Top Stories of the Day // May 4, 2016

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Spotify ditches the controversial ‘hamburger’ menu in iOS app redesign | IBM launches quantum computing as a cloud service | Mark Zuckerberg celebrates the end of WhatsApp ban in Brazil | Charge starts price war with $10 per month SMS-and-data phone plan | Data suggests Uber is trailing far behind rival Ola in India | Adobe acquires Livefyre | Opera backs IAB’s ‘Lean’ effort to make ads less annoying — with caveats |

DAILY WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Sarah Perez Spotify ditches the controversial ‘hamburger’ menu in iOS app redesign Spotify is one of the more popular music streaming apps, but it’s not necessarily the most beautifully designed (that was long-lost Rdio,... Read More… Ron Miller IBM launches quantum computing as a cloud service Quantum computing is still very much in the early research stage, but IBM is hoping to accelerate the progress around it by making a quantum computer available... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT FORTUNE BRAINSTORM E: Where Energy, Technology, and Sustainability Meet MAY 16-17, Carlsbad CA FORTUNE BRAINSTORM E focuses on the business revolution being driven by dramatic changes in energy, disruptive technologies and environmental pressures. Spend two days exploring fresh thinking and actionable solutions with your peers. Learn More… Kate Conger Mark Zuckerberg celebrates the end of WhatsApp ban in Brazil Access to WhatsApp has been restored in Brazil, roughly 24 hours after telecom providers began blocking the messaging app in response to a court order. A judge... Read More… CATCH UP WITH CRUNCH REPORT Uber's Surge Pricing Is Here to Stay Uber’s not getting rid of surge pricing, Twitter unveils a new feature, tech diversity advocates launch Project Include, Twitter launches Connect tab, Spotify ditches the hamburger menu in new redesign, Giphy launches third-party keyboard for iOS Watch Now Haje Jan Kamps Charge starts price war with $10 per month SMS-and-data phone plan Charge is a new mobile internet provider who aims squarely at the generation of people who prefer to tap on their mobile devices rather than talk into them.... Read More… Jon Russell Data suggests Uber is trailing far behind rival Ola in India New data has suggested that Ola, the $5 billion valued taxi on-demand service, may be more than twice as large as Uber in India. Read More… Frederic Lardinois Adobe acquires Livefyre Adobe today announced that it plans to acquire Livefyre, the service that's probably best known for its online commenting system. On top of this service, the... Read More… Natasha Lomas Opera backs IAB’s ‘Lean’ effort to make ads less annoying — with caveats Opera looks to be throwing the ad industry a bit of a bone on the ad-blocking front by saying it wants to work with the IAB on a standardization effort around... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Sales Development Representative at RetailNext (San Jose, CA, United States) Senior Software Engineer at RetailNext (San Francisco, CA, United States) Android Developer at MapQuest (Denver, CO, USA) Sr Engineering Manager, Mobile at MapQuest (Denver, CO, USA) Account Director at MapQuest (Los Angeles, CA, USA) 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