California has been asking all residents to cut back on their water consumption as the state weathers its worst drought in 1,200 years. Fines for overusing water have been a useful deterrent for homeowners and farmers, but for apartment dwellers, not so much.
Here’s the multibillion-dollar question of the moment: Does Google’s restructuring signal a huge deal is in the works?
The long-rumored Apple Car might be hitting the road soon—just don’t expect to see it cruising around your neighborhood.
Periscope now has close to 2 million active users who check the live-streaming app everyday.
LinkedIn has quantified India’s brain drain.
Sundar Pichai, the rising star within Google’s ranks, has finally reached the top.
Wall Street is clearly excited by news of Google’s massive overhaul.
Google announced a wholesale restructuring that includes new leadership of its core business and a new holding company for all of its myriad interests.
Rosanne Siino finds it amusing when students interrupt one of her lectures at Stanford University to ask: “So, what is Netscape?”
There’s yet another security issue surrounding Flash, the Adobe technology that is used in the majority of rich online ads today.
Second Life—the online world once considered the hottest destination on the internet—never got much past a million users. But its creators think virtual-reality headsets could help give it a new lease of life.
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is reportedly considering a run for the US presidency.
Marc Andreessen hasn’t always been so prolific on Twitter.
Alessandro Ford, the first Westerner allowed to study in North Korea, is opening up about his experience living in the totalitarian dictatorship.
Cosmopolitan is getting covered up.
New Yorkers will be able to see a giant ape climbing the Empire State Building tonight (August 1).
There are fewer Nigerian princes on the internet today spamming you in their quest to offload large sums of money out of their country.
Uber’s valuation continues to soar.
Facebook has completed the construction of its first internet-beaming drone and will undertake a test flight in the US in the coming months.
Even after all these years, Angry Birds is still king of the app charts.
When Facebook spent $2 billion on Oculus last year, it was a serious bet that virtual reality has a big future. In discussing second quarter earnings today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg explained how it fits in with the social network’s long-term strategy:
Yelp shares are taking a beating today (July 29) after the company reported disappointing second-quarter revenue and a gloomier outlook for the remainder of the year. The stock opened at $24.94, a 25% fall from its closing price yesterday.
Africa and Asia, the two fastest growing mobile markets, aren’t very big on apps.
If you looked at Twitter’s earnings release today at a glance, you might be inclined to believe that the social network added 8 million new users, ending the second quarter with 316 million users. According to the company, this is a 15% increase year-over-year and 2.6% sequentially.
