Central Banker Exercise: How to blow the best bubbles. Not MIT or Harvard: The #1 university for spinning off startups is the University of Utah. We're Excited: The largest Apple retail store will open in Grand Central on Dec. 9. Enough Already: Harvard editorial says students who want to sell their soul and work for Goldman Sachs should be left alone. Busted: Mass AG sues 5 mortgage lenders--BAC, JPM, Wells Fargo, Citi and Ally--claiming their foreclosure practices were unlawful and deceptive. They Got It Wrong: AT&T says FCC misinterprets market analysis and cherry picks facts when it says the $39 Bln T-Mobile takeover doesn't serve the public interest. Kinks: Apple says Siri's inability to answer questions about abortion clinics in some areas is a glitch. And, survey finds iPhone 4S is more popular than predecessor.
1 min read · 01 December 2011
Herotainment is expected to announce Wednesday that Cuneo & Co. has made an additional investment in the children's media company. Cuneo, the VC firm led by Peter Cuneo, initially funded Herotainment six months ago, says Peter Cuneo, who is managing principal of the firm. Cuneo & Co. made another investment in late summer, he says. Cuneo declined to disclose how much was invested. "With both transactions we now have a minority stake," he says.
2 min read · 30 November 2011
Near Death: FCC says it will let AT&T pull its T-Mobile application. Bubble? Shahid Khan to buy Jacksonville Jaguars. Back In Business: Google resumes selling Android games in South Korea. Now He's Considering: Herman Cain is reassessing his campaign after claims he had 13-year affair. The Goldilocks Principle: Hunch's tech was so interesting and core that potential partners wanted to own it instead of renting. New Frontier: Google Maps for Androids will provide a way to figure out where you are indoors (like in an airport). Jamie Zawinski: Slams Arrington for using his name to "sell a con." AMR Bankruptcy: Your miles are safe for now while prices may go down in short term. Giving Back: MF Global trustee to return up to $2.1 bln to commodity customers. Revealed: A tool shows us which celebs and models have been photoshopped.
1 min read · 29 November 2011
From the Bottom Up: Three keys to building great financial models. Antitrust: The DOJ is probing KKR's $4 bln takeover of Del Monte for antitrust violations. The Hits Keep Coming: Herman Cain says a third woman will accuse him of having affair for "an extended affair of time." Warning: Fitch may downgrade the U.S.'s AAA rating if no budget deal in 2013. Confessions of a Female Entrepreneur: Is there sexism in Silicon Valley? Delayed: The judge hearing the Justice Department's challenge to AT&T $39 bln buy of T-Mobile postpones status conference until Dec. 9. What's going on with Playbook? Best Buy over the weekend cancelled Blackberry Playbook orders. Fewer Partners: Versant Ventures' next fund will likely come in smaller than $500 mln, says Xconomy. Stop Whining: Startups are hard. So work more and cry less. Blowing Up: An Apple iPhone 4 spontaneously combusts on a flight in Australia. Breaking News: Justin Bieber beats Kim Kardashian as most searched person of 2011.
1 min read · 28 November 2011
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1 min read · 24 November 2011
Financial Crisis After Shocks : Gates-backed fund, which has committed to spend $22 bln, has cancelled its next round of grants. Black Friday Specials: Apple to give discounts on iPad, iPod, MacBook etc. Hacker Gate: James Murdoch steps down as director of News Corp.'s British newspapers. He's Considering! Aaron Sorkin weighs writing the movie about Steve Jobs. Pocket Love: Lenovo is working on a 5-inch Android tablet. Lie Detector: An MIT graduate student is developing a way to check for lying in political writing. No 3D TV: Slates gives us their list of deals to avoid this Black Friday. Greenhouse Effect: Loss of ice in the arctic is unprecedented in the last 1,450 years, study says. Alice in Wonderland: YouTube snags hundreds of Walt Disney movie rentals. Lame or Genius: Gilt Groupe launches Blackbook 365, an online dating site for perfectionist singles. Succession: Julian Robertson will take over as chairman of Forstman Little & Co. So Not Cool: Tatyana Limanova, a Russian newsreader, apparently "flipped the bird" at President Obama during a broadcast but claims it wasn't for him. Before Sunrise: Ethan Hawke and Julia Delpy to star in third installment, which may be set in NYC.
1 min read · 23 November 2011
Surprise! HP comes in as the second most popular tablet maker behind Apple. D5 Conference in 2007: The moment Apple and Microsoft diverged. More Problems: FCC head seeks an administrative hearing for AT&T's pending $39 bln buy of T-Mobile. Seriously: A genuine defense of Twilight and the female fantasy. Near Breaking: Groupon shares plunge and nearly fall below $20 IPO price. Deal: Microsoft buys VideoSurf for tens of millions of dollars. Impounded and Lost: NYPD confiscates a Wikileaks truck and then loses it. Jerry Seinfeld, a devout Met fan, pleades for Jose Reyes's return. He even named his dog Jose.
1 min read · 22 November 2011
The Great Mistake: How a bad location nearly destroyed Metal Mafia. Thunder Road: Bruce and the E Street Band will have a new album and be back on tour next year. It's for Real! Facebook has tapped HTC to build a smartphone and is calling it Buffy. Unbelievable: Maurice "Hank" Greenberg sues the U.S. government for $25 bln over AIG takeover. Customers Pick the Beats: Gap pilots in-store DJ system. Evils of the Open Graph: How Facebook is ruining sharing. We're Not Surprised: Super Committee fails to reach a debt deal. Two Hand Touch: The 32 rules of Thanksgiving touch football. Wikileaks: Bradley Manning to go on trial in December. Black Friday: Here's some apps to help you find deals this Friday.
1 min read · 21 November 2011
Why did ADP's CEO Resign? Think domestic violence. Info For the People: Sergey Brin gives $500K to Wikipedia. Never-Ending Yahoo Coverage: Now SilverLake wants to buy all or part of Yahoo. Refinancing: Mrs. Fields is near ceding control to creditors including Carlyle and Z Capital. A Tweaker: Did Walter Isaacson get Steve Jobs wrong in his autobio? Don't Buy Eggs Here: McD's ends relationship with Sparboe Farms after video shows workers torturing chickens. Guess who Got Their Own Show? Annoying Orange is going to the Cartoon Network. Another One Bites The Dust: Heather Harde, TechCrunch's CEO, clashes with HuffPo and resigns. Is it Siri? Here's a video of a pug who hates the iPhone. Ugly People Racism: Google execs make bucketloads of $$ but aren't the most attractive, according to the Daily Show. Making the Grade: Goldman names smallest group of MDs since 2008. And here's a breast cancer survivor who made MD at Goldman.
1 min read · 18 November 2011
Too Motivated:Why Millenial women burn out by age 30. And, the income disparity of women in creative classes. Apple: iTunes Match finally comes out. You're Hired! Chelsea Clinton, who hates the media, has joined NBC. Found: Jim Romenesko, forced out from Poynter, speaks. Now He Likes It: Buffett no longer dislikes tech and buys 5.5% of IBM. Unbelievable: Demand for the iPad is fading, according to Goldman Sachs analyst Bill Shope. Not Revitalized: Nine companies are expected to go public this week but the IPO market hasn't rebounded. Got a Google Apps Issue? Now you can call tech support. Done Deal: The Houston Astros move to the American League. Worth Reading: Be smarter than your lawyer and venture capitalist. California Dreamin': Students at the University of California-Merced are living in McMansions. R.I.P: Ilya Zhitomirskiy, a Diaspora co-founder, died over the weekend.
1 min read · 14 November 2011
