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Money Archive

Archives for June 2014

Technology
“Buy Now” Buttons Start Appearing in Tweets. Is Twitter Shopping Finally Here?“Buy Now” Buttons Start Appearing in Tweets. Is Twitter Shopping Finally Here?
Technology

$170 million sneakers, anyone?

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
YouTube’s Product and Engineering Chief of Staff Departs in Executive Shuffle (Updated)YouTube’s Product and Engineering Chief of Staff Departs in Executive Shuffle (Updated)
Technology

YouTube Chief of Staff Styajeet Salgar leaves site to work on Google search, as the site realigns its executive staff under Susan Wojcicki.

By Dawn Chmielewski
Technology
Some T-Mobile Subscribers Complain Using Spotify Is Running Up Data ChargesSome T-Mobile Subscribers Complain Using Spotify Is Running Up Data Charges
Technology

A handful of T-Mobile customers report they have incurred charges while listening to Spotify, despite the carrier’s promise of unlimited music streaming.

By Dawn Chmielewski
Technology
Content Recommender Outbrain Bans “Fake” Content From AdvertisersContent Recommender Outbrain Bans “Fake” Content From Advertisers
Technology

You know those “sponsored links” at the bottom of Web pages? Sometimes those are for ads.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Want to Know All the Techies Playing in Sun Valley Next Week? Bokay!Want to Know All the Techies Playing in Sun Valley Next Week? Bokay!
Technology

My invite must have been lost in the mail.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
Code/red: No Skinning Allowed on Android Auto, Wear and TVCode/red: No Skinning Allowed on Android Auto, Wear and TV
Technology

Plus, moronic remarks from former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès and Foxconn CEO Terry Gou.

By John Paczkowski
Technology
“Amazon Was a Prison,” Says Former Worker“Amazon Was a Prison,” Says Former Worker
Technology

A CNBC documentary shines a light on the dark side of Amazon’s business practices.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Your Summer Guide to Three Leading POV Action CamerasYour Summer Guide to Three Leading POV Action Cameras
Technology

If you wipe out and you didn’t GoPro it, did it really happen?

By Lauren Goode
Technology
Why the Aereo Shutdown Will Be a Disaster for Broadcast TVWhy the Aereo Shutdown Will Be a Disaster for Broadcast TV
Technology

Aereo offered a distinctive and revolutionary way for broadcast TV to remain relevant to younger viewers.

By Cord Cutter
Technology
California Legalizes Bitcoin and Other Cash AlternativesCalifornia Legalizes Bitcoin and Other Cash Alternatives
Technology
Alibaba, Google vs. Apple, and Payments: Re/code in the Media This WeekAlibaba, Google vs. Apple, and Payments: Re/code in the Media This Week
Technology

The week in Re/code TV and radio appearances.

By Liz Gannes
Technology
What Does GoPro’s Big Open Mean? Who cares? Check Out These Crazy Videos!What Does GoPro’s Big Open Mean? Who cares? Check Out These Crazy Videos!
Technology

“Grizzly almost ate my GoPro” beats “Is GoPro overvalued” every time ...

By Liz Gannes
Technology
Weekend Watching: Aaron Swartz Documentary “The Internet’s Own Boy” Now AvailableWeekend Watching: Aaron Swartz Documentary “The Internet’s Own Boy” Now Available
Technology

An evocative documentary tries to make sense of a senseless death.

By Liz Gannes
Technology
Aereo “Pauses” Service in Light of Supreme Court DefeatAereo “Pauses” Service in Light of Supreme Court Defeat
Technology

“Our journey is far from done.”

By Liz Gannes
Technology
“Oh Dear ... Was That an Error?” -- CNBC Host Outs Apple’s Tim Cook on Air“Oh Dear ... Was That an Error?” -- CNBC Host Outs Apple’s Tim Cook on Air