Top Stories of the Day // August 6, 2015

HTC, Still Struggling, Pins Turnaround On Cost Cutting And Sexier Devices | Microsoft Just Dropped An Update For Windows 10 But Isn’t Really Explaining What It is | Facebook Launches “Live” Streaming Video Feature, But Only For Celebrities | Pornhub Launches An Unlimited Streaming Service, Pornhub Premium | The One Thing Every Great Company Has In Common | Lowe’s Invests In SoloPro, A Service That Unbundles Real Estate Agent Services | YouTube Does Away With Its Wretched Practice Of Displaying “301+” Views |

DAILY THURSDAY, AUGUST 6 2015 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE HTC, Still Struggling, Pins Turnaround On Cost Cutting And Sexier Devices Poor HTC. The Taiwanese firm just can't seem to catch a break right now. Preliminary Q2 results in July predicted its business would return to the red, and, now... Read More… Microsoft Just Dropped An Update For Windows 10 But Isn’t Really Explaining What It is “This update includes non-security-related changes to enhance the functionality of Windows 10 through new features and improvements.” —... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Get the Exclusive Lean Startup Conference Deal The Lean Startup Conference is a highly curated program featuring the best of the Lean Startup community. Through TC, get exclusive bonuses. Click here for the details. Learn More… Facebook Launches “Live” Streaming Video Feature, But Only For Celebrities Before Periscope and Meerkat jumpstarted the mobile live-streaming craze, Facebook was already quietly working on its own way to let public figures broadcast... Read More… CATCH UP WITH CRUNCH REPORT Facebook Launches Livestreaming Video OS X malware called Thunderstrike will brick your Mac, Netflix now offers “unlimited” leave policy for 1st year parents, Fitbit crushes Q2, Adidas buys Runtastic, new action camera Graava edits highlight reel automatically. Watch Now Pornhub Launches An Unlimited Streaming Service, Pornhub Premium It’s been generally accepted since the days of the 9600 baud modem that all Internet porn should be free. However, with the rise high quality video and... Read More… Three weeks left to save $1000 off your Disrupt San Francisco tickets! September 21-23 at Pier 70.  CRUNCH NETWORK The One Thing Every Great Company Has In Common Obscured in the valuation dust of the current unicorn stampede is a key question: What actually makes a great company great? What do the future Facebooks,... Read More… Lowe’s Invests In SoloPro, A Service That Unbundles Real Estate Agent Services SoloPro, a service that unbundles real estate services and gives buyers a 3 percent rebate when they buy a home through the service, today announced that it has... Read More… YouTube Does Away With Its Wretched Practice Of Displaying “301+” Views You use YouTube, everyone uses YouTube, so you know the "301+" number that this headline refers to. Before a video goes bananas with views, it gets paused at... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  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 © 2015 AOL Inc. All rights reserved.   Privacy Policy   Terms of Service

Top Stories of the Day // August 5, 2015

Netflix Announces Its New ‘Unlimited’ Maternity And Paternity Leave Program |

Six Killer Xbox One Announcements Microsoft Made Today |

Google And MIT Researchers Demo An Algorithm That Lets You Take Clear Photos Through Reflections |

Taking The 2016 Audi TT's Virtual Cockpit For A Spin |

Facebook Defends Video Practices After Accusation Of ‘Lies And Theft’ |

DJI Announces An New, Easy-To-Use Camera Drone, The Phantom 3 Standard |

Go Off-Grid With Silent Pocket’s Leather Goods |

	Zenefits launched on our stage two years ago. Who will be next? Find out September 21-23! Today's Top Stories // Aug 5, 2015 Drew Olanoff Netflix Announces Its New ‘Unlimited’ Maternity And Paternity Leave Program A few hours after hitting its all-time stock price high today, Netflix has announced a new program for all employees. In a blog post, the company outlined... read more Lucas Matney Six Killer Xbox One Announcements Microsoft Made Today In addition to the multitude of sick new gameplay footage we saw today from Gamescom, Microsoft revealed, confirmed and offered updates on some major new... read more Frederic Lardinois Google And MIT Researchers Demo An Algorithm That Lets You Take Clear Photos Through Reflections Whenever I try to take a photo through a plane or hotel window, chances are there are plenty of reflections that show up on the final image and ruin it. Now,... read more Sarah Buhr Taking The 2016 Audi TT's Virtual Cockpit For A Spin The new 2016 Audi TT virtual cockpit boasts high-definition, crystal-clear digital graphics, Google Earth imagery and navigation, haptic feedback, Google-like... read more Sponsored Content Handy Tools for Streamlining Your Job Search Job hunting can be so time-consuming, it's practically a full-time job unto itself. To do it right, you need the right tools. Lucas Matney Facebook Defends Video Practices After Accusation Of ‘Lies And Theft’ It’s a tale as old as time. Internet video creator/vlogger garners support after accusing $260 billion social media giant of using unethical practices and... read more John Biggs DJI Announces An New, Easy-To-Use Camera Drone, The Phantom 3 Standard DJI has just announced a new camera drone, the DJU Phantom 3 Standard, an oddly-named quadcopter that features a built-in HD video camera, 25 minutes of flight... read more Natasha Lomas Go Off-Grid With Silent Pocket’s Leather Goods Ever get the feeling someone's watching you? Of course you do; you use the Internet... So what's the answer to pervasive tracking technologies? Well, one answer... 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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