| ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/bg_white-squares.png) ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/nintendo-wii-u-gamepad-1.jpeg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Natasha Lomas Nintendo has confirmed what we knew already: its unhappy controller/console combo, the Wii U, is a flop. The company said hardware sales of the Wii U had failed... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/hand-holding-zoomed-in.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Frederic Lardinois This isn't Google Glass in a contact lens, but it may just be Google's first step in this direction. The company's Google X lab just teased a smart contact lens... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/screen-shot-2014-01-16-at-6-04-24-pm.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Alex Wilhelm Effective tomorrow, Yahoo's Editor-In-Chief Jai Singh is out at the company. A Yahoo spokesperson confirmed the news with TechCrunch following earlier media... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/ms-eye.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Frederic Lardinois Google today announced its smart contact lens project, but it's not the first by a long shot (or even a moon shot). Other companies have long been working on... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/target_dog.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | John Biggs The inimitable Brian Krebs has found some interesting details about the massive Target credit card breach that exposed millions of pieces of customer data over... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/screen-shot-2014-01-16-at-3-45-57-pm.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Alex Wilhelm | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/wunderbar.jpeg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Natasha Lomas European startup relayr, founded in January last year and currently based at the StartupBootcamp accelerator, has kicked off a crowdfunding campaign for a... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/riide.gif?w=150?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | 2014 may very well be the year of electric bikes. There were quite a few personal e-vehicles showing their stuff... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/screen-shot-2014-01-16-at-10-02-43-am.png?w=150?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | As part of our annual Google Ventures CEO Summit, Nest founder and CEO Tony Fadell and I filmed a live Foundation... 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 | | To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here. | | |