Top Stories of the Day // May 4, 2016

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.comÂ] 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 [Facebook]  [Twitter]  [Youtube]  [Instagram]  [Flipboard] 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]