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Gregory Ferenstein

Tim Draper Wants To Split California Into Pieces And Turn Silicon Valley Into Its Own State

TechCrunch has learned about noted technology investor Tim Draper's plan to split California into six separate states, including a Northern California slice... read more

Anthony Ha

AOL Finalizing Talks To Sell Winamp And Shoutcast, No Shutdown Expected On Dec. 20

AOL is finalizing negotiations to sell off Winamp and Shoutcast in a deal that would allow both products to live on, according to a source with knowledge of the... read more

Alexia Tsotsis

‘The Internship,’ The Only In-Flight Movie You Haven’t Watched Yet Because Jesus It Looks Annoying

Though it seems to have bagged a licensing agreement with all of the airlines, the last thing you'll want to watch as you fly home this holiday season is the... read more

John Biggs

Alleged Top Moderators Of Silk Road 2 Forums Arrested In Ireland, U.S. In International Sweep

At least two moderators of the Silk Road 2 user forums have been arrested by authorities in the U.S. and Ireland. A source claiming to have inside knowledge of... read more

Darrell Etherington

Apple Adds FaceTime Audio To OS X 10.9.2 Beta, Bringing Native Mac-To-iOS Voice Calls Closer

Apple has issued a new developer preview of OS X, version 10.9.2, and it introduces some interesting new features according to 9to5Mac. The most interesting is... read more

Mike Butcher

Taxibeat Raises $4M From Hummingbird To Scale Its ‘Marketplace’ Taxi App

Taxibeat, an iOS and Android taxi app with an innovative approach to hailing a cab (which works particularly well in emerging markets), has secured a new $4... read more

Rip Empson

Powering Smart Content For Publishing Giants, Knewton Lands $51M To Take Personalized Learning Global

Just when it looked like the bubble might be cracking, that venture capital investment in education was stuck in the doldrums, and that the year in EdTech might... read more

Fly Or Die: Motorola Moto G

It always seems like the flagship phones get the most attention, but what about a device that doesn't even bother... read more

Bionym's Vision For A Future Where Secure Account Holders Are Their Own Credentials

Toronto-based Bionym turned heads with its concept for wearable hardware that authenticates a user based on their... read more

Keen On… 2013: Robert Scoble's Person And Company Of The Year

2013 has been kind to one of Silicon Valley's most iconic characters - the blogger, tech evangelist and writer... read more