| ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/bg_white-squares.png) ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/librem-desk-angle_jpg_project-body.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | John Biggs | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/hackers.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Jon Evans Things are getting pretty strange out there. Roughly a year ago I wrote a post entitled "This Industry Is Completely Ridiculous." Since then, as you probably... read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/ash-box1.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Ron Miller, Alex Wilhelm | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/fb-work2.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Gaurav Jain If you're an employer, how do you solve a problem like Facebook? Roughly 61% of office workers use social media during the day and Facebook takes up a huge... read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/6a010534b1db25970b01b8d0c62f08970c.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Frederic Lardinois Microsoft today announced that it has acquired Revolution Analytics, an open-source analytics company with a strong focus on the highly popular R programming... read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/11344262713_f4eb7c211e_o.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Jonathan Shieber Robot domination may have just taken another step forward. Just as venture capital investments in robotics are beginning to take off, the granddaddy of... read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/tc-applecast-post1.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Darrell Etherington, Kyle Russell | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/crunchweek-4-3.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | We’re at the end of another big week for the tech industry, so Alex Wilhelm, Kyle Russell and I gathered... read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/gg-test-pattern-sepia3.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Gillmor Gang – Benedict Evans, Robert Scoble, Keith Teare, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor. Live recording... read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/ticketmastercribs_3.png?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | In this special episode of Cribs we headed across the pond to London, England to check out ticketing and... read more | | To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here. | | |