Top Stories of the Day // September 2, 2015

Amazon, Netflix, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla And Others Partner To Create Next-Gen Video Format | Google Will Soon Start Punishing Mobile Sites That Use Annoying App Install Ads | Google’s New Logo Is Far More Than Just A Digital Doodle | Google Launches Native Ads In Gmail To All Advertisers | Amazon Expands Dash Buttons To More Brands, Effectively Makes The Buttons Free | More Shots Of BlackBerry Android Phone Leak Online | Google Introduces Uncomplicated Pay-As-You-Go Model For Its Maps API |

DAILY WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 2015 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE Amazon, Netflix, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla And Others Partner To Create Next-Gen Video Format Amazon, Cisco, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Mozilla and Netflix today announced that they have formed a new open source alliance -- the Alliance for Open Media --... Read More… Google Will Soon Start Punishing Mobile Sites That Use Annoying App Install Ads There's nothing wrong with app install ads, but too often now, you click on a mobile search result, and when the site loads, a giant app install interstitial... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Prepare Yourself For A Rollicking Bitcoin Panel At TechCrunch Disrupt Join us at Disrupt in San Francisco next month where we'll talk to some of the biggest names in cryptocurrency – entrepreneur Wences Casares, New York Times writer Nathaniel Popper, and China's bitcoin king, Bobbie Lee – about what's next for BTC. See you there! Learn More… Google’s New Logo Is Far More Than Just A Digital Doodle The more you see something, the more normal it becomes.Today, Google unveiled a new logo and branding. So far the public reaction is a mixed bag. I’m... Read More… CATCH UP WITH CRUNCH REPORT Google's New Logo: Love It Or Hate It? Instagram Direct gets better functionality including photo replies, PayPal launches PalPal.Me for users to send money via personal URLs, Tech giants form Alliance For Open Media to develop next generation of royalty-free video formats, LinkedIn messaging adds photo attachments, stickers, emojis, and GIFs. Watch Now Google Launches Native Ads In Gmail To All Advertisers Google is rolling out a new ad format in Gmail to all advertisers today. A few years ago, Google launched a new kind of native ad in Gmail that sat at the top... Read More… Amazon Expands Dash Buttons To More Brands, Effectively Makes The Buttons Free Amazon this morning announced an expansion of its Dash Buttons program, as well as incentives to encourage more Amazon Prime members to bring these new hardware... Read More… More Shots Of BlackBerry Android Phone Leak Online We got a glimpse of BlackBerry's rumored Android-powered smartphone last month, in the form a render shared on Twitter by notorious leaker Evan Blass. Now... Read More… Google Introduces Uncomplicated Pay-As-You-Go Model For Its Maps API The Google Maps API has been a mess when it comes to pricing. The company is making moves to clean that up with a newly announced pay-as-you-go model.... 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