Top Stories of the Day // May 13, 2016

Apple invests $1B in Didi Chuxing, China’s largest ride-hailing app | Disney Research uses RFID tags to create powerless, low-cost interactive controllers | A folding robot made of pig parts that removes batteries from stomachs with magnets | South Korea’s government launches its first accelerator program for international startups | BMW's CEO reveals plans for the i NEXT, a self-driving car set for a 2021 debut | In the singularity, we’ll still be using the same garbage trucks | Fender cashes in its cool with consumer in-ear monitor headphones |

DAILY FRIDAY, MAY 13 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Catherine Shu Apple invests $1B in Didi Chuxing, China’s largest ride-hailing app Apple made the bombshell announcement today that it has invested $1 billion in China's top ride hailing app. Didi Chuxing (formerly called Didi Kuaidi) is... Read More… Brian Heater Disney Research uses RFID tags to create powerless, low-cost interactive controllers The team at Disney Research is up to its fun old tricks, this time finding some new uses for off-the-shelf RFID tags. Along with researchers from Carnegie... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Post Your Job on TechCrunch Reach 12M highly educated, motivated and talented readers every month. Jobs are visible on every page of techcrunch.com and start at only $200 a listing. Great candidates are waiting. Learn More… Brian Heater A folding robot made of pig parts that removes batteries from stomachs with magnets Researchers from MIT, the University of Sheffield and the Tokyo Institute of Technology joined forces for a project that reads like something out of a William... Read More… CATCH UP WITH CRUNCH REPORT Google Launches Gboard Google launches Gboard, a Theranos executive retires, Wal-Mart tests two-day shipping, Disney researches powerless controls, astronomers confirm 1,284 new planets Watch Now Catherine Shu South Korea’s government launches its first accelerator program for international startups In a bid to make South Korea's tech industry more diverse, the government has created an accelerator for startups from around the world. Read More… Brian Heater BMW's CEO reveals plans for the i NEXT, a self-driving car set for a 2021 debut Before you get too excited, the above image is the Vision NEXT 100, the concept car BMW showed off back in March to note that, as it celebrated its 100th... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Colin O'Donnell In the singularity, we’ll still be using the same garbage trucks Our cities face a choice: find creative ways to integrate today's technology into their DNA or have entire systems get left behind. Urban populations are... Read More… Josh Constine Fender cashes in its cool with consumer in-ear monitor headphones After 70 years of rocking musicians with its guitars and amps, Fender today released its first general consumer product: a range of headphones that double as... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: PHP/MySQL Developer at VS Media, Inc. (Westlake Village, CA, United States) DevOps Engineer at VS Media, Inc. (Westlake Village, CA, United States) Linux System Adminisitrator at VS Media, Inc. (Westlake Village, CA, United States) Venture Associate at Atel Capital Group (San Francisco, CA, United States) Technical Solutions Analyst - Dynamics SL at EILEEN FISHER, INC. (NYC, NY, United States) 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 © 2016 AOL Inc. All rights reserved.   Privacy Policy   Terms of Service