Clik here to view.
Would You Pay for Another Tech News Website?
Ever since Jessica Lessin, the standout Wall Street Journal tech tech reporter, left the mothership to launch her own site, we've wondered how she'll pay for it. Now, we think we have an answer: you'll...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Foursquare Is Finally Making Money
Dennis Crowley, creator of that clever, increasingly helpful app that's never quite taken off, has a new profile in Fast Company. The article navigates Crowley's giant ambitions for the geo-app, his...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ryan Seacrest Poses with Instagram Creator for Uncomfortable Selfie
There are really "two Californias," one in which many successful white people congratulate each other and spend money earned through silly ideas, and another, where the same thing occurs a little to...
View ArticleThe Night Eric Schmidt Joked About Killing Newspapers
How many times do you think Google's coitus king Eric Schmidt has ominously said "It's our money now"? At least once! And it was to Bob Woodward.Read more...
View ArticleAOL Spends $405 Million on Advertising Firm
Less than a week after sweeping layoffs, AOL just made a gigantic acquisition: a video ad service called Adap.tv. If the company is ever going to save itself, it's going to be because of a move like...
View ArticleAt Amazon, Jeff Bezos has no unionized employees.
At Amazon, Jeff Bezos has no unionized employees. At the Washington Post, he has 1,200.Read more...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cory Booker Gave CNN Chief's 14-Year-Old Son a Job
Twitter celeb and political parvenu Cory Booker is known for his good friends—good for their influence, good for their money, and good for his future. One way to keep them all nicely on Booker's side?...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Facebook's Special Treatment for Celebs
Your shared links and mobile uploads are alright, but let's be honest, no one really cares about you. Your Facebook status is going to get like, ten likes, tops. It's not going wide. But if a famous...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Tumblr Advertising Explosion Is Here
The story of Tumblr in the arms of Yahoo! has been one of compromise, of spirit in decline. David Karp wanted his blogchild to be a bastion of free expression and porn. But in the months since he sold...
View ArticleSorry for ruining your summer job, Andrew!
Sorry for ruining your summer job, Andrew! CNN Money reports Jeff Zucker's son is no longer on Waywire's board.Read more...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Racial Profiling: Newest Trend in Silicon Valley?
The tech industry is very white. The rest of California isn't always so white. The gap between the startup crowd's success and a flagging national economy can be tense enough—but according to this...
View ArticleElon Musk Admits Hyperloop Is Maybe Too Crazy to Build
Say a Hail Mary for Dave Morin, because it looks like God's favored form of transportation isn't arriving anytime soon: Business Insider reports that Elon Musk, the PayPal billionaire behind the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Hot New Silicon Valley Destination: African Charity Camp
A lifetime spent tackling problems that don't exist can leave one wanting more. Perhaps, as Silicon Valley stalwarts realize attaining and facilitating bourgeois comfort isn't the noblest cause,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New App Lets You Eat Strangers' Leftover Food Garbage
The "sharing economy" is coming to its logical conclusion: we've already stepped into the cars of our creepy neighbors. Now it's time to eat their cold chicken chicken wings—look, most of the meat is...
View ArticleI worked there a few years ago.
I worked there a few years ago. It was only for a few months, and I gave up because (at least back then) it was a disaster. Scott is a nice guy and has the most sincere intentions. And since then, I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ladies: Would You Type Your Orgasms Into This App?
In the very near future, an app will fix everything, including death, divorce, disease, and dandruff. First up: infertility, a very real problem that some people think can be nixed via iPhone. But...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Facebook's Summer Party: Better Than Yours
Or at the very least, much larger, more expensive, and includes a petting zoo. Is that a guy in chain mail making giant bubbles? It's all happening right now, in a Californian parking lot, far, far...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ex-DC Mayor Adrian Fenty Has “Budding Romance” With Steve Jobs' Widow
Former Washington D.C. mayor Adrian Fenty and Laurene Powell Jobs, the billionaire widow of Steve Jobs, are dating, according to a report in the Washington Post's Reliable Sources blog.Read more...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tumblr Was Pretty Screwed Before Yahoo! Stepped In
AllThingsD's Peter Kafka reports some glum news from a recent Yahoo! financial filing: when the confused internet portal sealed its deal, Tumblr has only $16 million in the bank. That's a lot to us,...
View ArticleMark Zuckerberg's Newest Friend: Paul Ryan
Zuck has dined with Barack Obama, and now his political arm in Washington is pushing for a man who very recently tried to end Obama's presidency. Politico reports FWD.us, the Silicon Valley lobbying...
View Article