New York

Viral Video: “Jaws” Guy Bites Mark Zuckerberg and “Eric” Brin at Webbys

Kara Swisher in News on May 22 at 12:14 am PT

If you love a celebrity getting all self-righteous on the world, especially the tech world, then here’s a big plate of Richard Dreyfuss for you.

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Walk Score Places a Value on How Easy It Is to Navigate a Neighborhood (Video)

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 26 at 5:30 am PT

When looking for a new house or apartment, ever wonder what the commute will be like, or how far away the grocery store or coffee shop is?

T-Mobile, HTC Hope New York Party Shows They’ve Still Got It

Ina Fried in Mobile on April 18 at 6:51 pm PT

The Taiwanese phone maker and the No. 4 U.S. carrier, both in need of a boost, teamed up for a shindig in Gotham Wednesday night, celebrating the launch of a new Android phone.

Viral Video: Let the Hipster Games Begin!

Kara Swisher in Media on April 9 at 12:16 am PT

May the arugula be ever in your favor.

Rethinking How to Sell Women’s Clothes, This Time With Bra Sizes

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 6 at 6:00 am PT

Quincy Apparel, a New York start-up founded by two Harvard Business School grads, is attempting to change the way women shop for clothes — by asking for their bra size.

Finally, a Reason to Read Magazines on a Tablet

Peter Kafka in Media on April 3 at 5:00 pm PT

Call it “Netflix for Magazines” — unlimited digital subscriptions for $10 or $15 a month.

Third Point’s Loeb to Yahoo About Board Rejection: “Illogical Alice-in-Wonderland World”

Kara Swisher in News on March 28 at 10:45 am PT

Time to go down another rabbit hole!

News Byte

More Shoes Drop: Third Point Formally Files Preliminary Proxy Statement With SEC

Kara Swisher in News on March 21 at 9:39 am PT

No surprise — preliminary proxy documents from Yahoo’s activist shareholder Third Point were filed to the Securities and Exchange Commission today, which you can see here. In them, the New York hedge fund took new aim at the Silicon Valley Internet giant’s latest board member candidates, noting “installing the hand-picked choices of the current Board does nothing to allay concerns that the Company is poised to repeat the errors of its past.” More to come, to be sure, as Third Point seeks to get its own directors on Yahoo’s board.

What Does Dan Loeb Want for His $1B — Lotsa Yahoo News, That’s What!

Kara Swisher in News on March 20 at 6:59 am PT

The hijinks go on.

The Failures and Fallacies of Mike Daisey’s Apple Attack and the Media

Arik Hesseldahl in Media on March 18 at 6:06 am PT

Now we have to start the conversation about Apple and Foxconn and workers’ rights all over again, this time with real, verifiable facts at our command. Is that so much to ask?