Bits Daily Report: Tech Companies Pressured on Terrorist Content
Hillary Clinton on Sunday was the latest political figure to urge tech companies to get tougher about what terrorists are posting on their services. While any solution would be tricky to accomplish, a model does exist.
Bits Blog: Mark Zuckerberg Explains His Use of Limited Liability Company
After a deluge of questions and criticism about the structure of a philanthropic organization that Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, set up, the Facebook chief executive decided to respond.
Bits Blog: Number26, German Banking Start-Up, Expands Across Europe
The rise of new banking-focused start-ups like Number26 is forcing traditional players like Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan Chase to respond to people’s desire to access financial services through their smartphones.
Bits Blog: Eight Questions About Friday’s Net Neutrality Hearing
A guide to Friday’s net neutrality hearing, as the Federal Communications Commission works to uphold a set of regulations aimed at preventing favoritism on the Internet.
Bits Daily Report: The Zuckerbergs Giveth Away Their Facebook Fortune
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, announced that they will donate 99 percent of their Facebook shares to charitable purposes, in a sign of how early in their lives Silicon Valley billionaires are turning to philanthropy.
Bits Daily Report: Tech Culture Across Continents, From Hacker to Satire
The techie cultures of Silicon Valley and of Argentina have evolved in such a way to become almost polar opposites of one another.
Bits Blog: Nokia Tries to Reinvent Itself, Again, by Taking Over Alcatel-Lucent
Rajeev Suri, Nokia’s 48-year-old chief executive, says his company’s $ 16.6 billion takeover of Alcatel-Lucent is exactly what Nokia needs to execute its yearslong makeover, which has included layoffs and the sale of unwanted assets.
