Top Stories of the Day // April 22, 2016

Snapchat lets you Face-Swap with your camera roll, drops paid replays | Alphabet slides 5% after missing earnings expectations on revenue of $20.3B | Why startups can’t disrupt the mortgage industry | Uber strikes $100M class-action settlement to keep drivers independent contractors | Elon Musk has an idea for autonomous transit vehicles but he’s being coy about it | Medium raises another $50M | Facebook’s News Feed is changing again to prioritize sites you actually read |

DAILY FRIDAY, APRIL 22 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Josh Constine Snapchat lets you Face-Swap with your camera roll, drops paid replays Snapchat is done selling you stuff. As of today’s update, every snap can be replayed once, but you can no longer buy extra replays. That means people with... Read More… Matthew Lynley Alphabet slides 5% after missing earnings expectations on revenue of $20.3B For a split second, Alphabet was the most valuable company in the world. Not so much any more, however, with the company’s market cap continuing to slide... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT FORTUNE BRAINSTORM E: Where Energy, Technology, and Sustainability Meet MAY 16-17, Carlsbad CA FORTUNE BRAINSTORM E focuses on the business revolution being driven by dramatic changes in energy, disruptive technologies and environmental pressures. Spend two days exploring fresh thinking and actionable solutions with your peers. Learn More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Aaron LaRue Why startups can’t disrupt the mortgage industry Home loans are the Holy Grail of online lending. They come with high loan balances, steady returns and hefty fees. There also is a healthy liquid market for the... Read More… Fitz Tepper Uber strikes $100M class-action settlement to keep drivers independent contractors Uber’s driver versus independent contractor debate just took a huge turn. In a blog post from Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, the company announced that it has... Read More… Devin Coldewey Elon Musk has an idea for autonomous transit vehicles but he’s being coy about it Elon Musk has a plan to solve the traffic crisis in our cities. A vague, secret plan. He may not actually have a plan. But he did say something out loud in... Read More… Anthony Ha Medium raises another $50M Medium, the online publishing platform led by Twitter co-founder Ev Williams, just announced that it has raised $50 million in Series C funding. It’s been... Read More… Haje Jan Kamps, Josh Constine Facebook’s News Feed is changing again to prioritize sites you actually read Facebook says it learned that the actions people take on Facebook — liking, clicking, commenting or sharing a post — don't always tells the whole story of... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: IT Systems Support at Quincy Compressor (Bay Minette, AL) CEO North America at etventure business ignition GmbH (New York City, New York, USA) Senior Developer at Quorum Review (Seattle, WA, United States) Business Systems Integration Developer at New York Office ( New York, New York, United States, 10018 ) Front end developer/designer at GuideStar USA, Inc. (San Francisco, 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