The guys behind startup-trashing site Uncov have been working on their own company for the last few months now. It's called Persai, and it's some sort of machine-learning recommendation thingy — I don't know, I tune out whenever they start talking about it, and only pay attention again once they start repeating 4chan…

True story — back in October, Valleywag editor-for-life Owen Thomas and I were sitting in a coffee shop in North Beach going over party-correspondent duties and expectations and the future of the blog and all that other stuff that you talk about when you're talking with your boss. "I want you to do a Valleywag…

We hear that Google has discontinued its traditional midwinter Googler ski vacation. No more mandatory trips to Squaw Valley and all-night parties with '80s cover bands. Instead? Look forward to a company trip to the Happiest Place on Earth. (No, not Tijuana.)

MySpace is settling into its new San Francisco office space on Second Street near South Park, from the looks of this photo sent by a helpful inside spy. The building was a former startup incubator owned by LookSmart. No computer setups, yet, but note the size of the coffee machine. This should keep coders awake long…

To do today: developers in Palo Alto, progressives in San Francisco, or sunny drinks in the Embarcadero Center. All in tonight's Valleywag Calendar.

Onset Ventures didn't just send out a Christmas card this year. They also performed the card, a parody of American Idol. Avert your eyes. Onset partner Shomit Ghose penned the lyrics, but none of the singers actually work for the Sand Hill Road firm. (For the record, the performers are Tom Shields of Yieldex, David…

Sung to the tune of "Santa Baby," "VC Baby" tells the tale of an entrepreneur wishing for attention of the financial kind. Play the clip, and then read on to find out the surprising songster behind this little number.

We wondered in April about venture capitalist Heidi Roizen's plans after her firm Moibus Venture finished closing up shop, and now it's been revealed. After topping her bathroom scale in May, Roizen turned her attention towards the music scales. This week, she launched SkinnySongs, a startup focused on creating…

Your plans tonight: Talk money, social graphs, or Belgian beers. Or, crash a press-only bash at the Googleplex. All in tonight's Valleywag Calendar.

Last year's Christmas card from Onset Ventures was a comic book-inspired tale of how Santa Claus triumphed against the evil Liquidator. For their 2007 card, Onset's adventurous capitalists parodied American Idol. The result, Venture Capital Idle, comes complete with mock lyrics to Christmas carols. (Oh, and the whole…

There are a few scattered meetups this evening, including one for our New York readers, and one for all the ladies in the area. All in today's Valleywag Calendar.

Larry Page and Lucy Southworth weren't the only Silicon Valley denizens to get hitched over the weekend. Former Photobucket marketer MJ Kim married Joyent CTO Jason Hoffman in a ceremony on Saturday before a large contingent of the Ritual Roaster crowd. The thing that makes these nuptials among the geekiest ever,…

Social network Bebo, which, like Hillary Clinton is more popular in the U.K. than at home, is hosting a breakfast Wednesday morning at the Metreon's second-floor Action Theater for an event at which they promise to announce "news that will impact the developer community and Bebo's 40 million users worldwide." That…

We're getting more reports from the scene of this weekend's wedding between gummy Google cofounder Larry Page and yummy Stanford Ph.D. Lucy Southworth. Above, another picture of the wedding tent (click for a bigger version.) Is that an alt-energy windmill on the hill? How eco-conscious! After the jump, a vacationing…

We hear that Google's Christmas party, which was held at a pier in San Francisco last year, will be at Shoreline Amphitheatre this year, a short hop from the Googleplex. Want to attend? There's still a chance. Last year, your best bet to get a date to the Google bash was by trolling Craigslist. This year? We suggest…

We've reported on everyone else's holiday gatherings. It's only fair to spill about our own, don't you think? It's tonight at Valleywag uberspecial correspondent Paul Boutin's impressive sky-palace. The dress code is "rockstar," so expect Paul to be wearing his Armani sunglasses, Owen's hair to be extra pointy, and…

We hear that Yahoo is hosting its holiday party tomorrow night at the San Mateo Expo Center, conveniently near the Bay Meadows racetrack, where Yahoos might have better luck cashing in than with their stock options. Last year's entertainment was American Idol reject Chris Daughtry. This year?

We've heard rumors that there will be three presidents attending the Caribbean wedding of Google cofounder Larry Page and his bride-to-be, Lucy Southworth. The Times Online is reporting that Bill and Hillary Clinton are expected to attend, which leaves two presidents unaccounted for. The likeliest candidates: Dubya…

Yelp, the local-reviews site, is as infamous in San Francisco as it is nonfamous anywhere else in the country. Its parties, always hedonistic rampages of drunken conversations, burlesque troops, and makeout sessions in the photobooth, helped establish its local reputation and cement the loyalty of hardcore users. (…