Top Stories of the Day // August 12, 2015

Driving Your Car Will Soon Be Illegal | Your Edgy Startup Idea Is Stupid | Checking In On Windows 10 | It’s Operating Systems Vs. Messaging Apps In The Battle For Tech’s Next Frontier | Hong Kong Police Raid Uber Offices, Arrest Drivers | Get Ready For The New Nexus Phones | Uber Expects India To Surpass Its U.S. Business Soon, And More [Q&A] |

DAILY WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12 2015 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE Driving Your Car Will Soon Be Illegal Driving a car will be illegal by 2030. Our economy will be severely impacted as millions of truck drivers, cabbies and delivery people are put out of work. In... Read More… Your Edgy Startup Idea Is Stupid First it was glitter and dicks. Then it was on-demand everything. Then it was breasts. Startups, please: stop. 2015 has been the year of the awful idea. It... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Pebble CEO Eric Migicovsky Will Join Us At Disrupt SF Imagine you've just run the most successful Kickstarter campaigns of all time. What do you do next? You come to TechCrunch Disrupt SF. Get your tickets $1000 off here. Learn More… Checking In On Windows 10 A few points, dear reader, to get ourselves acclimated: Windows 10 landed in the market at the beginning of this month to moderately strong reviews Microsoft... Read More… CATCH UP WITH CRUNCH REPORT Nebia Shower Uses 70% Less Water, Backed by Tim Cook Apple’s stock took a hit after China’s currency was further devalued, The introduction of Alphabet helps Google function better, how Windows 10 is doing so far, Twitter’s Gnip offers search API for 9 years of tweets. Watch Now CRUNCH NETWORK It’s Operating Systems Vs. Messaging Apps In The Battle For Tech’s Next Frontier As mobile devices continue to explore and colonize the technology landscape, their conquests are leading us to a new era, beyond search and apps. Looking to... Read More… CEO of Sprig and TechCrunch Alum Gagan Biyani Coming to Disrupt SF! Save $1000 on Tickets Here.  Hong Kong Police Raid Uber Offices, Arrest Drivers Uber's worldwide expansion plans have hit yet another legal bump. Five Uber drivers were arrested in Hong Kong yesterday, allegedly for operating without a... Read More… Get Ready For The New Nexus Phones If you like your Nexus 5 but it's starting to feel old, rejoice! It looks like Google is teaming up with not one but two Android OEMs to manufacture the next... Read More… Uber Expects India To Surpass Its U.S. Business Soon, And More [Q&A] Uber expects its business in India to overtake its U.S. operations as it prepares to expand into more rural parts of the country to tap the huge growth... 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