Top Stories of the Day // June 17, 2017

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Google releases new TensorFlow Object Detection API | Winners and losers in Amazon’s $13.7B purchase of Whole Foods | Amazon, now a physical retailer too, is granted an anti-showrooming patent | Amazon Channels now works like a TV login for HBO & Showtime's apps |  1500+ startups graduate Y Combinator’s first online Startup School | YouTube shows off VR-centric video analytics | Here are all of Amazon’s acquisitions before Whole Foods |

THE DAILY CRUNCH SATURDAY, JUNE 17 2017 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | John Mannes Google releases new TensorFlow Object Detection API Google is releasing a new TensorFlow object detection API to make it easier for developers and researchers to identify objects within images. Google is trying... Read More… Ingrid Lunden, Matthew Lynley Winners and losers in Amazon’s $13.7B purchase of Whole Foods Amazon is taking a huge bite out of the fresh food business with its bid for Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion. But even though this is a deal between two... Read More… Sarah Perez Amazon, now a physical retailer too, is granted an anti-showrooming patent Amazon was recently granted a patent that could be used to prevent brick-and-mortar retailers from leveraging technology in their stores that could stop... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT TechCrunch How not to save big $ on Disrupt SF By not booking your Disrupt SF ticket before June 26 you'll lose out on a savings of $1200. That's a lot of dough! At Disrupt SF, you'll join over 5K founders, investors, and tech enthusiasts for three full days of startup-fun this September. Why wait? Book your tickets now before prices go up! Learn More Sarah Perez Amazon Channels now works like a TV login for HBO & Showtime's apps Amazon Channels is starting act like a TV provider. The service, which allows Prime members to subscribe to over-the-top premium networks like HBO, Showtime,... Read More… Josh Constine  1500+ startups graduate Y Combinator’s first online Startup School That’s out of 2,820 startups accepted from the 13,321 companies that applied to Y Combinator’s 10-week program of one-on-one mentorship from past YC... Read More… Lucas Matney YouTube shows off VR-centric video analytics Google may have a few VR projects lined up across hardware, but for now one of its biggest selling points for mobile VR is YouTube. Today, YouTube announced... Read More… Frederic Lardinois, Matthew Lynley Here are all of Amazon’s acquisitions before Whole Foods Amazon today said it would make a bid to acquire Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, making it the largest acquisition for the company by far. The next-closest... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Full Stack Ruby on Rails Engineers at MuniBilling (Greensboro, NC, United States) Backend Developer at Oction Ltd. (Hong Kong) Mobile UI/UX Designer at Oction Ltd. (Hong Kong) Web Developer at Oction Ltd. (Hong Kong) Android Developer at Oction Ltd. (Hong Kong) 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