Top Stories of the Day // May 20, 2016

Houzz wins “Best App” at the inaugural Google Play Awards | Things to make your home office legit | The average age for a child getting their first smartphone is now 10.3 years | Google’s Chrome OS will soon be able to run all Android apps | Nikola Motor Company unveils its electric (mostly) truck | The Europas — It's time for a different type of tech conference | The truth about due diligence |

DAILY FRIDAY, MAY 20 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Sarah Perez Houzz wins “Best App” at the inaugural Google Play Awards Interior design and decorating resource Houzz is the overall best Android app of the year, according to Google, which this evening announced the results of... Read More… Wirecutter Things to make your home office legit Quick survey: How much time have you spent setting up your starred channels and notifications in Slack? How often have you rearranged the home screen on your... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Apply to Present at Pitch-Off Stockholm By May 23 Apply to present at TechCrunch's first-ever Meet Up + Pitch-Off Stockholm on June 7 to win Disrupt London tickets. Applications close May 23! Learn More… Jay Donovan The average age for a child getting their first smartphone is now 10.3 years This week I ended up with an advance copy of Influence Central's new report called Kids & Tech: The Evolution of Today's Digital Natives. The report... Read More… CATCH UP WITH CRUNCH REPORT Apple's New Digs Uber confirms self-driving vehicle tests, Google bringing Play Store to Chrome OS, YouTube teases VR app, Alphabet CEO Larry Page testifies in court, Apple unveils new SF store. Watch Now Frederic Lardinois Google’s Chrome OS will soon be able to run all Android apps The Play Store is coming to Chrome OS, Google announced at its I/O developer conference today — and with that, you will soon be able to install and run... Read More… Kristen Hall-Geisler Nikola Motor Company unveils its electric (mostly) truck It’s been a big month for trucking innovations. In addition to Otto’s autonomous truck announcement, there’s the unveiling of Nikola Motor... Read More… Mike Butcher The Europas — It's time for a different type of tech conference Let’s face it. Some tech conferences have lost their way. While TechCrunch Disrupt remains a firmly curated, media-driven, event, with hundreds of... Read More… Connie Loizos The truth about due diligence It’s easy to imagine that they’ve been happening regularly across the startup industry. The pace of funding in recent years has been feverish,... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Software Engineer - Full Stack at YourMechanic (Mountain View, CA, United States) Sr. DevOps Engineer at Disruptor Beam (Framingham, MA, United States) QA Automation Engineer at Disruptor Beam (Framingham, MA, United States) Platform Engineer at Disruptor Beam (Framingham, MA, United States) Lead Game Designer at Disruptor Beam (Framingham, MA, 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