Top Stories of the Day // January 8, 2016

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Lenovo Is Making The First Google Project Tango Phone | Gilt’s Unicorn Tale Comes To An End After Being Acquired For $250M | Meet Glance, A Smart Wall Clock That Displays More Than The Time | EMC Confirms Layoffs As Cost-Cutting Measures Begin Ahead Of Dell Acquisition | MyMusicTaste, A Crowdsourcing Platform For Concerts, Raises $10M Series A | Rocket Internet-Backed Easy Taxi Confirms Asia Exit, Doubles Down On Latin America | The Grillbot Is A Robot That Cleans Your Grill |

DAILY FRIDAY, JANUARY 8 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Romain Dillet Lenovo Is Making The First Google Project Tango Phone Lenovo announced at CES that the company would be producing the first Project Tango phone. As a reminder, Project Tango is an ambitious project that adds depth... Read More… Matthew Lynley Gilt’s Unicorn Tale Comes To An End After Being Acquired For $250M Hudson's Bay Company, the owner of department chain stores like Saks Fifth Avenue, said today it was acquiring Gilt Groupe for $250 million. The sale still... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Letv Makes Impressive US Debut at CES with Stunning Array of Product Letv showcased an impressive lineup of devices at CES this week including 4K Ultra HD TVs, powerful smartphones and more. Learn More… Katie Roof Meet Glance, A Smart Wall Clock That Displays More Than The Time Glance is a smart wall clock featured in our Hardware Battlefield competition at CES and launching soon. The device is not only a good looking wall clock, it is... Read More… CATCH UP WITH CRUNCH REPORT E-Hang's 184 Drone Can Fly a Human Apple acquires AI startup Emotient, Facebook Messenger is the fastest growing app of 2015, Samsung partners with Microsoft to develop Internet of Things, the Grillbot is a robot that will clean your grill for you. Watch Now Ron Miller EMC Confirms Layoffs As Cost-Cutting Measures Begin Ahead Of Dell Acquisition Some EMC employees got some harsh news this week as anticipated layoffs have begun at the Massachusetts company. A company spokesperson confirmed the... Read More… Catherine Shu MyMusicTaste, A Crowdsourcing Platform For Concerts, Raises $10M Series A MyMusicTaste, a Seoul-based startup that gauges fan interest to help figure out where to plan concerts, plans to expand throughout Asia after landing a $10... Read More… Jon Russell Rocket Internet-Backed Easy Taxi Confirms Asia Exit, Doubles Down On Latin America Easy Taxi, the Uber and GrabTaxi rival backed by Rocket Internet and other investors, has confirmed that it has exited Asia in order to focus on the ride... Read More… Fitz Tepper The Grillbot Is A Robot That Cleans Your Grill Lazy grillers, rejoice. Thanks to the Grillbot, you may never have to clean your grill again. Today at CES we discovered the Grillbot, and it's exactly what... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: IT Support Technician , Humphreys & Partners Architects Posted: January 8 J2EE Senior Developer - DIG0001V, Prudential Posted: January 7 Senior Web Application Engineer, Switch.co Posted: January 7 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