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Exclusive: Japan’s Rakuten Wins the Heart of Pinterest in $100M Funding Race With $1.5B Valuation

Liz Gannes and Kara Swisher in Commerce on May 16 at 8:18 pm PT

The largest e-commerce site in Japan is about to get pinned by Ben Silbermann in massive funding round.

Flipboard CEO McCue Likely to Step Down From Twitter Board Over Potential Future Conflicts (Or Closer Cooperation)

Kara Swisher in News on May 7 at 1:37 pm PT

There is a growing feeling that the social communications companies are on a product collision course, with a possible troubled or perhaps more attractive result.

Spotify’s Special Projects Head Shakil Khan Moves to Path to Do Same

Kara Swisher in News on March 30 at 5:00 am PT

The fix-it guy for the popular music service takes his tools over to the personal social network.

CEO Tim Cadogan Talks About OpenX’s First Profitable Quarter and Where Ad Tech Is Going Next (Video)

Kara Swisher in Media on February 13 at 5:00 am PT

The online advertising tech start-up has something to crow about (besides Google not killing it off).

Sarah Lacy Debuts New Tech Site, PandoDaily — $2M+ in Funding and Guess Who’s Working for Her? (Video)

Kara Swisher in Media on January 16 at 9:00 am PT

Here’s the brave woman who will be the new boss of Michael Arrington, M.G. Siegler and Paul Carr. (You read that right.)

Digital Marketing Start-Up Thismoment Raises $7.3 Million From Sierra Ventures

Kara Swisher in Media on November 15, 2011 at 7:30 am PT

Another day, another pile of funding for a social marketing start-up.

Another Googley “Acqhire” — Contextual Search Start-Up Apture to Join the Chrome Team

Drake Martinet in News on November 10, 2011 at 10:57 am PT

Google has acquired contextual search start-up Apture and will integrate the team and features into Chrome.

First Class Ticket: Social Travel Start-Up Gogobot Raises $15M in Funding at $70M Valuation

Kara Swisher in Social on November 3, 2011 at 12:00 pm PT

Around the world in $15 million.

The Three Ventureers: Andreessen Horowitz Joining Conway and Milner in Y Combinator Start Fund

Kara Swisher in News on October 14, 2011 at 2:30 pm PT

The high-profile venture firm is in for $50,000 per start-up. What cash crunch?

Exclusive: Pinterest Closes New $27M Round With Andreessen Horowitz Valuing Start-Up at $200M

Kara Swisher in Commerce on October 7, 2011 at 11:45 am PT

That’ll buy a lot of digital pushpins.