April 4, 2016 Another Social Media Giant Embraces Algorithms by JIM KERSTETTER By JIM KERSTETTER Instagram plans to begin testing a move away from reverse chronological order in its news feeds. But will ardent users approve?…
April 4, 2016 China’s Companies Poised to Take Leap in Developing a Driverless Car by JOHN MARKOFF and PAUL MOZUR By JOHN MARKOFF and PAUL MOZUR Conditions for the technology may actually be more favorable in China than in the United States because of…
April 4, 2016 Outshone by Smaller Screens, PCs Aim to Be Seen as Cool Again by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY With the onslaught of smartphones and tablets, even people who depend on PCs now lack passion for these onetime miracle products….
April 2, 2016 Moving CD-Ripped Music From the Computer to the iPad by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Even if you did not download the music to your iOS device from the iTunes store, you can still take…
April 2, 2016 Apple Still Strong at 40, but Are Best Years Behind It? by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Apple turned 40 on Friday, and it’s a very different company from the audacious startup that Steve Jobs and Steve…
April 2, 2016 Easy Ways to Keep Tabs on Your Data Usage by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER If you think you may be getting close to the monthly limits on your mobile phone plan, your carrier probably…
April 2, 2016 Facebook Live, Annoying and Intrusive, Seems to Be Paying Off by JOHN HERRMAN By JOHN HERRMAN The service’s new live video notifications are suddenly outstripping the regular news feed and zapping maybe millions of extra pockets. Published:…
April 2, 2016 Slack, a Leading Unicorn, Raises $200 Million in New Financing by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The round, which brings Slack’s venture financing to $540 million, was led by the new investors Thrive Capital with participation from…
April 1, 2016 Managed by Q, an On-Demand Start-Up, Raises $25 Million by KATIE BENNER By KATIE BENNER The investors GV, formerly Google Ventures, and Kapor Capital provided the financing for the office cleaning and management company. Published: April…
April 1, 2016 April Fools’ Undo: Gmail Removes Its ‘Mic Drop’ Feature by KATIE ROGERS By KATIE ROGERS Gmail users kept accidentally sending photos of Minions, the yellow creatures from “Despicable Me,” to important business contacts. They were not…