Top Stories of the Day // December 24, 2015

40 Diverse People In Tech Who Made Big Moves In 2015 | 13 Asian Startups To Watch In 2016 | Palantir Has Raised $880 Million At A $20 Billion Valuation | Evernote’s Exits Continue As VPs Of Partnerships And Brand Both Move On | Slack And HipChat Are On The Verge Of Launching Chat Wars | Despite Unrest, The Israeli Tech Ecosystem Is Flourishing | After 500,000 Apps Built, Bizness Apps Launches Apex, A New White-Label App Builder |

DAILY THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24 2015 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Megan Rose Dickey 40 Diverse People In Tech Who Made Big Moves In 2015 Diverse people — people of color, LGBTQ men and women, women in general, people with disabilities, older people, younger people, etc. — have... Read More… Catherine Shu 13 Asian Startups To Watch In 2016 2015 was an eventful year for the tech industry in Asia. Funding started to flow in India, which is expected to become the world's second-largest Internet... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Last Minute Gift Ideas from TechCrunch's Gift Guide Gift ideas for everyone on your list. Make sure you get everyone the perfect gift! Learn More… Sarah Buhr Palantir Has Raised $880 Million At A $20 Billion Valuation Palantir, the data analytics platform used by government agencies and law enforcement pocketed $880 million in new funding, according to a filing from the... Read More… CATCH UP WITH CRUNCH REPORT The Beatles Available For Streaming Christmas Eve More executives leave Evernote, Palantir raises a massive funding round, over 45k people register their drones with the FAA, a world cup skiier is almost taken out by a drone. Watch Now Jon Russell Evernote’s Exits Continue As VPs Of Partnerships And Brand Both Move On Evernote is a company very much in transition, and that’s highlighted by the exit of couple of notable vice presidents at the company. Vice President of... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Alex Moazed Slack And HipChat Are On The Verge Of Launching Chat Wars Slack and Atlassian, the two leaders in the enterprise software market, are on a collision course, whether they like it or not.< Slack has been the clear... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Hillel Fuld Despite Unrest, The Israeli Tech Ecosystem Is Flourishing Over the past few months, violence has once again scarred Israel and the Palestinian Territories, yet despite the violence and the losses on both sides of the... Read More… Fitz Tepper After 500,000 Apps Built, Bizness Apps Launches Apex, A New White-Label App Builder Founded in 2010 as a DIY app and website development platform, Bizness Apps has quietly turned its attention to resellers and digital agencies, becoming one... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: IT Engineer, Sterling Payment Technologies Posted: December 18 Python Developer, New Classrooms Innovation Partners Posted: December 18 IT Manager - Information Technology, SmartBear Posted: December 17 SEE MORE JOBS ON CRUNCHBOARD Post your tech jobs and reach millions of TechCrunch readers for only $200 per month 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