Top Stories of the Day // August 13, 2016

Facebook’s next big platform: Your camera | It’s time to publicly shame United Airlines’ so-called online security | Pokémon Go changes everything (and nothing) for AR/VR | Weekly Roundup: MacBook Pro’s big update, Walmart buys Jet and Facebook’s adblocking saga continues | Gurbaksh Chahal sentenced to a year in jail | North Korea reportedly won't let its Olympians have those free Samsung phones | GM expressed interest in buying Lyft, but Lyft declined |

THE DAILY CRUNCH SATURDAY, AUGUST 13 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Josh Constine Facebook’s next big platform: Your camera Facebook can't build everything. For a decade, its strategy has been to provide the canvas, then let developers paint it however they want. That's because... Read More… Jon Evans It’s time to publicly shame United Airlines’ so-called online security Dear executives of United Airlines, I have some advice for you. 1: Fire whoever is in charge of your online security. 2: Burn down the building in which they... Read More… Tim Merel Pokémon Go changes everything (and nothing) for AR/VR "Stop calling Pokémon Go AR," say the purists. But who cares what you call something that is so successful? Just be glad it happened, and let's figure... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Mike Judge is coming to Disrupt SF The creative mind behind HBO's hit "Silicon Valley" is coming to Disrupt SF to talk about how the show has evolved, where it is going from here and his thoughts on broader tech industry issues like gender diversity. Get your tickets today! Learn More Anna Escher Weekly Roundup: MacBook Pro’s big update, Walmart buys Jet and Facebook’s adblocking saga continues This week, reports hinted at what could be the most impactful MacBook Pro update in years, Walmart leveled up in the ecommerce space with its $3 billion... Read More… Anthony Ha Gurbaksh Chahal sentenced to a year in jail A San Francisco judge has sentenced former RadiumOne and Gravity4 CEO Gurbaksh Chahal to 12 months in county jail. However, the judge also granted a stay on the... Read More… Brian Heater North Korea reportedly won't let its Olympians have those free Samsung phones The Olympics are a testament to the human spirit, physical greatness, nation pride and, of course, swag. So, so much swag. Because let’s be real, if you... Read More… Darrell Etherington GM expressed interest in buying Lyft, but Lyft declined Close partners GM and Lyft were apparently nearly even closer: The Information reports and TechCrunch has separately confirmed that the carmaker expressed its... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Principal Full Stack Engineer @ EverString at EverString (San Mateo, CA, United States) Web/LAMP Developer - API Integration, e-commerce at Web Development Company (Los Angeles, CA, United States) Backend Software Engineer at Itemize (New York, NY, United States) Lead Developer at Itemize (New York, NY, United States) Senior Software Engineer in Test at FiveStars (San Francisco, CA 94103, United States) SEE MORE JOBS ON CRUNCHBOARD Post your tech jobs and reach millions of TechCrunch readers for only $200 per month View this email online in your browser 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