Top Stories of the Day // March 24, 2016

The top 7 startups from Y Combinator Winter '16 Demo Day 1 | Boom, the startup that wants to build supersonic planes, just signed a massive deal with Virgin | Google launches new machine learning platform | Google opens access to its speech recognition API, going head to head with Nuance | Smartwatch firm Pebble lays off 25% of its staff | Here are the 59 startups that demoed at Y Combinator Winter ’16 Demo Day 2 | Explainer alert! Here’s what the iPad Pro’s embedded Apple SIM means for you |

DAILY THURSDAY, MARCH 24 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Josh Constine The top 7 startups from Y Combinator Winter '16 Demo Day 1 We asked investors what their favorite startups were from the 60 that launched at Y Combinator’s Winter 2016 Demo Day 1. After huddling with our writers... Read More… Greg Kumparak Boom, the startup that wants to build supersonic planes, just signed a massive deal with Virgin Have you heard about Boom? Boom is a relatively new startup that’s aiming to build something pretty crazy. They’re not building an app… or a... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Use Video Systems in Your Boardroom? Expand the Reach to Desktops and Mobiles OmniJoin web conferencing from Brother offers interoperability, a feature that will extend the reach of your room-based system, and maximize your room system investment. Learn More… Frederic Lardinois Google launches new machine learning platform Google today announced a new machine learning platform for developers at its NEXT Google Cloud Platform user conference in San Francisco. As Google chairman... Read More… CATCH UP WITH CRUNCH REPORT Virtual Reality Comes To Pornhub Virgin teams up with Boom for supersonic jets, Google annouces machine learning, an AI-powered Microsoft bot, Cor for at home blood testing, and Pornhub’s virtual reality section. Watch Now Sarah Perez, Ingrid Lunden Google opens access to its speech recognition API, going head to head with Nuance Google is planning to compete with Nuance and other voice recognition companies head on by opening up its speech recognition API to third-party developers.... Read More… Jon Russell Smartwatch firm Pebble lays off 25% of its staff Smartwatch pioneer Pebble is laying off 25 percent of its staff amid increased financial concerns. This situation has been coming. Last year, we reported the... Read More… Josh Constine, Megan Rose Dickey, Sarah Buhr Here are the 59 startups that demoed at Y Combinator Winter ’16 Demo Day 2 “Food, housing, healthcare, transportation. Life essentials made better and more affordable.” These are the types of startups that partner Paul... Read More… Matthew Panzarino Explainer alert! Here’s what the iPad Pro’s embedded Apple SIM means for you When Apple introduced its new iPad Pro 9.7", one of the small technical specifications the company touted prompted the most questions from readers: the new... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Head of Programmatic and Ad Operations at Blasting News (Greater London, Regno Unito) VP, Engineering (Fox Sports Digital) at Fox Networks Group (Playa Vista, CA) ​Email Marketing Coordinator at Penguin Random House (New York, NY, United States) Java Back-end Developer at Vena Solutions (Toronto, ON, Canada) Lead Developer at Neat Nation (London, United Kingdom) 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