| ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/bg_white-squares.png) ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/screen-shot-2015-07-29-at-15-19-17.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Ingrid Lunden Communications apps that strike a chord with users across different markets are hot property these days, and it looks like another one of them may soon enter... read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/messenger-business4-3.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Josh Constine With 700 million Messenger users, investors are eager to see Facebook earn money on the platform. But Zuckerberg put the brakes on those expectations today... read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/6-fingers.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Drew Olanoff, Alex Wilhelm Today, Windows 10 met the world with much fanfare. There is a ton of new features, apps and more articles about it than you can shake a stick at. As a heavy... read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/model-x1.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Greg Kumparak Here’s a curious bit of news out of Tesla this afternoon: they’re experimenting with a customer referral program. A few people — emphasis on... read more | | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/gobutler.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Anthony Ha GoButler has a straightforward premise — you should be able to send a text message and one of its "Heroes" will help you get whatever you need, whether you... read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/screen-shot-2015-07-29-at-1-54-19-pm.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Drew Olanoff Amazon Prime has become Amazon’s way of getting cool stuff into people’s hands quicker, to the tune of an annual $99 subscription. You can get... read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/20130609-img_5957.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Drew Olanoff Google is working on many things, and that includes balloons that fly high in the sky to bring Internet infrastructure to locations that can’t be wired... read more | | ![](https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/yahoo-livetext-02.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Yahoo unveiled a new app today called Livetext, where users can send each other video and text — but... read more | | ![](http://pthumbnails.5min.com/10379411/518970536_cv3_210_158.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | You might assume that, when it comes to a standard whiteboard, there isn’t much room for disruption. But... 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 — Dan Farber, John Taschek, Keith Teare, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded... read more | | To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here. | | |