Top Stories of the Day // May 27, 2017

On-demand food startup Sprig is shutting down today | Google has reportedly launched a new AI-focused venture capital program | Chaos as global IT failure takes out all British Airways flights out of London | The 18 most memorable quotes of Disrupt New York 2017 | Sergey Brin’s giant airship will be world’s largest, serve humanitarian role | Reid Hoffman, Bill Gates, Sam Altman invest $30 million in Change.org | Weekly Roundup: DJI’s Spark drone, Mark Zuckerberg addresses Harvard |

THE DAILY CRUNCH SATURDAY, MAY 27 2017 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Megan Rose Dickey On-demand food startup Sprig is shutting down today The on-demand food business is tough, especially if you're trying to handle all elements of the experience, like sourcing the food, cooking the food and... Read More… Connie Loizos Google has reportedly launched a new AI-focused venture capital program Google has launched a new venture capital program focused on artificial intelligence, Axios is reporting. Google declined to comment on the report, which states... Read More… Mike Butcher Chaos as global IT failure takes out all British Airways flights out of London British Airways has a problem. It’s new IT system has completely crashed five times inside a year, and today it added a sixth global crash to the roster.... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT TechCrunch Disney, MIT, and iRobot @ TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics TechCrunch is taking over MIT's Kresge Auditorium in July for Sessions: Robotics, TechCrunch's one-day event featuring all things robots with leading minds from Disney, MIT, iRobot, and more! Get your tickets today as they are in limited supply! Learn More Rebecca Friedman The 18 most memorable quotes of Disrupt New York 2017 TechCrunch Disrupt NY was one of the best yet, and we had a lineup of fascinating speakers discussing everything from CRISPR to online media. Here are a few of... Read More… Darrell Etherington Sergey Brin’s giant airship will be world’s largest, serve humanitarian role Google co-founder Sergey Brin is building a massive airship, we learned in April, and now The Guardian reports some additional details about the purpose and... Read More… Katie Roof Reid Hoffman, Bill Gates, Sam Altman invest $30 million in Change.org LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman announced today that he’s making a big bet on Change.org, the site for social justice petitions. Hoffman is leading a $30... Read More… Anna Escher Weekly Roundup: DJI’s Spark drone, Mark Zuckerberg addresses Harvard This week, DJI announced a brand new drone, Mark Zuckerberg delivered the Harvard commencement speech and Airbnb's internal data science program was announced.... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Web App Developer - Modern Full Stack at Innovasium Digital (Markham (Toronto), ON, Canada) Product manager at Ford Models at Altpoint Ventures (New York, NY, United States) UI Software Engineer, React at Nexla Inc (Millbrae, CA, United States, (near SF Airport)) Two Sigma Technical Recruiter at Two Sigma Investments (New York, NY, United States) Two Sigma Ventures Content + Brand Manager at Two Sigma Investments (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