Yahoo confirmed today that it has laid off around 600 employees, totaling 4 percent of its global workforce.The New York Times first reported that lay... read more »
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Peter Vesterbacka, whose company Rovio makes the immensely popular Angry Birds game, has a big vision for the future of mobile gaming.Vesterbacka lead... read more »
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While we haven&'t 100 percent confirmed it yet (update: we&'ve confirmed with a source), what you see above is what we do very much believe to be a p... read more »
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We&'ve gotten word that local online guide Citysearch has just laid off part of its editorial department in an continuing effort to reposition itself... read more »
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3VR, a provider of video recording and search technology, announced today that it has raised $17 million in its fifth round of funding led by Menlo Ve... read more »
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Seasoned investment advisor Frank Quattrone took the stage with Bill Gurley at Web 2.0 Summit today to talk about the difference between the climate ... read more »
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Ever wish you could get all the eBay, Craigslist and Autotrader.com ads from your area in one location Then here&'sあYakaz, a social network for class... read more »
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In the age of the iPhone, smartphones have beautiful touchscreens. But try to play a 3D game on these phones and the graphics suddenly make these devi... read more »
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Shortages and price spikes are likely to occur for certain kinds of electronic components in the aftermath of Japan&'s earthquake, according to market... read more »
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Herea4ぎa4г our roundup of the weeka4ぎa4г top tech business news. First, the most popular stories published by VentureBeat in the last seven days:E... read more »
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It was just a few months ago that Digg dropped 10% of its staff. Now the company is making much deeper cuts &8211' 25 employees will be laid off, a li... read more »
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Longtime TechCrunch readers know we like to have movie screenings on opening day for cool science fiction type blockbusters. Sometimes we get into leg... read more »
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Dozens, even hundreds, of different models get recalled each year by their makers to address defects or potential problems.Most pass unnoticed, except... read more »
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Search behemoth Google is back on the prowl again, today snapping up microbloggingあTwitter recommendation service Fflick for around $10 million, the ... read more »
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mSignia is one of 53 companies chosen by VentureBeat to launch at the DEMO Spring 2011 event taking place this week in Palm Desert, Calif. After our s... read more »
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In an effort to increase voter turnout for next Tuesday&'s Congressional Election, President Barack Obama has put out a call on Twitter for constitue... read more »
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Smartphone applications are perhaps the hottest area for startups nowadays, but what about people who dona4ぎa4д a mobile data plan San Diego startup... read more »
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Microsoft is on a roll: Its newly launched Windows Phone 7 is gaining momentum, and Kinect, its motion controller response to the Wii, could very well... read more »
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UpdatedHipmunk, the recently-launched travel startup that I now use to book most of my flights, is raising a $5.9 million round of funding, according ... read more »
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There will be no shortage of computer security threats for 2011. Among the most prominent will be new threats to geolocation services, mobile devices,... read more »
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