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…
April 1, 2016 U.S. Textile Industry Turns to Tech as Gateway to Revival by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR An M.I.T.-led research and product development project is trying to bring clothes into the digital age and make textiles a high-tech…
April 1, 2016 John Doerr to Step Aside and Become Chairman at Kleiner Perkins by KATIE BENNER By KATIE BENNER The move reflects a shift in prioritization of Mr. Doerr’s time from managing the firm to grooming its next generation of…
April 1, 2016 F.C.C. Approves Broadband Subsidy for Low-Income Households by CECILIA KANG By CECILIA KANG The move is aimed at bridging the digital divide at a time when one in five people don’t have broadband Internet…