Mike Isaac in Social on May 21 at 6:44 pm PT
In a small victory for Mark Zuckerberg’s political group, a bill which could greatly benefit tech company talent-seekers makes it through the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Mike Isaac in Social on May 21 at 4:22 pm PT
Teens want a drama-free social network. Twitter looks to be that network.
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Kristin Jones, Reporter, MarketWatch in News on May 21 at 3:51 pm PT
Intuit Inc.’s fiscal third-quarter earnings rose 12 percent as the company attracted more online customers for its small business services.
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Nitrozac and Snaggy in Voices on May 21 at 3:31 pm PT
Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site.
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Amol Sharma and Ben Fritz, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Media on May 21 at 2:30 pm PT
ESPN was in the process of laying off a few hundred workers on Tuesday, a sign that the hugely profitable sports cable-TV powerhouse is responding to the rising fees it pays to air games as well as other changes in the media industry.
Kara Swisher in Media on May 21 at 1:39 pm PT
A new investment arm of the media giant gets a new exec to find new ideas.
Eric Johnson in Media on May 21 at 1:36 pm PT
The Xbox One is not an iteration, Microsoft says. It’s a complete media overhaul
John Paczkowski in News on May 21 at 1:11 pm PT
“We pay all the taxes we owe. Every single dollar,” says Tim Cook.
Kara Swisher in Media on May 21 at 12:20 pm PT
Hey, you hep Tumblr kids — help us help you!
Liz Gannes in Commerce on May 21 at 12:08 pm PT
The ruling applies to the part of Airbnb’s business that the company saw as entirely unimpeachable.
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Jason Del Rey in Commerce on May 21 at 11:40 am PT
Online payment processor PayPal said Tuesday that it is expanding a test partnership with Jamba Juice to let PayPal app users order and pay from their phones ahead of pick-up. Of course, plenty of retailers, from Chipotle to Five Guys, allow customers to order and pay ahead of time from their own apps using traditional payment methods. PayPal also said that RadioShack will be the latest retailer to accept PayPal as a payment method in stores.
