| ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/bg_white-squares.png) ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/bb8-rollin.gif?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Greg Kumparak Remember that incredibly neat soccer-ball lookin' robot from the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer? The fans started debating about it pretty much... read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/slack-large.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Ingrid Lunden | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/dropd.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Greg Kumparak IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. Rumors were that Disney et. al were going to release a second Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer today... and here it is. read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/snapchat-forstall.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Josh Constine | | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/12333715564_b90394280e_k.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Natasha Lomas In France, the upper house of parliament yesterday voted to support an amendment to a draft economy bill that would require search engines to display at least... read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/womanbiz.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Zoe Barry In Silicon Valley, the percentage of women starting technology companies is astronomically low, at a rate around 3 percent. Of privately held companies, only... read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/4779936055_e111f203df_o.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Sarah Buhr, Alex Wilhelm It turns out Wall Street investors like those homespun crafts. Etsy, the online marketplace for handmade goods, went public today. Shares opened at $31 on the... 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, Robert Scoble, Kevin Marks, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded... 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) | Welcome to another Friday and another episode of CrunchWeek. This week we had a treat in that two-thirds... 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 – John Borthwick, Keith Teare, Kevin Marks, Robert Scoble, and Steve Gillmor. Live recording... read more | | To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here. | | |