Top Stories of the Day // May 13, 2017

Ransomware based on leaked NSA tools spreads to dozens of countries | That global ransomware attack was halted apparently by accident | Google Maps for Android adds Street View images in navigation to show your turns | Here’s how the laptop ban works on flights to the US | Our favorite startups from 500 Startups' 20th class | Brazil’s fintech boom offers new vertical opportunities for investors | Echodyne’s pocket-sized radar may be the next must-have tech for drones (and drone hunters) |

THE DAILY CRUNCH SATURDAY, MAY 13 2017 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Devin Coldewey Ransomware based on leaked NSA tools spreads to dozens of countries A ransomware attack seemingly based on leaked NSA hacking tools is spreading like wildfire among unpatched Windows systems worldwide. Early reports suggested it... Read More… Devin Coldewey That global ransomware attack was halted apparently by accident Yesterday's global ransomware attack was scary for several reasons, but quick action by a security researcher at MalwareTech at least put an end to its... Read More… Sarah Perez Google Maps for Android adds Street View images in navigation to show your turns Google Maps has quietly rolled out a new feature that will make it easier for you to see where you need to go when using turn-by-turn navigation: integrated... Read More… Jon Russell Here’s how the laptop ban works on flights to the US President Trump is reportedly gearing up to introduce a ban on laptops and other large electronic devices on flights between Europe and the U.S., expanding a... Read More… John Mannes Our favorite startups from 500 Startups' 20th class 41 startups graced the stage at 500 Startups’ 20th demo day at the Parc55 hotel in downtown San Francisco. The event came complete with mascots, a summer... Read More… Romero Rodrigues Brazil’s fintech boom offers new vertical opportunities for investors Fintech is booming around the world. Global investments in fintech companies have continued to rise during the last two years. According to ABFintechs, the... Read More… Devin Coldewey Echodyne’s pocket-sized radar may be the next must-have tech for drones (and drone hunters) Just because we live in an age of many sensors doesn't mean we always have the right one for the job. One in particular we've been lacking is a radar system... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Full-stack React/Node/Java engineer to lead technical instruction at CodePath (Sunnyvale, CA / Remote) Director of Engineering @ Carbine Coffee at The Sourcery (San Francisco, CA, United States) SDET (Software Design Engineer in Test) at Labelmaster Software (Seattle, WA, United States) Senior DevOps Engineer at Labelmaster Software (Seattle, WA, United States) DevOps Engineer at Fintech Start-up (New York, NY, 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 © 2017 AOL Inc. All rights reserved.   Privacy Policy   Terms of Service