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Former Twitter Platform Chief Sarver Joins Redpoint as Partner

Every time a bell rings, a VC gets his wingtips.

The Logo Wears Prada — Yahoo’s Latest Brand Is Skinny and Stark, With ! Intact

The new Yahoo brand looks like it works at Vogue magazine.
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After Big Fundraising, Uber Hires CFO From Google

Presumably, it’s to keep track of all the big funding the transportation logistics startup just got that values it at $3.5 billion.

Yahoo Paid $60M to $70M for Rockmelt — Will Dump Browser and Use Tech to Better Deliver Its Media and Mobile Properties

Big money for tech that essentially failed to find customers.

Former Facebook Exec Ali Rosenthal Joins MessageMe as COO

Can the mobile app that lets you communicate better on a smartphone break out with new exec?

Yahoo Acquires Xobni for Upward of $30 Million

Yep.

Khosla’s Keith Rabois Talks About Going From Internet Ops to VC-Land (Video)

A view from the not-so-cheap seats.

Zynga’s Pincus: “None of Us Ever Expected to Face a Day Like Today”

It’s not easy being mobile.