| ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/bg_white-squares.png) ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/screenshot-2014-11-02-12-12-38.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Jordan Crook Uber surprised a 26-year-old Baltimore woman with a spooky Halloween bill that hit $326 on a routine ride, resulting in her inability to pay her rent and... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/img_0440_web1.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Sarah Buhr | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/screen-shot-2014-11-03-at-8-49-09-am1.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Kim-Mai Cutler | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/the-first-browser-dedicated-to-developers-is-coming-the-mozilla-blog-1.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Frederic Lardinois | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/8271084033_c56ced1cee_k.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Natasha Lomas Why, on a philosophical level, has Facebook been so staggeringly successful? A startup that swelled into a multi billion dollar revenue generating business in a... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/money-cash.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Jon Russell Global marketing giant Publicis is spending big to position itself as the top agency for digital services, after it announced (PDF) a much-speculated deal that... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/launch.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Jon Russell APUS Group's Android launcher app, which aims to bridge the gap between Android and iOS, has reached 30 million downloads in four months. Less than 10% of its... read more | | ![](http://pthumbnails.5min.com/10369843/518492105_7_210_158.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | With its illustrious 138-year history, its 114,000 global workforce and its $38 billion dollar market cap, you’d... 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 — Robert Scoble, Kevin Marks, Keith Teare, John Taschek, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/mbandthumb.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Dropping out of left field like a foul fly ball from the Kansas City Royals this week, the Microsoft Band... read more | | To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here. | | |