Disrupt Berlin and electric vans. It's The Daily Crunch.

THE DAILY CRUNCH MONDAY, DECEMBER 4 2017 By Darrell Etherington It's Disrupt Berlin time! Plus, there's a new Facebook Messenger app for kids no one needs and a new dedicated car share vehicle from one of the world's largest automakers. 1. Disrupt Berlin 2017 is on! TechCrunch's last big event of the year is on right now, with Disrupt Berlin taking place in... well, in Berlin. It's day one of the conference right now, and already we've seen some big news on stage. There's also the Battlefield competition, of course, which is happening both today and tomorrow. We'll know finalists later tonight, so check back in to see who's competing for the Disrupt Cup in tomorrow's finals. 2. Facebook made a messenger app for kids Facebook doesn't want to cede its user funnel among the younger demographic, and it's put out a dedicated Messenger app called "Messenger Kids" for those under 13. Creepy, Facebook. Sponsored By: Evident ID Webinar: Increase Identity Assurance while Limiting Disclosure Businesses need to change their playbook for managing online identity. Learn how you can build secure ecosystems that are founded on authenticity but created to scale with less friction and risk, mitigating the need to hold and secure personal data. Learn More… 3. Volkswagen's mobility company introduces a dedicated rideshare car Volkswagen's MOIA has revealed at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin what it's been working on since its inception last year – a car built specifically for shared use in a collaborative carpooling service. It's all-electric, and will start rolling out on roads beginning in the last half of next year. 4. Cats built using the Ethereum blockchain make real money I have no idea what's going on in crypto. Meow. 5. Chase has closed its acquisition of WePay Chase has closed its acquisition of WePay, the payment platform that's powering crowdfunding sites including GoFundMe. 6. Lia will market the first ever flushable pregnancy test Lia's pregnancy test can be flushed down the toilet safely once used, which actually offers more than just convenience – it returns key agency and privacy protection to women, too. 7. Quick Insurance wins the Disrupt Berlin 2017 Hackathon An app created to make it possible to insure things on-demand for as little or as long as you want won Disrupt Berlin 2017's Hackathon. Smart, and probably a good bet for insurance companies looking to expand their reach. Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Recruiting Services Manager at The Sourcery (San Francisco, CA, United States) Senior Java Engineer at Direct Commerce (San Francisco, CA, United States) Mid-Senior Level .NET Developer at PCMS (Dallas, TX, United States) PHP Backend Developer (m/f) at Lesara GmbH (Berlin, Germany) Lead Fullstack Engineer at Apptimize (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 © 2017 AOL Inc. All rights reserved.   Privacy Policy   Terms of Service