Top Stories of the Day // June 18, 2017

In wake of Amazon/Whole Foods deal, Instacart has a challenging opportunity | At AI bot startups, cool kids rule | A discussion about AI’s conflicts and challenges | Shape-shifting ‘4D’ printed objects could pave the way for outer space structures | Susan Fowler says Uber’s apology to former riders is ‘all optics’ | Designing better conversations online |

THE DAILY CRUNCH SUNDAY, JUNE 18 2017 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Jordan Crook In wake of Amazon/Whole Foods deal, Instacart has a challenging opportunity Yesterday, Amazon and Whole Foods ruined a perfectly slow news day on a Friday in June with the announcement that Amazon intends to buy Whole Foods for almost... Read More… Joanna Glasner At AI bot startups, cool kids rule You would think at least one AI-powered humanoid bot would have a properly nerdy name. Maybe a Poindexter or Hildegarde to add some natural language processing... Read More… Natasha Lomas A discussion about AI’s conflicts and challenges "The competition for talent at the moment is absolutely ferocious," agrees Professor Andrew Blake, whose computer vision PhD was obtained in 1983, but who is... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Crunchboard Find Qualified Candidates With CrunchBoard All jobs on CrunchBoard, TechCrunch's official job board, are highly visible throughout the TechCrunch network, including on every page of TechCrunch.com and in all our newsletters. If you're looking to make your job postings visible to a broad network of highly-engaged, highly-skilled readers, be sure to purchase a posting package today! Learn More Brian Heater Shape-shifting ‘4D’ printed objects could pave the way for outer space structures It takes a lot of money to launch stuff into space — even by NASA terms. The cost ranges from around $9,000 to more than $40,000 per pound. With that sort... Read More… Megan Rose Dickey Susan Fowler says Uber’s apology to former riders is ‘all optics’ Uber apologized to some former riders in New York City and in other markets via email on Friday, saying that the company is aware it has “fallen... Read More… Ashleigh Axios Designing better conversations online Automattic, MIT Center for Civic Media, and The Mash-Up Americans have been working together to have honest dialogues, build empathy, and help make the world a... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Full Stack Ruby on Rails Engineers at MuniBilling (Greensboro, NC, United States) Backend Developer at Oction Ltd. (Hong Kong) Mobile UI/UX Designer at Oction Ltd. (Hong Kong) Web Developer at Oction Ltd. (Hong Kong) Android Developer at Oction Ltd. (Hong Kong) 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