Top Stories of the Day // April 16, 2017

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Smart running shoes won't make you faster, but they could help you avoid getting hurt | A new on-demand battle is speeding toward the US, and VCs are seeing dollar signs | Microsoft says exploits leaked by Shadow Brokers were addressed by prior patches | Stop blaming the tech industry for the world’s problems | The winner of the meal kit market won’t be a meal kit company at all |

THE DAILY CRUNCH SUNDAY, APRIL 16 2017 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Brian Heater Smart running shoes won't make you faster, but they could help you avoid getting hurt Altra’s Torin IQ were inevitable. Sensors integrated into articles of clothing have long been acknowledged to be the next step in wearable tech, and the... Read More… Connie Loizos A new on-demand battle is speeding toward the US, and VCs are seeing dollar signs The battle isn’t over car sharing. It’s not over bus sharing, either, though that, too, is a growing focus for investors and automotive companies... Read More… Brian Heater Microsoft says exploits leaked by Shadow Brokers were addressed by prior patches Microsoft researchers were working late into the hours the Friday before this holiday weekend looking to address yesterday’s Shadow Brokers dump of... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT TechCrunch Techcrunch Talks Robotics In Beantown This July TechCrunch is holding TC Sessions: Robotics, a single-day event designed to facilitate in-depth conversation and networking with the technologists, researchers and students of the robotics community as well as the founders and investors bringing innovation to the masses. Sign up today. Learn More Jon Evans Stop blaming the tech industry for the world’s problems Everything we do is terrible, says the trope. We’re oppressive. We’re exploitative. We’re sexist, racist, classist. We deify horrible frat-boy... Read More… Lora Kolodny The winner of the meal kit market won’t be a meal kit company at all Now, meal kit companies are facing an onslaught of competition from newcomers and big food brands alike. Turning a profit has proven elusive. And somewhat... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Senior Software Engineer-CCC Technology Center (7 Positions) at Butte-Glenn Community College (Oroville, CA, United States) VP of Engineering -- $160,000- $200,000 at Hammer-Corp (San Diego, CA, United States) Manager Dev Operations at The Madison Square Garden Companies (New York, NY, United States) Director Engineering at The Madison Square Garden Companies (New York, NY, United States) Director IT Strategy and Architecture at Sargento Foods Inc. (Plymouth, WI, United States) SEE MORE JOBS ON CRUNCHBOARD Post your tech jobs and reach millions of TechCrunch readers for only $200 per month View this email online in your browser 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 © 2017 AOL Inc. All rights reserved.   Privacy Policy   Terms of Service