![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/screen-shot-2012-11-30-at-12-48-17-am1.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Alexia Tsotsis Whatever it is, it is palpable. A sort of buzz in the Valley that all is not well, and a slight nervousness among entrepreneurs, investors and startup employees... read more | |
![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/stefanglaenzer.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Mike Butcher The London tech startup scene has been rocked today by revelations that a major investor is facing jail after being convicted of sexually harassing women on the... read more | |
![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/xero.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Alex Williams PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, along with existing investors, has invested $49 million in Xero, the online accounting software for small businesses. It is... read more | |
![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/screen-shot-2012-11-30-at-8-22-03-am.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Darrell Etherington According to a new report from mobile app analytics firm App Annie, Google's Play software store is gaining on rival Apple's iOS app marketplace. The revenue... read more | |
![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/rent-the-runway-luxury-designer-dress-rentals-plus-jewelry-purses-and-more.jpeg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Leena Rao Rent The Runway, a Netflix for designer clothes, accessories and jewelry, has raised $20 million in funding led by Condé Nast Publications, with all... read more | |
![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/riak-cs-logo.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Alex Williams Basho Technologies Riak Cloud Storage (Riak CS) now can be replicated across multiple data centers. The new capability, combined with its existing AWS S3... read more | |
![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/3575347235_fe3f88e670.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Natasha Lomas BlackBerrys are still wildly popular with a certain cash-strapped sub-set of mobile users in parts of Europe: namely teenagers. A wide-ranging research report... read more | |
![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/09y97o90fkuqqas68g5y1.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | John Biggs There are only a few founders that I really like and Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian are two of them. These lads, with their bright-eyed charm and genuinely... read more | |
![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/screen-shot-2012-10-02-at-8-30-01-am.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Darrell Etherington Apple wants to ensure that customer experience with its iPhone 5 lives up to what the company is promising, and it will take strong measures to do so, including... read more | |
![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/plyfe-mobile.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Anthony Ha Plyfe, a startup that allows brands to promote themselves through games and rewards, is moving onto mobile today — Plyfe games can now be played on the... read more | |