Top Stories of the Day // August 1, 2015

Twitter’s Homepage Over The Years |

Why Homejoy Failed … And The Future Of The On-Demand Economy |

Is This Flying Car Company For Real? |

Yahoo Will Acquire Fashion Startup Polyvore |

Vapor No More: Ethereum Has Launched |

Boston’s WTF/LOL Problem |

Why Polyvore’s Jess Lee Sold To Yahoo |

	Students - Get your Disrupt SF tickets for only $300! Email students@techcrunch.com today. Today's Top Stories // Aug 1, 2015 Drew Olanoff Twitter’s Homepage Over The Years If you’re a heavy Twitter user, you probably don’t see the homepage much…no, not your timeline, the Twitter.com that shows up when... read more Sam Madden Why Homejoy Failed … And The Future Of The On-Demand Economy On the heels of Homejoy's failure, the fundamental "on-demand marketplace" model has come into question by investors, the media and even consumers. That... read more Drew Olanoff Is This Flying Car Company For Real? We've been promised a flying car for as long as I can remember. From The Jetsons to Back To The Future, we've been sold this dream for years and years. Owning... read more Anthony Ha Yahoo Will Acquire Fashion Startup Polyvore Yahoo just announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire style-focused community Polyvore. In a blog post about the deal, Yahoo's senior vice... read more Sponsored Content We Want You to Exhibit in Startup Alley at Disrupt SF For three days, software and hardware companies from all around the world will display their wares for hundreds of Disrupt attendees, which includes investors, entrepreneurs and members of the media. Claim your spot today. Jon Evans Vapor No More: Ethereum Has Launched Thursday was, I think, a historic day--though whether it becomes a memorable milestone like the launch of the Altair 8800, or an obscure footnote à la CP/M,... read more Danny Crichton Boston’s WTF/LOL Problem Well, that was embarrassing. Following months of piss-poor communication and a chaotic planning process, Boston’s bid to be the U.S. entry for the 2024... read more Sarah Buhr Why Polyvore’s Jess Lee Sold To Yahoo Yahoo bought Polyvore in what we've heard could be a $60 million deal today. Both Polyvore and Yahoo were mum on those details, but Polyvore co-founder Jess Lee... read more TOP VIDEOS Yahoo Shows Off Its New Livetext Messaging App  Yahoo unveiled a new app today called Livetext, where users can send each other video and text — but... read more Fly Or Die: MC Squares You might assume that, when it comes to a standard whiteboard, there isn’t much room for disruption. But... read more Gillmor Gang: Fare Trade  The Gillmor Gang — Dan Farber, John Taschek, Keith Teare, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded... read more Get more at techcrunch.com To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here.
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