Top Stories of the Day // April 19, 2016

Apple’s MacBook gets a Skylake speed boost, 8GB of memory, longer battery life and a Rose Gold finish | YouTube rolls out support for 360-degree live streams and spatial audio | As VCs enroll the startup class of 2016, it’s RIP for 'me too' companies | Theranos under criminal investigation | Viber adds end-to-end encryption and hidden chats as messaging app privacy wave grows | LinkedIn doubles down on Recruiter, its big revenue generator, with a major update | Longtime Facebook VP Mike Vernal joins Sequoia Capital |

DAILY TUESDAY, APRIL 19 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Matthew Panzarino Apple’s MacBook gets a Skylake speed boost, 8GB of memory, longer battery life and a Rose Gold finish Apple's single-port-wonder MacBook gets a mid season upgrade with faster processors, better graphics, faster internal memory and an hour more of battery life... Read More… Sarah Perez YouTube rolls out support for 360-degree live streams and spatial audio YouTube will today begin supporting 360-degree live streaming on its service, confirming reports from earlier this year stating that such a feature was in... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT These 20 Heroes Under 40 Give Millennials a Good Name The 20 extraordinary philanthropists and nonprofit leaders under 40 you are about to meet—some household names, others unknown—personify the widespread spirit to give back and do better. In fact, it may be time to rebrand millennials as Generation G—for generous. Learn More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Niko Bonatsos As VCs enroll the startup class of 2016, it’s RIP for 'me too' companies Many of the world’s legendary tech companies got started just as the public markets were cooling off; Microsoft, Apple, HP, IBM, Oracle, FedEx, etc. The... Read More… CATCH UP WITH CRUNCH REPORT Prime Video Goes Solo Prime video goes solo, YouTube adds 360 live video, EU antitrust chief looks at Android, smart mattress outs cheating partners, Apple’s WWDC coming Juen 13-17 Watch Now Sarah Buhr Theranos under criminal investigation Piling on to Theranos woes, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California have started... Read More… Ingrid Lunden Viber adds end-to-end encryption and hidden chats as messaging app privacy wave grows Following WhatsApp’s move to add end-to-end encryption to its platform, another big messaging company is joining the wave of apps turning on expanded... Read More… Ingrid Lunden LinkedIn doubles down on Recruiter, its big revenue generator, with a major update LinkedIn — the social platform used by 400 million professionals looking to network or find work —  has taken a major tumble in the markets in... Read More… Connie Loizos Longtime Facebook VP Mike Vernal joins Sequoia Capital Mike Vernal, a Facebook VP who has spent the last eight-plus years at the company, most recently leading its search, profile, local and developer platform... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Front end developer/designer at GuideStar USA, Inc. (San Francisco, CA, United States) Web Developer - PhP, APIs, Integrations at Web Development Company (Los Angeles, CA, United States) Mobile Software Co-Founder at Founders Wanted (Anywhere) Lead Android Engineer @ Yummly at Yummly (San Francisco, CA, United States) Lead Android Engineer @ Yummly at Yummly (Redwood City, CA, United States) 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