Top Stories of the Day // March 9, 2016

21 Women Disrupting Tech | Controversial people-rating app Peeple goes live, has a plan to profit from users' negative reviews | Google’s new Destinations feature lets you plan trips right from its search engine on mobile | Skype is killing its smart TV app | The future of work is 5 billion customers looking for a good job | Meet Tovala, a smart oven that aims to perfectly cook ready-made meals in under 30 minutes | Are payments necessary? |

DAILY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Megan Rose Dickey 21 Women Disrupting Tech Happy International Women’s Day. This year, the theme is “Pledge For Parity,” meaning committing to achieving equality around status and pay.... Read More… Sarah Perez Controversial people-rating app Peeple goes live, has a plan to profit from users' negative reviews Peeple, the controversial people-rating application that lets its users rate and review anyone, is not a hoax or vaporware, as many suspected following the... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Separating fact from fiction at Disrupt, with Josh Kopelman, Andy Weissman, and Chris Douvos We'll be sitting down with three pros on the front lines of a suddenly slowing tech economy to find out how they're dealing with such circumstances — and, in some cases, taking advantage of them. Join us and these VCs for a conversation about valuations, new funds, raising money, and making money last longer. Get your tickets today. Learn More… Jon Russell Google’s new Destinations feature lets you plan trips right from its search engine on mobile Google is making it easier than ever to plan a trip or vacation with a new feature that lets you look up destinations, complete with flight and hotels prices,... Read More… CATCH UP WITH CRUNCH REPORT People-Rating App Peeple Is Live And Not A Hoax Robots are getting better at gripping things thanks to Google’s Machine Learning, Pandora launches AMPcast so artists can speak to their fans, Vessel gets an ad-free subscription option, Amazon launches live shopping show which features links to buy products. Watch Now Jon Russell Skype is killing its smart TV app Skype, the Microsoft-owned video calling service, has quietly announced that it will no longer offer an app for smart TVs from June. Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | David Nordfors The future of work is 5 billion customers looking for a good job Imagine a much better world -- the people-centered economy -- where three billion workers have jobs tailored to fit their unique sets of skills, talents,... Read More… Sarah Buhr Meet Tovala, a smart oven that aims to perfectly cook ready-made meals in under 30 minutes Tovala is a new startup out of Y Combinator that came up with what they hope to be a less expensive alternative to professional combination ovens. The Tovala is... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Christoffer O. Hernæs Are payments necessary? For years, payments has been one of the hottest areas in fintech for several years, and everyone has been lining up to join the party. Now, hands free... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Senior Software Engineer @ Mousera at Mousera (San Mateo, CA, United States) Software Lead .NET Architect at United Public Safety (Horsham, PA, United States) Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator (Database Administrator 3/4) at Los Alamos National Laboratory (Los Alamos, NM, United States) UX Designer at SmartBear (Somerville) Senior Software Architect- Innovation Center at Sutter Health (Mountain View, CA, United States) 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