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Over the past three years, filmmaker and artist Yann Arthus-Bertrand travelled to 60 countries, interviewing more than 2,000 people in dozens of languages, in an attempt to answer the question: What is it that makes us human? The result is HUMAN , a documentary film that weaves together a rich collection of stories from freedom fighters in Ukraine, farmers in Mali, death row inmates in the United States, and more"on topics that unite us all: love, justice, family,... →

Welcome back to CrunchWeek, friends. We are glad that you are here. Very glad in fact, because the TC crew has new digs. New in that we just rebuilt a large chunk of the office — not new in that it’s the same space as before. But now it’s better, so we dragooned Megan Rose Dickey and Lucas Matney to come in and chat about the week’s most important stories:… Read More... →

Cyanogen, the startup behind the Android-based Cyanogen mobile operating system, is working with Microsoft on a major integration of Microsoft’s Cortana personal digital assistant for Cyanogen OS, if a report today is to be believed. But Microsoft wouldn’t confirm the information. Cyanogen is “working with Microsoft to deeply integrate Cortana into the next version of […]... →

If the pervasiveness of shitty memes on the web wasn’t enough, it seems they’re soon going to be inhabiting the real world… worn by people walking on the streets of Earth. Tumblr just announced a new clothing line designed by ten different Tumblr artists at New York Fashion Week, The New York Times reports. Valentine Uhovski, Tumblr’s “fashion… Read More... →

Futurefly, a startup that includes former Remedy Entertainment game veteran Oskari “Ozz” Häkkinen, has raised $2.5 million in funding for a new mobile game and app-messaging technology. Häkkinen, the former head of franchise development at Remedy (the maker of hit games like Alan Wake), joined the new company this summer in Helsinki, which is still a hotbed for mobile […]... →

Your profile picture is the message you send most. There’s no easier, more ubiquitous way to raise awareness for a cause then splashing your pic rainbow for gay rights or green to promote the Arab Spring. You can argue it’s a shallow way to support a cause, but it’s better than total apathy. Now Facebook is giving people a tool to leverage this tiny billboard. With its new… Read More... →

Netflix’s culture deck has been a source of inspiration for many businesses since it was first published five years ago. In it, Netflix argues that companies must find a balance between flexibility and responsibility: Afford employees the freedom to thrive and they will reward the company with outstanding performance; emphasize purpose, honesty and good judgment to attract top-tier talent. Read More... →

Another day, another Tweetstorm by Chris Sacca about Twitter’s CEO situation. His tune is the same, with the volume turned up ever so slightly. Most importantly, the signal he’s sending out is very similar to an S.O.S. Since July 1st, Twitter’s interim CEO has been Jack Dorsey, and the chatter around who would be the next permanent CEO, succeeding Dick Costolo, has been nonstop. Read More... →

Unbabel, a startup backed by Y Combinator, that combines human editing and machine learning into an online translation platform, announced a new feature today called Smartcheck. The system consists of a translation service built on top of an intelligent translation engine. Translators sign up for work, then customers looking for translators can search by language, business skills and so forth.… Read More... →

Last year Apple sold 4 million iPhone 6 devices in the first 24 hours of pre-orders. Pre-orders of the new iPhone 6s start tonight at midnight, and Apple will be hard pressed to match last year’s number. That’s because the iPhone 6s doesn’t have the advantage of introducing a whole new (bigger) form factor to […]... →

Gillmor Gang – Dan Farber, Michael Arrington, Keith Teare, John Taschek, Robert Scoble, and Steve Gillmor. LIVE recording session today at 1:30pmPT/4:30pmET. Gillmor Gang chatroom (during live show broadcast) on Chat Center Gillmor gang on Facebook HERE Gillmor gang Studios presents G3 – Tech – Women – Opinions G3 on Facebook HERE Read More... →

On-demand car service Lyft has been cited by federal regulators over unwanted autodialed text messages. In a release by the Federal Communications Commission, it’s alleged that the company is violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. “Consumers have the right to choose whether they want marketing calls and text to their cell phones, Travis LeBlanc, the […]... →

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web...... →

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Nick Earl, a former Electronic Arts who joined mobile gaming company Kabam in November, announced today he is leaving his job as prsident of worldwide studios. Earl said in a blog post that he was living “with mixed feelings,” and that he wants to do something else. Meanwhile, Kevin Chou, cofounder and chief executive, announced […]... →

Don’t call it Force Touch — Apple’s new flagship feature 3D Touch is a completely different software implementation of the technology that is already available on the Apple Watch and the new MacBook trackpad. 3D Touch is by far the most important improvement in the new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. It’s going to change the way we interact with our phones. Read More... →

When Apple Pay was released, it blew Google Wallet out of the water. A year later, the latter has been re-branded as Android Pay, a more formidable opponent, if not an improvement, to Apple Pay.... →

Calling all entrepreneurs! The TC Radio Pitch-Off goes down every Tuesday at 6pm on TechCrunch Radio on Sirius XM Insight 121, and we need you to make it happen. Each week, five early-stage startups are selected to participate in the pitch-off, wherein they’ll have exactly sixty seconds to pitch to a panel of esteemed judges, including local VCs and (ahem!) John Biggs and myself. After… Read More... →

JavaScript master Douglas Crockford once said that software is the most complex thing that humans have ever created. It’s made up of intricate bits and bytes pieced together like virtual puzzles. The greatest programming minds are capable of using software to multiply massive integers that are bigger than the universe. Read More... →