March 18, 2015 Congress Scrutinizes F.C.C. Following Release of New Internet Rules by REBECCA R. RUIZ By REBECCA R. RUIZ Facing a tough tone from Republican lawmakers about his handling of the rules, Tom Wheeler, chairman of the F.C.C., pushed…
March 18, 2015 Digital Media Darlings Unfazed by the Fall of the News Site Gigaom by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO When the news site ceased publishing, it seemed like a cautionary tale for a new gilded age. But, insiders say, Gigaom…
March 18, 2015 Nintendo Forms Partnership to Develop Mobile Games by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD Nintendo, the video game maker that has long resisted a move to devices like smartphones, said it and DeNA would team…
March 18, 2015 Pearson Under Fire for Monitoring Students’ Twitter Posts by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER Pearson, the education publishing giant, describes its practice of monitoring social media posts as a test-security measure, but some parents say…
March 17, 2015 Facebook Announces a Payments Feature for Its Messenger App by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL The feature will at first be limited to people who are Facebook friends, but Wall Street expects that such transactions will…
March 17, 2015 IBM Introduces Twitter-fueled Data Services for Business by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR IBM and Twitter rolled out their data services for business. They are the first products of a venture that is strategically…
March 17, 2015 Layoffs at Food Start-Up Hampton Creek by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD While layoffs at start-ups are not uncommon, it’s unusual for them to occur so soon after their coffers have been replenished…
March 17, 2015 Uber’s Chief Financial Officer to Leave Company by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC Brent Callinicos, the chief financial officer of Uber, plans to leave the ride-sharing company, in what will be one of the…
March 16, 2015 Facebook Clarifies Rules on What It Bans and Why by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL The world’s largest social network is trying to help users better understand what is allowed on the service, and is also…
March 16, 2015 Silicon Valley Investor Warns of Bubble at SXSW by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC Bill Gurley, a partner at Benchmark, has been warning of an impending Silicon Valley bubble-burst for quite some time, and he…