Top Stories of the Day // May 12, 2016

Google launches Gboard, an iOS keyboard that lets you search without a browser | And the winner of TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2016 is… Beam | The Blockchain is the new Google | Google is reportedly announcing a standalone Android VR headset next week | Review: The North Face’s Access Pack is a backpack design that fizzles | Beyond Siri: The AI revolution coming from the web | Google Photos takes on Facebook Moments with improvements to shared albums |

DAILY THURSDAY, MAY 12 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Sarah Perez Google launches Gboard, an iOS keyboard that lets you search without a browser Google this morning launched a new application for iOS devices called Gboard that puts the power of Google search directly into your mobile device’s... Read More… Romain Dillet And the winner of TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2016 is… Beam The competition has been incredibly fierce, but we now have a winner. At the very beginning, there were 22 startups. We hand-picked all these great companies... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Use Video Systems in Your Boardroom? Expand the Reach to Desktops and Mobiles OmniJoin web conferencing from Brother offers interoperability, a feature that will extend the reach of your room-based system, and maximize your room system investment. Learn More… CRUNCH NETWORK | William Mougayar The Blockchain is the new Google The following is an excerpt from The Business Blockchain: Promise, Practice, and Application of the Next Internet Technology by William Mougayar. In it,... Read More… CATCH UP WITH CRUNCH REPORT DC Ransomware Attacks DC ransomware attacks, Amazon launches video direct, Pebble overhauls health software, Slack log-in info, Walgreens mental health Watch Now Lucas Matney Google is reportedly announcing a standalone Android VR headset next week Google is moving beyond Cardboard. The company will reportedly be announcing a standalone Android VR headset at next week’s Google I/O event.... Read More… Stefan Etienne Review: The North Face’s Access Pack is a backpack design that fizzles It doesn't happen very often, but sometimes backpack designs get creative. Typically, backpacks are boring, with little variation in their shape, their... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Eric Poindessault Beyond Siri: The AI revolution coming from the web From HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey to Samantha in Spike Jonze's Her, for decades we have been obsessed with the idea that artificial intelligence... Read More… Sarah Perez Google Photos takes on Facebook Moments with improvements to shared albums Following Facebook Moments' expansion to the EU and Canada earlier this week, Google is launching new features on its own photo-sharing service, Google Photos,... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Senior Full-Stack Engineer at Getaround (San Francisco, CA, United States) Open Government Technologist / Illuminator at City of Oakland (Oakland, CA, United States) PR Manager at Swap.com (Bolingbrook, IL, United States) Senior Applications Developer at Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) Growth Digital Marketer at REX (Westlake Village, 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