Big Tech Archive
Archives for June 2014


YouTube Chief of Staff Styajeet Salgar leaves site to work on Google search, as the site realigns its executive staff under Susan Wojcicki.


Is there a wearable that tracks all of the predictions on wearables? (Asking for a friend.)


You know those “sponsored links” at the bottom of Web pages? Sometimes those are for ads.


My invite must have been lost in the mail.


Plus, moronic remarks from former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès and Foxconn CEO Terry Gou.


January 23, 2004, The Register. “Exclusive: Google will shortly unveil its social networking site, Orkut.”


A CNBC documentary shines a light on the dark side of Amazon’s business practices.


The deal brings the total invested in Hadoop companies this year to north of $1 billion.


Apple pitches parents with its latest iPhone ad.


For Ara to succeed, it must do things other smartphones can’t.


A quick look at the news that dominated Re/code this week.


Be predictable (you heard that right) and three other insights learned from Satya Nadella


New transparency report offers some insight into government surveillance, but not much.


Oops.


Plus, Don’t be a Glarsehole.