Tech Could Do More to Oppose Trump—at a Price
Silicon Valley heavyweights are backing the court fight against Trump’s immigration ban. But they risk alienating users—and the tweeter-in-chief. The…
Tech Had to Lash Out Against Trump’s Ban. It’s Personal
Among industries, tech spoke out more loudly than all the rest this weekend. That’s because Trump’s ban went to the…
The TV Ad Isn’t Going Anywhere—It’s Going Everywhere
Welcome to Big Video: when Hollywood can make the same pitch as Google and Facebook. When brands matter again. When…
Facebook Reboots Trending Topics—Again—as Fake News Festers
Facebook’s Trending Topics—an innocuous-seeming module that has become a magnet for controversy over bias and fake news—is getting another reboot.…
Google Goes After Bad Ads and Bad Sites That Profit From Them
Google wants you to know that it’s on a rampage against bad ads—a problem that has become especially pressing as…
Netflix Is Killing It—Big Time—After Pouring Cash Into Original Shows
Netflix is killing it. And its strategy is actually shockingly simple: spend aggressively, dominate, and make it way too difficult…
Slack’s New Threaded Messages Tame Your Meandering Chats
Finally. Slack has just released threaded messaging, a way to connect related messages within a chatroom. The post Slack’s New…
Instagram Races to Make Money Ahead of Snap’s IPO
Instagram now has 150 million daily users—just as many as Snap. So what do you do when you have that…
The iPhone Remade Apple 10 Years Ago. Now It’s Slowing Apple Down
Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone 10 years ago today, and it made Apple the biggest company in the world. But…
Mark Zuckerberg Is Sure Acting Like Someone Who Might Run for President
Facebook’s CEO doesn’t necessarily plan to sink his teeth into electoral politics. But he’s made some moves in the past…