LifeLock Acquires Music Sharing Platform Bop.fm; Site To Shut Down

Bop.fm — a Y Combinator startup that had built a platform to share links for music tracks across a number of different walled-garden streaming services — has been acquired. But it&#821

Announcing Your Disrupt NY Startup Battlefield Final Judges: Borthwick, Botha, Dixon, Mayer, Pokorny And Wilson

Welcome to sunny New York City, where people wear jackets to parties and time is of the essence! As you can probably guess, our whole team is here for the Disrupt NY conference at the Manhattan Center

YC-Backed Bop.fm Links Together Music Silos Like Spotify, Rdio And iTunes To Share Tracks Universally

Competition for listeners among digital music companies is <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2013/11/19/rdio-lays-off-staff-to-improve-cost-structure-and-improve-business-for-the-long-term/">tough</a> (

Science Is Raising A New $30 Million Fund To Back Its Startups And Others

LA-based incubator and studio <a target="_blank" href="http://science-inc.com/">Science</a> is in the process of raising a $30 million new investment fund, according to sources familiar with the matte

Announcing Your Disrupt SF Finals Judges: Marissa Mayer, Roelof Botha, Keith Rabois, David Lee, Chris Dixon And Michael Arrington

You'll see some startups trying to solve big problems in networking, business software and security next week during our Battlefield competition at <a href="https://techcrunch.com/events/">Disrupt SF

Chris Dixon To Speak At Disrupt NY, As A VC

Chris Dixon is back in New York quite a bit, he tells me, even though he recently got a place in San Francisco as part of his new job as a partner at Andreessen Horowitz. He'll be at <a href="https://

MasterCard’s PayPass Wallet Services Evolve Into MasterPass, Will Open To Canadian And Australian Users First

It was just this past May that MasterCard expanded its stake in the digital payments arena with its PayPass Wallet Services, and it’s already getting a bit of an overhaul. Today, MasterCard has anno

MasterCard Backs And Partners With Mobile Wallet Infrastructure Platform C-SAM

MasterCard has <a target="_blank" href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/c-sam-and-mastercard-announce-strategic-partnership-agreement-includes-minority-investment-from-mastercard-2012-12-12">announce

MasterCard Buys Loyalty Rewards And Personalized Offers Company Truaxis (Formerly BillShrink)

MasterCard has <a target="_blank" href="http://newsroom.mastercard.com/press-releases/mastercard-acquires-truaxis-inc-to-enhance-delivery-of-personalized-shopping-offers-and-rewards-to-consumers/">acq

The Art Of Science

Like many great startup ideas, the formation of L.A.-based incubator, investment firm, and accelerator Science had its origins at a dinner. In 2007, Peter Pham and Mike Jones found themselves working

Your Disrupt SF Startup Battlefield Final Judges: Marissa Mayer, Roelof Botha, Michael Arrington, Chris Dixon, David Lee And David Sacks

Choosing this year's Startup Battlefield winners is a tough job. We've had a record number of applications for our startup competition happening in two weeks at <a href="https://techcrunch.com/events/

TechCrunch Disrupt SF Hackathon – Judges Announced

Howdy all. We're a month away from the fourth annual TechCrunch Disrupt SF Hackathon. To meet the demand, we're releasing more tickets to the public. If you haven't already gotten your ticket, go g

Dimension Data Buys Telecom Expense Management Software Maker Xigo

Telecom expense management (TEM) solutions company <a href="http://www.xigo.com/">Xigo</a>, which Greg likened to a <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2011/04/05/own-a-massive-company-xigo-wants-to-be-yo

Groupon Acquires FeeFighters, The BillShrink For Business Services

<a href="http://feefighters.com/">FeeFighters</a>, a three-year old comparison shopping site for credit card processors, is announcing today it has been acquired by Groupon. The Chicago-based startup,

Announcing Your Disrupt NYC Finals Judges: Chien, Wilson, Arrington, Botha, Mayer and Dixon

Our action packed <a href="https://techcrunch.com/events/disrupt-ny-2012/event-info/">Disrupt conference</a> is coming to Pier 94 in New York in less than a week. Get ready, because the agenda is choc

Chris Dixon, Jason Goldberg, Jeff Jordan and David Lawee Will Mix It Up At Disrupt New York

Last week we <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/03/09/wilson-conway-crowley-rabois-botha-disrupt/">announced</a> some pretty impressive <a href="https://techcrunch.com/events/disrupt-ny-2012/">TechC

Cake Health, The ‘Mint For Health Insurance,’ Launches To The Public

No matter how healthy you are, health insurance still has the uncanny ability to give you a headache. First there are the bills, which always seem way steeper than you were expecting. Then there ar

Consumer Reports Integrates BillShrink's Savings Recommendations Into Reviews

<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/consumer-reports.jpg" class="shot2">Cost-cutting search engine <a href="https://www.billshrink.com/">BillShrink</a> has landed a new deal toda

Billshrink Upgrades Its Statement Rewards With Rewards Discovery, Geolocation And Social Features

<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/02-merchant-status-page.png" /><a href="http://www.billshrink.com">BillShrink</a>, a service that wants to provide consumers with the best dea

Own A Massive Company? Xigo Wants To Be Your Billshrink

If you’re a family of 3 or 4 people, it’s pretty easy to figure out if you’re spending too much on your phone bill. Pop into something like Billshrink, plug in your credentials, and
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