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Money Archive

Archives for December 2014

Technology
Re/code on TV: The North Korea EditionRe/code on TV: The North Korea Edition
Technology

Recoders took to the airwaves to discuss the latest turns in the ongoing saga.

By James Temple
Technology
Re/code on TV: Holiday Gifts, Internet Delivery and GoPro DronesRe/code on TV: Holiday Gifts, Internet Delivery and GoPro Drones
Technology

Re/coders shared their thoughts on the latest tech headlines with TV audiences this week.

By James Temple
Technology
It Was a Merry Mobile ChristmasIt Was a Merry Mobile Christmas
Technology

Nearly 35 percent of Christmas day online sales occurred over phones and tablets.

By James Temple
Climate
Americans have been driving less and less. Will cheap gas change that?Americans have been driving less and less. Will cheap gas change that?
Climate

Maybe not. Some experts think driving habits are stubborn — and don’t change much when gas prices do.

By Brad Plumer
Technology
Internet Crashes in North Korea as 3G Networks FailInternet Crashes in North Korea as 3G Networks Fail
Technology

A wireless outage would affect as many as 2.4 million people.

By Arik Hesseldahl
Health Care
You may have been getting a raise for years. It’s just not going to your bank account.You may have been getting a raise for years. It’s just not going to your bank account.
Health Care

Employers have been spending more and more on workers...but it’s not going to wages and salaries.

By Danielle Kurtzleben
Science
Meet the anti-Dr. Oz: Ben GoldacreMeet the anti-Dr. Oz: Ben Goldacre
Science

A Q&A with the physician and science writer on his new book.

By Julia Belluz
Technology
Online Retailers Rebound After Last Year’s Christmas Delivery DebacleOnline Retailers Rebound After Last Year’s Christmas Delivery Debacle
Technology

Staples, Macy’s and Kohl’s missed deliveries both this year and last.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
If It Can Happen to Sony, It Can Happen to YouIf It Can Happen to Sony, It Can Happen to You
Technology

Nobody is immune to emerging threats.

By Andrew Del Matto
Labor
The macroeconomic case for ChristmasThe macroeconomic case for Christmas
Labor

Millions of jobs are created every year by the holiday. We should have a second Christmas.

By Matthew Yglesias
Technology
Comedians, Start Your App EnginesComedians, Start Your App Engines
Technology

Must-play apps could be the new must-see TV, if only comics and actors would harness the power.

By Amy Keyishian
North Korea
This North Korean Twitter account is fake, but journalists keep falling for itThis North Korean Twitter account is fake, but journalists keep falling for it
Play
North Korea

@DPRK_news tweets Onion links and demands that “gangster fat man George R.R. Martin” be punished, but it keeps get treated like an official North Korean Twitter account. Here’s why.

By Zack Beauchamp
Technology
Sony, Google and Microsoft Will Stream “The Interview” Starting Today (Updated)Sony, Google and Microsoft Will Stream “The Interview” Starting Today (Updated)
Technology

Last week this movie was gone. Now it’s back, in theaters and online.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Yes, Amazon’s One-Hour Delivery Is Magic. No, WunWun Isn’t Throwing in the Towel. (Video)Yes, Amazon’s One-Hour Delivery Is Magic. No, WunWun Isn’t Throwing in the Towel. (Video)
Technology

The competition will not go gently into that good night.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Hey, TV Guys! Facebook’s NFL Deal Means Facebook Is Getting Serious About Video.Hey, TV Guys! Facebook’s NFL Deal Means Facebook Is Getting Serious About Video.
Technology

It’s going to start showing its billion-plus users some of TV’s most valuable programming. What happens next?

By Peter Kafka