Top Stories of the Day // July 2, 2016

Security researcher gets threats over Amazon review | Mobileye says Tesla auto braking tech wasn’t designed for scenario behind fatal crash | Five companies considered buying LinkedIn | NASA captures enormous aurora on the largest planet in the solar system | Hyperloop One co-founder and CTO Brogan BamBrogan steps down | Google talks up its self-driving cars’ cyclist-detection algorithms | A brief history of cryptocurrency drama, or, what could possible DAO wrong? |

DAILY SATURDAY, JULY 2 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Kate Conger Security researcher gets threats over Amazon review For the average Amazon shopper, reviews are just a casual part of the experience. You might pay attention to a pun-filled review by George Takei or spend half... Read More… Brian Heater Mobileye says Tesla auto braking tech wasn’t designed for scenario behind fatal crash Following yesterday’s news of the NHTSA’s investigation into a fatal crash involving a Tesla Model S, Mobileye, the Israeli technology company... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Cruise's Kyle Vogt will speak about self-driving cars at Disrupt SF After raising around $19 million and quietly building sensors for self-driving cars, Cruise got acquired by General Motors. That's why Cruise founder and CEO Kyle Vogt will join us on stage at Disrupt SF. Get Your Tickets Today! Learn More… Katie Roof, Matthew Lynley Five companies considered buying LinkedIn A new SEC filing posted Friday gives more clarity about what led up to Microsoft acquiring LinkedIn for over $26 billion. And they prove that Microsoft... Read More… Emily Calandrelli NASA captures enormous aurora on the largest planet in the solar system Days before the Juno spacecraft is scheduled to arrive, astronomers have captured an enormous aurora at the north pole of Jupiter. The imagery, released this... Read More… Sarah Buhr Hyperloop One co-founder and CTO Brogan BamBrogan steps down Hyperloop One co-founder and CTO Brogan BamBrogan is out at the company and former SVP of engineering Josh Geigel will be taking over BamBrogan’s role as... Read More… Devin Coldewey Google talks up its self-driving cars’ cyclist-detection algorithms Today might be conspicuous in the annals of autonomous vehicles for a more serious reason, but another month is over and Google has issued its self-driving car... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Jon Evans A brief history of cryptocurrency drama, or, what could possible DAO wrong? It makes SILICON VALLEY look like C-SPAN--and yet it's a documentary. Yes, it's Cryptocurrency!, the show! You already know it's been the hit of the last... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Automation Infrastructure Engineer at Docker (San Francisco, CA, United States) Chief Revenue Officer at Triseum LLC (Bryan, TX, United States) Full Stack Software Engineer @ Way2B1 at Way2B1 (San Francisco, CA, United States) Chief Information Officer at SBA (Washington, DC, United States) Web Manager at Taylor Guitars (El Cajon, 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