Top Stories of the Day // December 26, 2016

The drought is over… a torrent of tech IPOs is expected in 2017 | WTF is a liquidation preference? | Privacy is still alive and kicking in the digital age | Will technology prevent the next food shortage crisis? |

THE DAILY CRUNCH MONDAY, DECEMBER 26 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | David Riggs, Sandy Miller The drought is over… a torrent of tech IPOs is expected in 2017 We've just witnessed one of the most surprising tech IPO markets in decades. Wall Street set record upon record throughout 2016, and tech stocks led the way,... Read More… Connie Loizos WTF is a liquidation preference? If you work in the tech industry, you’ve undoubtedly heard the term “liquidation preference” at some point. You may have experienced a chill... Read More… Gry Hasselbalch, Pernille Tranberg Privacy is still alive and kicking in the digital age Our lives are lived in data. Data crossing borders and connected in virtual space. Most often, it appears, we live in open and too easily accessible data... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT TechCrunch Who's The Hot New Startup Of 2016? Celebrate with TechCrunch at the 10th Annual Crunchies Awards Show on Feb. 6, the award ceremony to recognize the most compelling startups and technology innovations of the year. Attendees will get to see some of the most glamorous people in tech and it's sure to be a night to remember. Learn More Ben Dickson Will technology prevent the next food shortage crisis? According to scientists, the answer to an impending food shortage might be found in a new age of digital technologies that have proven their worth in different... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Software Engineer II at LSI (Jacksonville, FL, United States) Full Stack Software Engineer @ Way2B1 at Way2b1 (San Francisco, CA, United States) Cloud Operations Engineer @ Way2B1 at Way2B1 (San Francisco, CA, United States) Platform Engineer @ Pantheon at The Sourcery (San Francisco, CA, United States) Technical Product Manager @ PANTHEON at The Sourcery (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 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