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wackberry
Nov. 4, 2013
BlackBerry CEO Is Relieved of World’s Worst Job
Heins is out, $1 billion of convertible debt is in, and a last-minute mercy sale is off.
By
Kevin Roose
the taxi wars
Nov. 1, 2013
Will a Taxi-Friendly De Blasio Administration Hurt Transportation Apps?
Uber, Hailo, and other start-ups are trying to figure out what a De Blasio win will mean for them.
By
Kevin Roose
sex apps
Oct. 31, 2013
Thanks to Apple’s App Censors, a Sex App Is Now an ‘Instant Companion Finder’
Killjoys!
By
Kevin Roose
lol silicon valley
Oct. 31, 2013
Porn Wallpaper at Tech’s Hottest Private Club
Vintage porn, but still porn.
By
Kevin Roose
gmen in your gmail
Oct. 30, 2013
Will Silicon Valley Finally Get Mad About the NSA’s MUSCULAR Program?
If they weren’t pissed off about PRISM, maybe the latest Snowden docs will do the trick.
By
Kevin Roose
baby bankers
Oct. 29, 2013
Why Is Goldman Sachs Easing Up on Its Underlings?
Because it has to preserve its pedestal status.
By
Kevin Roose
the way we earn now
Oct. 28, 2013
In the New Economy, Everyone Is an Indentured TaskRabbit
The future of work is bleaker than we expected.
By
Kevin Roose
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh twitter ipo
Oct. 25, 2013
Wall Street Banks Are Falling All Over Themselves to Suck Up to Twitter
Track jackets, “Rockin’ Robin,” and ticker crawls, all in the name of business.
By
Kevin Roose
geeks to the rescue!
Oct. 25, 2013
As Healthcare.gov Falters, Silicon Valley Cringes
The government’s tech debacle is “state-of-the-art incompetence,” according to tech’s peanut gallery.
By
Kevin Roose
this appeals to my pinterests
Oct. 24, 2013
It’s Time to Start Taking Pinterest Seriously
The social network is now worth $3.8 billion, more than many “legitimate” sites.
By
Kevin Roose
scams and schemers
Oct. 23, 2013
The Age of Bullshit Investments Is Back!
Don’t be caught unaware.
By
Kevin Roose
bad apple
Oct. 22, 2013
Apple Still Prefers Being Profitable to Being Interesting
Yet another spectacle of heavy-breathing bloggers succumbing to a letdown.
By
Kevin Roose
techsession
Oct. 21, 2013
Silicon Valley’s Secessionist Movement Is Growing
“We need to build opt-in society, outside the US, run by technology.”
By
Kevin Roose
white men with money and hot dogs
Oct. 21, 2013
Steve Cohen and Guy Fieri: BFF?
This is damning. Really damning.
By
Kevin Roose
dimonfreude
Oct. 21, 2013
The Real Consequences of JPMorgan Chase’s Big Payout
It’s not just a $13 billion settlement.
By
Kevin Roose
wall street
Oct. 19, 2013
JPMorgan Chase Will Probably Give the Federal Government $13 Billion
It’s a record-breaking settlement.
By
Caroline Bankoff
Oct. 18, 2013
On the New Wall Street, Boring Is Better
Elizabeth Warren’s wish is coming true.
By
Kevin Roose
zuck’d
Oct. 17, 2013
Randi Zuckerberg Wants to Teach Children Not to Use Facebook So Much
Her new children’s book is a cautionary fable about Internet addiction.
By
Kevin Roose
silicon valley drama
Oct. 16, 2013
The Government Shutdown Has Revealed Silicon Valley’s Dysfunction Fetish
They don’t believe government matters, just companies.
By
Kevin Roose
the debtpocolypse
Oct. 16, 2013
Why Are Wall Street Traders Sitting Out the Debt-Ceiling Fight?
There are just too many variables.
By
Kevin Roose
the debtpocolypse
Oct. 15, 2013
Nightmare Scenario: What Happens If We Actually, Truly Default?
Imagining the X Date, hour by hour.
By
Kevin Roose
dimons are forever?
Oct. 11, 2013
Is This the Beginning of the End for Jamie Dimon?
JPMorgan Chase’s lawsuit-related losses may turn insiders against him.
By
Kevin Roose
trouble in tweetland
Oct. 9, 2013
5 Embarrassing Things We Learned About Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey Today
He almost left Twitter for Facebook over a skirt-making dispute, for one.
By
Kevin Roose
Oct. 9, 2013
Welcome to the Humanist Federal Reserve, Led by Janet Yellen
A Yellen-led Fed would put down the theory and listen.
By
Kevin Roose
silicon valley
Oct. 7, 2013
Silicon Valley Shrugs at Government Shutdown
Is it some kind of app?
By
Kevin Roose
biz marquee
Oct. 4, 2013
Where Is Biz Stone?
The Twitter co-founder is nowhere to be found in the company’s IPO filings.
By
Kevin Roose
twitter ipo
Oct. 4, 2013
Shares in Tweeter (Not Twitter) Are Soaring
Efficient markets!
By
Kevin Roose
silicon alley
Oct. 4, 2013
Is Mayor Bloomberg’s New York Really a Tech Town?
Mayor Bloomberg says it is. But he’s going to need some better evidence.
By
Kevin Roose
Oct. 3, 2013
Twitter’s Public Filing Is Out, So We Know Who’s Getting Rich
And also some other, less important stuff about Twitter.
By
Kevin Roose
fix the debt
Oct. 3, 2013
Why Doesn’t Fix the Debt Try to Do Something About the Debt Ceiling?
They have the apparatus. All they need is the go-ahead.
By
Kevin Roose
bitcoin mania
Oct. 2, 2013
Silk Road’s Shutdown Will Be Great for Bitcoin
If it cleanses the currency’s reputation, that’s a good thing.
By
Kevin Roose
xbox stocks
Oct. 2, 2013
GTA V Players’ Crazy Stock Scheme
Which aren’t working as planned.
By
Kevin Roose
government shutdown
Oct. 1, 2013
7 Ways the Government Shutdown Will Affect the Economy
The shutdown’s effects could be long-term even if the shutdown itself is short.
By
Kevin Roose
the ethos of money
Sept. 30, 2013
Where Wall Street and Silicon Valley Differ
Wall Street is up front about its profit motive.
By
Kevin Roose
dancing on the ceiling
Sept. 27, 2013
What Happens If The Debt Ceiling Is Breached?
Prioritized payments, possible defaults, and more.
By
Kevin Roose
white men with money
Sept. 26, 2013
Justice Department Doesn’t Recognize Jamie Dimon
Does the name “Jamie Dimon” mean nothing in Washington anymore?
By
Kevin Roose
fed up
Sept. 26, 2013
If Janet Yellen Runs the Fed, Will ‘Chairman’ Become ‘Chairwoman’?
It should. And it would be easy to do.
By
Kevin Roose
xbox stocks
Sept. 25, 2013
The Best Part of Grand Theft Auto V Is the Stock-Trading Platform
Seriously. It’s addictive.
By
Kevin Roose
the good book
Sept. 25, 2013
Is China Punking Facebook?
China says it’s allowing Facebook into a small area of Shanghai. But is it for real?
By
Kevin Roose
things i don’t understand
Sept. 24, 2013
Conceptual Art Video Game Lets You Arrest Bear Stearns Employees
The people behind @horse_ebooks take on the financial crisis.
By
Kevin Roose
mouthin’ off with bob benmosche
Sept. 24, 2013
AIG CEO: Bonus Backlash Was ‘Just As Bad’ As Deep South Lynching
The insurer’s outspoken CEO outspeaks a little too much.
By
Kevin Roose
blackburied
Sept. 23, 2013
BlackBerry Fans Are Pretty Mad About the Company’s $4.7 Billion Buyout Offer
The mercy killing of BlackBerry isn’t sitting well with its diehards.
By
Kevin Roose
dalio university
Sept. 23, 2013
Make $13 Billion in 30 Minutes With Ray Dalio’s Simple Economic Explainer Video
It’s easy!
By
Kevin Roose
reicheous anger
Sept. 20, 2013
Is America Catching Up With Robert Reich’s Income-Inequality Crusade?
The former Labor secretary and middle-class champion talks to us about his new film.
By
Kevin Roose
bad apple
Sept. 20, 2013
World’s Worst Person Hires Homeless for iPhones
Defining a new low for civilization.
By
Kevin Roose
whale fail
Sept. 19, 2013
London Whale Costs JPMorgan $920 Million in Addition to All of That Other Money
The bank is settling up with four regulators today.
By
Kevin Roose
fednomics
Sept. 18, 2013
The Fed Decides the Economy Still Sucks
And doves like Janet Yellen show they have pull.
By
Kevin Roose
mad ben
Sept. 18, 2013
The Drapers Explain the Taper
Let Don and family fill you in on the Fed’s bond-buying plans.
By
Kevin Roose
family feuds
Sept. 17, 2013
Who’s a Better Writer: Jamie Dimon or His Daughter?
The evidence is in, and the verdict is …
By
Kevin Roose
the future
Sept. 17, 2013
Whee, Jetpacks Are Finally Here!
Reserve yours today.
By
Kevin Roose
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