Top Stories of the Day // January 23, 2016

Get Ready For A Smaller iPhone 6s Mini | LendUp Scores $150M For A Credit Card That Won’t Screw You Over | Bitcoin Is Dead (Again), Long Live Bitcoin (Again) | A Day After Launch, “Exploding Kittens” Tops The App Store | What 2015 Taught Me About The London Tech Scene | Get Small To Get Big Through Microservices | Apple Has A New Apple TV Ad, And It’s All About Apps |

DAILY SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Romain Dillet Get Ready For A Smaller iPhone 6s Mini Are you reading this post on an iPhone 5s? Chances are the iPhone 6s is too big for your taste and you're now holding onto your trustworthy iPhone 5s. But it's... Read More… Josh Constine LendUp Scores $150M For A Credit Card That Won’t Screw You Over Banks are so greedy that LendUp can undercut them, help people avoid debt, and still make a profit on its payday loans and credit card. Not only is software... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Who Will Win The Crunchie For Best Mobile App Of 2015? Will it be Citymapper, Messenger, Periscope, Robinhood or Wish? Find out at the 9th Annual Crunchies this February at the SF Opera House! Learn More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Jon Evans Bitcoin Is Dead (Again), Long Live Bitcoin (Again) Oh, the drama, such drama. Last week, longtime Bitcoin developer Mike Hearn declared "the Bitcoin experiment…has failed," and resigned from that community... Read More… CATCH UP WITH CRUNCH REPORT Google Reportedly Paid Apple $1B For iOS Default Search Apple hires VR/AR research expert Doug Bowman, Tor Project raises $200k in crowdfunding campaign, the PINE64 is a new computer that costs only $15, Android gets a more in depth weather experience. Watch Now Sarah Perez A Day After Launch, “Exploding Kittens” Tops The App Store “Exploding Kittens,” the hugely successful Kickstarter-funded card game from ex-Microsofties Elan Lee and Shane Small along with The... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Suzanne Noble What 2015 Taught Me About The London Tech Scene You'd think that working in one of the world's largest cities -- especially one with a global rep for innovation and excellence -- would make it pretty easy to... Read More… Matt Miller Get Small To Get Big Through Microservices If we trace a path that starts with Gutenberg's use of moveable type to Malcom McLean's invention of the shipping container, we start to recognize a very... Read More… Romain Dillet Apple Has A New Apple TV Ad, And It’s All About Apps Apple has released a new TV spot for the Apple TV. Compared to previous ads that were focused on content, this time, it's about apps and the Apple TV App Store.... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Principal Analyst - Marketing Technology, CarMax Posted: January 21 Architect - Enterprise Information, CarMax Posted: January 21 Senior Software Developer - Web Development, CarMax Posted: January 21 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