Anti-tech protesters visit Kevin Rose's SF home, distribute leaflets calling him a “parasite”
My house was protested today by anti-tech folks, they had a large banner saying “Kevin Rose Parasite”, handed these to my neighbors:
The Six Juiciest Documents From the Apple-Samsung Trial This Week
Internal Apple document provided by Samsung — You'd think a corporate patent infringement battle would be boring — and you'd usually be right, even during the high-profile Round Two of Samsung versu...
Internal slides show why Apple needs a big iPhone: no growth for 4-inch phones costing $300+
Why Apple has to make a bigger-screen iPhone 6, in its own confidential internal wording — There has been no shortage of rumors that the iPhone 6 will have a big screen ranging from 4.7-inches to ov...
Yahoo, like Netflix and Amazon, looks to produce full half-hour TV comedies
Yahoo Makes New Push Into Video Production — Internet Company Hunts for Original Web-Series Programming — Yahoo Inc. is raising its ambitions in online video, with plans to acquire the kind of ori...
Cryptocurrencies are more a protocol for value transfer in networks than a currency for humans
The Fifth Protocol … Cryptocurrencies will create a fifth protocol layer powering the next generation of the Internet. — Humans don't *need* math-based cryptocurrencies when dealing with other human...
How Techmeme Became The Must-Read News Site For Everyone In The Multibillion-Dollar Tech Industry
Over the past 10 years, the technology industry has evolved from photo-sharing websites like Flickr to photo-sharing apps like Instagram. — And, we suppose, there's been a few other changes along th...
For some, “bro” culture offers one explanation for why there are so few women in tech
Technology's Man Problem — Elissa Shevinsky can pinpoint the moment when she felt that she no longer belonged. — She was at a friend's house last Sept. 8, watching the live stream …
One big reason we lack Internet competition: Starting an ISP is really hard
Creating an ISP? You'll need millions of dollars, patience, and lots of lawyers. — There are probably many reasons that US households have so few choices for Internet service, but not least among t...
How revenues of publicly-traded RetailMeNot, primarily referral fees, depend largely on SEO
The SEO Dominance of RetailMeNot — You're about to buy a delightful pair of pants from your favorite online store when you notice a small box near the checkout button labelled “Promo Code.”
Dropbox Secures More Than $500 Million in Credit Financing
Dropbox has obtained more than $500 million worth of debt financing, adding to the $350 million in equity funding it raised from venture capital and private equity investors a couple of months ago, ac...
Enthusiasm for tech stock wanes as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Netflix, and others fall
The market suddenly hates tech stocks and no one knows why — Seemingly out of nowhere, technology stocks have started selling off hard. Despite a solid report on US jobs Friday …
Square secures credit in ‘low hundreds of millions’
Mobile payments company Square has secured a new revolving credit facility as the burgeoning startup seeks more permanent capital to grow. Goldman Sachs led the deal, which was inked over the weekend...