Top Stories of the Day // March 13, 2016

How sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll are creating the next big tech companies | Netflix and the creation of global monoculture | Defeated Go world champion beats DeepMind AI in penultimate match | How new domains are building better brands | How to train your human, part II: Products that make habits last | Driving the new American century | Why Apple is right to resist the FBI |

DAILY SUNDAY, MARCH 13 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES: TOP HEADLINE | Tristan Pollock How sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll are creating the next big tech companies Fifty years ago, when someone heard the word 'vice,' they may have thought about the seven deadly sins: envy, wrath, lust, pride, sloth, pride and gluttony.... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Spencer Lazar Netflix and the creation of global monoculture While internet connects us and unites us, it also has the potential to facilitate a kind of imperialism and monoculture. Read More… SPONSORED CONTENT Separating fact from fiction at Disrupt, with Josh Kopelman, Andy Weissman, and Chris Douvos We'll be sitting down with three pros on the front lines of a suddenly slowing tech economy to find out how they're dealing with such circumstances — and, in some cases, taking advantage of them. Join us and these VCs for a conversation about valuations, new funds, raising money, and making money last longer. Get your tickets today. Learn More… Natasha Lomas Defeated Go world champion beats DeepMind AI in penultimate match Machines 3, humans 1... That's the current score in a five-match series being played out between DeepMind's AlphaGo and human Go world champion, Lee Sedol. Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Alan Dunn How new domains are building better brands New domain extensions have accumulated some pretty big numbers over the last couple of years. Collective registrations for the new GTLDs (generic top-level... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Lakshmi Mani How to train your human, part II: Products that make habits last In the first part of this series, we learned about designing products that use good triggers and motivators to get users like Joe to engage in healthy... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | Jake Chapman Driving the new American century The World Economic Forum, the Detroit Auto Show and CES all occurred recently, and each has driven a great deal of discussion around self-driving cars. The... Read More… CRUNCH NETWORK | John Eden Why Apple is right to resist the FBI The FBI wants Apple to do something no private company has ever been forced to do: break its own technology. Specifically, the FBI wants Apple to build a new... Read More… Get more stories at techcrunch.com  Newest Jobs From CrunchBoard: QA Manager at FiveStars (San Francisco, CA, United States) Head of Design at FiveStars (San Francisco, CA, United States) Product Analyst at FiveStars (San Francisco, CA, United States) Senior Software Engineer - DevOps at FiveStars (San Francisco, CA, United States) Senior Software Engineer - Web Development at FiveStars (San Francisco, CA, 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