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Silicon Alley Insider  5 hours ago:

The Fabulous Life Of David Karp, 26-Year-Old Founder Of The $1 Billion Tumblr Empire -

In 2007, David Karp started a creative blogging platform, Tumblr.

Now, it's a behemoth.

Silicon Alley Insider  8 hours ago:

In One Paragraph, Ben Bernanke Explains Why The Future Is Going To Be So Amazing -

Ben Bernanke has delivered his commencement speech for this year's graduates of Simon's Rock, a quirky graduate school in Massachusetts.

Silicon Alley Insider  8 hours ago:

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Has Scheduled A Mysterious Press Conference For Monday (YHOO) -

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer will make some kind of an announcement on Monday.

The press conference was first tweeted by CNBC, and confirmed by other publications.

Silicon Alley Insider  8 hours ago:

There Are Only A Few Hours Left For Facebook To Rush In And Break Up The Yahoo-Tumblr Deal -

Yahoo's board is meeting Sunday evening to decide whether to buy Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, Kara Swisher and Peter Kafka reported last night.

Silicon Alley Insider  9 hours ago:

These Are The International Social Networks Closing In On Facebook -

Last year, Facebook marked a new milestone in its nine-year history.

It lost users.

Silicon Alley Insider  9 hours ago:

Astronaut From Space Station Feels Dizzy, Horrible, And Old Now That He's Back On Earth -

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Back on Earth, Canadian astronaut and cyberspace tweeter Chris Hadfield is getting a rough re-introduction to gravity after a five-month stint aboard the International Space Station, the former commander told reporters during a video webcast from Houston.

Silicon Alley Insider  10 hours ago:

I Didn't Love Google Glass, But It Did Help Me Live In The Moment With My Kids -

This weekend I attended a wedding where smartphones being used as cameras were everywhere.

It really highlighted for me how people don’t live in the moment anymore.

Silicon Alley Insider  11 hours ago:

Here's Steve Jobs Giving The Best Advice On How To Lead A Happy Life (AAPL) -

In 1994, Steve Jobs sat down in front of a camera for the Silicon Valley Historical Association and offered a lot of awesome advice about success and failure from his own personal experience.

Silicon Alley Insider  11 hours ago:

Apple Yanks Bang With Friends From App Store -

Last week, Bang With Friends proudly announced Android and iPhone versions of its controversial and super popular dating app, but now Apple has pulled the app from its app store.

Silicon Alley Insider  12 hours ago:

Bloomberg Gets IBM Ex-CEO Sam Palmisano To Investigate Its Terminal Scandal -

For the past week, there's been a big brouhaha at Bloomberg over how reporters for the business news service have been using the company’s terminals to monitor employees on Wall Street.