Commerce
Supposed bitcoin founder says ‘goodbye’ after presenting fake evidence
Craig Steven Wright’s claim was met with intense skepticism.
May 5, 2016, 10:27 AM PDT
Culture
One year later, Facebook HQ is still ready for its close-up
The social media mammoth sets the bar impossibly, beautifully high.
May 5, 2016, 10:11 AM PDT
Media
Periscope broadcasts will soon live on forever — here’s why that’s smart
Periscope is learning what Snapchat has already discovered: A lot of times, people don’t want their content to disappear.
May 5, 2016, 9:52 AM PDT
Mobile
Windows 10, now on 300 million PCs, won’t be free after July 29
New copies of the software after that point will cost $119.
May 5, 2016, 8:22 AM PDT
Commerce
Gilt Groupe’s CEO is becoming a venture capital investor
Michelle Peluso will focus on consumer companies at TCV.
May 5, 2016, 7:31 AM PDT
Enterprise
Ford and Microsoft lead $253 million investment in EMC-owned Pivotal
The automaker is going from customer to part-owner.
May 5, 2016, 5:33 AM PDT
Re/code Daily
Tesla says it’s going to speed up its delivery
Elon Musk says he’s camping out at the factory.
May 5, 2016, 4:08 AM PDT
Media
Live concerts could be just the ticket for virtual reality
NextVR is teaming up with music promoter Live Nation to offer hundreds of concerts in virtual reality. Could this be the non-gaming experience the industry has been waiting for?
May 5, 2016, 3:00 AM PDT
Mobile
Mobile advertisers want to know exactly where you are. This company tells them.
Location specialist xAd reports a $250 million revenue run rate.
May 5, 2016, 3:00 AM PDT
Transportation
Elon Musk wants Tesla to be the world’s best manufacturer so badly, he’s sleeping in the factory
Meanwhile, two top manufacturing executives are leaving.
May 4, 2016, 4:05 PM PDT
Social
MetaFilter founder Matt Haughey says online communities chasing page views are inviting ‘mob rule’
From a great interview about startup failure.
May 4, 2016, 4:04 PM PDT
Transportation
Uber, already in 400 cities, just formed a global policy board
The board will help the company navigate international markets and regulators.
May 4, 2016, 3:38 PM PDT
Voices
Learning about deep learning
A machine capable of reacting to real-world visual, auditory or other type of data — and then responding in an intelligent way — has been the stuff of science fiction until very recently.
May 4, 2016, 12:34 PM PDT
Commerce
This startup is racing to build the Amazon for alcohol before Amazon does
Drizly is adding next-day delivery to its on-demand service.
May 4, 2016, 7:00 AM PDT
Policy
Why one California entreprepreneur saw Silicon Valley as ‘Kasich country’
The former California gubernatorial candidate says Kasich’s economic policies will connect with Bay Area GOP primary voters.
May 4, 2016, 5:27 AM PDT
Mobile
Scott McNealy is stepping down from the CEO job you didn’t know he had
The former Sun Microsystems chief has been quietly running a Colorado-based social marketing company.
May 4, 2016, 4:00 AM PDT
Mobile
Mossberg: A smart new email app for the iPhone
Apple’s aging email app opens the door for another contender.
By Walt Mossberg
May 4, 2016, 6:00 AM PDT