Business News

  • AMSTERDAM (AP) — A Dutch startup that sells news on a per-article basis has landed a 3 million euro investment from The New York Times and the German publishing house Axel Springer SE. Blender founder…

    October 28, 2014
  • NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 9,000 unpaid interns stand to benefit from a $6.4 million settlement with NBCUniversal over back wages. Unpaid interns who worked on “Saturday Night Live” and other shows brought a class…

    October 28, 2014
  • BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft’s quarterly profit and revenue sailed past expectations Thursday, as CEO Satya Nadella’s push to embrace cloud computing and diversify into mobile devices helped lift sales…

    October 27, 2014
  • HAVEN DALEY Associated Press WATSONVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A Silicon Valley startup has developed technology to let dispatchers know when a police officer’s weapon has been fired. The latest product by Yardarm Technologies would notify…

    October 27, 2014
  • The Associated Press When you think of tech startups, you probably think Northern California. Companies there receive the largest share of funding from venture capitalists, but there are several other notable pockets around the country.…

    October 24, 2014
  • RYAN NAKASHIMA AP Business Writers LOS ANGELES (AP) — So long Silicon Valley. These days entrepreneurs and engineers are flocking to a place better known for wave surfing than Web surfing. Amid the palm trees…

    October 24, 2014
  • MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It might be a blue Christmas for Amazon. The world’s largest online retailer gave a disappointing forecast for the crucial holiday quarter. The company also reported…

    October 24, 2014
  • MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Google is introducing an application designed to make it easier for its Gmail users to find and manage important information that can often get buried…

    October 23, 2014
  • BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday named an outspoken Internet privacy expert, Ashkan Soltani, as its chief technologist in a move that signals the agency’s focus…

    October 22, 2014
  • ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Channels such as Cartoon Network and CNN are no longer part of Dish’s programming lineup as a deadline has passed for the satellite TV provider and Turner Broadcasting to renew their…

    October 22, 2014
  • YOUKYUNG LEE AP Technology Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The latest version of Samsung’s popular big-screen Galaxy Note has gone on sale at a crucial time for the South Korean company as it suffers…

    October 22, 2014
  • SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) — Yahoo’s third-quarter earnings soared as the Internet company collected a huge windfall from Alibaba’s recent IPO. Revenue also rose slightly from the previous year, a welcome change for a company that…

    October 22, 2014
  • NEW YORK (AP) — Staples is looking into a potential credit card data breach and has been in touch with law enforcement officials about the issue. The office supplies retailer said Tuesday that if it…

    October 22, 2014
  • BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The iPhone again proved to be the engine behind Apple’s blockbuster financial performance, driving quarterly results well past expectations. Excitement for the new iPhone 6 and…

    October 21, 2014