Top Stories of the Day // December 24, 2016

TechCrunch’s Favorite Things of 2016 | Cyanogen failed to kill Android, now it is shuttering its services and OS as part of a pivot | Weekly Roundup: Tim Cook explains why he met with Trump, Uber stops self-driving pilot in SF | Phil Schiller says Apple is working with Consumer Reports in wake of MacBook Pro battery issues | Salesforce asserted itself in 2016 | Here’s how to track Santa on Christmas Eve | Automile raises $7.5 million for fleet vehicle management software |

THE DAILY CRUNCH SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Greg Kumparak TechCrunch’s Favorite Things of 2016 We made it! 2016, the year that might go down in history books as “The one where the simulation glitched out a little” is… just about over. We... Read More… Jon Russell Cyanogen failed to kill Android, now it is shuttering its services and OS as part of a pivot It's been a rocky few months for Cyanogen, the ambitious startup that aimed to build a better version of Android than Google. It has laid off staff, let go of... Read More… Anna Escher Weekly Roundup: Tim Cook explains why he met with Trump, Uber stops self-driving pilot in SF Uber took its self-driving vehicle fleet to Arizona after being kicked out of San Francisco, Tim Cook cleared up why he met with Trump, and executive level... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT CrunchBoard http:// Find Your Dream Hire As the official job board of TechCrunch, CrunchBoard leverages an engaged and educated audience of over 12 million unique readers each month to help fill your job vacancies. Post your job today! Learn More Brian Heater Phil Schiller says Apple is working with Consumer Reports in wake of MacBook Pro battery issues In a year that’s been largely lackluster for Apple and downright bizarre for battery technologies, Consumer Reports’ refusal to recommend the new... Read More… Ron Miller Salesforce asserted itself in 2016 Salesforce has always liked to think of itself as an industry irritant, the company that was bucking the status quo and making the established players feel... Read More… Sarah Perez Here’s how to track Santa on Christmas Eve As per tradition, Google’s Santa Tracker is live today across Android, Google Maps, and Google.com, helping parents and children alike track... Read More… Megan Rose Dickey Automile raises $7.5 million for fleet vehicle management software Automile, a fleet logistics and management startup, has closed a $7.5 million Series A round led by SaaStr with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Niklas... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Software Engineer II at LSI (Jacksonville, FL, United States) Full Stack Software Engineer @ Way2B1 at Way2b1 (San Francisco, CA, United States) Cloud Operations Engineer @ Way2B1 at Way2B1 (San Francisco, CA, United States) Platform Engineer @ Pantheon at The Sourcery (San Francisco, CA, United States) Technical Product Manager @ PANTHEON at The Sourcery (San Francisco, CA, 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