August 11, 2014 Simplifying the Bull: How Picasso Helps to Teach Apple’s Style by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN The tech company’s highly secretive internal training program is like its products: meticulously planned, with polished presentations and a gleaming…
August 11, 2014 Plaintiff in Silicon Valley Hiring Suit Maligns Deal by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD Michael Devine, one of four plaintiffs named in the class action against Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe, has asked the judge…
August 11, 2014 A Move to Go Beyond Lists for Content at BuzzFeed by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The viral media site will use a $50 million investment to diversify its content, expand its video arm and create an…
August 10, 2014 US Bots Flagged Ebola Before Outbreak Announced by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is focusing a spotlight on an online tool run by experts in Boston that…
August 10, 2014 Living Like the Kardashians, via Smartphone by JENNA WORTHAM By JENNA WORTHAM A fantasy game, “Kim Kardashian: Hollywood,” pushes players to build their own celebrity and business prowess. Published: August 9, 2014 at…
August 10, 2014 Amazon Takes the Muppets Off the Shelf by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD Disney is the latest entertainment company to have orders of its forthcoming releases blocked by the retailer. Published: August 9, 2014…
August 9, 2014 At Bletchley Park, a Reminder About the History of Cracking Codes by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Bletchley Park, once Britain’s highly classified government center for code breaking during World War II, now invites curious guests who…
August 9, 2014 Dispute Between Amazon and Hachette Takes an Orwellian Turn by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD The retailer suggests that writers who do not support it are holding back the future. But mistakenly accusing one of the…
August 9, 2014 Daily Report: In Battle Over E-Books, 900 Writers Rally Against Amazon by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES Douglas Preston, a Hachette author, wrote a letter to his readers asking them to contact Jeff Bezos. Nearly 1,000…
August 9, 2014 Creating Captions on YouTube Videos by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Plus, fine-tuning the equalizer in iTunes. Published: August 8, 2014 at 12:00AM from NYT Technology http://ift.tt/1r0nky2 via IFTTT