Top Stories of the Day // January 2, 2016

My 2016 Tech Predictions | The First International Beauty Contest Judged By Robots | Why Bitcoin Matters | Why Silicon Valley Should Bring Unsexy Back | The Unicorns Of Southeast Asia | A Quick Tour Of Wearables In 2015 | If At First Your Acqui-Hire Sucks, Try Again |

DAILY SATURDAY, JANUARY 2 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | John Biggs My 2016 Tech Predictions I’ve been thinking about some of the cool things happening in the world and I wanted to note a few important trends I’m seeing. From Money to... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Zoltan Istvan The First International Beauty Contest Judged By Robots Robots are starting to appear everywhere: driving cars, cooking dinners and even as robotic pets. But people don't usually give machine intelligence much... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT TechCrunch Meetup + Pitch-Off Coming to Boston this February Join us for beer, good conversation, and a battle to the death on February 23, 2016 to see which entrepreneurs can dazzle and excite the judges in under sixty seconds. Get your tickets now! Learn More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Jon Evans Why Bitcoin Matters The most epochal financial transaction of this century, to date, occurred on May 22, 2010. It did not involve Wall Street, or the City of London; it took place... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Rana Gujral Why Silicon Valley Should Bring Unsexy Back Neckties embedded with QR codes. Pants that make drum noises. "Uber for medical marijuana." These are just a few of the goofy startup ideas that have... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Choon Yan The Unicorns Of Southeast Asia I have spent most of my life living and traveling in Southeast Asia; the last two years as the mentor to Asian startups. Southeast Asia -- home to 620 million... Read More… Natasha Lomas A Quick Tour Of Wearables In 2015 Wearables had a varied year in 2015, with a lot of hype and a few big winners streaking ahead of the field, leaving plenty of also-rans struggling to stand out.... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Courtland Alves If At First Your Acqui-Hire Sucks, Try Again It took back-to-back acqui-hires for me to learn there's a right way and a wrong way to do them. We had made it. Despite running low on money and having... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Engineering Manager, Target Corporation Posted: December 30 Agile Coach , Target Corporation Posted: December 30 Cyber Threat Intelligence Strategic Analyst, Cyber Security Remote work opportunity, Target Corporation Posted: December 30 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