Government regulators are looking into fatal Tesla crash involving Autopilot | Apple might buy Jay Z’s Tidal music app | Facebook simplifies confusing chatbots with buttons, not text commands | How the VW diesel settlement breaks down in dollars | Spotify and Apple are staring each other down while flipping the bird | Facebook throws out the news Paper | Zoox raises $200 million at $1 billion valuation for its self-driving cars |

DAILY FRIDAY, JULY 1 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Brian Heater, Lora Kolodny Government regulators are looking into fatal Tesla crash involving Autopilot Tesla announced today that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into a recent fatal crash of a Model S with the... Read More… Josh Constine Apple might buy Jay Z’s Tidal music app If you can’t beat ’em, buy ’em. Apple is in discussions with Tidal about acquiring its music streaming app, which offers exclusives and early... Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Get Your Applications In For Startup Battlefield At Disrupt SF Apply by July 5th for your chance to compete in Startup Battlefield, win $50,000, and the iconic Disrupt Cup. Get your application in today before it's too late! Learn More… Josh Constine Facebook simplifies confusing chatbots with buttons, not text commands “What do I type?” is the big question making chatbots hard to use. So today Facebook Messenger is giving chatbot developers new “Quick... Read More… Kristen Hall-Geisler How the VW diesel settlement breaks down in dollars On Tuesday, June 28, Volkswagen finally announced an agreement with US federal regulators (including the FTC), private plaintiffs in the United States, and 44... Read More… Jordan Crook Spotify and Apple are staring each other down while flipping the bird Figuratively, of course. The companies are at it again, and this time it’s not only bothersome to the businesses themselves, but to the end consumer.... Read More… Josh Constine Facebook throws out the news Paper Facebook Paper could have given publishers the reach they lost yesterday in the News Feed, but no one wanted the standalone news reading app. Facebook has... Read More… Katie Roof Zoox raises $200 million at $1 billion valuation for its self-driving cars TechCrunch has confirmed reports that auto startup Zoox is raising about $200 million at a $1 billion valuation. We’ve also learned that investors Lux... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: Chief Information Officer at SBA (Washington, DC, United States) Web Manager at Taylor Guitars (El Cajon, CA, United States) Software Developer, TechCrunch at TechCrunch (San Francisco, CA, United States) Web Designer/Developer at Epolog Laser (Golden, CO, United States) VP, Digital at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington, DC, 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