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Go the F**k Back to Sleep, Silicon Valley: Facebook IPO Likely to File Later Today at Earliest

Kara Swisher in News on February 1 at 6:36 am PT

I am already back to dreaming about champagne wishes and caviar dreams (for geeks, but not for me!).

Listen Up! Neil Young Joins Dive Into Media Next Week.

Peter Kafka in Dive Into Media on January 23 at 10:50 am PT

A lineup that already includes some of the biggest names in media adds a musical icon with a digital agenda.

Ultrabooks From HP and Lenovo That Are (Kinda, Sorta) Different

Lauren Goode in Commerce on January 11 at 11:38 am PT

Lenovo and HP are looking to stand out from the rest of the Ultrabook crowd, with a bendy design and a touch of Gorilla Glass.

Viral Audio: A Look Back at Tech in 2011, and Forward to 2012

Kara Swisher in Media on December 28, 2011 at 1:06 am PT

Should auld iPhone 5 be forgot and never brought to market …

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Jawbone Gets $40 Million From Deutsche Telekom, Kleiner Perkins

Lauren Goode in News on December 21, 2011 at 1:25 pm PT

Jawbone, maker of nifty audio devices and the recently recalled UP fitness wristband, has raised $40 million from Deutsche Telekom, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Yuri Milner and investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management. The new capital brings Jawbone’s funding to date close to $210 million. CEO Hosain Rahman has said that the company plans to introduce more products in the healthcare and audio markets, according to GigaOM.

Complaints Pop Up for Jawbone’s UP

Lauren Goode in Commerce on December 1, 2011 at 11:35 am PT

After the splashy launch of a new health-tracking wristband, the maker of slick consumer devices gets some complaints about glitches in the device.

Viral Audio: While Arrington Fiddles and Bartz Erupts, My Cup o’ Crazy Runneth Over

Kara Swisher in News on September 9, 2011 at 10:49 am PT

Do I have something to say about the clown circuses going on at both Yahoo and AOL this week? You bet I do.

BoomTown on KQED's "iPhone or iSpy" Radio Show (Audio)

Kara Swisher in News on April 29, 2011 at 9:02 am PT

The Apple iOS and Google Android smartphone location-tracking kerfuffle. Smarty-pants commentators. KQED’s “Forum” radio show with interviewer Michael Krasny yesterday. Go!

IBM "Jeopardy" Challenge Day One Ends in a Tie

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on February 14, 2011 at 4:55 pm PT

Day one of the IBM “Jeopardy” challenge ends with a human player and the computer tied, and with some interesting wrong answers from the computer. Plus: “Final Jeopardy” author Stephen Baker fills us in with some first-hand details.

Viral Audio: BoomTown on NPR on HuffPAol–News Is an Exciting Area and It Always Will Be

Kara Swisher in News on February 8, 2011 at 12:23 am PT

Here is my appearance yesterday on NPR’s “Morning Edition,” where I pontificate about AOL’s $315 million acquisition of the Huffington Post. My take: News is the winner! Which is just what I’d say.