on-demand marketplace" model has come into question by investors, the media and even consumers. That... read more Drew Olanoff Is This Flying Car Company For Real? We've been promised a flying car for as long as I can remember. From The Jetsons to Back To The Future, we've been sold this dream for years and years. Owning... read more Anthony Ha Yahoo Will Acquire Fashion Startup Polyvore Yahoo just announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire style-focused community Polyvore. In a blog post about the deal, Yahoo's senior vice... read more Sponsored Content We Want You to Exhibit in Startup Alley at Disrupt SF For three days, software and hardware companies from all around the world will display their wares for hundreds of Disrupt attendees, which includes investors, entrepreneurs and members of the media. Claim your spot today. Jon Evans Vapor No More: Ethereum Has Launched Thursday was, I think, a historic day--though whether it becomes a memorable milestone like the launch of the Altair 8800, or an obscure footnote à la CP/M,... read more Danny Crichton Boston’s WTF/LOL Problem Well, that was embarrassing. Following months of piss-poor communication and a chaotic planning process, Boston’s bid to be the U.S. entry for the 2024... read more Sarah Buhr Why Polyvore’s Jess Lee Sold To Yahoo Yahoo bought Polyvore in what we've heard could be a $60 million deal today. Both Polyvore and Yahoo were mum on those details, but Polyvore co-founder Jess Lee... read more TOP VIDEOS Yahoo Shows Off Its New Livetext Messaging App  Yahoo unveiled a new app today called Livetext, where users can send each other video and text — but... read more Fly Or Die: MC Squares You might assume that, when it comes to a standard whiteboard, there isn’t much room for disruption. But... read more Gillmor Gang: Fare Trade  The Gillmor Gang — Dan Farber, John Taschek, Keith Teare, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded... read more Get more at techcrunch.com To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here.
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