Facebook announced today that its widely-reported deal with Goldman Sachs, which values the company at $50 billion, has closed. The funding included $... read more »
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Earlier today, a Business Insider report indicated that Tumblr has landed a &''very big and competitive&'' new round of funding from Sequoia Capital. ... read more »
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Last week we saw the carriers‚a4‚¬‚a4„ growth numbers for Q3 2010, and AT&'T completely blew away Verizon with new subscribers. Despite mass avail... read more »
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Amidst a time when many startups are looking to capitalize on the mobile app craze, Austin-based Appconomy has announced that it has raised $1.5 milli... read more »
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An even weirder than usual episode of Why Is This News this week ending up with Mike Arrington heckling us through the wall of the studio. But before ... read more »
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Not even the enterprise application ecosystem is safe from the invasion of freemium services.Salesforce announced today that it is releasing a free, s... read more »
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Age of Empires has sold more than 25 million copies in retail stores over the years. So it was a big leap when Microsoft announced last August that it... read more »
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One of the most-watched private-equity partnerships in Silicon Valley is coming apart.Marc Bodnick, a cofounder of Elevation Partners, is planning to ... read more »
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As promised, computer maker Acer launched a slew of new devices at its press event in New York today &8212' including two Android tablets, a dual-scre... read more »
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UpdatedIt looks like Yahoo&'s cost-cutting efforts go beyond its recent layoffs. The company plans to &''sunset&'' (i.e., shut down) a number of produ... read more »
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A new startup called Five and Fifty wants to tackle one of the main complaints about group-buying supersite Groupon, which has a huge waiting list for... read more »
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Online payments service PayPal has joined the global crusade against whistle-blower site Wikileaks and suspended the site&'s account, which the nonpro... read more »
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Barack Obama has named Intel chief executive Paul Otellini to the President&'s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.While Otellini is not a supporter, ... read more »
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Intel reported record fourth quarter sales and earnings as it ramped up production for a new generation of microprocessors and saw strong demand durin... read more »
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EcoMom, a site where moms can shop for healthy and environmentally-friendly goods, just raised $2 million in a first round of funding.The Los Angeles ... read more »
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When I first heard about rental startup Airbnb, I thought it sounded a bit odd &8212' and finding out its founder rents rooms from his customers only ... read more »
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When news blog Business Insider brought executives from the Huffington Post and Wall Street Journal onstage this morning, co-founder Henry Blodget wen... read more »
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Shares of Amazon.com were down almost 10 percent in extended trading after the company posted less-than-stellar earnings for its most recent operating... read more »
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Aircell the company that provides the Gogo in-flight Internet service, has raised $35 million in new funding.In-flight Internet seems to be more and m... read more »
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Here&'s some of the latest action we&'re following on the GreenBeat today:Abengoa finalizes $1.45 billion loan guarantee for solar thermal &8212' The ... read more »
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