| Facebook is depressingly large and Waymo's truck gets spotted in the wild. All that and more in The Daily Crunch for June 28, 2017. Also wearable tech as rings is a dead end and it's weird that people keep insisting otherwise. 1. Facebook is too big 2 billion active users. That's how many Facebook has. That's an astronomical number, given the world's population, and it helps explain why CEO Mark Zuckerberg is doing his coast-to-coast U.S. road trip. The exec and founder doesn't need to run for President; he kind of already is one, in a weird, dystopian business as locus of community way. 
2. Waymo's self-driving test truck spotted Waymo already copped to having a test truck to support its exploration of autonomous trucking tech, but now we have photos. What it looks like is a semi truck with Waymo branding and some sensors sprinkled on top. Very unsurprising. 3. This ring will not replace your passwords, payment cards, etc. I mean, the startup behind this biometric ring wants it to, but it won't. It just 100%, definitely absolutely will not gain significant market traction. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. 4. Dating videos are a thing again You might not even be old enough to remember the era of VHS video dating services, but they existed. And in the 'everything old is new again' spirit, video dating is back via dating apps including Hinge, Zoosk and others. 5. Want to go to space? Get in the pool! This 164-foot deep pool will help prep the first generation of pay-to-play space tourists. It'll also help athletes train, and deep-sea explorers prepare for scientific missions, and it'll be located in the UK at a brand new shiny facility. How deep is your love for this idea? 6. Tinder Gold sounds like an infomercial campfire oldies CD Limited time only! Tinder Gold, with all your favorite hits, like Take Me Home, Country Roads; Wish You Were Here; Father and Son; and of course, Maggie May. Actually, this is Tinder's new highest tier paid subscriber plan, designed as an upgrade to Tinder Plus. Awful name. 7. MIT's gas-driven drone can go for days These gas-guzzling drones may not be as environmentally friendly as electric versions, but they do solve the problem of being able to spend plenty of time in the air. That's a big hurdle to commercial deployment. | 
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