Yext’s next big target for local business data syncing: Facebook

Now local business owners have an easier way to manage their Facebook pages.

NASA’s new rover will study massive glaciers — on Earth

NASA is releasing a "tank-like" rover out into the wild, this time to study warming glaciers on Earth. It's called Grover, and it was built by a team of students.

Apple curved battery patent filings hint at future iOS device designs

There's no rule that says smartphones have to be boring rectangular-ish blocks. And Apple's latest patent application filings show the company may be looking at some new shapes in its future phones.

Intel names COO Brian Krzanich as its new CEO

Intel's board of directors has named COO Brian Krzanich as the company's new CEO, succeeding retiring CEO Paul Otellini.

HTC projects revenue to increase by $1B in Q2, amid horrendous earnings

HTC's first quarter saw a massive decline in revenue and profit -- but the company expects a rosier second quarter.

Lending Club shuffles around shareholders to make room for Google

Google takes a minority stake in online investment community Lending Club as part of a $125 million secondary transaction.

Funding daily: DreamWorks, Kloudless, Lex Machina, nChannel, and more

It was a big, big day for funding today with no fewer than nine startups getting funding, including one getting acquired for $33 million.

The problem with passwords (infographic)

More than half of us say we can't remember all our passwords. Which makes sense, given that almost a third of all companies require their employees to remember six or more of them.

This white hat hacker cracks quantum encryption for fun and profit

In quantum hacking, messages are sent from Alice to Bob. But if the Institute for Quantum Computing's contract hacker is successful, Eve gets the information instead.

Zynga & NewSchools team up to launch an accelerator for educational gaming startups

Zynga cofounder Mark Pincus just announced plans to launch an accelerator for startups developing educational games.

Beating out tough competition, ‘Google for public data’ Enigma wins Disrupt NY

Exciting public-data-search startup Enigma has won TechCrunch Disrupt NY's Startup Battlefield amid strong competition.

Yahoo acquires to-do app Astrid, to continue service ‘as is’ for 90 days

Yahoo has acquired 4 million user to-do app Astrid, which allows users to create task lists on Android and iOS phones and tablets, as well as the web. No financial details were released.

Put your taxi apps away, New Yorkers: NYC’s smartphone hailing program blocked again

The ongoing saga around approving taxi hailing apps in New York City is beginning to resemble a wild ride in one of the city's taxis.