January 23, 2016 Daily Report: Airbnb Urges Mayors to ‘Please Tax Us’ by JIM KERSTETTER By JIM KERSTETTER The global head of policy for the room-booking service told his audience at the United States Conference of Mayors: Work with…
January 22, 2016 Larry Page, Google Founder, Is Still Innovator in Chief by CONOR DOUGHERTY By CONOR DOUGHERTY Mr. Page is hardly the first Silicon Valley chief with a case of intellectual wanderlust, but to a rare degree he…
January 22, 2016 Editing a Gmail Inbox Trip Bundle by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER When incorrect information strays into a Trip Bundle, there is a way to remove it, and Google has recently made…
January 22, 2016 Daily Report: Mr. Dorsey’s Companies Go on a Wild Stock Market Ride by JIM KERSTETTER By JIM KERSTETTER It has been a rough year so far for the stocks of even the most successful tech companies. For the less…
January 22, 2016 Airbnb Takes Its Case to U.S. Mayors Conference by CECILIA KANG By CECILIA KANG Having tried to mobilize the public in its favor, Airbnb offers to collect $200 million in hotel taxes for cities. Published:…
January 21, 2016 Video Feature: ‘Quantified Self’ Apps to Help Track Habits and Identify Patterns by KIT EATON By KIT EATON As using technology to monitor sleep and other activities rises in popularity, these mobile applications can help you gather and assess…
January 21, 2016 Posting Animated GIFs on Facebook by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER GIFs cannot just be uploaded directly to Facebook. Instead, they need to be linked to from their location on the…
January 21, 2016 Dutch Arrest 10 Men Suspected of Using Bitcoin to Launder Money by REUTERS By REUTERS Ten men suspected of using the digital currency Bitcoin to launder up to 20 million euros made from online drug deals have…
January 21, 2016 Deezer Raises $109 Million After Postponing I.P.O. by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT The company’s latest fundraising comes amid growing cutthroat competition from rivals like Spotify and Apple Music, which also are eagerly signing…
January 21, 2016 Daily Report: IBM Caught Between the Old and the New by JIM KERSTETTER By JIM KERSTETTER The transition from older, shrinking markets to new areas is proving difficult for tech’s most venerable companies. But that does not…