Slack introduces user groups, Facebook tests "Local Market," & more

Google’s Lack Of Product Isolation Would Support A Chrome OS And Android Merge | Slack Introduces User Groups To Let Larger Teams Collaborate Way More Effectively | Facebook Tests “Local Market,” A Dedicated Buying And Selling Community Powered By Facebook Groups | The Joy Of Watching Paint Dry On Twitch | Edtech’s Next Big Disruption Is The College Degree | An Inside Look At Upthere, The Company Aiming To Be Your Personal Cloud | Summly Founder Nick D’Aloisio Leaves Yahoo |

DAILY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30 2015 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Drew Olanoff Google’s Lack Of Product Isolation Would Support A Chrome OS And Android Merge Chrome OS, the "cloud" operating system that Google introduced for laptops, and Android, the operating system on phones and tablets, may become one, according... Read More… Lucas Matney Slack Introduces User Groups To Let Larger Teams Collaborate Way More Effectively A great deal of Slack's success has come from its ability to allow companies to communicate internally in a fluid and transparent manner. Now the enterprise... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Alphabet, To Speak At TechCrunch China Beijing We're excited to announce that Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Alphabet (formerly Google), will open the TechCrunch China event in Beijing, which takes place November 2-3 at the Wukesong Hi-Park in Beijing. Be sure to get your tickets today! Learn More… Sarah Perez Facebook Tests “Local Market,” A Dedicated Buying And Selling Community Powered By Facebook Groups A number of Facebook users recently reported seeing a new feature called “Local Market” appearing briefly in their Facebook iPhone app, sometimes... Read More… CATCH UP WITH CRUNCH REPORT Twitch Launches Non-Gaming Section, Twitch Creative Slack adds User Groups to appeal to enterprise, all-in-one cloud service UpThere comes out of stealth mode, Nintendo’s first mobile game gets delayed until March 2016, Members of the European Parliament vote that Edward Snowden should be granted asylum in Europe. Watch Now Matt Burns The Joy Of Watching Paint Dry On Twitch Bob Ross is taking over Twitch. There are currently more people watching Bob Ross paint a covered bridge than there are viewers of Dota 2 or Hearthstone.... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Aaron Skonnard Edtech’s Next Big Disruption Is The College Degree For centuries, the college degree has been the global gold standard for assessing an individual entering the workforce. But after cornering the credentials... Read More… Drew Olanoff An Inside Look At Upthere, The Company Aiming To Be Your Personal Cloud The year is 2015 and yet the promise of the "personal cloud" has failed me. There are tons of drag and drop and syncing "backup services" but nowhere that's my... Read More… Drew Olanoff Summly Founder Nick D’Aloisio Leaves Yahoo The founder of Yahoo-acquired Summly, Nick D'Aloisio, has left the company to focus on his philosophy and computer science schoolwork at Oxford, we've confirmed... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: UI Developer (mobile), Style Thief LLC Posted: October 29 Sr./Lead Automation Engineer, DevOps, Turn Posted: October 29 Sales Manager, Dine Market Posted: October 29 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