Bootstrapped GitHub Raising a Round from Andreessen Horowitz
Github is nearing a close on a round of venture funding from Andreessen Horowitz, according to sources familiar with the situation. — The popular social network for programmers and code host has fam...
Google Chrome overtakes Internet Explorer as the Web's most used browser
Google Chrome has been long expected to leapfrog Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) to take its position as the Web's most used browser and, according to data from Statcounter, the momentous change of...
Enhancing Windows 8 for multiple monitors
On Day Two, Facebook Shares Open More Than 10 Percent Off
After opening at a share price of $36.53, shares of Facebook stock dipped by more than 10 percent below the company's initial public offering price of $38, trading as low as $33 at one point on Monday...
Nasdaq Confronts Liability on Traders' Losses in Facebook IPO
Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. is facing demands from irate brokers and traders that want the exchange group to make up losses driven by its mishandling of Friday's initial public offering of Facebook Inc.
Michael Moritz to Step Back at Sequoia Capital
Michael Moritz, the prominent Silicon Valley investor who has backed companies such as Google (GOOG), LinkedIn, PayPal, and Yahoo (YHOO), is stepping back from some of his responsibilities at his firm...
EU offers Google last chance in antitrust case
(Reuters) - The European Union's antitrust chief on Monday ratcheted up the pressure on Google, giving it a matter of weeks to settle an investigation into allegations of anti-competitive behavior and...
Motorola Mobility Says $12.5B Google Deal To Close Tuesday Or Wednesday. Layoffs Coming?
Google has reached the final regulatory hurdle to its $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility, with China approving the transaction over the weekend, and today Motorola Mobility filed an 8-K fo...
Leap Motion: 3D hands-free motion control, unbound
The startup's technology puts sub-millimeter accuracy at user fingertips, offers control gestures like pinch-to-zoom, and promises new applications that make the Kinect and its kin look like yesterday...
Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer sends brochure to Cupertino neighbors inviting feedback on new 'Campus 2′
Apple is currently involved in an outreach program to new neighbors in its planned “Campus 2″ area. A brochure was mailed this week to residents surrounding the new campus …
Cable companies expand free Wi-Fi
BOSTON—The nation's biggest cable operators are banding together to offer free Wi-Fi access to their broadband customers in more than 50,000 hotspots around the country. — On Monday, Bright House Ne...
Hulu's summer plans: 3 original and 7 exclusive TV shows to premiere starting June 4
Hulu this morning announced a slate of original and exclusively licensed TV shows that will begin premiering on June 4 on the online video streaming site and premium subscription service Hulu Plus.
How Pixar's Toy Story 2 was deleted twice, once by technology and again for its own good
“That's when we first noticed it, with Woody.” — “[Larry Cutler] was in that directory and happened to be talking about installing a fix to Woody or Woody's hat.
WiFi's future: faster, smarter, and fewer cables
And you'll be buying a bunch of new devices. — Photo illustration by Aurich Lawson — WiFi has easily been one of the most useful technologies of the past decade—so many of our daily tasks and the ...
Google Missed The Boat On Buying Twitter. “Hasn't Been Interested Since They Committed To Google+” -Fred Wilson
Michael Arrington says Dick Costolo gave Google the chance to buy Twitter, but the search giant passed. Fred Wilson, Union Square Ventures founder and former Twitter board member …
Samsung begins blocking unofficial S-Voice requests ahead of Galaxy S III launch
After features underpinning its soon-to-be-released Galaxy S III smartphone leaked, Samsung is reported to have begun blocking unofficial requests generated by its S-Voice service from unsupported dev...