Top Stories of the Day // January 17, 2016

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ISIS Has Its Own Encrypted Chat App | Ad Blocking: A Primer | A Global Perspective Of Israeli Tech In 2015 | Dating App Newbie Blume Wants To Kill Catfishing With Ephemeral Selfies | SpaceX Prepares For Another Rocket Landing On West Coast | Snoop Dogg On Why He's Investing in GameOn | Regulators Should Favor Lyft And Uber, Not Taxis For Safety Reasons |

DAILY SUNDAY, JANUARY 17 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Josh Constine ISIS Has Its Own Encrypted Chat App Terrorists are communicating over a new secure Android app after getting kicked off WhatsApp, Telegram, and other messengers. Called “Alrawi”, the... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Mani Gandham Ad Blocking: A Primer There's a lot of buzz right now around ad blocking. Depending on your perception, you might consider ad blocking a savior… or a growing problem. Both points... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT TechCrunch Wants To Fly You To San Francisco To Attend The Crunchies We'll fly you and three friends out to San Francisco on Virgin America, set you up in posh SF-based accommodations for two nights and give you $400 of Reserve dining credit to grab dinner with before being whisked away to the Opera House for the show. Click the link for more information! Learn More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Shelly Hod Moyal A Global Perspective Of Israeli Tech In 2015 From the Chinese stock market crash that shook global equity markets to the obsession with hunting for unicorns, 2015 was a year filled with volatility and... Read More… Natasha Lomas Dating App Newbie Blume Wants To Kill Catfishing With Ephemeral Selfies Make room for yet another dating app. San Francisco-based Blume is hoping to entice singles into its arms with a real-time selfie feature designed to thwart... Read More… Emily Calandrelli SpaceX Prepares For Another Rocket Landing On West Coast Tomorrow at 10:42 AM PST SpaceX is scheduled to launch the Jason-3 satellite into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. For many, it will be what... Read More… Katie Roof Snoop Dogg On Why He's Investing in GameOn A new sports conversation app called GameOn has secured an investment from Snoop Dogg, TechCrunch has learned. The rapper has added onto the seed round, which... Read More… Sarah Buhr Regulators Should Favor Lyft And Uber, Not Taxis For Safety Reasons I decided to leave my group early and get some shut-eye for an early day the next day so I got into a dirty cab alone with a guy who decided to abuse his power... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Customer Support Technician, Wisconsin Court System Posted: January 15 DevOps Engineer, Docker Posted: January 14 Senior Software Engineer (Hub), Docker Posted: January 14 SEE MORE JOBS ON CRUNCHBOARD Post your tech jobs and reach millions of TechCrunch readers for only $200 per month 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 © 2016 AOL Inc. All rights reserved.   Privacy Policy   Terms of Service