Top Stories of the Day // February 25, 2016

Apple Plans To Make iPhone And iCloud More Secure To Keep The Government Away | Foxconn Pauses Its Proposed $6.2 Billion Acquisition Of Sharp | Tim Cook: A Backdoor Into The iPhone Would Be The ‘Software Equivalent Of Cancer’ | Microsoft Is Buying Mobile Cross-Platform Development Company Xamarin | Overnight, The App For Booking Last-Minute Spaces With Local Hosts, Closes $2.5M Seed Round | Computer Science Is Now A High School Graduation Requirement In Chicago’s Public School District | Who Lives And Dies In A Down Economy |

DAILY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Romain Dillet Apple Plans To Make iPhone And iCloud More Secure To Keep The Government Away Apple is already thinking about ways to make it harder to hack iPhones, reports say. According to the New York Times, the company wants to prevent passcode-free... Read More… Jon Russell Foxconn Pauses Its Proposed $6.2 Billion Acquisition Of Sharp Foxconn's proposed acquisition of Sharp has hit a snag, just hours after Japan-based Sharp announced that it had agreed to the buyout, which is estimated at... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT The 2016 Prius. Sleek is What's Next. With modern, striking lines and a futuristic interior, the 2016 Prius has an edge at every angle. Learn more. Learn More… Jay Donovan, Jon Russell Tim Cook: A Backdoor Into The iPhone Would Be The ‘Software Equivalent Of Cancer’ Apple CEO Tim Cook has mounted the fiercest argument explaining why Apple is opposed to an FBI order to open the iPhone used by San Bernardino terrorist Syed... Read More… CATCH UP WITH CRUNCH REPORT Facebook Adds Reactions For All Users Google Fiber is coming to San Francisco, Todoist announces four big updates over four Apple platforms, WordPress now automatically supports Google AMP, Computer Science is now a graduation requirement for Chicago High Schools. Watch Now Lucas Matney Microsoft Is Buying Mobile Cross-Platform Development Company Xamarin Microsoft announced today that it has acquired Xamarin, a company that allows developers to build fully native apps across several platforms from a single... Read More… Jordan Crook Overnight, The App For Booking Last-Minute Spaces With Local Hosts, Closes $2.5M Seed Round The hospitality industry has been drastically shaken up by entrants to the space like Airbnb and Hotel Tonight. But a new startup that combines the sharing... Read More… Megan Rose Dickey Computer Science Is Now A High School Graduation Requirement In Chicago’s Public School District Following a unanimous vote by the Chicago Public School Board of Education, computer science will become a graduation requirement for all high school students... Read More… Connie Loizos Who Lives And Dies In A Down Economy The Bay Area is well-acquainted with boom and bust cycles, and while it’s too soon to declare that the tech economy has turned, recruiters see early... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Senior Software Engineer - Full stack Python (Django) and PHP, Threadless Posted: February 25 Frontend Engineer , StudyBlue Posted: February 23 Project Manager, Voxy Posted: February 23 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