Top Stories of the Day // October 7, 2015

Everything You Need To Know From Microsoft’s Massive Hardware Event | Apple Approves An App That Blocks Ads In Native Apps, Including Apple News | Users Pummel YouTube’s iOS Update With One-Star Reviews | How Google Thinks About Hiring, Management, and Culture | AdmitSee Raises $1.8 Million In Seed Funding From Silicon Valley Heavyweights | Google Denies Motor Trend’s Claim That Android Auto Collects Key Automotive Data | Impossible Foods Raises a Whopping $108 Million For Its Plant-Based Burgers |

DAILY WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7 2015 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Alex Wilhelm, Cat Zakrzewski Everything You Need To Know From Microsoft’s Massive Hardware Event Microsoft this morning announced a grip of new hardware, including Surface products, high-end smartphones, a wearable, Windows 10 for the Xbox One and its first... Read More… Sarah Perez Apple Approves An App That Blocks Ads In Native Apps, Including Apple News It's unclear if Apple is setting a precedent, or has only accidentally allowed the approval of a new app, known as "Been Choice," into the iTunes App Store. The... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT The TC Meetup + Pitch-Off Is Coming To New Orleans TOMORROW TechCrunch Meetup + Pitch-off is essentially a smaller version of the TC Disrupt Battlefield competition. Ten pre-selected startups will have exactly sixty seconds to pitch their wares to the audience and a panel of expert judges, who will conduct a quick Q&A concluding each pitch and eventually determine a winner. Don't wait! Learn More… Sarah Perez Users Pummel YouTube’s iOS Update With One-Star Reviews YouTube has rolled out a notable – and clearly, divisive – update to its iOS application which introduces Google’s now-familiar... Read More… CATCH UP WITH CRUNCH REPORT Microsoft's New Lumia 950, Surface Book, Surface Pro 4 Microsoft unveils the Lumia 950 and 950 XL, Twitter launches Moments feature for live events and news, Apple acquires deep learning company Perceptic, Reddit launches new site called Upvoted. Watch Now CRUNCH NETWORK | Randy Komisar How Google Thinks About Hiring, Management, and Culture During Laszlo Bock's nine years as Google's SVP of People Operations, the company has won more than 100 awards for its employment practices. Bock, who came to... Read More… Connie Loizos AdmitSee Raises $1.8 Million In Seed Funding From Silicon Valley Heavyweights AdmitSee, a two-year-old, 10-person, San Francisco-based startup, has just finished raising $1.8 million in seed funding to take on pricey college admissions... Read More… Matt Burns Google Denies Motor Trend’s Claim That Android Auto Collects Key Automotive Data Android Auto does not phone key automotive data back home, Google says. This comes after Motor Trend stated Porsche opted to not include Android Auto in the new... Read More… Connie Loizos Impossible Foods Raises a Whopping $108 Million For Its Plant-Based Burgers Impossible Foods, a four-year-old, Redwood City, Ca.-based company at work on a new generation of meats and cheeses made entirely from plants, has raised $108... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  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