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Money Archive

Archives for May 2014

Technology
“Gangnam Style” Hits Two Billion YouTube Views“Gangnam Style” Hits Two Billion YouTube Views
Technology

Two-year-old Korean pop song breaks depressing new record.

By Amy Schatz
Technology
Intel TV Creator Leaves Verizon Months After DealIntel TV Creator Leaves Verizon Months After Deal
Technology

The departure signals the company’s waning interest in Internet TV.

By Reuters
Technology
Goodbye to All That: Today Is Katie Cotton’s Last Day at AppleGoodbye to All That: Today Is Katie Cotton’s Last Day at Apple
Technology

“This is hard for me. Apple is a part of my heart and soul.”

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Soulful Ryan Adams Plays “Neutron Dance” to Make Techies CrySoulful Ryan Adams Plays “Neutron Dance” to Make Techies Cry
Technology

“I got some time to kill; I tried to pay my hotel bill with bitcoin.”

By Nellie Bowles
Technology
Apple’s Jimmy Iovine and Eddy Cue Explain the Beats Deal and Hint at the Future (Video)Apple’s Jimmy Iovine and Eddy Cue Explain the Beats Deal and Hint at the Future (Video)
Technology

A talk that covers music, tech, TV and a few hints about the future.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Google Biz Dev Lead Tim Schulz Joins BigcommerceGoogle Biz Dev Lead Tim Schulz Joins Bigcommerce
Technology
By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Hipmunk Gets $20 Million Investment From Oak Investment PartnersHipmunk Gets $20 Million Investment From Oak Investment Partners
Technology
Gurbaksh Chahal Fires at RadiumOne Board With Legal Threat Over Wrongful TerminationGurbaksh Chahal Fires at RadiumOne Board With Legal Threat Over Wrongful Termination
Technology

He’s baaaaaaaack.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Netflix CEO: Facebook Auto-Sharing “Hasn’t Yet Panned Out”Netflix CEO: Facebook Auto-Sharing “Hasn’t Yet Panned Out”
Technology

Turns out people don’t want to publicize everything they do.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Aether’s Cone Aims to Be a Smarter Speaker (Video)Aether’s Cone Aims to Be a Smarter Speaker (Video)
Technology

It’s “the world’s first thinking music player.”

By Walt Mossberg
Technology
Netflix’s Hastings on Stock Price: Euphoric Before, Okay NowNetflix’s Hastings on Stock Price: Euphoric Before, Okay Now
Technology

No complaints on Netflix’s stock price from the CEO Thursday.

By Amy Schatz
Technology
Dish Network to Accept BitcoinsDish Network to Accept Bitcoins
Technology

Dish said it selected Coinbase as the payment processor.

By Reuters
Technology
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings Talks Net NeutralityNetflix CEO Reed Hastings Talks Net Neutrality
Technology

The Internet video service now boasts 35.7 million domestic subscribers.

By Dawn Chmielewski
Technology
Apple VP Eddy Cue and Beats Co-Founder Jimmy Iovine on Steve Jobs (Video)Apple VP Eddy Cue and Beats Co-Founder Jimmy Iovine on Steve Jobs (Video)
Technology

“I think he’d be extremely proud of what we’re doing and what we’re building.”

By John Paczkowski
Technology
Apple Has Best Product Lineup in 25 Years, Says Content Chief (Video)Apple Has Best Product Lineup in 25 Years, Says Content Chief (Video)
Technology

The comments set a new bar in the company’s use of ever increasing superlatives to avoid actually talking about what’s next.

By Ina Fried