Top Stories of the Day // May 11, 2016

Please don’t learn to code | WhatsApp launches desktop apps for Mac and Windows | Instagram's big redesign goes live with a colorful new icon, black-and-white app and more | Hyperloop Technologies becomes Hyperloop One, pulls in $80 million and announces global partners | Peter Thiel to back Trump as GOP presidential candidate | Garmin's new GPS running watch tracks heart rate, knows how hard you try | How to grab attention in short bursts with Beme’s Casey Neistat |

DAILY WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Basel Farag Please don’t learn to code There's an idea that's been gaining ground in the tech community lately: Everyone should learn to code. But here's the problem with that idea: Coding is... Read More… Catherine Shu WhatsApp launches desktop apps for Mac and Windows WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging service that claims a billion users, has launched desktop clients for Mac and Windows. The release comes about 15 months... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT This Man Sees The Universe In Your Sweat The Mill will demo Strata, a world-first in biometric VR at Lions Innovation, and you could be part of it. Learn More… Sarah Perez Instagram's big redesign goes live with a colorful new icon, black-and-white app and more Instagram's new icon is pink. Well, it's pink and purple and yellow and orange. It's definitely different. And that's not all the company has changed today.... Read More… CATCH UP WITH CRUNCH REPORT John McAfee's First Move as CEO The much anticipated assistant from Siri co-founder debuts at Disrupt New York 2016. Lending Clubs shares go down big time on the news of the CEO resigning. Presidential Candidate John Mcafee becomes CEO of new company and changes name of company after himself. Paypal remove Purchase Protect from crowdfunding campaigns. Lastly Lenovo has a new $500 million dollar fund. Watch Now Sarah Buhr Hyperloop Technologies becomes Hyperloop One, pulls in $80 million and announces global partners The news comes just days after rival hyperloop builder Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) announced a licensing deal to power its own prototype with... Read More… Sarah Buhr Peter Thiel to back Trump as GOP presidential candidate Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel has agreed to back Trump as a California delegate in Cleveland this summer. Thiel's level of support for the Donald is... Read More… Brian Heater Garmin's new GPS running watch tracks heart rate, knows how hard you try Navigation system turned wearable manufacturer Garmin debuted a new running watch today that packs in a slew of tracking tools. The high-end Forerunner 735XT... Read More… Sarah Buhr How to grab attention in short bursts with Beme’s Casey Neistat YouTube star and Beme co-founder Casey Neistat jaunted on stage slightly late and sporting neon yellow shoes at TechCrunch Disrupt NYC this morning to talk... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Senior Applications Developer at Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) Growth Digital Marketer at REX (Westlake Village, CA, United States) Clinical Business Applications Project Analyst at Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic (Toppenish, WA, United States) Head of Marketing @ 10% Happier at 10% Happier (San Francisco, CA, United States) Product Designer @ Lantern at Lantern (San Francisco, 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