Top Stories of the Day // May 24, 2016

The new MacBook Pro could feature a Touch ID sensor and an OLED mini screen | Amazon no longer offers price match refunds on anything but TVs | Twitter moves away from 140 characters, ditches confusing and restrictive rules | Snapchat is raising more money around $20 billion valuation | Facebook Live lets you skip to the good part | Tim Cook admits ‘prices are high’ for iPhones in India | Facebook ditches Bing, 800M users now see its own AI text translations |

DAILY TUESDAY, MAY 24 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Romain Dillet The new MacBook Pro could feature a Touch ID sensor and an OLED mini screen Rumor has it that Apple is about to update the MacBook Pro with a retina display in the coming months. And according to well-informed analyst Ming-Chi Kuo... Read More… Sarah Perez Amazon no longer offers price match refunds on anything but TVs Amazon has quietly ended its price protection policy on all products except for televisions. The change to the company’s policy comes at a time when... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Don't miss out: Visa is awarding $150k to startups so apply now Only 2 days to submit a proposal for helping Visa solve 1 of 3 challenges. Winning ideas receive up to $50k. Apply today (deadline 5/26). Learn More… Sarah Perez Twitter moves away from 140 characters, ditches confusing and restrictive rules Partially confirming earlier reports, Twitter announced this morning plans that will begin to distance it from its strict adherence to the rule that tweets can... Read More… CATCH UP WITH CRUNCH REPORT Skip to Good Parts in Facebook Live Spotify’s family plan is now cheaper, Facebook live lets you skip to the best parts based off of reactions, Comparably filters reviews by race and gender, Kleiner Perkins raising two new funds, Steve the Jumping Dinosaur notification game is acquired. Watch Now Ingrid Lunden, Katie Roof Snapchat is raising more money around $20 billion valuation Snapchat may have first made its name in the crowded world of mobile apps with an ephemeral messaging service, but the startup and its wildly popular app... Read More… Josh Constine Facebook Live lets you skip to the good part Facebook’s newest feature could fundamentally change how you watch video. Until now, you either sat through a video until it got too boring, waited for... Read More… Devin Coldewey Tim Cook admits ‘prices are high’ for iPhones in India Apple CEO Tim Cook made an uncharacteristic admission today in an interview with Indian news channel NDTV — that iPhones are too expensive. He immediately... Read More… Josh Constine Facebook ditches Bing, 800M users now see its own AI text translations Machine learning is accomplishing Facebook’s mission of connecting the world across language barriers. Facebook is now serving 2 billion text translations... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Polymer Developer at More On Tap (Anywhere) Director of Talent at Global Health Strategies (New York, NY, United States) Communicating Assistant at Chesnee Communications Inc (Fort Bragg NC 28307) Head of Product Development at Insurance Auto Auctions (Westchester, IL, United States) Software Engineer - Full Stack at YourMechanic (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