Bitly Kinda Says It’s...

Is link shortener Bitly raising $20 million in new funding? The Verge says it is . In response to my email, a company spokesperson denied The Verge’s story, but in vague enough terms that it could probably turn around and announce a new round in the next few weeks or months....

This Won’t End Well: ...

For some inexplicable reason, Nintendo and Toyota have teamed up to turn the Nintendo DS into a navigational remote control, thereby allowing drivers (although I hope passengers do most of the fiddling) to set their routes using their game consoles. The service, called Kuruma de DS lets...

Honestly.com Becomes A ...

Honestly.com, a startup that allowed professionals to submit anonymous reviews of their coworkers, has been pretty quiet for the past couple of years. Turns out that’s because the company has been busy reinventing itself. Today it’s unveiling a new product and a new name —...

Quora Raises $50M At $4...

Q&A site Quora has raised $50 million at a $400 million pre-money valuation  according to a report  by the Wall Street Journal and confirmed to me by the founders themselves. We had reported that Quora was raising in this range  back in April and it looks like Facebook board...

No More Beating Around ...

Well, after days and days of nothing, suddenly things are moving at a fast clip. After news came out just hours ago that Thompson might be leaving the company tomorrow, moments ago Yahoo officially confirmed the news, as we reported earlier : Ross Levinsohn is now interim Chief Executive...

Box: The Path From Arri...

It’s no secret that many deals have been struck and key relationships formed at TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington’s former house in Atherton. In case you aren’t familiar, Arrington threw epic parties at his home for the tech community in the early days of TechCrunch....

RichRelevance Raises $2...

Exclusive: RichRelevance, a company that powers personalized shopping experience for online retailers, has raised $20 million in funding led by Crosslink Capital with Greylock Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Tugboat Ventures participating. This brings the startup’s total...

Under New JOBS Act, Mor...

SolarCity , the cleantech company backed by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, filed for an IPO this past week. But there’s hardly been a peep about it compared to most offerings. That’s because under the recently passed JOBS Act, SolarCity didn’t have to publicly share...

If Facebook Could Enter...

Editor’s note:  Henry Fong is CEO of Yodo1 . Yodo1 is a market entry specialist and full service technology provider helping Western game developers successfully gain traction in the China mobile games market. Mark Zuckerberg’s visit to China back in December 2011 created a...

Pusher Man: Verizon Rep...

A post on CNN Money found that during a quick assessment of 10 Verizon stores and reps in New York – arguably a small sample size – the representatives would pitch Verizon’s Android’s 4G phones over the “old fashioned” 3G iPhone. Said one rep:...