December 29, 2015 Stars of India’s Online Video Scene Struggle to Make a Living by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL Two of India’s most popular online video creators, the Viral Fever and All India Bakchod, have struggled to make a living…
December 29, 2015 Daily Report: The Financial Challenge When Free is the Norm by JIM KERSTETTER By JIM KERSTETTER In India, most Internet content is viewed for free, particularly on YouTube. It is not an arrangement that will be easily…
December 28, 2015 Universities Race to Nurture Start-Up Founders of the Future by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER Many undergraduates, driven by a sullen job market and inspired by success narratives from Silicon Valley, want to learn how to…
December 28, 2015 Common Stock Ownership Spreads Among Start-Up Investors by KATIE BENNER By KATIE BENNER Institutional investors typically own preferred stock in technology start-ups. Now more of them also own common stock, which may lead to…
December 28, 2015 F.A.A. Drone Laws Start to Clash With Stricter Local Rules by CECILIA KANG By CECILIA KANG As the Federal Aviation Administration begins to assert its authority to regulate drones, local lawmakers contend the agency’s efforts do not…
December 27, 2015 Bollywood and U.S. Media Giants Try to Induce Indians to Pay for Video by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL Both local entertainment companies, as well as Netflix, Amazon and 21st Century Fox, hope to persuade Indians to pay for online…
December 27, 2015 A Surgery Center That Doubles as an Idea Lab by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER At a Memorial Sloan Kettering outpatient surgery center in Manhattan, innovations include data tracking and other techniques to improve care, but…
December 26, 2015 Jet.com’s Strategy: Low Prices, Fast Delivery, Happy Workers by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD The start-up’s founder and chief says happiness, in particular the happiness of his employees, will separate his company from ventures that…
December 25, 2015 A Silicon Valley for Drones, in North Dakota by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Encouraged by the state, a burgeoning industry in unmanned aircraft draws on local technical expertise and pilots. Published: December 25, 2015…
December 25, 2015 Security Experts and Officials Diverge on ISIS as Hacking Threat by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH Officials wonder aloud if public infrastructure could be digitally disabled, but researchers say ISIS is not nearly so sophisticated, or inclined….