Top Stories of the Day // January 29, 2016

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Facebook Shutters Its Parse Developer Platform | Windows Phone Is An Ex-Platform | Apple Pay Is Coming To ATMs From Bank Of America And Wells Fargo | Apple Is Reportedly Developing Long Distance Wireless Charging For iPads And iPhones | Paul Allen’s Yacht Blamed For Destroying Coral Reef | NASA Rover Designed To Last 90 Days Celebrates 12 Year Anniversary | Apple Acquires Education Startup LearnSprout |

DAILY FRIDAY, JANUARY 29 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Frederic Lardinois, Josh Constine Facebook Shutters Its Parse Developer Platform Here's a surprise: Facebook is closing its Parse developer platform. After acquiring the service, which at the time mostly focused on mobile developers, for a... Read More… Natasha Lomas Windows Phone Is An Ex-Platform Microsoft announced its Q2 2016 results yesterday, reporting strong performance for its cloud business and leading to a stock bump in the wake of the news. Its... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Reduce Support Costs by 20% or More with TeamSupport B2B Customer Support Software B2B customer support is different. TeamSupport is B2B software designed to improve customer visibility, solve issues faster and reduce costs. Learn More… Josh Constine Apple Pay Is Coming To ATMs From Bank Of America And Wells Fargo Both Bank Of America and Wells Fargo are working on integrating Apple Pay into their ATMs, according to a source familiar with the teams on the projects.... Read More… CATCH UP WITH CRUNCH REPORT Amazon's Stock Down 13% Despite Best Revenue Quarter Apple is recalling wall plug adaptors from certain regions, Facebook adds livestreaming to iOS app, Bank of America and Wells Fargo are incorporating Apple Pay into their ATMs, SpaceX is testing astronaut parachutes. Watch Now Jon Russell Apple Is Reportedly Developing Long Distance Wireless Charging For iPads And iPhones Apple is reportedly developing technology that would allow iPhone and iPad users to charge their device without needing to plug it into the wall or place it on... Read More… Connie Loizos Paul Allen’s Yacht Blamed For Destroying Coral Reef Vulcan, the investment firm of Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen, features a practice area that aims to “reduce our impact on the environment,... Read More… Emily Calandrelli NASA Rover Designed To Last 90 Days Celebrates 12 Year Anniversary This week NASA’s Mars Opportunity rover celebrated its 12 year anniversary on the red planet. What’s truly remarkable about this is the fact that... Read More… Connie Loizos Apple Acquires Education Startup LearnSprout Apple has acquired education-technology startup LearnSprout, Bloomberg reported a bit ago and we have just confirmed. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Senior Software Developer, IAC Posted: January 29 Audio/Video Specialist - VID00003, Prudential Posted: January 28 Specialist, IT Infra - GBT00074, Prudential Posted: January 28 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