| ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/bg_white-squares.png) ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/49671901_1e9aa53085_b1.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Sarah Buhr | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/twitter-balance.gif?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Matthew Panzarino | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/marissa-mayer-press-conference2.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Josh Constine | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/ipadeat-e1424446095607.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | John Serrao A recent article in TechCrunch characterized nascent upstarts in the restaurant industry as wide-eyed idealists with little reality of the harsh, high-touch... read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/overflowingjar.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Nir Eyal My taxi pulled up to the hotel. I got out my credit card and prepared to pay for the ride. The journey was pleasant enough but little did I know I was about to... read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/11221126413_47f85a7840_k.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Ron Miller | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/p10304851.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Natasha Lomas Social location app FacesIn has relaunched with a new focus on delivering location-based alerts about where someone will be soon -- not just where they are... 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) | The Gillmor Gang — John Borthwick, Kevin Marks, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor. Topics include notifications... read more | | ![](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 | | To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here. | | |