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We’ll Publish Your Story If CNET Won’t
7:59 pm PST • January 28, 2013
Editorial independence is kind of a polemic at TechCrunch. When our corporate parent, a sister or an advertiser might have an issue with a story, we write it anyways. So we…
UPDATED: Facebook Hit By Extended Outage In Several Countries
7:37 pm PST • January 28, 2013
Facebook is back online for everyone, according to Downrightnow and the company. A spokesperson said: Earlier today we experienced a DNS issue that briefly prevented people who typed ‘facebook.com’ into…
VMware To Cut 900 Jobs As Outlook Disappoints, But Will Still Pursue M&A
7:03 pm PST • January 28, 2013
VMWare plans to cut about 900 jobs, or 7 percent of its workforce, as part of a restructuring. The company also issued cautious 2013 forecast, due to a decline in…
Scott Hartley, a venture capitalist at Mohr Davidow, decided to completely overhaul his investment strategy today after returning from a trip to New York. Hartley, who is originally from Palo…
Media & Entertainment
Marissa Mayer’s 3 Goals for Yahoo: A Better UI, Bigger International Reach And Broader Demographics
4:35 pm PST • January 28, 2013
Considering the long-standing struggles of Yahoo as a business, its board of directors battles, and Scott Thompson’s “ResumeGate”, Yahoo (and its investors) have been in sore need of some good…
Ad Exchange adBrite To Shut Down On Feb. 1
4:35 pm PST • January 28, 2013
Ad exchange adBrite told partners today that it will be shutting down on Feb. 1. A couple of TechCrunch readers sent us copies of the emails that went out to…
With The Help Of Citizen Cartographers, Google Launches More Detailed Map Of North Korea
4:17 pm PST • January 28, 2013
Google Maps is not only a strong product, it’s a strong platform. With its Map Maker tool, people from around the world can participate in making Google’s maps more detailed,…
Enterprise
People Don’t Take Smoke Breaks Anymore, They Take Facebook Breaks
4:05 pm PST • January 28, 2013
People don’t take smoke breaks anymore — they take Facebook breaks.” Now, there’s a beauty that I heard this afternoon at the IBM Connect event here in Orlando. You can…
Startups
Rdio Needs More Users, Hopes Going Free On Web & Desktop Will Help
4:00 pm PST • January 28, 2013
The battle for international users continues to heat up for streaming music services. Just this morning, Deezer announced expansions into developing markets in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Brazil,…
MediaCorp Taps Tvinci To Launch Toggle, Its Virtual Cable Service In Singapore
4:00 pm PST • January 28, 2013
To make its new streaming video service work, MediaCorp has hired Israeli video startup Tvinci to get the service on multiple devices. As a platform for video distribution, Tvinci helps…
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We’ll Publish Your Story If CNET Won’t
7:59 pm PST • January 28, 2013
Editorial independence is kind of a polemic at TechCrunch. When our corporate parent, a sister or an advertiser might have an issue with a story, we write it anyways. So we…
UPDATED: Facebook Hit By Extended Outage In Several Countries
7:37 pm PST • January 28, 2013
Facebook is back online for everyone, according to Downrightnow and the company. A spokesperson said: Earlier today we experienced a DNS issue that briefly prevented people who typed ‘facebook.com’ into…
VMware To Cut 900 Jobs As Outlook Disappoints, But Will Still Pursue M&A
7:03 pm PST • January 28, 2013
VMWare plans to cut about 900 jobs, or 7 percent of its workforce, as part of a restructuring. The company also issued cautious 2013 forecast, due to a decline in…
Scott Hartley, a venture capitalist at Mohr Davidow, decided to completely overhaul his investment strategy today after returning from a trip to New York. Hartley, who is originally from Palo…
Media & Entertainment
Marissa Mayer’s 3 Goals for Yahoo: A Better UI, Bigger International Reach And Broader Demographics
4:35 pm PST • January 28, 2013
Considering the long-standing struggles of Yahoo as a business, its board of directors battles, and Scott Thompson’s “ResumeGate”, Yahoo (and its investors) have been in sore need of some good…
Ad Exchange adBrite To Shut Down On Feb. 1
4:35 pm PST • January 28, 2013
Ad exchange adBrite told partners today that it will be shutting down on Feb. 1. A couple of TechCrunch readers sent us copies of the emails that went out to…
With The Help Of Citizen Cartographers, Google Launches More Detailed Map Of North Korea
4:17 pm PST • January 28, 2013
Google Maps is not only a strong product, it’s a strong platform. With its Map Maker tool, people from around the world can participate in making Google’s maps more detailed,…
Enterprise
People Don’t Take Smoke Breaks Anymore, They Take Facebook Breaks
4:05 pm PST • January 28, 2013
People don’t take smoke breaks anymore — they take Facebook breaks.” Now, there’s a beauty that I heard this afternoon at the IBM Connect event here in Orlando. You can…
Startups
Rdio Needs More Users, Hopes Going Free On Web & Desktop Will Help
4:00 pm PST • January 28, 2013
The battle for international users continues to heat up for streaming music services. Just this morning, Deezer announced expansions into developing markets in the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Brazil,…
MediaCorp Taps Tvinci To Launch Toggle, Its Virtual Cable Service In Singapore
4:00 pm PST • January 28, 2013
To make its new streaming video service work, MediaCorp has hired Israeli video startup Tvinci to get the service on multiple devices. As a platform for video distribution, Tvinci helps…