| ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/bg_white-squares.png) ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/perks.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Sophie Kitson In Silicon Valley and across the technology industry, there is a real risk of commoditizing engineers. What does that mean? Literally treating engineers like a... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/amazon-angled.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Sarah Perez | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/youtubes.gif?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Greg Kumparak Remember back in November of last year, when I wrote that YouTube needed to build their own tool for making GIFs from videos? Some called me crazy. Many,... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/shutterstock_75513031.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Catherine Shu Google's translation tool is constantly adding new languages, but its latest update is notable because it includes Burmese, the official language of Myanmar,... read more | | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/chromecast.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Greg Kumparak | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/uber.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Jon Russell, Catherine Shu Uber may have just raised a fresh $1.2 billion this month, but the company looks set to welcome a new investor, Chinese internet giant Baidu, which is... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/zuckerbergf-qa.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Josh Constine | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/bib_woolprince_thumb_02.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | utton-down shirts and T-shirts might not sound like a particularly exciting or sexy market, but men’s... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/gg-test-pattern-sepia3.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | The Gillmor Gang — Robert Scoble, Doc Searls, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Friday,... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/gg-test-pattern-sepia3.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Gillmor Gang – Robert Scoble, Keith Teare, Doc Searls, and Steve Gillmor. LIVE recording session today... read more | | To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here. | | |