Transportation
Uber’s Policy Boss Is Cutting Team to Make Way for Googlers
Rachel Whetstone has poached a number of key Google operatives in a widespread internal restructuring at a key unit of the powerful ride-hailing startup.
March 29, 2016, 3:00 AM PDT
Science
Study: Theranos Isn’t as Reliable as Conventional Labs
Comparing the controversial startup’s results with those from two well-known commercial labs.
March 28, 2016, 2:27 PM PDT
Gaming
The Oculus Rift Reviews Are In: Gamers Rejoice, but It Won’t Be Cheap
Oculus Rift is for gamers. And even then it may be too pricey.
March 28, 2016, 12:53 PM PDT
Enterprise
Georgia Governor Vetoes Anti-LGBT Bill After Pressure From Salesforce’s Benioff and Others
For the second time, economic pressure from Salesforce and others forces a state to walk back anti-LGBT legislation.
March 28, 2016, 11:56 AM PDT
Social
Instagram Influencers Are Suddenly Freaking Out Over the Looming Algorithm Change
Chill out, dudes.
March 28, 2016, 11:10 AM PDT
Security
Meet Zoe, a New Smart Home Hub That Lets You Control Your Data
The crowdfunded device by Protonet offers data security in an increasingly crowded smart home market.
March 28, 2016, 9:39 AM PDT
Social
Periscope CEO: We’re Growing (And Facebook Doesn’t Scare Us One Bit!)
“If we got super nervous … every time Facebook decided to get into a new vertical, we wouldn’t get anything done.”
March 28, 2016, 7:30 AM PDT
Media
Pandora, Facing More Music Competition Than Ever, Puts Founder Tim Westergren Back in Charge
Brian McAndrews leaves after 2.5 years.
March 28, 2016, 6:40 AM PDT
Enterprise
NTT Buys Dell Services Business for $3.05 Billion
The deal is the first of a series of expected sales of non-core assets by Dell as the company works up a financing package to buy EMC.
March 28, 2016, 5:49 AM PDT
Voices
Beyond the Eyeball: We’re Making Some Progress on Ad Blocking
Consumers to advertisers: Don’t annoy me, don’t creep me out, don’t get me hacked, don’t waste my time, my data, my battery.
March 28, 2016, 5:00 AM PDT
Re/code Daily
After Brussels, the Encryption Fight Is Going Global
Rough waters ahead for Silicon Valley in Europe.
March 28, 2016, 4:23 AM PDT
Sponsor Content
We’re All Building the Internet of Things, One Device at a Time
Just being connected only gets us so far. Intelligence is required to build truly useful IoT devices.
March 27, 2016, 9:00 PM PDT
Social
Facebook Accidentally Pushes Lahore Safety Check Notification Worldwide
A Facebook glitch caused several people thousands of miles away to receive a notification asking to notify their friends that they were unharmed during the Lahore attacks.
March 27, 2016, 11:18 AM PDT
Enterprise
Dell could announce the sale of its IT services unit to Japan’s NTT for $3.5 billion as soon as Monday
Finally, the former Perot Systems may have a new home.
March 27, 2016, 10:06 AM PDT
General
Capital Gains: DoorDash raised down, Peter Thiel raised even more
Founders Fund now manages more than $3 billion.
March 27, 2016, 6:16 AM PDT
Media
A 52-year-old tech journalist went to work for a startup. It did not go well.
“On the second floor there are shower rooms, which are intended for bike commuters and people who jog at lunchtime, but also have been used as sex cabins.”
March 26, 2016, 5:32 PM PDT
Enterprise
Microsoft is now shipping its delayed $8,999 Surface Hub displays to businesses
Big bucks = big productivity?
March 26, 2016, 4:18 PM PDT
Gaming
Watch an Oculus co-founder hand-deliver the first Rift VR headset to a dude in Alaska
“You have to make sure you have fun with it or something.” No pressure!
March 26, 2016, 12:18 PM PDT
