Uber reportedly going for another $1 billion in funding
In what may be a private company money-raising record, Uber is reportedly raising yet another round. You may be asking yourself -- wait, didn't they just raise $1.2 billion? Yes, that was…
View ArticleFacebook’s Messenger app hits half a billion monthly active users
Facebook's Messenger app has grown in popularity -- no doubt because the company forced people to install it -- and now 500 million people use it every month. By comparison, 600…
View ArticleAt Roadmap, hear about the secret design sauce behind Uber, Facebook and...
Ever wondered why Facebook doesn't give users more news feed control or what role design played in Uber's path to world dominance? Find out both and more at Roadmap 2014.
View ArticlePinterest-LinkedIn investor Jeremy Levine makes his next unsexy bet: Gift cards
Jeremy Levine thinks there’s big money to be made in the gift card market. Here’s why.
View ArticleStartups are flocking to hire community builders. Why now?
Communities have existed on the web since its earliest days, with tech employees tasked with cultivating them. Until recently, however, community building wasn't a profession in its own right. That's...
View ArticleTwitter teases a bunch of new product features, including new apps and...
Today on Twitter's first ever analyst call, the company previewed a massive range of products it's developing. Here's a rundown on the most important features.
View ArticlePinterest says it has doubled its male user base, yet men are still just...
Men now make up a third of Pinterest's new signups. It's an important development that shows the social network can appeal to the public at large.
View ArticleDick Costolo explains Twitter’s internal turmoil and executive resignations
Dick Costolo addressed concerns about internal company turmoil following several high profile employee resignations. He said he had to do "the right thing for the company," even though he knew he…
View ArticleReddit CEO resigns and is replaced temporarily by Ellen Pao
Reddit's CEO for the past three years, Yishan Wong, is out according to a new post by Y-Combinator head Sam Altman. Altman claims the resignation is the result of a dispute…
View ArticleTumblr fixes redesign issue after 50,000 users petition the site
At the end of October, Tumblr made a design change that angered a huge chunk of its user base. Now, it has figured out how to fix it.
View ArticleWhy TechCrunch’s former editor ditched tech for hyperlocal news
Eric Eldon, who ran TechCrunch with Alexia Tsotsis until last January, has found his next venture -- hyperlocal news. Anyone in tech might be a little baffled at Eldon's choice, but…
View ArticleFacebook isn’t evil for blocking promotional Page posts
Facebook's latest algorithm tweak will hit businesses the hardest: Promotional, spammy Page posts will no longer surface on people's newsfeeds. The backlash to Facebook's move is overblown.
View ArticleUber and Spotify team up to let you play music while you ride
On Monday Uber and Spotify announced a partnership in which the companies' apps will be integrated. As a result, Uber passengers with premium Spotify subscriptions will be able to play Spotify…
View ArticleOn-demand parking app Luxe expands to Los Angeles
One of the more luxurious on-demand companies out there, valet parking app Luxe, is moving into Los Angeles come December. That's its second market, only a month and a half since…
View ArticleWill payments give Snapchat the next block of a mobile platform?
Today Snapchat rolled out a pay-your-friends feature called Snapcash, powered by Square. A fledgling peer-to-peer payment system like this is Snapchat's first big platform test.
View ArticleReport: Senior Uber exec threatened to dig up dirt on journalists
At a recent dinner, an Uber executive allegedly suggested that the company considered an unethical strategy to attack journalists who were critical of it.
View ArticleFacebook’s posse of standalone apps now includes Groups
Facebook's latest unbundled app launched today. It's called Groups, and it does exactly what it sounds like: Helps you manage your Facebook Groups.
View ArticleThe gap between virtual reality and sci-fi is shortening
High Fidelity uses webcam technology to create characters who interact in virtual worlds, but based on their real motions.
View ArticleFour examples of the symbiosis between design and technology
Tim McCoy, the director of product design at Pivotal Labs, gave a brief presentation Wednesday on the history of technology and design butting up against each other.
View ArticleRoadmap 2014 recap: Finding design’s place in tech
If you missed Giagom's design technology conference Roadmap this week, here's a recap.
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