Mobile

Button Raises $12 Million to Connect Apps

Less than one year after launching, New York-based Button has raised a $12 million Series A round, led by Redpoint Ventures. Button aims to make it easier to make mobile purchases and navigate between apps.   

Google Dives Deeper Into 'Smart' Contact Lenses

Google may be investing in big brands like Ray-Bans ahead of the upcoming Google Glass launch, but new patent filings show the tech giant might one day look to ditch glasses altogether.

New Competition for The Energizer Bunny as Batteries Evolve

New investment is starting to trickle into the sector as inventors work to develop better, safer, longer-lasting, faster-charging, and tinier batteries, necessary in a world already attached at the hip to smartphones and rapidly devouring wearable devices and battery-operated vehicles. 

Alibaba Profit Nearly Triples

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding revealed the members of its 27-person partnership in an updated prospectus for its U.S. share listing on Monday.

Airbnb Poaches Blackstone CFO on Path to IPO

Airbnb, the vacation rentals startup, announced Friday that it hired Laurence Tosi away from Blackstone  to join the company as chief financial officer. The hiring of Tosi, who spent seven years as CFO at the private equity firm, could be a signal that the $25.5 billion startup is nearing an IPO.