January 19, 2016 Finding Your Way Around GarageBand by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER With its ability to play virtual instruments and mix tracks into finished songs, the program can appear intimidating, but there…
January 19, 2016 As More Pay by Smartphone, Banks Scramble to Keep Up by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR A millennial-led shift to digital financial services could upend the consumer banking industry. Published: January 18, 2016 at 07:00PM from NYT…
January 18, 2016 WhatsApp, the Internet Messenger, to Become Free by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT The Internet messaging service, owned by Facebook, said it would phase out fees to use the service and experiment with charging…
January 18, 2016 Strat-O-Matic Builds Out Its Digital Game Roster by STUART MILLER By STUART MILLER Baseball Daily, a new digital simulation game to be unveiled by Strat-O-Matic on Monday, trades in dice and card decks for…
January 18, 2016 European Antitrust Chief Takes Swipe at Privacy Issue by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT Margrethe Vestager’s warning shot comes ahead of a Jan. 31 deadline for Europe and the United States to reach a new…
January 18, 2016 Education Technology Graduates From the Classroom to the Boardroom by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER Much of the money pouring into ed tech is going to start-ups focused on corporate training or professional skills, creating greater…
January 18, 2016 Netflix’s Expansion Attracts Some Unexpected Customers by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT Reed Hastings, the video-streaming service’s co-founder, said people on Réunion Island — a small French-governed island off the coast of Madagascar…
January 18, 2016 Driverless Cars’ Limits Include Human Nature by JOHN MARKOFF By JOHN MARKOFF Vehicles are increasingly able to do routine tasks, but the problem vexing the automobile industry is how to keep drivers ready…
January 17, 2016 Farhad and Mike’s Week in Tech: A Not-So-‘Basic’ Shift in Start-Ups by FARHAD MANJOO and MIKE ISAAC By FARHAD MANJOO and MIKE ISAAC Apple Music gains ground, an initiative on self-driving cars and a sensible move from Foursquare — with a…
January 17, 2016 Jawbone Raises $165 Million at Half Its Last Valuation by MIKE ISAAC and KATIE BENNER By MIKE ISAAC and KATIE BENNER Jawbone, the start-up that makes wearable devices, became the latest private company to raise money at a lower…