Top Stories of the Day // May 17, 2016

Twitter may remove photos and links from its 140-character limit | AI learns and recreates Nobel-winning physics experiment | Otto, founded by ex-Googlers, is bringing self-driving technology to trucks | Firefox overtakes Microsoft's IE and Edge browsers, but Chrome continues to dominate | This machine 3D prints metal structures in midair by lasering nanoparticles | How Intel missed the iPhone revolution | Google Image Search will now include shopping ads |

DAILY TUESDAY, MAY 17 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Catherine Shu Twitter may remove photos and links from its 140-character limit For years, Twitter users have complained about the fact that link and photo URLs count against each tweet's 140-character limit. Now that may finally change.... Read More… Devin Coldewey AI learns and recreates Nobel-winning physics experiment Australian physicists, perhaps searching for a way to shorten the work week, have created an AI that can run and even improve a complex physics experiment with... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Meetup+Pitch-Off Stockholm June 7 TechCrunch comes to Stockholm on June 7! Join us for beer and networking as local startups compete to impress top-tier judges and VCs. Tickets are now available! Learn More… Jon Russell Otto, founded by ex-Googlers, is bringing self-driving technology to trucks Self-driving cars are very much a part of the future of tech, with Google, Uber, Apple and plenty of other top names working to develop autonomous vehicles. But... Read More… CATCH UP WITH CRUNCH REPORT Google Launches Group Chat App Google launches group chat app, Warren Buffet bets on Apple, Amazon may sell private label groceries, David Chang unveils food delivery service, BBC will take on Netflix Watch Now Jon Russell Firefox overtakes Microsoft's IE and Edge browsers, but Chrome continues to dominate Microsoft may have built a new web browser that is befitting of today's Internet, but its decision to develop Edge and deprioritize Internet Explorer might be... Read More… Devin Coldewey This machine 3D prints metal structures in midair by lasering nanoparticles One limitation of run-of-the-mill 3D printers is that the structure must essentially be built as a series of layers, each one supporting the next. A new device... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Jon Stokes How Intel missed the iPhone revolution Intel missed out on the mobile CPU market because that market is a high-volume, low-margin business, and Intel is a high-volume, high-margin company that can't... Read More… Sarah Perez Google Image Search will now include shopping ads As more of today’s consumers shop online using their mobile devices, often bypassing Google for e-commerce sites directly – and especially Amazon... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: QA Engineer at Matomy Media Group (Plantation, FL, United States) Email Deliverability Analyst at Matomy Media Group (Plantation, FL, United States) Developer at Matomy Media Group (Plantation, FL, United States) Software Development Technology Lead at Virtual Health (New York, NY, United States) VP, Marketing at Virtual Health (New York, 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