March 26, 2015 Apple and Beats Developing Streaming Music Service to Rival Spotify by BEN SISARIO and BRIAN X. CHEN By BEN SISARIO and BRIAN X. CHEN The new system will not have a lower price than its competitors, and won’t offer a free…
March 26, 2015 Debunking the Latest Predictions of Facebook’s Demise by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO A theory making the rounds in Silicon Valley warns that Facebook relies too heavily on app ads from start-ups inflated by…
March 25, 2015 Facebook Opens Messenger for App Developers by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL The social media giant has ambitious plans for its messaging service, including linking business to its user base. Published: March 25,…
March 25, 2015 Yale Researchers to Study Learning Game Apps by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER A Yale research lab applies rigorous scientific methods to test the effectiveness of educational video games on children. Published: March 23,…
March 25, 2015 Slack Said to Be in Talks to Raise Money at More Than $2 Billion Valuation by MIKE ISAAC and FARHAD MANJOO By MIKE ISAAC and FARHAD MANJOO The talks come just four months after Slack, which is run by the entrepreneur Stewart Butterfield, raised $120…
March 25, 2015 Car Crash Videos Highlight Risk of Multitasking With Phones by MATT RICHTEL By MATT RICHTEL A study from AAA that entailed putting video cameras in the cars of teenage drivers allowed researchers to watch the excruciating…
March 25, 2015 At Kleiner Discrimination Trial, a Battle Between Legal Powerhouses by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD In closing arguments Tuesday, top litigators from both sides presented their cases in the gender discrimination trial against Kleiner Perkins. Published:…
March 24, 2015 Hackers Use an Android App for Sex Extortion by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH Criminals are luring targets into online sex chats, then persuading them to download apps that siphon off their contact information, passwords…
March 24, 2015 Google Hires Finance Chief Ruth Porat From Morgan Stanley by NATHANIEL POPPER By NATHANIEL POPPER Ms. Porat, who has been Morgan Stanley’s chief financial officer since 2010, will become one of the most powerful women in…
March 24, 2015 A Conversation With the Authors of ‘Becoming Steve Jobs’ by BRIAN X. CHEN and ALEXANDRA ALTER By BRIAN X. CHEN and ALEXANDRA ALTER Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli, who wrote “Becoming Steve Jobs,” discuss the evolution of Steve Jobs and…