Apple’s Lion Security...
As you may have seen over the weekend, someone has discovered a security hole in FileVault, which arose with the OS X Lion security update, version 10.7.3, back in February: FileVault encryption passwords are now visible in plain text outside of a computer’s encrypted area. The...
YC Price Guide Startup ...
How much should you pay for a used iPhone, TV, or bicycle? Spark Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, SV Angel and more think you need to know, so they’ve invested $1.5 million into Priceonomics , a Y-Combinator winter 2012 startup. The seed round that shall be announced later today will...
Twitter Says Farewell T...
Earlier today, GlobalGrind broke the news that Adam “MCA” Yauch, a founding member of New York’s pioneering hip-hop group the Beastie Boys, had died of cancer at the age of 47. While the loss of Yauch will be felt for decades to come, it’s no more evident just how...Badabing Badaboom – B...
With ‘social discovery’ all the rage with apps like Highlight, Banjo and Glancee attracting attention during this year’s SXSW it’s easy to forget there are players out there which have been doing this a tad longer. Badoo de-cloaked as a social network in London a few...Khosla Leads $25M Round...
Enterprise cloud storage provider Nirvanix has raised $25 million in Series C funding round led by Khosla Ventures with previous investors Valhalla Partners, Intel Capital, Mission Ventures and Windward Ventures participating in the round. The new investment brings Nirvanix’s total...DEV, NYC’s New Seed F...
Here comes money for media startups: former MediaNet CEO Alan McGlade and VC Michael Yang are announcing the launch of a new NYC-based firm called DEV (Digital Entertainment Ventures) whose early stage capital fund which will invest in next-gen digital media companies. To kick off its...
Wedding Startup Appy Co...
Your wedding day is supposed to be the biggest day of your life — but it’s also the hardest. Planning a wedding can be one of the most stressful processes known to man, especially known to woman, so it only makes sense that someone would build an app for that. Her name is...European VC Connect Ven...
Make way for another VC firm in Europe: Today sees the launch of Connect Ventures , a new London based fund that will focus on seed and Series A stages in European tech companies. It’s kicking off with €16 million ($22 million), which will be dispersed in investments of between...GrubHub Debuts OrderHub...
Chicago-based startup GrubHub , a service that lets you order food for delivery or take out from local restaurants online or by mobile phone, is debuting a new tablet technology for restaurants called OrderHub. As you may know, GrubHub gives its users access to food delivery service from...