March 19, 2014 London’s Former Investment Bankers Are Joining the Start-Up Craze by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT In a Canary Wharf high-rise, a cluster of financial tech start-ups are leaning on the financial and tech know-how of the…
March 19, 2014 San Francisco Doubles Housing Assistance to Middle-Class Residents by REUTERS By REUTERS San Francisco has doubled the amount of money it will lend to middle-class home buyers to help with down payments in a…
March 19, 2014 Nuzzel Finds the Top Stories in Your Personal Twitterverse by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL Your friends may have a good idea of what you want to read. A start-up is leaning on them to help…
March 19, 2014 Sony Unveils Virtual Reality Headset by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD At a conference for game developers, Sony showed a sleek white prototype a virtual-reality headset. It will give players a high-definition,…
March 19, 2014 Daily Report: Airlines Use Wearables to Get More Personal by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES At a time when many airline “innovations” — like charging extra for an aisle seat or cutting back on…
March 19, 2014 A Conversation With Steve Jurvetson Space Investor and Rocket Maker by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON Steve Jurvetson, a venture capitalist who has invested in space start-ups, discusses the future of space, amateur rockets and people living…
March 19, 2014 New Social App Has Juicy Posts All Anonymous by JENNA WORTHAM By JENNA WORTHAM Posts on Secret, an app that allows users to upload anonymous messages, can range from benign to inappropriate and are testing…
March 18, 2014 Apple to Offer Cheaper iPhone 5C in Several Markets by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN The colorful plastic iPhone hasn’t been as big a hit as the high-end iPhone 5S. So to lure more customers,…
March 18, 2014 Google Introduces an Android for Smart Watches by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN Google hasn’t found a hit in making computers, Internet-connected glasses or smartphones so far. Maybe a watch will do the…
March 18, 2014 A Conversation With Yukari Kane Author of ‘Haunted Empire: Apple After Steve Jobs’ by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN In an interview, Ms. Kane talked about the highlights of her new book, and a company struggling to cope with…