October 21, 2015 Lease a Smartphone or Buy It? The Pros and Cons by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN It’s cheaper to own your smartphone outright, but early-upgrade plans from Apple and wireless carriers offer some other advantages. Published:…
October 21, 2015 YouTube Introduces YouTube Red, a Subscription Service by CONOR DOUGHERTY and EMILY STEEL By CONOR DOUGHERTY and EMILY STEEL The service will cost $10 a month to watch the videos without ads. The company also announced YouTube…
October 21, 2015 Theranos, a Blood Testing Start-Up, Defends Its Accuracy by KATIE BENNER By KATIE BENNER At a technology conference, the company’s chief executive addressed recent reports that questioned the reliability of its tests. Published: October 21,…
October 21, 2015 Microsoft’s Rule-Breaking Vision of a Future With Countless Devices by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO Microsoft is embracing a fragmented view of the future, in which no single device, or even single category of devices, reigns…
October 21, 2015 Daily Report: IBM and Yahoo in the Hot Seats by PUI-WING TAM By PUI-WING TAM IBM and Yahoo are in the hot seat this week as both companies seek to rev up their growth. IBM, which…
October 21, 2015 Amino Harnesses Health Industry Data for Consumers by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Amino, a start-up, is mining health industry information to create a consumer service. Its first offering is a data-driven tool for…
October 21, 2015 Deutsche Telekom Said to Weigh New Antitrust Complaint Against Google by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT The former German telecom monopoly’s complaint to European officials is expected to focus on whether Google uses its Android mobile operating…
October 21, 2015 As U.S. Tech Companies Scramble, Group Sees Opportunity in Safe Harbor Decision by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT The group of leading global privacy experts hopes to see greater cooperation between Europe’s privacy regulators and the Federal Trade Commission….
October 21, 2015 After Disappointing Results, Yahoo Promises More Focused Strategy by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL Marissa Mayer, the chief, told investors that Yahoo would soon unveil a plan to streamline the company. Published: October 20, 2015…
October 21, 2015 Snapchat Loses Its Chief of Communications to Uber by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC In yet another executive departure from the photo-messaging service, Jill Hazelbaker is joining Uber to help it deal with thorny regulatory…