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Rani Molla

Rani Molla

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Rani Molla

    Technology
    Nearly half of American teens are online ‘almost constantly’Nearly half of American teens are online ‘almost constantly’
    Technology

    That’s about double what it was three years ago.

    By Rani Molla
    Technology
    Here’s how you can trace an ’80s hip-hop beat back to 1910Here’s how you can trace an ’80s hip-hop beat back to 1910
    Technology

    Vox.com’s senior video producer Estelle Caswell explains it all.

    By Rani Molla
    Technology
    China now has nine of the world’s biggest internet companies — almost as many as the U.S.China now has nine of the world’s biggest internet companies — almost as many as the U.S.
    Technology

    Five years ago, China had just two of the world’s biggest public tech companies by market value while the U.S. had nine.

    By Rani Molla
    Technology
    More than half of the most valuable U.S. tech companies were founded by first- or second-generation immigrantsMore than half of the most valuable U.S. tech companies were founded by first- or second-generation immigrants
    Technology

    Mary Meeker updates her data on immigrant founders.

    By Rani Molla
    Technology
    Mary Meeker’s 2018 internet trends report: All the slides, plus analysisMary Meeker’s 2018 internet trends report: All the slides, plus analysis
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    Technology

    Here’s a first look at the most highly anticipated slide deck in Silicon Valley.

    By Rani Molla
    Technology
    Microsoft executive Brad Smith: ‘If you create tech that changes the world, the world is going to want to govern you.’Microsoft executive Brad Smith: ‘If you create tech that changes the world, the world is going to want to govern you.’
    Technology
    How to find the TV channels you want onlineHow to find the TV channels you want online
    Technology

    Internet TV packages are multiplying, which makes choosing the right one hard. We’ve built a tool to help.

    By Rani Molla
    Technology
    Netflix is now worth more than ComcastNetflix is now worth more than Comcast
    Technology

    Netflix’s market value increased to about $150 billion today.

    By Rani Molla
    Technology
    A fifth of professional Amazon merchants sell more than $1 million a year — double the share from last yearA fifth of professional Amazon merchants sell more than $1 million a year — double the share from last year
    Technology

    Nineteen percent of these merchants grossed more than $1 million in sales, up from 10 percent last year.

    By Rani Molla and Jason Del Rey
    Technology
    Starbucks’s mobile payments system is so popular in the U.S., it has more users than Apple’s or Google’sStarbucks’s mobile payments system is so popular in the U.S., it has more users than Apple’s or Google’s
    Technology

    New estimates predict that it will stay that way.

    By Rani Molla

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