January 28, 2015 Lyft, Now in Talks for More Funding, Pushes Growth Strategy by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC Lyft must persuade its backers that the company has a fighting chance against Uber, which operates in hundreds of cities globally…
January 28, 2015 Twitter Adds Group Messaging and Video Recording by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL In an effort to catch up to rival services like Facebook, Twitter will now allow people to shoot, edit and post…
January 28, 2015 F.T.C. Says Internet-Connected Devices Pose Big Risks by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER The agency said the devices, which make up the so-called Internet of Things, also raise serious security and privacy risks that…
January 27, 2015 Apple’s Earnings Soar on Strong iPhone Sales in China by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN The introduction of a large-screen iPhone in China helped propel Apple’s profit to $18 billion and its revenue to nearly…
January 27, 2015 Yahoo to Spin Off Its Stake in Alibaba by VINDU GOEL and MICHAEL. J. DE LA MERCED By VINDU GOEL and MICHAEL. J. DE LA MERCED Shedding its 15 percent stake in the Chinese e-commerce site turns the spotlight to Yahoo’s…
January 27, 2015 Amazon Investigated in Japan Over Child Pornography by PAUL MOZUR and MARK SCOTT By PAUL MOZUR and MARK SCOTT The police have raided Amazon’s Tokyo headquarters, a distribution center and the offices of an affiliate, according to…
January 27, 2015 Malfunction Interrupts Facebook Access Briefly by PAUL MOZUR and VINDU GOEL By PAUL MOZUR and VINDU GOEL Facebook said the cause was an internal malfunction rather than a cyberattack. Published: January 26, 2015 at 07:00PM…
January 27, 2015 Pluralsight, a Training Service for Tech Professionals, Buys Code School by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER Pluralsight, an online training platform for technology professionals, acquires Code School, a skills site for beginning coders. Published: January 25, 2015…
January 27, 2015 At Universities, a Push for Data-Driven Career Services by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER LinkedIn data on college graduates is a goldmine for schools seeking to identify alumni willing to mentor students or recruit them…
January 27, 2015 Amazon and Its Friends by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD Amazon has busted up the traditional publishing system and done more to widen access to books than anything since the invention…