IBARAKI, Osaka Prefecture—Standing upright on his hind legs and gazing vigilantly out of a window, a rescued meerkat has become an unexpected symbol of safety and charm at a small police outpost here.

If you’re reading TechCrunch right now (you are, by the way), chances are you have at least heard of Meerkat. You may even be simultaneously hoping that you don’t have to fall prey to the new SXSW ...

"Meerkat mobs can be fierce, so to see how this group has successfully come together to raise these new pups has been really exciting," said a zoo spokesperson Benjamin VanHoose is the Senior News ...

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Technology crazes come and go so fast these days that they can arrive, collect millions from investors and disappear before most people even have heard of them. For example: Meerkat. I’d seen so many ...

Meerkat's popularity tanked in the weeks after Twitter cut off the live streaming app from its social graph and launched a rival live video product, Persicope, in March. Now, Meerkat is turning to a ...