How A Site That Streams People Playing Video Games Became A Billion Dollar Business
Twitch CEO Emmett Shear wasn't born a leader, he became one almost by accident. And he now runs one of the most valuable video properties on the web, just purchased by Amazon.
Pinterest Now Has One-On-One Messaging
Pinterest users originally could only send pins. The new feature now lets users reply to those messages, basically turning it into a full-blown messaging feature.
Car-Hailing App Lyft Adds A Cheaper Option That's More Like A Bus Than A Taxi
It's called Lyft Line, and CEO John Zimmer says it's more in line with Lyft's vision than the normal car-hailing part of the app.
Twitter Makes Vine A Little Easier To Use
The updates should actually make the experience a little better for the app's power users. The app is still quite valuable to Twitter, if only as a platform to produce Internet celebrities.
Silicon Valley Turns To The Fashion World
In the past week, two new smartwatches have been unveiled. But neither are running a phone operating system, and both are being marketed largely around their looks.
Facebook Has Another New Photo-Messaging Application, But It's Not Available In The U.S. Yet
It's called Bolt, but it's only launching in Singapore, South Africa, and New Zealand to get things started.
Twitter Is Making A Lot More Money Than Wall Street Expected
The company reported its second-quarter earnings today. The stock is soaring, up 20% in extended trading.
Why Facebook Needs To Grow The Internet
Facebook's recent earnings results were a blowout, but the growth rate of its daily active users is dropping. That's why its plan to bring the internet to the developing world is as much about its business as it is about philanthropy.
Facebook Stock Hits An All-Time High
The company's shares have now nearly doubled their IPO price.
Facebook Reports Another Blowout Quarter For Its Mobile Advertising Business
Mobile advertising now represents 62% of the company's total advertising revenue. The company reported its second-quarter earnings today.
The Rise Of Sleep-Tracking Technology
Sleep tracking is gaining steam in the tech world. Meet the newest entry.
Apple Just Misses Expectations Ahead Of Its Critical Second Half Of The Year
The company reported its third-quarter results today, and it missed analyst estimates on revenue and quarterly guidance. Then again, there were no new products.
Marissa Mayer's Spending Spree Continues
This time, Yahoo bought a mobile advertising and analytics company called Flurry. Re/code first reported the news.
Facebook Adds A Way To Save Some News Feed Stories And View Them Later
The feature is similar to one tested in 2012, but the company said now was the right time to roll it out to the general public.
Pinterest's Next Step In Fixing Discovery On The Web
The $5 billion startup is revamping its applications to allow users to follow "interests." The company says it's somewhere between categories and Pinboards.
Yahoo Plans To Turn Over Half Of Its Alibaba Winnings To Investors
The company reported its second-quarter earnings today.
How Aaron Levie Dodged 2014's Biggest Technology Bullet
An in-depth Q&A with the founder of the soon-to-be public Box.
Snapchat Adds Location-Based Photo Filters
The company is calling it "geofilters."
Cloud Storage Wars
Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Apple are effectively driving the cost of online storage to zero. Where does that leave the collective $15 billion of startups that cropped up charging for it?
One Startup Says It Can Deliver The Perfect-Fitting Shirt Using Just An iPhone Camera
MTailor delivers a high-end, custom-fit shirt for around $69, using the phone's camera to get the exact measurements.