| ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/bg_white-squares.png) ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/google-self-driving-car.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Josh Constine While Google is notorious for knowing computers better than people, it understands that people might be a bit afraid of its self-driving cars. So rather than... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/google-car.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Ryan Lawler Google's experimental Google X division has been working on self-driving cars for a while, but it's created the prototype for a brand new version that looks... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/sergey-brin-e1401239252925.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Ryan Lawler Google co-founder Sergey Brin wants the company to explore new areas of technology and develop projects that could have a huge impact on the world. Which is why... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/watch-dogs.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Darrell Etherington | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/screen-shot-2014-05-27-at-9-11-48-pm.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Alexia Tsotsis Lots of Google executives are at the Re/Code Code conference in Rancho Palos Verdes this week. But at least one of them won't be a Google executive for very... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/seriously.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Matt Burns Western Digital has a new $100 media streamer it would like you to buy. At first glance the new WD TV a standard affair with the usual A/V jacks, Miracast... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/need1.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Catherine Shu Need is an online magazine and retailer for men who hate to shop, but still want to find unique clothing and lifestyle items. The Dallas-based startup announced... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/screen-shot-2014-05-27-at-2-42-05-pm.png?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | In this episode of Cribs, we stopped by Twitch, the San Francisco-based startup that’s created a massively... read more | | ![](http://pthumbnails.5min.com/10364903/518245125_c_210_158.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Forget everything you thought you knew about the Microsoft Surface tablet, as the latest generation of the Windows-powered... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/screen-shot-2014-05-25-at-4-10-16-pm.png?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | To listen to Guy Goldstein, the CEO of Check (formerly Pageonce), tell the story, you’d think he never... read more | | To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here. | | |