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Media Archive

Archives for October 2015

Technology
Yahoo’s Streaming NFL Game Is a Low-Stakes FirstYahoo’s Streaming NFL Game Is a Low-Stakes First
Technology

Jags! Bills! Live! The future is now, but it’s also several years away.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Drake, Adele and Lionel Richie Walk Into an Internet Meme BarDrake, Adele and Lionel Richie Walk Into an Internet Meme Bar
Technology

Make your own punchline. Then put it on Vine.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Pandora and the Music Labels Finally Agree on Something: They’re All Mad at Spotify and YouTubePandora and the Music Labels Finally Agree on Something: They’re All Mad at Spotify and YouTube
Technology

Pandora says free, on-demand music isn’t “sustainable.”

By Peter Kafka
Technology
BlackBerry’s Priv Android Slider Phone up for Preorder at $699BlackBerry’s Priv Android Slider Phone up for Preorder at $699
Technology

It’s expensive, but at least not as pricey has had been rumored.

By Ina Fried
Technology
AT&T Boosts Profit ForecastAT&T Boosts Profit Forecast
Technology

Hey, we got bigger!

By Dawn Chmielewski
Technology
Alphabet (Google) Hands Investors a Beat on Earnings and $5 Billion in Stock Buyback (Liveblog)Alphabet (Google) Hands Investors a Beat on Earnings and $5 Billion in Stock Buyback (Liveblog)
Technology
Google CEO Sundar Pichai Makes Wall Street Debut on Earnings CallGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai Makes Wall Street Debut on Earnings Call
Technology

It’s Alphabet now, but we have to wait another quarter before we see it.

By Mark Bergen
Technology
Apple Plans to Use More Solar Energy in ChinaApple Plans to Use More Solar Energy in China
Technology

The company already is using renewable energy to power 100 percent of its operations in its two biggest markets, the U.S. and China.

By Dawn Chmielewski
Technology
CBS Chief Les Moonves Now Embracing the Network’s Older ViewersCBS Chief Les Moonves Now Embracing the Network’s Older Viewers
Technology

“You walk on a college campus, there are no televisions,” Moonves said. “It’s a different world.”

By Dawn Chmielewski
Technology
Twitter Says It Reaches More Than One Billion People, Wants Tweets EverywhereTwitter Says It Reaches More Than One Billion People, Wants Tweets Everywhere
Technology

Twitter says that one billion people see tweets every month on the Web.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
This Is Why You Couldn’t Comment on Jay Carney’s New York Times Medium LetterThis Is Why You Couldn’t Comment on Jay Carney’s New York Times Medium Letter
Technology

“When users request it, we will shut off responses to a post.”

By Noah Kulwin
Technology
ESPN Lays Off 300 People -- 4 Percent of Its StaffESPN Lays Off 300 People -- 4 Percent of Its Staff
Technology

But will these be the last round of cuts at the sports cable giant?

By Peter Kafka
Technology
If You’re Reading About an Internet Boycott, It Probably Doesn’t ExistIf You’re Reading About an Internet Boycott, It Probably Doesn’t Exist
Technology

But we’re all making them real.

By Adi Robertson
Technology
Dumb Satire of Yelp South Park Lawsuit Rises (Briefly) to Top of Google NewsDumb Satire of Yelp South Park Lawsuit Rises (Briefly) to Top of Google News
Technology

A satire site briefly trolls Google News.

By Mark Bergen
Technology
Mossberg: The Steve Jobs I Knew Isn’t in This MovieMossberg: The Steve Jobs I Knew Isn’t in This Movie
Technology

“Aaron Sorkin made an entertaining movie, but it’s not about the Steve Jobs I knew.”

By Walt Mossberg