Top Stories of the Day // August 13, 2015

Xiaomi Trolls Samsung With Redmi Note 2 Launch | BMW: Alphabet Is More Than A Name To Us | Ohm Is A Smarter, Lighter Car Battery That Works With Your Existing Car | Lenovo Is Laying Off 3,200 Staff After A Poor Quarter Of Business | “How Not To PR” By Tinder | What To Expect From The iPad Mini 4 | You’re Still Modeling Growth Incorrectly |

DAILY THURSDAY, AUGUST 13 2015 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE Xiaomi Trolls Samsung With Redmi Note 2 Launch Chinese mobile making upstart Xiaomi is gunning to steal Samsung's thunder by launching a pair of phablet smartphones on the same day Samsung is due to unbox... Read More… BMW: Alphabet Is More Than A Name To Us Google is now the largest subsidiary corporation of Alphabet, the newly established holding company that manages Google and all of the company's side projects.... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Handy Tools for Streamlining Your Job Search Job hunting can be so time-consuming, it's practically a full-time job unto itself. To do it right, you need the right tools. Learn More… Ohm Is A Smarter, Lighter Car Battery That Works With Your Existing Car While you probably don’t think about them until you have to, automotive batteries — the chunky boxes that helps start your car’s gas engine... Read More… CATCH UP WITH CRUNCH REPORT Tinder Backlash Helps Competing Dating Apps Ohm makes a lighter & less toxic car battery, Google launches Android Experiments to showcase apps, a new iPad Mini is rumored to debut September 9th, Twitter drops 140 character limit for DMs. Watch Now Lenovo Is Laying Off 3,200 Staff After A Poor Quarter Of Business Lenovo, the world's largest PC maker and fifth largest smartphone firm, is laying off 3,200 employees as it bids to return to healthier finances following a... Read More… CEO of Sprig and TechCrunch Alum Gagan Biyani Coming to Disrupt SF! Save $1000 on Tickets Here.  “How Not To PR” By Tinder Have you heard about the Tinder Meltdown (TM)? Some even called it a "stunt." In case you haven't, here's the quick and dirty: a piece appeared on Vanity... Read More… What To Expect From The iPad Mini 4 Multiple recent leaks have indicated that Apple is working on a major new version of the iPad mini. You can expect a more powerful, thinner iPad mini, and it... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK You’re Still Modeling Growth Incorrectly When I first got the job running marketing at Mint, founder and CEO Aaron Patzer told me that we had to get Mint to 100,000 users within six months of... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  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 © 2015 AOL Inc. All rights reserved.   Privacy Policy   Terms of Service