Top Stories of the Day // January 1, 2016

The Most Talked-About Tech Stories Of 2015 | Meet Knightscope’s Crime-Fighting Robots | The Best Apps For Finding Events | How To Stem The Global Shortage Of Data Scientists | Oculus Pushes Back Touch Controller Launch To Second Half Of 2016 | What’s The Half Life Of A Unicorn? | Happy 46th Anniversary! Love, Facebook |

DAILY FRIDAY, JANUARY 1 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Jordan Crook The Most Talked-About Tech Stories Of 2015 As we relentlessly press forward in time, into a world full of self-driving cars and virtual reality headsets, it’s important to reflect back on the path... Read More… Sarah Buhr Meet Knightscope’s Crime-Fighting Robots The robots might one day rise up and take over, but a Palo Alto startup called Knightscope has developed a fleet of crime-fighting machinery it hopes to keep... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT TechCrunch Meetup + Pitch-Off Coming to Atlanta this February Join us for beer, good conversation, and a battle to the death on February 25, 2016 to see which entrepreneurs can dazzle and excite the judges in under sixty seconds. Get your tickets now! Learn More… Josh Constine The Best Apps For Finding Events Bored? These apps will tell you what to do tonight. From concerts and art gallery openings to street festivals and wine tastings, these apps know where the... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Amy Gershkoff How To Stem The Global Shortage Of Data Scientists Data scientist might be considered the "sexiest job of the 21st century," with many companies eager to hire data science talent. But 20 years ago the term... Read More… Drew Olanoff Oculus Pushes Back Touch Controller Launch To Second Half Of 2016 Sometimes timing creeps up on you and you have to move things back. It's an ugly reality for hardware creators, but it happens. Today, Oculus announced that... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Simon Crosby What’s The Half Life Of A Unicorn? Cybercorns are companies that have surpassed the magical $1 billion valuation. Several of these extraordinary ventures are Okta, Sophos, Tanium, Palantir,... Read More… Megan Rose Dickey Happy 46th Anniversary! Love, Facebook There's a funny Facebook glitch telling people they've been friends on Facebook for 46 years, even though Facebook has only been around since 2004. Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Engineering Manager, Target Corporation Posted: December 30 Agile Coach , Target Corporation Posted: December 30 Cyber Threat Intelligence Strategic Analyst, Cyber Security Remote work opportunity, Target Corporation Posted: December 30 SEE MORE JOBS ON CRUNCHBOARD Post your tech jobs and reach millions of TechCrunch readers for only $200 per month 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 © 2016 AOL Inc. All rights reserved.   Privacy Policy   Terms of Service