| ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/bg_white-squares.png) ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/currentc-payment.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Josh Constine Long before Apple Pay, big brick-and-mortar retail chains were conspiring to sidestep the typical 2% to 3% fees they're charged by credit card companies when... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/tnkgrl.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | John Biggs Myriam Joire, evangelist for the wearables company Pebble, has been fired from her position. She was Tech Evangelist at the company and spoke at a number of... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/tc-weekly-roundup1111111.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Anna Escher | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/15544764266_81deda327b_h.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | John Biggs I am, as you may know, a sucker for watches that use older display technologies (see also Nixie tubes). For example, this cool watch by freelance engineer John... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/skybox.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Jordan Crook On the heels of acquiring satellite startup Skybox in August, Google and Skybox have announced the Skybox for Good program, which will provide real-time... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/security-insight.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Neill Occhiogrosso In looking for new opportunities in security, and many sectors, we look for the echoes of the current IT mega-trends: cloud, mobile, big data. These trends, and... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/twitpic.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Jordan Crook And in a somewhat happy turn of events, Twitpic has announced that it has reached an agreement with Twitter to keep Twitpic photos and links alive, giving... 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 — John Borthwick, Robert Scoble, Dan Farber, John Taschek, Keith Teare, and Steve... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/bizstone.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | In our latest Foundation interview, I sat down with Jelly CEO and co-founder Biz Stone. We discussed his... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/eventbriteriver.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Welcome back to a new episode of Cribs! This time around, we headed over to Eventbrite, the company behind... read more | | To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here. | | |