Top Stories of the Day // June 3, 2017

HoloKit is like Google Cardboard for augmented reality | Launch Academy’s startup visa program gives entrepreneurs permanent residency in Canada | How to create the most value for the next technology wave | With Microsoft’s Face Swap, search with Bing for your next morphing muse | Who catches the IMSI catchers? Researchers demonstrate Stingray detection kit | Sequoia raised $4 billion across four funds, including $2 billion for its growth fund | Weekly Roundup: Elon Musk leaves Trump’s advisory councils, Blue Apron files for IPO |

THE DAILY CRUNCH SATURDAY, JUNE 3 2017 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Devin Coldewey HoloKit is like Google Cardboard for augmented reality The revelation behind Google Cardboard was that if you put your phone close enough to your eyes, it's basically a VR headset — but it's not quite that simple... Read More… Frederic Lardinois Launch Academy’s startup visa program gives entrepreneurs permanent residency in Canada As the U.S. seems to be hell-bent on making itself less attractive to immigrants and visitors, its neighbors to the north are sensing an opening and going the... Read More… Doug Clinton How to create the most value for the next technology wave Major technology platforms shift every 10-15 years, with new platforms building on the ones they preceded. We're due for the next major technology platform... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT TechCrunch TechCrunch's Tel Aviv pitch applications close soon Early-stage startups - get in front of investors, media, and new customers at TechCrunch's Meetup+Pitch-Off Tel Aviv event on June 28. Apply today! Learn More Ingrid Lunden With Microsoft’s Face Swap, search with Bing for your next morphing muse Face-swapping — taking your image and adjusting it to fit on to a different body, creature or object — has taken the photo app world by storm, as... Read More… Devin Coldewey Who catches the IMSI catchers? Researchers demonstrate Stingray detection kit IMSI catchers, devices used to spoof cell towers and intercept communications, are one of the most resented open secrets of law enforcement. Strict... Read More… Ryan Lawler Sequoia raised $4 billion across four funds, including $2 billion for its growth fund Sequoia Capital has raised $4 billion in funding for a variety of funds, according to SEC filings released yesterday. That includes $2 billion for its second... Read More… Anna Escher Weekly Roundup: Elon Musk leaves Trump’s advisory councils, Blue Apron files for IPO This week President Trump made the senseless decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord, prompting Elon Musk and Bob Iger to leave the White House... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Infrastructure Engineer at Upserve (Providence, RI, United States) Senior DevOps Manager (Remote) @ Plex at Plex (San Francisco, CA, United States) Manager, Marketing Ops and Analytics (REMOTE) @ Plex at Plex (San Francisco, CA, United States) Senior Frontend Engineer @ Onfleet at Onfleet (San Francisco, CA, United States) Senior Software Development Engineer @ Microsoft at Microsoft (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 © 2017 AOL Inc. All rights reserved.   Privacy Policy   Terms of Service