| ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/bg_white-squares.png) ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/google-nest.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Matthew Panzarino Google is acquiring connected device company Nest for $3.2B. Google sent out an email to employees noting the acquisition today and later issued a press... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/screen-shot-2014-01-13-at-10-48-22-am.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Spencer Chen It's a pretty indefensible practice. The hiring of young, college-aged females to dress as provocatively as possible to help promote...um, Ultra HD TV sets,... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/nest-baseball.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Josh Constine Google just bought Nest for $3.2 billion cash, and that means the startup's early investors Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers and Shasta Ventures have struck it... read more | | ![](http://s1.wp.com/wp-content/themes/vip/techcrunch-2013/assets/images/techcrunch.global.thumb-placeholder.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Alex Wilhelm | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/sony-xperia1.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Matt Burns Sony is adding two smartphones to its growing stable of devices. Meet the Xperia T2 Ultra and the Xperia E1 -- both substantial updates to Sony's 2013 models.... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/money_clips___flickr_-_photo_sharing_.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Leena Rao In December, The Information reported that payments company Square was considering funding a secondary tender offer for employee shares at a $5 billion... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/nest-protect-google.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Ingrid Lunden CES may be finished for another year, but one of the biggest themes of the show -- that anything (cars, watches, mirrors, tables and more) is fair game as... read more | | ![](http://pthumbnails.5min.com/10361645/518082227_20_1279_727.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Talk about a long week. Along with a Polar Vortex infiltration, which left much of the northeast straight up... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/20140111192354-gwsl01-solar-cooler.jpg?w=150?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Every year at CES, the Eureka Park outpost where they stick the scrappy startups is the best damn part of the whole... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/toshiba-concept-2.jpg?w=150?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | One of the best parts of CES are the devices that companies show off that are more or less conceptual, and may... read more | | To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here. | | |