Top Stories of the Day // October 9, 2016

Samsung addresses concerns over Galaxy Note 7 replacement issues | A decentralized web would give power back to the people online | Why an unhackable mobile phone is a complete marketing myth | The importance of science fiction to entrepreneurship | With a €20 million Series A Snapp opens up ride-sharing in Iran | The method in Salesforce’s M&A madness | Pioneer Square Labs' Greg Gottesman on the studio model for high growth startups |

THE DAILY CRUNCH SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Brian Heater Samsung addresses concerns over Galaxy Note 7 replacement issues Samsung’s media arm continues code red damage control in the wake of the latest report surrounding a faulty Galaxy Note 7. The incident, which occurred on... Read More… Matthew Hodgson A decentralized web would give power back to the people online Recently, Google launched a video calling tool (yes, another one). Google Hangouts has been sidelined to Enterprise, and Google Duo is supposed to be the next... Read More… David Jevans Why an unhackable mobile phone is a complete marketing myth The mobile security market is taking off due to high-profile hackings. Is there such a thing as an unhackable phone? Consider this: The smartphone in your... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT CrunchMatch London At Disrupt London, this coming December, it will be easier than ever for investors to find companies that fit their investment strategy. For the first time TechCrunch is bringing its CrunchMatch program to Europe where startup founders will be matched with venture capitalists ready to write checks and make investments. Learn More Ben Narasin The importance of science fiction to entrepreneurship There are three types of science fiction (in my view): crap, serialized crap and hard-science science fiction. The last type contains a wealth of visions of the... Read More… Elmira Bayrasli With a €20 million Series A Snapp opens up ride-sharing in Iran Investors have turned Iran into the latest country to embrace the ride sharing and car-hailing app phenomenon. The Iran Internet Group has secured a €20... Read More… Ron Miller The method in Salesforce’s M&A madness Salesforce has been on a shopping spree this year, spending in the neighborhood of $5-6 billion on 10 companies. That’s why it was interesting to hear... Read More… Jasper Kuria Pioneer Square Labs' Greg Gottesman on the studio model for high growth startups You were a Managing Director at Madrona Venture Group for many years but recently left to found Pioneer Square Labs. You employ a different model for building... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: IS Network Engineer at American Arbitration Association (New City, NY, United States) Technical Research Coordinator at UCLA Health (Los Angeles, CA, United States) Technical Product Manager at The Sourcery (San Francisco, CA, United States) Lead iOS Developer at Beatshare (Orange, CA, United States) Full Stack PHP Software Development Lead at Holy Name Medical Center (Teaneck, NJ, 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