Abbey Post challenges fashion’s ‘thin’ obsession using social e-commerce (exclusive)

Abbey Post is a fashion marketplace that brings social e-commerce to the plus-size community. The company just released a totally rebuilt version of the site, which now features an internal social network and expanded inventory

Stitcher radio comes to your dashboard with new ‘Car Mode’ feature

Stitcher Radio is rolling out a new feature on its iOS app today that makes it much easier to use the streaming service while driving in a vehicle -- which is exactly where radio belongs.

A year after IPO, Facebook still down 30% (but the future is bright)

A year ago today, CEO Mark Zuckerberg "rang the bell" to open trading in one of the most hotly-anticipated initial public offerings in history as Facebook hit the stock market. And promptly went splat.

Marketing automation firm Marketo shares jump 55% in energetic IPO

Marketing automation business Marketo made its debut on the Nasdaq stock exchange today, and early trading looks strong, with shares up 55 percent over initial pricing.

Pentagon gives green light: Now those hundreds of thousands of iPhones, iPads, and iPods can actually be used

The problem with clearing smartphones for use in top secret environments is that they are, essentially, full of radios: Bluetooth, WiFi, cellular.

The DeanBeat: Maxthon offers an alternative browser that won’t crash while running multiple games

Maxthon features smart memory management that means you can log into five accounts at once.

Smell-o-vision at last! Domino’s releasing DVDs that smell like pizza

Pizza and a movie go together like love and marriage, a horse and carriage, right? So Domino's Brazil has hit on a genius marketing campaign: DVDs that smell like pizza.

‘Big data’ biz Tableau shares explode 60% in strong IPO debut

Enterprise tech IPOs have seen some big movement over the past few years. Now we can add big data and data visualization company Tableau Software to the list.

Yahoo said to be mulling investment in, or acquisition of, Tumblr

If you can't be cool, why not buy someone who is? That's what Yahoo is looking to do with a potential investment in hot blogging service Tumblr, according to Adweek and All Things D.

Google Glass faces hailstorm of privacy questions from U.S. government

Congress sent Google a letter recently demanding to know just how the company plans to protect the privacy of Google Glass users -- and non-users.

‘Excel killer’ Tableau Software ups its IPO price to $31

Data visualization company Tableau Software has raised the price range of its initial public offering to $31 per share.

Y Combinator adds five new partners to guide its startups towards success

Y Combinator welcomed five new partners to its elite cabal today and said goodbye to one.

Canada’s startup visa program in ‘hyperdrive’ but U.S. is ‘dysfunctional’ (interview)

Give me your smart, your educated, your startup founders yearning to build companies?

Silicon Valley investors ponder the “next big thing” in health care

Will the Sand Hill Road firms open their check books for you? We caught up with Sequoia Capital's Warren Hogarth and Morgenthaler Ventures' Missy Krasner to dig deeper into their investment thesis.

Luvocracy raises $11.5M in venture capital to power social commerce

Luvocracy is a San Francisco-based startup that lets you buy products you “luv” based on recommendations from the people you trust. You can also earn rewards if someone buys a product you recommend.