Top Stories of the Day // May 11, 2016

Wednesday, May 11, 2016 Posted by bloggerdaddy
Please don’t learn to code | WhatsApp launches desktop apps for Mac and Windows | Instagram's big redesign goes live with a colorful new icon, black-and-white app and more | Hyperloop Technologies becomes Hyperloop One, pulls in $80 million and announces global partners | Peter Thiel to back Trump as GOP presidential candidate | Garmin's new GPS running watch tracks heart rate, knows how hard you try | How to grab attention in short bursts with Beme’s Casey Neistat |
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES:
TOP HEADLINE | Basel Farag

Please don’t learn to code

There's an idea that's been gaining ground in the tech community lately: Everyone should learn to code. But here's the problem with that idea: Coding is... Read More…
Catherine Shu

WhatsApp launches desktop apps for Mac and Windows

WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging service that claims a billion users, has launched desktop clients for Mac and Windows. The release comes about 15 months... Read More…
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This Man Sees The Universe In Your Sweat

The Mill will demo Strata, a world-first in biometric VR at Lions Innovation, and you could be part of it. Learn More…
Sarah Perez

Instagram's big redesign goes live with a colorful new icon, black-and-white app and more

Instagram's new icon is pink. Well, it's pink and purple and yellow and orange. It's definitely different. And that's not all the company has changed today.... Read More…
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John McAfee's First Move as CEO

The much anticipated assistant from Siri co-founder debuts at Disrupt New York 2016. Lending Clubs shares go down big time on the news of the CEO resigning. Presidential Candidate John Mcafee becomes CEO of new company and changes name of company after himself. Paypal remove Purchase Protect from crowdfunding campaigns. Lastly Lenovo has a new $500 million dollar fund. Watch Now
Sarah Buhr

Hyperloop Technologies becomes Hyperloop One, pulls in $80 million and announces global partners

The news comes just days after rival hyperloop builder Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) announced a licensing deal to power its own prototype with... Read More…
Sarah Buhr

Peter Thiel to back Trump as GOP presidential candidate

Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel has agreed to back Trump as a California delegate in Cleveland this summer. Thiel's level of support for the Donald is... Read More…
Brian Heater

Garmin's new GPS running watch tracks heart rate, knows how hard you try

Navigation system turned wearable manufacturer Garmin debuted a new running watch today that packs in a slew of tracking tools. The high-end Forerunner 735XT... Read More…
Sarah Buhr

How to grab attention in short bursts with Beme’s Casey Neistat

YouTube star and Beme co-founder Casey Neistat jaunted on stage slightly late and sporting neon yellow shoes at TechCrunch Disrupt NYC this morning to talk... Read More…
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