February 14, 2016 Farhad and Mike’s Week in Tech: Rethinking Twitter, and a Hurdle for Facebook by FARHAD MANJOO and MIKE ISAAC By FARHAD MANJOO and MIKE ISAAC Bad news for Twitter and Google, and Facebook plans to connect to the world. Published: February 13, 2016…
February 14, 2016 AT&T’s History of Invention and Breakups by Unknown Author By Unknown Author AT&T, once known informally as Ma Bell, is a storied American brand that goes back under a succession of names to…
February 14, 2016 AT&T’s Strategy Is One Part Innovation, One Part Inspiration by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY The company is using plans for super-high-speed 5G technology and an executive’s poignant life story as a way to assuage worries…
February 13, 2016 Gearing Up for the Cloud, AT&T Tells Its Workers: Adapt, or Else by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Randall Stephenson, the chief, sees a need to retrain his 280,000 employees — like his older brother, who fixes the lines…
February 13, 2016 Start-Up Delivery Services Run Into Reality by JIM KERSTETTER By JIM KERSTETTER Previous disasters have not stopped a number of companies from trying to reinvent how food gets to your door. That is,…
February 13, 2016 Using Chromecast to Stream Your Tablet on a TV Screen by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Google’s Chromecast device and its Android software let you watch videos from your mobile device on a TV or PC…
February 13, 2016 Apple and Dr. Dre Are Said to Be Planning an Original TV Show by KATIE BENNER and BEN SISARIO By KATIE BENNER and BEN SISARIO The show, “Vital Signs,” will be offered through the Apple TV streaming video device, a person with knowledge…
February 12, 2016 Using Older Hardware With Windows 10 by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER If you rely on a certain printer or scanner connected to your computer, check to see if the device is…
February 12, 2016 Why Twitter Is Like a Deli With Good Pastrami by JIM KERSTETTER By JIM KERSTETTER A deli makes a great pastrami sandwich, but only sells them within a five-block radius. Likewise, when Twitter doesn’t draw new…
February 12, 2016 Uber Agrees to Settle Class-Action Suit Over Safety Claims by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC Uber must pay roughly 25 million riders across the United States and reword the language around the fee that the company…