Bloomberg News seeks venture capital editor in San Francisco
Bloomberg is one of the biggest and most influential news organizations in the world. Our Global Technology team prides itself on finding important, surprising stories that help readers better understand the companies transforming society and the people who run them. We’re seeking a sharp, ambitious and creative editor to join the Venture Capital team and […]
Software company sues tech site Ars Technica, journalist Goodin
A software company has filed suit against tech news site Ars Technica and one of its journalists, Dan Goodin, claiming it was defamed in an article earlier this month. Keeper Security Inc. claims that the article, published on Dec. 15, was defamatory because it mentioned that its software has a bug that allows hackers to […]
Matsakis joins Wired as a staff writer
Louise Matsakis has joined Wired magazine as a staff writer in New York. Her first day was Monday. Matsakis writes predominantly about technology and the internet. She’s mostly interested in major tech companies such as Apple and Google, cyberlaw, the automation of social media, and online communities. She used to be an editor at Motherboard, VICE Media’s technology and science site. […]
New York Times seeks start-ups reporter in San Fran
The New York Times is seeking an ambitious, fearless and energetic reporter to cover the Wild West world of Silicon Valley start-ups and venture capital. From tiny tech companies in a garage (and more often these days beginning in a tech incubator) that turn into unicorns like Airbnb and Palantir and Uber, to venture capitalists […]
GeekWire to open second “HQ” office in Pittsburgh
Tech news site GeekWire, which operates out of Seattle, will open a second office in Pittsburgh during February, inspired by Amazon.com Inc.’s search for a second headquarters. Monica Nickelsburg of GeekWire writes, “GeekWire has spent the past six years growing alongside Seattle’s booming tech industry, covering national news from the Pacific Northwest perspective. A few months […]
The Information provides value because it’s not comprehensive
Adam Wren of Traffic profiles Jessica Lessin, the founder of tech news site The Information, which has passed 10,000 subscribers paying $399 a year for its content. Wren writes, “And that was just one of Lessin’s several bullish announcements, from doubling The Information’s reporting staff by the end of 2018 to adding video to expanding the site’s […]
Fast Company’s Pastore joins Gizmodo
Rose Pastore, an associate editor at Fast Company, has left the magazine to join Gizmodo as its science editor. She started her new position on Monday. Pastore had been with Fast Company since June 2014. Before that, she was an assistant editor at Popular Science for 16 months. She also interned at Popular Science, MarketWatch.com […]
Washington Post taps Harwell to cover AI and big data
Washington Post national economy and business editor David Cho and deputy business editor Zachary Goldfarb sent out the following announcement on Monday: We are excited to announce that Drew Harwell will cover the way artificial intelligence and big data are transforming American business and society. Drew came to The Post from the Tampa Bay Times […]
What’s behind the success of GeekWire
Ricardo Bilton of Nieman Journalism Lab writes about the success of Seattle-based tech news site GeekWire. Bilton writes, “Launched in 2011, the site’s growth has been inextricably linked to Amazon’s own exponential trajectory over the past decade. As the company has grown, so, too, has popular interest in Seattle as a tech hub. Google, Facebook, Dropbox, and Salesforce have all opened […]
The Information starts cheaper subscription rate for young professionals
Tech news site The Information has added a $199-per-year subscription rate for readers under 30, which is half of its normal rate, reports Lucia Moses of Digiday. Moses writes, “The $399-a-year technology news upstart says it continues to see growth in subscriptions and is branching out with new subscription tiers to complement the main $399 […]
