Top Stories of the Day // March 27, 2016

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Why every household is about to get a brand-new fridge | Oculus founder Palmer Luckey hand-delivers first Rift VR headset to customer | Software security needs a new perspective | Tech and policy can make Bill Gates’ ‘energy miracle’ a reality | E-books are more than just digital facsimiles, and publishers need to realize that, pronto | Oakland-based art and tech studio 💾🌵 takes critical look at A.I. | What life science investors got right in this most recent boom |

DAILY SUNDAY, MARCH 27 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Sephi Shapira Why every household is about to get a brand-new fridge Today's retail economy is focused on acquisition and retention costs. Getting into people's homes and turning them into long-term brand buyers is the goal,... Read More… Lucas Matney Oculus founder Palmer Luckey hand-delivers first Rift VR headset to customer After months and years of anticipation, the first Oculus Rift virtual reality headset has been delivered into a customer’s hands. Ross Martin was the... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Come to TechCrunch's Disrupt NY May 9-11 and discover Red Hook, Brooklyn TechCrunch decided to move our annual Disrupt NY event to Red Hook, Brooklyn, just across the East River from Manhattan. The more we get to know Red Hook, the more on target this very startup-like part of Brooklyn seems for TechCrunch. Come check us out in Red Hook this May! Learn More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Ben Dickson Software security needs a new perspective Source code bugs have been a constant in the software industry since the dawn of computers -- and have ever been a major source of attacks, exploits and... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Brandon Tinianov Tech and policy can make Bill Gates’ ‘energy miracle’ a reality With icons like Leonardo DiCaprio and Bill Gates using their powerful brands and personal convictions to turn the world's focus toward the crisis of climate... Read More… Haje Jan Kamps E-books are more than just digital facsimiles, and publishers need to realize that, pronto The Kindle is great for linear fiction, but my biggest frustration is trying to consume content that isn't meant to be enjoyed from first to last page. Travel... Read More… Megan Rose Dickey Oakland-based art and tech studio 💾🌵 takes critical look at A.I. Sure, it’s technologically advanced, but it lacks a general understanding of what’s socially acceptable to say, the real world and the way humans... Read More… Connie Loizos What life science investors got right in this most recent boom It’s long been the case that life sciences investors don’t get the attention that their more traditional tech counterparts do. They’re... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Sr. Database Administrator-MS SQL at GTE Financial (Tampa, FL, United States) POSTGRADUATE / SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING SPECIALIST at CSU Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation (Fullerton, CA, United States) Full-Stack Engineer @ Blueshift at Blueshift Labs (San Francisco, CA, United States) Head of Programmatic and Ad Operations at Blasting News (Greater London, Regno Unito) VP, Engineering (Fox Sports Digital) at Fox Networks Group (Playa Vista, CA) 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