Unity and Applifier, the Kontagent and Playhaven merger, Zynga’s half-billion dollar deal to buy NaturalMotion, Kabam and Phoenix Age. A nice, little consolidation wave is floating through the g
It’s been an active week in the world of education software, with this weekend bringing news of the second big-ticket acquisition of a veteran EdTech company in as many days. Last week, Renaissa
On Friday night, I was in a Manhattan movie theater watching <em>Veronica Mars</em>. I’d contributed to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/559914737/the-veronica-mars-movi
Github is making moves to quiet the uproar surrounding the departure of engineer Julie Ann Horvath amidst claims of sexism and intimidation at the startup. This evening in a blog post, CEO and co-foun
Google drastically <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2014/03/13/google-drive-gets-a-big-price-drop-100gb-now-costs-1-99-a-month/">dropped</a> the price for storage on Google Drive this week, to the poin
In 2010 the Iranian election protests - the "Green Revolution" - was at it's tail end, though few knew the tumult of the Arab Spring was to come. The Iranian authorities were rounding up key anti-gove
If you've got a child between the ages of 3 and 8, you're in an interesting spot as a parent. The kid is old enough to be involved in activities such as school and play dates, which can keep them out
Behold the power of open-source software. After the untimely death of the original Popcorn Time, a so-called Netflix for pirated content, the project was forked several times on GitHub. And guess what
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.mochimedia.com">Mochi Media</a>, a distribution and monetizing platform for Flash-based games that was <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2010/01/11/mochi-media-acqui
Cards Against Humanity! If you run around in any even-slightly-geeky circles, you've probably heard of it.
Tired of the all those damned <em>cards</em> involved with this <em>card</em> game? It's n
It's been just about two months since <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fobo.net/">FOBO</a> launched its local marketplace app for consumer electronics. But already, the app has proven wildly succes
President Obama’s hilarious “Between Two Ferns” cameo is on its way to becoming one of the most viral videos in Funny or Die history. It spiked visits to Healthcare.gov an impressive 40%, compar
The Gillmor Gang — Robert Scoble, Kevin Marks, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor
In a world where big planes can be lost without a trace and and drunk-drivers make the biggest headlines at tech conf
Cosy is a smart heating system being developed in Cambridge, U.K. -- and aiming to ship product next month -- that's hoping to stand out from the Nest-shaped competition by offering a more fully-featu
Buckle up, NYC and Washington D.C., because we have a <em>sick</em> roster of Pitch-Off companies for this week's meetups.
We'll be hitting <a href="https://techcrunch.com/events/washington-dc-mee
<p dir="ltr">Every Sunday, I try to write something about mobile that’s relevant today or tomorrow. This week, I thought it would be fun to briefly look back in time. When it comes to mobile (and th
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt took a not-so-subtle swipe at tech critics who say that college is overrated. “There are various people who run around and make claims that higher education is not a