Top Stories of the Day // March 9, 2016

Wednesday, March 9, 2016 Posted by bloggerdaddy
21 Women Disrupting Tech | Controversial people-rating app Peeple goes live, has a plan to profit from users' negative reviews | Google’s new Destinations feature lets you plan trips right from its search engine on mobile | Skype is killing its smart TV app | The future of work is 5 billion customers looking for a good job | Meet Tovala, a smart oven that aims to perfectly cook ready-made meals in under 30 minutes | Are payments necessary? |
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES:
TOP HEADLINE | Megan Rose Dickey

21 Women Disrupting Tech

Happy International Women’s Day. This year, the theme is “Pledge For Parity,” meaning committing to achieving equality around status and pay.... Read More…
Sarah Perez

Controversial people-rating app Peeple goes live, has a plan to profit from users' negative reviews

Peeple, the controversial people-rating application that lets its users rate and review anyone, is not a hoax or vaporware, as many suspected following the... Read More…
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Jon Russell

Google’s new Destinations feature lets you plan trips right from its search engine on mobile

Google is making it easier than ever to plan a trip or vacation with a new feature that lets you look up destinations, complete with flight and hotels prices,... Read More…
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People-Rating App Peeple Is Live And Not A Hoax

Robots are getting better at gripping things thanks to Google’s Machine Learning, Pandora launches AMPcast so artists can speak to their fans, Vessel gets an ad-free subscription option, Amazon launches live shopping show which features links to buy products. Watch Now
Jon Russell

Skype is killing its smart TV app

Skype, the Microsoft-owned video calling service, has quietly announced that it will no longer offer an app for smart TVs from June. Read More…
CRUNCH NETWORK | David Nordfors

The future of work is 5 billion customers looking for a good job

Imagine a much better world -- the people-centered economy -- where three billion workers have jobs tailored to fit their unique sets of skills, talents,... Read More…
Sarah Buhr

Meet Tovala, a smart oven that aims to perfectly cook ready-made meals in under 30 minutes

Tovala is a new startup out of Y Combinator that came up with what they hope to be a less expensive alternative to professional combination ovens. The Tovala is... Read More…
CRUNCH NETWORK | Christoffer O. Hernæs

Are payments necessary?

For years, payments has been one of the hottest areas in fintech for several years, and everyone has been lining up to join the party. Now, hands free... Read More…
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