Top Stories of the Day // April 7, 2016

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The Silicon Valley of Transylvania | Here’s the first full trailer for the next Star Wars movie, Rogue One | Reddit launches its first official apps for iOS and Android | Yik Yak’s CTO drops out as the hyped anonymous app stagnates | Customer communication startup Intercom raises $50M | Fintech’s $138 billion opportunity | With $12.5 million in funding, including from Amazon, the slick Luma router looks like fierce competition |

DAILY THURSDAY, APRIL 7 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Bryan Martin The Silicon Valley of Transylvania Romania has long been a hotbed for tech companies outsourcing contact centers, software development and even research and development. Now, Romania is growing... Read More… Greg Kumparak Here’s the first full trailer for the next Star Wars movie, Rogue One Hey. You. On the computer. You heard about this Star Wars thing? I'm told it's pretty popular with the kids these days. It's a movie series, you see, about... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Google's head of ads and commerce is coming to Disrupt NY Despite the transition to mobile, Google remains the big name in online advertising — in fact, a strong earnings report in February sent its stock skyrocketing and (briefly) made its parent company Alphabet the most valuable company in the world. Make sure you get your tickets - prices rise tomorrow! Learn More… Sarah Perez Reddit launches its first official apps for iOS and Android Reddit’s long-awaited native mobile applications – the first-ever to be built by the company in-house – have now launched. Available today... Read More… CATCH UP WITH CRUNCH REPORT Facebook Takes on YouTube Amazon expands same-day delivery, Facebook takes on YouTube, Reddit fights harrassment, remot play on Playstation, Domino’s pizza app Watch Now Josh Constine Yik Yak’s CTO drops out as the hyped anonymous app stagnates Is Yik Yak a thing anymore? Not so much, according to download stats, traffic charts, surveys and a source that says the college app’s monthly user count... Read More… Anthony Ha Customer communication startup Intercom raises $50M Intercom, a startup helping businesses talk to their customers, has raised an additional $50 million in funding. Intercom’s products cover everything from... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Ryan Falvey Fintech’s $138 billion opportunity Fintech is in the midst of a golden age of investment and innovation. According to KPMG and CB Insights, investments in fintech startups doubled between 2014... Read More… Connie Loizos With $12.5 million in funding, including from Amazon, the slick Luma router looks like fierce competition Finally, companies have begun to recognize a long overlooked opportunity to develop a next-generation router that looks sleek and is far more user-friendly... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Software Development Engineer II at Yardi (Goleta, CA) Senior Software Engineer at Yardi (Goleta, CA) Director of Information Technology at City of San Jose (San Jose, CA, United States) Software Engineering Manager at Quorum Review - Kinetiq (Seattle, WA, United States) Full-Stack Developer at MDA Information Systems LLC (Gaithersburg, MD, United States) 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