After a brief hiatus for TechCrunch Disrupt, Ask A VC is back this week with two all-star guests in the investing world. First up we have Freestyle Capital's Dave Samuel. Later in the week, Redpoint Partner Chris Moore will be joining us in the studio. As you may remember, you can submit questions for our guests either in the comments or here and we’ll ask them during the show.Read similar

Bloomberg is taking another step to address the ongoing crisis surrounding the use of terminal data by Bloomberg News reporter to break stories. In a just-released announcement, Bloomberg announced that it was hiring former IBM CEO Sam Palmisano has an independent advisor to deal with privacy and data issues. The company also said that Clark Hoyt, the Bloomberg News editor-at-large (and former NYT public editor) has been appointed to explore the relationship between the news business and the commercial operations (the terminal). The full release is below the dotted line. ----------------------... Read similar

Take a look at the image above. Pretty surreal. At first glance (or second, or third), it looks like a photograph — maybe a little faded, compared to most high-definition shots we're now used to, but a photograph nonetheless. Right?It's actually a ball point pen drawing by Portuguese artist Samuel Silva, based on Kristina Taraina's photograph "Redhead Girl." Silva used seven different colored pens and spent nearly 30 hours to recreate the photoSEE ALSO: Girlfriend Leads Man Around the World in Breathtaking PicsTake a look at a few of Silva's other illustrations, as well as works from Mig... Read similar

Officials at the American military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba have shut down Wi-Fi access throughtout the camp and banned the use of any social networks following threats from hacktivist collective Anonymous.Anonymous announced "Operation Guantanamo," an online campaign to protest the conditions of inmates at the base, two weeks ago. Army spokesperson Lt. Col. Samuel House told the Associated Press the decision was made to avoid any disruptions by Anonymous. None have been reported so farAnonymous officially announced the operation on May 6 on Twitter and YouTubeOn May 17 to May 19, to coinc... Read similar

The following post brings me great joy. Years ago, almost like three years go, Cameroon international Samuel Eto'o scored a goal for FC Barcelona, then grabbed the nearest Nikon camera to take a photo of young Bojan, his team-mate. (Apparently the photo has exploded on our server since then.) It seems Mr. Eto'o has been bitten by the sports photography bug once again, grabbing the nearest camera after scoring his third goal for Inter in the Champions League this past Wednesday.Read similar

Some start-ups and developers are turning to filmmakers and creative agencies to help them drum up marketing campaigns for their apps and services. Samuel Bennett, a filmmaker and composer in New York, describes how he fell into the market.Read similar

Last night saw the airing of two new ads for the iPhone 4S that featured celebrities Samuel L. Jackson and Zooey Deschanel. Both thirty-second spots showed the celebs using Siri in their home environment. Jackson used Apple's personal assistant software to help him plan a "date night" and cook a meal, while the ad with Deschanel saw her using Siri on a rainy day. The ads are significant as they mark a deviation from Apple's recent television advertising: they feature celebrities playing themselves and are as much a focus of the ad as the iPhone itself. As of the time of this writing A... Read similar

World, meet Samuel L. Dogson.You may recognize him, he's been used as the body double for a pretty famous actor for many years. SEE ALSO: Watch Grumpy Cat Hate Adoring SXSW Fans Just kidding, but holy smokes, it's like looking in a mirror right, Sam (the man)? We were introduced to Dogson when Redditor EoghainMacSearraigh posted the pooch online for the world to admire and develop hundreds of Jackson-dog punsDogson is currently in talks with studios to produce "Paw Fiction," to which Jackson said, "I've had it with these motherf***ing dog jokes on this motherf***ing Internet!"Read similar

As noted by TNW, Apple has pushed out a couple of new TV ads highlighting Siri for iPhone 4S on its three major U.S carrier partners Verizon, Sprint and AT&T. Most interesting thing about the new ads is that they feature Hollywood stars Samuel L. Jackson and Zooey Deschanel. The ads were aired during ESPN’s SportsCenter this afternoon with several spots...Check Out Apple’s New TV Ads Featuring Samuel L. Jackson & Zooey Deschanel [VIDEO] is a post from: iPhone in Canada Blog - Canada's #1 iPhone Resource Read similar

Ever wonder what it would be like to be broken up with by Samuel L. Jackson?It would hurt, but it would sound great, as witnessed by Jackson's on-air cover of Taylor Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together." Jackson has more edge than Swift (who doesn't?), but his voice is just so damn intoxicating -- It's like hot fudge telling you to get lost. SEE ALSO: Samuel L. Jackson Might Have Dropped the F-Bomb on SNLAnd Sammy's not afraid to cuss you out either. He really wants you to leave him alone. T-Swift, might we recommend a collaboration for your next single? Or maybe just date Jackson... Read similar