Top Stories of the Day // July 31, 2016

Here’s whats new in the latest Pokémon Go update | 10 most unlikely startup investments made by NBA legends | It’s okay for Pikachu to watch you — as long as you want it to | In what contexts should messaging be the UI? | Tech trends that will impact your home | The human role in a bot-dominated future | Serious privacy flaws discovered in Glow fertility tracker app |

THE DAILY CRUNCH SUNDAY, JULY 31 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Greg Kumparak Here’s whats new in the latest Pokémon Go update Word started spreading early this morning of an update rolling out to Pokemon Go — version 0.31.0, if you’re keeping track. The update is reportedly... Read More… John Mannes, Rebecca Friedman 10 most unlikely startup investments made by NBA legends As the tech industry has heated up in recent years, athletes with an interest in startups have been jumping on deals. Most have stuck to what they know and... Read More… Denelle Dixon-Thayer It’s okay for Pikachu to watch you — as long as you want it to Millions who downloaded the new Pokémon Go app are living in a brave, new, augmented reality world. For the early adopters (meaning apparently everyone you... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Get your tickets to Hardware Alley at Disrupt SF Great news, hardware startups. If you've been waiting for the opportunity to sign up to display in Hardware Alley at Disrupt SF 2016, your wait is over! Tickets are available today, but we do have limited space so buy today! Learn More… Kyle Samani In what contexts should messaging be the UI? The current messaging hype is overstated. There are certainly some interesting and unique opportunities for messaging as an interface, but I contend the number... Read More… Agnieszka Wilk Tech trends that will impact your home High-tech homes are about to revolutionize the way we live. While interior design once relied on color schemes and playful accents, new tech trends are... Read More… Justin DiPietro The human role in a bot-dominated future Imagine a world where bots are ubiquitous... a world where nearly every online interaction takes place with a Siri, Alexa, Cortana or some soon-to-be-named... Read More… Lora Kolodny Serious privacy flaws discovered in Glow fertility tracker app There are scores of startups making fertility tracker and family planning apps today, but a Consumer Reports investigation has singled out Glow Inc. for serious... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Back- End Python Software Engineer at Simons Foundation (New York City, New York, United States) Head of Operations @ Teforia at Teforia (San Francisco, CA, United States) Sr. DevOps Engineer at Synack (Redwood City, CA, United States) Overnight Production Sysadmin at Ansatz Capital (New York, NY, United States) Senior Vice President, Product Development at Research Now (United States) SEE MORE JOBS ON CRUNCHBOARD Post your tech jobs and reach millions of TechCrunch readers for only $200 per month View this email online in your browser 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