Netflix reported 10 million new subscribers over the second quarter of the year but warned growth will slow down in the second half. The BBC reported: Netflix has seen a surge in sign-ups due...
Apple has won a tax appeal case that will spare it from paying Ireland some 13 billion euro in back taxes. The BBC reported the news: Apple has been told it will not have...
Guardian tech reporter Julia Carrie Wong, who is based in San Francisco, talked with Anushka Asthana about the racist and sexist harassment that followed her story about how white nationalist groups were using Facebook. She...
Fisker, an electric car startup, will go public through a merger with private equity-backed Spartan Energy Acquisition. Michael Wayland reported the news for CNBC: Electric vehicle start-up Fisker is expected to go public through...
Hedge fund Chatham has made the winning bid for bankrupt publisher McClatchy. Ismail Shakil reported the news for Reuters: Hedge fund Chatham Asset Management’s bid succeeded in a court-supervised auction for bankrupt news publisher...
Some 4.8 million jobs were added in the U.S. in June but worry remains it would not be enough to restart the economy. Lucia Mutikani from Reuters wrote: The U.S. economy created jobs at...
U.S. car sales during the second quarter of the year fell by more than a third from Q1, registering the second consecutive quarterly decline. Sebastian Blanco reported the news for Car and Driver: Stay-at-home...
Jacob Silverman writes for Columbia Journalism Review about the issues reporters face when covering Facebook. Silverman writes, “Beyond the company’s dissembling, reporting on Facebook’s operations has become increasingly complex simply because of its size. The...
Uber has approached delivery service Postmates for a potential takeover. Mike Isaac and Erin Griffith reported the news for The New York Times: Uber has made a takeover offer to buy Postmates, the upstart...
Chesapeake Energy has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after amassing a debt loan of more than $9 billion and oil prices remaining too low for breakeven. David French and Rama Venkat reported the...
