Top Stories of the Day // May 7, 2017

Nike’s Breaking2 initiative was a crazy physical achievement and a brilliant marketing campaign | Third parties have always been the key to Amazon's smart home domination plans | This dystopia is completely ridiculous | Fortem raises $5.5 million to hunt and take down unwanted drones | Inside Andy Rubin’s futuristic Playground hardware incubator | Germany’s Duolingo competitor Babbel sets its sights on the US | Baby tech draws seed funding and a few big rounds |

THE DAILY CRUNCH SUNDAY, MAY 7 2017 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Anthony Ha Nike’s Breaking2 initiative was a crazy physical achievement and a brilliant marketing campaign Nike’s Breaking2 initiative didn’t quite reach its goal of breaking the two-hour marathon mark, but that hasn’t stopped the company from... Read More… Brian Heater Third parties have always been the key to Amazon's smart home domination plans For Amazon, hardware has always been a means to an end. From the Kindle e-reader to the Fire tablets to its TV offerings, the company has always treated the... Read More… Jon Evans This dystopia is completely ridiculous We live in dark and darkly hilarious times. Our world has grown so bewildering and complicated, in no small part because of the finger jammed on... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT TechCrunch Disney, MIT, and iRobot @ TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics TechCrunch is taking over MIT's Kresge Auditorium in July for Sessions: Robotics, TechCrunch's one-day event featuring all things robots with leading minds from Disney, MIT, iRobot, and more! Get your tickets today as they are in limited supply! Learn More Lora Kolodny Fortem raises $5.5 million to hunt and take down unwanted drones After drones became available to private citizens around the world, bad actors found ways to use them for nefarious purposes like spying on corporations,... Read More… Josh Constine Inside Andy Rubin’s futuristic Playground hardware incubator With titanium 3D printers, electrostatic charge tables, and a giant slide, Playground Global lives up to it’s a name. Here we take you on a tour of... Read More… Frederic Lardinois Germany’s Duolingo competitor Babbel sets its sights on the US Language learning service Babbel is one of Berlin's quiet startup success stories. While it was once on the brink of shutting down, today it's a thriving... Read More… Joanna Glasner Baby tech draws seed funding and a few big rounds Becoming a parent brings drastic change in the household budget. As such, new and expectant parents are a favored demographic among marketers. Startup founders... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Enterprise Sales Executive at RocketSpace (San Francisco, CA, United States) Manager of Software Development at Freeosk, Inc. (Chicago, IL, United States) Technology Officer at LOR Foundation (Jackson, WY, United States) Technology Lead/Architect at Konica MInolta - Business Innovation Center (Foster City, CA, United States) Sr. Product Manager at Bina Technologies Inc. (Belmont, 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 © 2017 AOL Inc. All rights reserved.   Privacy Policy   Terms of Service