| ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/bg_white-squares.png) ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/shutterstock_175625024.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Sarah Perez The company behind Viv, a powerful form of AI built by Siri's creators which is able to learn from the world to improve upon its capabilities, has just closed... read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/a02_chasm.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Darrell Etherington | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/rf.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Kim-Mai Cutler Rescue Forensics builds search software that helps law enforcement officials collect and document online evidence that could be used to prosecute traffickers in... read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/dead-fish.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Greg Kumparak Earlier this week, word spread that Lenovo had been pre-installing sketchy adware called "SuperFish" onto many of its Windows PCs. Then researchers started... read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/screen-shot-2015-02-20-at-3-18-26-pm.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Alex Wilhelm According to a recent report, Twilio wants to go public. Twilio, a company that provides software-based communications tools for developers, closed out 2014 on... read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/tc-weekly-roundup.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Anna Escher This week's tech news included the crowdfunding of Burning Man's largest art car, Apple's plunge into the market for automobiles, Raspberry Pi surpassing the $5... read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/cord-cutter1.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Sarah Perez | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/crunchweek-4-3.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Another week in tech has come and gone, bringing a fresh crop of stories for us to talk about on CrunchWeek,... read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/amazon-preview-summer-sand-sculpture.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Amazon.com hosted a summer preview event in New York City today, and I’ll be real honest: I thought... read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/repeaterstore-com-unlocking-scorecard.png?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Over the past week, a number of headlines have trumpeted a big victory over the notoriously bad practices... read more | | To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here. | | |