Top Stories of the Day // January 24, 2016

Living Off Hackathons: The Possible Rise Of The Pro-Hacker | How Solar Software Can Save The World | Blue Origin Launches and Lands Recovered Rocket | When Virtual Reality Meets Education | The End Of The Big Venture Formula | Is VC The Right Money For Fintech? | Google Working On Its Own Consumer VR Hardware, Latest Job Postings Suggest |

DAILY SUNDAY, JANUARY 24 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Simon Lightstone Living Off Hackathons: The Possible Rise Of The Pro-Hacker Hackathon prize money keeps rising each year as organizations learn to take advantage of their value. Runner-up cash prizes are now in the thousands, and... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Jake Saper How Solar Software Can Save The World VCs have avoided solar deals ever since Solyndra became a four-letter word. But while their attention has strayed, the industry has been on a tear. In 2010,... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT TechCrunch Meetup + Pitch-Off Coming to Boston this February Join us for beer, good conversation, and a battle to the death on February 23, 2016 to see which entrepreneurs can dazzle and excite the judges in under sixty seconds. Get your tickets now! Learn More… Emily Calandrelli Blue Origin Launches and Lands Recovered Rocket Without any notice, Blue Origin made history once again when they completed a successful launch and landing of a suborbital rocket yesterday. What made this... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Elizabeth Reede, Larissa Bailiff When Virtual Reality Meets Education Since the 1950s, virtual reality (VR) has been hovering on the periphery of technology without achieving accepted mainstream application or commercial adoption.... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Danny Crichton The End Of The Big Venture Formula Well, do I have the deal of the century for you! Investors – the smartest investors in the world – are throwing billions at it! The price can only... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Micah Rosenbloom Is VC The Right Money For Fintech? Financial technology has never been a more exciting or innovative category -- especially in New York City. Oddly, tech is not the driving force in many of these... Read More… Lucas Matney Google Working On Its Own Consumer VR Hardware, Latest Job Postings Suggest Google appears to be doubling down on virtual reality as they look to begin building “multiple” consumer hardware devices, according to new VR job... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Principal Analyst - Marketing Technology, CarMax Posted: January 21 Architect - Enterprise Information, CarMax Posted: January 21 Senior Software Developer - Web Development, CarMax Posted: January 21 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