What does Google need with (part of) your child&'s security numberThat&'s what privacy advocates were asking, prompting Google to withdraw a requireme... read more »
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With holiday shopping season now in full swing, it is time to revisit one of the strangest toys to come out this year. Yes, I am talkin... read more »
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Youa4a4ve probably seen that professional networking site LinkedIn filed for its initial public offering today. Now that the first wave of exciteme... read more »
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Here&'s our roundup of the week&'s tech business news. First, the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days:Epic Games shows j... read more »
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times &8212' at least for Silicon Valley startups in 2010.While many smaller, lesser known newbies langu... read more »
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David Fincher&'s Facebook movie &''The Social Network&'' headed into the 83rd Oscars ceremony tonight with eight nominations, including the Best Pictu... read more »
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The future of biofuels is becoming less about biofuels and more about soap.In particular, it&'s in the chemicals and food additives that go into items... read more »
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Back in 2005, whena4sTim O&'Reilly saw HousingMaps.com, he called it &''the first true Web 2.0 application.&'' The site, created by Paul Rademacher,... read more »
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One of the core values at Canadian game developer BioWare is corporate humility. Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, the founders of BioWare (a highly succes... read more »
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Give Andy Rubin, the architect of Google&'s Android mobile operating system, points for honesty in discussing the failure of the company&'s experiment... read more »
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Buzzy stealthy startup Path, which was founded by ex-Facebooker Dave Morin and Shawn Fanning, finally launched its mobile app tonight. It is a priva... read more »
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The latest batch of leaked information from Applea4a4s Foxconn production plant indicates that the next iPhone might have a metal back and a larger... read more »
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Nexon has proven to be one of the fastest-growing online game companies of the past decade. The Korean company pioneered the microtransactions/free-to... read more »
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Contemplating the shortcomings of the younger generation has ever been a hobby of the elder. As I start to transition to the latter population (perha... read more »
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While iPhone users seem to spend a lot more money in general, they still have the last laugh when it comes to wireless bills a4a4 on average, Windo... read more »
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A new SEC filing revealed today that NanoICEa4a4 a Seattle-area startup using molecular ice to chill and preserve meat, seafood and other raw m... read more »
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Jim Breyer, one of Facebooka4a4s earliest investors through venture firm Accel Partners, just talked to Bloomberg TV about LinkedIna4a4s recentl... read more »
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Email has taken over our lives, and most of us hate it. But a new generation of email apps are changing how we interact with the inbox, and on Monday... read more »
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As promised back in October, Amazon has just introduced the ability to lend Kindle ebooks, opening up a world of opportunity for Kindle users.The feat... read more »
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Intuit announced today that it is continuing efforts to reach out to startups and other partners with a new challenge through its Intuit Collaboratory... read more »
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