| ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/banner_long_728x90v24.png) ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/s50_farm_1366.jpg?w=152&h=168&crop=1) | Sarah Perez Facebook, one of the primary backers of the Internet.org initiative, which aims to bring affordable Internet access to the 5 billion people in the world who... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/selfiegifoscars.gif?w=152&h=168&crop=1) | Jordan Crook Though none of them actually walked away with a tiny golden statue, Samsung, Jennifer Lawrence, and a particularly star-studded selfie definitely won the Oscars... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/bhxwutnceaateq6.jpg?w=152&h=168&crop=1) | Anthony Ha So ... what was the deal with Ellen DeGeneres' already-famous, celebrity-packed selfie at the Oscars? Why did she use what appeared to be a Samsung Galaxy Note... read more | | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/screen-shot-2014-03-03-at-6-18-36-pm.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Alexia Tsotsis Intel has won the Basis auction, we're hearing, at a price of around $100 million, according to one source. A second source pegs the deal at closer to $150... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/screen-shot-2014-03-03-at-4-22-51-pm.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Darrell Etherington | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/tesla-22-620x412-620x412.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Matt Burns | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/radioshack1.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Matt Burns Today, while reporting its 2013 forth quarter results, the RadioShack announced plans to close 1,100 of its 4,000 stores in a bid to stem loses. The parts... read more | | |
![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/crunchweek233.jpg?w=150?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | There's a lot to be excited about today: March is coming in like a lion, Mercury is finally out of retrograde,... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/gg-test-pattern-sepia3.jpg?w=150?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | The Gillmor Gang — Dan Farber, Keith Teare, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor — marked Farber's transition from the... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/screen-shot-2014-02-26-at-11-54-49-pm.png?w=150?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | How do we decide what to buy? According to Itamar Simonson and Emanuel Rosen, the authors of Absolute Value: What... read more | | To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here. | | |