Top Stories of the Day // January 1, 2018

What were your best nine Instagram photos from 2017? | Smart lock maker Otto suspends operations | Voice interfaces beginning to find their way into business | A look back at Uber’s hellish year |

THE DAILY CRUNCH MONDAY, JANUARY 1 2018 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Jordan Crook What were your best nine Instagram photos from 2017? You might have noticed a new end-of-year trend on Instagram the past few days. If so, you can thank 2017bestnine.com, a website that lets you automatically... Read More… Brian Heater Smart lock maker Otto suspends operations Otto showed the world its digital lock in August. Four months later, the company has suspended operations. Hardware is hard. It’s a cliche for a reason.... Read More… Ron Miller Voice interfaces beginning to find their way into business Imagine attending a business meeting with an Amazon Echo (or any voice-driven device) sitting on the conference table. A question arises about the month’s... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Dubai Applications Are Now Open Startup Battlefield Dubai applications are now open for early stage companies to debut in Dubai with TechCrunch. Applications close January 18. Apply today! Learn More Megan Rose Dickey, Sarah Buhr A look back at Uber’s hellish year We endured plenty of the drama Uber packed in for every five-hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes of 2017 — and what a year! From protests to... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Product Manager at Diffbot (Mountain View, CA, United States) Senior Developer / CTO at Envolved LLC (Southern California) Senior Software Engineer, Rails at Mondo Robot (Boulder, CO, United States) Senior Software Engineer, Front-End at Mondo Robot (Boulder, CO, United States) Business Development at Equidate (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 © 2018 AOL Inc. All rights reserved.   Privacy Policy   Terms of Service