Top Stories of the Day // August 14, 2016

SpaceX succesfully launches another satellite, brings home another rocket | The Pokémon Go influence on new tech | Edtech is the next fintech | The Onion Omega2 lets you add Linux to your hardware projects | Hearing is like seeing for our brains and for machines | Big data’s humble beginnings | I want a companion ship |

THE DAILY CRUNCH SUNDAY, AUGUST 14 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Emily Calandrelli SpaceX succesfully launches another satellite, brings home another rocket At 1:26am ET, SpaceX launched their Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral and, once again, recovered the first stage of that rocket on a drone ship floating in... Read More… Dr. Roger Smith The Pokémon Go influence on new tech Pokémon Go has changed the trajectory of the world on a scale just slightly smaller than Google Search and Facebook -- but it will be felt through all... Read More… David Bainbridge Edtech is the next fintech As the world tries to make sense of economic tremors from the Brexit fallout, upcoming U.S. elections and volatile European financial markets, it's easy to... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT TechCrunch Disrupt SF - CrunchMatch TechCrunch is happy to announce our CrunchMatch program for Disrupt SF. When investors buy tickets or companies purchase Startup Alley Package Tickets, each will be asked a few questions, and TechCrunch will match those that share similar interests. Meetings will be facilitated by TechCrunch at Disrupt SF! Buy your tickets today and get matched! Learn More John Biggs The Onion Omega2 lets you add Linux to your hardware projects Need a tiny, $5 computer to build a robot that will bring you your slippers, initiate a massage chair session, and pour out your daily dose of bourbon? The... Read More… Nils Lenke Hearing is like seeing for our brains and for machines There are neural net machine learning approaches that are simply more than "deep." Neural networks are popular for advancing voice technologies and AI, but... Read More… Joe Apprendi Big data’s humble beginnings Clicks. Once upon a time they were the most powerful tool in assessing online ad performance. A humble beginning, but much has changed. The data-driven... Read More… Darrell Etherington I want a companion ship It’s time: We need a drone with automated follow features that not only includes a camera for cataloging your many feats, but also has an on-board voice... 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