After more than a week of merger rumors, desktop 3-D printer developer MakerBot Industries in Brooklyn today announced it agreed to be acquired by Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS) in Minneapolis, MN for a stock-for-stock deal valued at $403 million. The news is the latest major deal for a New York-based startup after Yahoo acquired Tumblr one [...]

Jake Lodwick is a startup guy who rubs some people the wrong way, but he's helped create a bunch of successful startups. His background includes investing in Bleacher Report, which sold to Turner for $213 million, co-founding Busted Tees, creating Vimeo and "quasi" co-founding CollegeHumor. He also invested in two of New York's biggest startup exits in recent memory, Tumblr ...

Mobile Insights is a daily newsletter from BI Intelligence delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence subscribers. Sign up for a free trial of BI Intelligence today. Tablets Account For Majority Of Mobile Commerce Volume (Adyen)A new study finds that tablets now account for 53% of mobile commerce by volume. Also, the iPad and the iPhone were by far the most popular devices for mobile ...

When Marissa Mayer first became CEO of Yahoo, she got flak for telling Yahoo employees that they couldn't work from home. She wanted Yahoo workers in the office, seeing each other, and collaborating to help the tech dinosaur get its groove back. Those who weren't up for visiting the office on a regular basis got the boot. Now Yahoo is ...

Mr. Hoinsky (Photo: Kickstarter) Are you a foreveralone munching on Cheetos in your mom's basement, wondering how to get women to touch your penis? Good news: Ken Hoinsky, whom you might know as "TofuTofu" on Reddit, has drawn up a comprehensive dating guide to help teach guys everywhere how to "get awesome with women"--and also make creepy unwanted advances on ...