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Money Archive

Archives for October 2014

Technology
Spotify Lowers Its Music Prices, Using a Family Plan. Apple Wants to Go Lower.Spotify Lowers Its Music Prices, Using a Family Plan. Apple Wants to Go Lower.
Technology

If paid subscription services are going to get bigger, they may have to get cheaper.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Did the Guardian Act Unethically in Whisper Expose? A Twitter Debate.Did the Guardian Act Unethically in Whisper Expose? A Twitter Debate.
Technology

In a recent report on the app Whisper, did the Guardian cross a journalistic line?

By Kurt Wagner and Eric Johnson
Technology
Google’s New Android Ads Make Fragmentation Cool (Videos)Google’s New Android Ads Make Fragmentation Cool (Videos)
Technology

“Because everyone doing the same thing won’t move us forward.”

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Snapchat’s First Advertiser -- Hollywood!Snapchat’s First Advertiser -- Hollywood!
Technology
By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Re/code on the Air: This Week’s TV and Radio HitsRe/code on the Air: This Week’s TV and Radio Hits
Technology

Talking tech on CNBC, NPR and elsewhere.

By Eric Johnson
Labor
READ: Janet Yellen is concerned about America’s low-income childrenREAD: Janet Yellen is concerned about America’s low-income children
Labor

The Federal Reserve chair explained Friday why she’s “greatly concerned” about inequality

By Danielle Kurtzleben
Technology
It’s Hard Out There for a Sex-Toy EntrepreneurIt’s Hard Out There for a Sex-Toy Entrepreneur
Technology

“Would a bank not be willing to work with a gynecologist? They look at vaginas all day.”

By Nellie Bowles
Technology
Here Comes Code/Media 2015, Featuring Gawker, New York Times, BuzzFeed and Chelsea HandlerHere Comes Code/Media 2015, Featuring Gawker, New York Times, BuzzFeed and Chelsea Handler
Technology

Interested in the media-tech cloverleaf? So are we, and our fascinating guests. Join us in February.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
The Other Reason the TV Guys Are Moving to the WebThe Other Reason the TV Guys Are Moving to the Web
Technology

Hint: It’s old, and it rhymes with “cable TV.”

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Amazon Confirms It Will Deliver Fresh Groceries in New York CityAmazon Confirms It Will Deliver Fresh Groceries in New York City
Technology

At launch, Amazon Fresh will only be available to Prime customers living in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Twitter Partners With SoundCloud, iTunes for Audio DistributionTwitter Partners With SoundCloud, iTunes for Audio Distribution
Technology

Tracks in your timeline.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Does the New iMac 5K Retina Display Foreshadow an Apple TV?Does the New iMac 5K Retina Display Foreshadow an Apple TV?
Technology

This display resolution exceeds that of HD and Ultra HD television.

By Dawn Chmielewski
Culture
HBO’s new streaming service won’t kill cable companies. It might make them strongerHBO’s new streaming service won’t kill cable companies. It might make them stronger
Culture

Somebody’s going to have to give us the way to watch all of this new content. Might as well be the cable providers.

By Emily St. James
Technology
Apple Pay Coming October 20Apple Pay Coming October 20
Technology

New iPhone users will be able to use the service to pay at stores such as Macy’s and Walgreens.

By Jason Del Rey and Dawn Chmielewski
Technology
eBay’s Same-Day Delivery Experiment Is Essentially DeadeBay’s Same-Day Delivery Experiment Is Essentially Dead
Technology

Would ya put it out of its misery already, eBay?

By Jason Del Rey