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Archives for July 2015

Technology
Sam Altman Dishes on Reddit and Y Combinator on the Re/code Decode PodcastSam Altman Dishes on Reddit and Y Combinator on the Re/code Decode Podcast
Technology

This week on the podcast: Offensive content and entrepreneurship, the “Internet of Things” and Google.

By Noah Kulwin
Technology
FCC Set to Approve AT&T’s $49 Billion DirecTV PurchaseFCC Set to Approve AT&T’s $49 Billion DirecTV Purchase
Technology

Approval would come with conditions requiring expansion of high-speed fiber-to-the-home and barring preferential billing treatment for AT&T’s own video services.

By Ina Fried
Culture
The Gawker meltdown, explainedThe Gawker meltdown, explained
Culture

Gawker has become a story Gawker would cover.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Technology
Yahoo Q2 Earnings According to Mayer: ‘Good.’ Me: Meh.Yahoo Q2 Earnings According to Mayer: ‘Good.’ Me: Meh.
Technology

Say what you will about Yahoo’s weak results, CEO Marissa Mayer can spin a good story.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Yahoo Earnings Decline More Than Expected as Q3 Guided DownYahoo Earnings Decline More Than Expected as Q3 Guided Down
Technology

Down and down it goes and where it stops, Wall Street knows.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Quoth the ‘MaVeNS’: Weaker Core (And Alibaba Wobble) in Yahoo Q2Quoth the ‘MaVeNS’: Weaker Core (And Alibaba Wobble) in Yahoo Q2
Technology

Wall Street worries about weak ad business and Chinese asset spinoff.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Nokia Plans to Debut Virtual Reality Product Next WeekNokia Plans to Debut Virtual Reality Product Next Week
Technology

It’s the biggest new consumer hardware to emerge from Nokia since it sold its phone business to Microsoft.

By Ina Fried
Technology
Apple Says App Store, Music Services Back Up After OutageApple Says App Store, Music Services Back Up After Outage
Technology

No word on the cause.

By Reuters
Tesla vs. Edison — and what the never-ending battle says about us
Features

The legendary feud is more about our own values than theirs.

By Phil Edwards
Technology
How Instagram Decides What Hashtags to BanHow Instagram Decides What Hashtags to Ban
Technology

Instagram doesn’t hate curves -- but it does hate porn.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Gawker Editors Craggs and Read Quit After Management Yanks Controversial Conde Nast PostGawker Editors Craggs and Read Quit After Management Yanks Controversial Conde Nast Post
Technology

In exit memos, Max Read and Tommy Craggs condemned Friday’s decision.

By Noah Kulwin
Technology
‘Shark Tank’ Gets a Tech Infusion This Season, With Guest Judges Ashton Kutcher, Troy Carter and Chris Sacca‘Shark Tank’ Gets a Tech Infusion This Season, With Guest Judges Ashton Kutcher, Troy Carter and Chris Sacca
Technology

Y Combinator day is cool. Is a hit TV show cooler?

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Spotify’s ‘Personalized,’ Computer-Generated Playlists Are Here, and They’re Pretty GoodSpotify’s ‘Personalized,’ Computer-Generated Playlists Are Here, and They’re Pretty Good
Technology

Apple uses humans to make playlists; Spotify uses software. Will users care?

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Do Sling TV’s New Web TV Ads Target Cord-Nevers or Cord-Cutters? Take a Look and Decide.Do Sling TV’s New Web TV Ads Target Cord-Nevers or Cord-Cutters? Take a Look and Decide.
Technology

The pitch: Pay TV is so lousy, it’s comparable to buying a used car. You don’t have to have done it to get it.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Yuri Milner Bets $100M That ‘We Are Not Alone’ in the UniverseYuri Milner Bets $100M That ‘We Are Not Alone’ in the Universe
Technology

Making it easier for E.T. to phone home.

By Kara Swisher