Top Stories of the Day // May 10, 2016

Embedded fuel cells power smartphones for a week… and could run the world | Siri-creator shows off first public demo of Viv, ‘the intelligent interface for everything’ | Ephemeral is developing tattoo ink designed to disappear after a year | Amazon takes on YouTube with launch of Amazon Video Direct | The Information Age is over; welcome to the Experience Age | MegaBots raises $2.4 million to create league of human-piloted, giant fighting robots | Facebook now directly denies report of biased trends, says there’s no evidence |

DAILY TUESDAY, MAY 10 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Garry Golden Embedded fuel cells power smartphones for a week… and could run the world People love their smartphones but hate poor battery life. We love having access to the world's information at our fingertips but tire of the need to... Read More… Lucas Matney Siri-creator shows off first public demo of Viv, ‘the intelligent interface for everything’ Today, onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt NY, Siri creator Dag Kittlaus showed off the first public demo of Viv, an AI virtual system that aims to be “the... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Introducing the Startup Battlefield companies of Disrupt NY 2016 20 startups were selected for Disrupt NY 2016 Startup Battlefield. These companies will compete on tech's biggest stage for $50,000 and the Disrupt Cup. Pitches start live at 3:05 p.m. ET today! Learn More… Brian Heater Ephemeral is developing tattoo ink designed to disappear after a year Practically everyone who has ever considered a tattoo knows the old parental refrain of “you’ll have it forever.” It’s a fairly stark... Read More… Sarah Perez Amazon takes on YouTube with launch of Amazon Video Direct Amazon unveiled its own plans to compete in the user-generated video market with the launch of a new service called Amazon Video Direct in a surprise... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Mike Wadhera The Information Age is over; welcome to the Experience Age Twenty-five years after the introduction of the World Wide Web, the Information Age is coming to an end. Thanks to mobile screens and Internet everywhere,... Read More… Lora Kolodny MegaBots raises $2.4 million to create league of human-piloted, giant fighting robots Oakland, Calif. startup MegaBots Inc. has raised $2.4 million in seed funding to bring the robot-fighting stuff of manga and anime to a venue near you.... Read More… Josh Constine, Sarah Buhr Facebook now directly denies report of biased trends, says there’s no evidence Facebook is now strongly refuting claims that it suppressed conservative Trends after issuing a more vague and indirect PR statement earlier today about having... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Growth Digital Marketer at REX (Westlake Village, CA, United States) Clinical Business Applications Project Analyst at Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic (Toppenish, WA, United States) Head of Marketing @ 10% Happier at 10% Happier (San Francisco, CA, United States) Product Designer @ Lantern at Lantern (San Francisco, CA, United States) IT Support Engineer at Reasoning Mind ( Houston, Texas, United States, 77057 ) 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