June 24, 2015 Daily Report: Taylor Swift, ‘the Most Powerful Person in the Music Industry’ by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES Ms. Swift’s victory in a one-day battle against Apple this week showed she has a rare power to influence…
June 24, 2015 Tech Companies Line Up Behind ‘Containers’ and the Cloud by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY So-called software containers got backing from companies including Cisco Systems and Google, while another group of companies detailed plans to automate…
June 24, 2015 Qualcomm in Venture With Chinese Chip Maker by PAUL MOZUR By PAUL MOZUR The venture also includes the Belgian researcher Imec and is meant to help China close some of the gap with rivals…
June 23, 2015 Gmail Formally Adds ‘Undo Send’ Option by KATIE ROGERS By KATIE ROGERS The new tool allows users to choose a delay time from 5 to 30 seconds in case of a change of…
June 23, 2015 Instagram Takes On Twitter With an Updated Photo Feed by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL An upgrade to the service’s Explore button will show users the most important photos from trending events. Published: June 23, 2015…
June 23, 2015 Uber Data Collection Changes Should Be Barred, Privacy Group Urges by NATASHA SINGER and MIKE ISAAC By NATASHA SINGER and MIKE ISAAC The Electronic Privacy Information Center said in a letter to the Federal Trade Commission that changes to Uber’s…
June 23, 2015 Data Mining Start-Up Enigma to Expand Commercial Business by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR After preparing open data for civic-minded projects, the company hopes to interest corporate clients in the insights that can come from…
June 23, 2015 Twitter’s Board Hires Search Firm to Find Next C.E.O. by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL The board of directors appointed Spencer Stuart, an executive recruiting firm, to help it identify and consider inside and outside candidates…
June 22, 2015 Terry Myerson Rises to Powerful New Role in Charge of Microsoft Devices by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD Mr. Myerson, who already led one of the largest software organizations in the world in Microsoft’s operating systems group, takes on…
June 21, 2015 How SurveyMonkey Is Coping After the Death of Dave Goldberg by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY SurveyMonkey’s executives have had to navigate the process of replacing Mr. Goldberg, while running a company on the cusp of significant…