Top Stories of the Day // September 29, 2015

15 Super Useful Ways To Use 3D Touch On The New iPhones | Apple Blows Up The Concept Of A Privacy Policy | We Didn’t Start The Fire (Amazon Did) | Yes, Facebook Is Down (Update: It’s back up!) | Medium Raises $57M, Will Hold Event On October 7 To Announce New Features And Partnerships | uBeam Banks $10M For Ultrasound Wireless Power, Adds Mature COO And CFO | Who Is Chris Poole Without 4chan? |

DAILY TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 2015 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Greg Kumparak 15 Super Useful Ways To Use 3D Touch On The New iPhones Though the new iPhones pack improved cameras and better specs overall, the flagship feature is something completely unique to the iPhone line (and, really,... Read More… Matthew Panzarino Apple Blows Up The Concept Of A Privacy Policy Three years ago, a common human being interested in the privacy policy of a gadget or service it was using was a rare bird. With the revelation that a large... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Join us at the Seattle Interactive Conference - Nov 3-4 Get connected to the most influential ideas of the year that will shape the industry. Register today & Save $50 with code: TC50. Learn More… John Biggs We Didn’t Start The Fire (Amazon Did) In honor of the new Amazon Fire Tablet, we decided to take a quick look at the history of a tablet that gives the iPad a run for its money. Amazon’s... Read More… CATCH UP WITH CRUNCH REPORT NASA Detects Liquid Water On Mars! Apple breaks previous sales records for iPhone opening weekend, Google CEO Sundar Pichai plans to bring free wifi to India’s rail system, Google announces Facebook-like ad targeting with Customer Match, Paypal attempts to get in on the transition to EMV with the PayPal Here Chip Card Reader. Watch Now Greg Kumparak Yes, Facebook Is Down (Update: It’s back up!) Yes, friends, the (not really) unimaginable has happened: the titan that is Facebook is down. We don’t usually raise our eyebrows too high when Facebook... Read More… Drew Olanoff Medium Raises $57M, Will Hold Event On October 7 To Announce New Features And Partnerships Today, publishing platform Medium announced that it has brought in $57 million in new capital in a series B led by new investor Andreessen Horowitz. That makes... Read More… Josh Constine uBeam Banks $10M For Ultrasound Wireless Power, Adds Mature COO And CFO uBeam's getting ready to ship its wireless phone chargers, so its 26-year old CEO Meredith Perry has hired some hardware industry veterans to whip the business... Read More… Josh Constine Who Is Chris Poole Without 4chan? “Last year if you asked me if I wanted to start something, I would have said ‘fuckkkkk noooooo'” 4chan founder Chris Poole laughs. But... 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