Alice Truong

It’s another miss for Twitter.

The most popular version of Popcorn Time—an online streaming service considered the “Netflix for piracy“—has shut down.

A comprehensive study examining the outcomes of coding-school alumni found they, on average, boosted their salaries by 38%, or $18,000, after completing their programs.

Steve Ballmer doesn’t think Amazon would be a great place to work either.

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer made headlines last week when he revealed he bought a 4% stake in Twitter. Many took it as a huge vote of confidence for Twitter’s new CEO, Jack Dorsey—the stock shot up 4.5% on the news—but Ballmer says he took his position before he knew Dorsey was taking over.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said in a tweet today (Oct. 22) that he will put 1% of the company’s equity in a pool that will issue grants to employees.

When Marissa Mayer took the reins of Yahoo in 2012—after it had cycled through six CEOs in six years—the Google star represented hope for the ailing search company. But three and a half years later, investors are asking themselves: What happened to that turnaround?

In 2011, Xiaomi released its first phone in China. Over the course of the next few years, it became the most popular smartphone maker in the largest smartphone market in the world.

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is ready to put this Alibaba spinoff behind her.

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer revealed today (Oct. 20) that the company has struck a deal with Google to provide search results and ads for Yahoo.

Yahoo is set to report its earnings today (Oct. 20) after US markets close, and investors are hungry for more details on the progress of its Alibaba stake spinoff.

Tesla shares are getting hammered today (Oct. 20) after Consumer Reports withdrew its recommendation for the Model S, citing issues with reliability. The stock was down more than 9% in intraday trading, resulting in a $2.5 billion loss in market cap.

The parent company of United Airlines has appointed Brett J. Hart its acting CEO effective immediately, four days after chief executive Oscar Munoz suffered a heart attack.

The US government plans to require consumers to register their drone purchases with the Department of Transportation before the end of the year.

For hackers, selling the stolen payment data of Europeans has proven much more lucrative than that of Americans. This is especially true with software-generated credit card data—commonly known as a “random” in the security world—where hackers use software to create valid account numbers, expiration dates, and verification codes.

The ax fell at Twitter this week, and the last remaining founder of Vine—the six-second video-sharing service Twitter acquired in 2012—was among the 336 employees who were laid off.

To say the least, Jack Dorsey’s had an eventful two weeks. It started with his officially being named CEO at Twitter, involved some tough decisions about layoffs, and brought news that the other company he runs, Square, has filed to go public.

Square CEO Jack Dorsey is donating a significant chunk of his shares in the payment processing company to a new foundation he created to serve struggling communities.

The most fun thing about driving a Tesla Model S might be not driving at all. The electric car company has unveiled a new software update that will allow its Model S cars to automatically steer, change lanes, and park on their own.

When the US markets turned in August, some venture capitalists foresaw a bloodbath of unicorns—i.e. startups valued at $1 billion or more.

As I write this, I am downloading NextVR’s app for the fourth time. What I’m trying to do is watch the Democratic presidential debate in virtual reality, but the only thing I’ve gotten so far is Coldplay in 3D.

Twitter today (Oct. 13) announced that it will be laying off 336 employees—about 8% of its workforce—as the social network struggles with slowing user growth and a lagging stock price.

Elon Musk takes it back.

It’s easy to see why so many people are lured by the tech industry. The demand for software engineers is higher than ever, the salaries—even for entry-level jobs—are typically in the six figures, and a degree isn’t even a prerequisite.