LinkedIn chief executive Jeff Weiner said today that two words &8212' keg stands &8212' will protect his company&'s professional social network from a... read more »
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Beloved Q &' A site Quora has been spotty all day and is now showing a &''503 Service Unavailable&'' error message when we attempt to access the s... read more »
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Since the Yankees are not in the World Series this year, my allegiance shifts to the San Francisco Giants. And, yes, while I may be a fair-weather b... read more »
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In the footsteps of Google, which posts a yearly zeitgeist of the most searched terms, Facebook and Twitter have decided to unpack some of their trend... read more »
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While energy efficiency companies are making good inroads with enterprise customers, getting consumers to engage with energy-saving devices has been a... read more »
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The most reliable question that pops up at Yahoo events is, a4‚¬AWhat is Yahooa4‚¬ť The Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco today was no exception, where ... read more »
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Google-backed Internet satellite company O3b Networks has raised $1.2 billion in what is says is its final funding round before it launches its a4‚¬Ac... read more »
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It should be pretty clear by now that Google is taking location very seriously. The original launch of Latitude in early 2009 was just a first step. N... read more »
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DFJ Mercury led a seed investment round of $2.4 million in Ambiq Micro, the companies announced today. Ambiq has designed and manufactures durable, h... read more »
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Today at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Twitter co-founder Evan Williams sat down with host John Battelle. Battelle asked Williams about Twitter... read more »
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The Indian technology industry got its start running call centers and doing low-level IT work for western firms. Then, in the 2000s, it started taking... read more »
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Late last week, Zynga launched CityVille, its latest flagship title that&'s sure to draw millions of rabid fans. The game represents Zynga&'s entry in... read more »
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Autodesk, the 3D computer-aided design company, has purchased 3D game design platform Wild Pockets, VentureBeat has learned.Wild Pockets, which launch... read more »
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The baton has been passed in the Halo video game franchise. Microsoft&'s 343 Industries game studio has taken the reins from Bungie to develop future ... read more »
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All signs point to this holiday season being a prosperous one for retailers. Hitwise is reporting that searches around Black Friday are up 31%, and... read more »
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Apple has taken the unusual step of sharing a copy of its Mac OS X Lion operating system with external security researchers, some of whom have publish... read more »
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Every once in a while we like to post a reader email (or a PR email) and respond directly here on TechCrunch. This week&'s email comes to us from Kevi... read more »
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YouTube has officially launched TrueView, a new ad format that will let viewers skip ads choose one from a selection.At a time when online viewers are... read more »
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I heard from Mike Arrington this morning. Good to hear the familiar voice now wrapped in the aura of rich and retired. Of course, he‚a4‚¬‚a4„s no fool... read more »
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Federal prosecutors charged five Silicon Valley workers with illegal insider trading today, alleging that they used information they obtained about te... read more »
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