Path 3: The leading private social network gets more personal, more human, and more money

March 7, 2013 9:03 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Path has always taken a different ... trail. So it's no surprise that the private social network is laying down new tracks in an attempt to make digital communication more human.

Facebook, Google, Groupon, and Twitter led all companies in private acquisitions in 2012

February 7, 2013 5:00 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

In 2012, 2,357 private technology companies were bought for a combined total of $84 billion, according to a new report from research firm PrivCo. That's slightly up 22 percent from 2011, but the real surprise is who is doing the acquiring.

Personal.com’s secure ‘vault’ can store your most sensitive data in the cloud

September 11, 2012 10:34 AM Christina Farr
Christina Farr

Personal.com, one of a growing class of Dropbox competitors, has taken personally that age-old wisdom: "If you can't beat em, join em."

Alibaba.com to go private, raising funds to buy back its stock

February 20, 2012 11:45 AM Jolie O'Dell
Jolie O'Dell

Alibaba Group is raising $3 billion — not to buy back the 40 percent stake Yahoo holds in the parent company, as previously rumored, but to buy back the 27 percent of Alibaba.com stock currently floating around the public market.…