Top Stories of the Day // June 16, 2016

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How to play Facebook Messenger’s new super addictive (and hidden!) soccer game | Facebook rolls out a new look for Messenger | The Apple Watch needs an ‘OK’ button | Samsung will acquire cloud-computing company Joyent | Astronomers just discovered a huge planet orbiting two suns | Confident Cannabis is the stock exchange of weed | Your iOS 10 notifications will be a lot more useful and relevant. And gifs! |

DAILY THURSDAY, JUNE 16 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Greg Kumparak How to play Facebook Messenger’s new super addictive (and hidden!) soccer game Remember that basketball mini game easter egg that got tucked into Facebook Messenger back in March? There’s a new one hidden in there now. This time... Read More… Sarah Perez Facebook rolls out a new look for Messenger Following this week’s news that Messenger for Android users can now use the app for SMS, Facebook announced this morning a new look for its mobile... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Hyperloop One Founder, Shervin Pishevar, To Speak At Disrupt SF Shervin Pishevar will join us on stage at Disrupt SF to chat about how Hyperloop One will change the future of transportation as we know it. Save $1200 on tickets before June 24. Learn More… Matthew Panzarino The Apple Watch needs an ‘OK’ button The Apple Watch needs an action button. Something to allow you to confirm, acknowledge, activate and navigate using a physical press. There's even a button... Read More… CATCH UP WITH CRUNCH REPORT Bumble Partnering with Spotify Traffic ticket fighting App Fixed acquired by law firm, Facebook suicide prevention tools are now worldwide, iOS apps are switching to HTTPS connections, Spotify and Bumble partner up, A new FB messenger soccer game. All this on Crunch Report. Watch Now Catherine Shu Samsung will acquire cloud-computing company Joyent Samsung Electronics announced today that it has agreed to acquire cloud-computing company Joyent. In a statement, the Korean tech giant said that the... Read More… Emily Calandrelli Astronomers just discovered a huge planet orbiting two suns Tatooine, is that you? A team of astronomers from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and San Diego State University has discovered a new exoplanet that... Read More… Josh Constine Confident Cannabis is the stock exchange of weed Step 1: Build software for pot labs. Step 2: Find out who has the strongest herb. Step 3: Create a marijuana marketplace connecting dispensaries with the best... Read More… Matthew Panzarino Your iOS 10 notifications will be a lot more useful and relevant. And gifs! At its Worldwide Developer Conference this week, Apple is releasing a bunch of updates to notifications and the way that developers are able to present them to... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Client Solutions Engineer at Aol (Boston, MA / Baltimore, MD) Sr. Software Engineer ( Java ), Platforms at Aol (Boston, MA, United States) Solutions Engineer at Aol (Beverly Hills, CA, United States) Full Stack JS Engineer at TechCrunch at TechCrunch (San Francisco, CA, United States) Senior Quantitative Analyst at Convertro (Los Angeles, CA, 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