On a rainy Tuesday in San Francisco, Apple executives took the stage in a crowded auditorium to unveil the fifth-generation iPhone. The phone, which looked identical to the previous version, […]
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Back to news homeThe Chatbots Are Here, and the Internet Industry Is in a Tizzy
Sridhar Ramaswamy, who led Google’s advertising division from 2013 to 2018, said Microsoft and Google recognized that their current search business might not survive. “The wall of ads and sea […]
The Perils of Working on a C.E.O.’s Pet Project
“We always said it was like a start-up,” Mr. Anderson wrote, “with zero risk if you failed.”The layoffs, which totaled about 18,000 across Amazon, came with a hiring freeze, limiting […]
Office Mandates. Pickleball. Beer. What Will Make Hybrid Work Stick?
The freight elevator doors opened onto 50,000 square feet of office real estate. Right now, it is empty, but Seth Besmertnik, chief executive of the software company Conductor, gestured at […]
Netflix Shuns Live Sports but Embraces Sports Documentaries
By the fourth season of Netflix’s documentary series about Formula 1, “Drive to Survive,” the streaming company had plenty of evidence that it was onto something: Ratings and attendance for […]
What’s Behind All Those Tech Layoffs? A New Economic Reality
“High rates are painful for almost everyone, but they are particularly painful for Silicon Valley,” said Kairong Xiao, an associate professor of finance at Columbia Business School. “I expect more […]
Tech Layoffs Continue as Shares Fall and Interest Rates Rise
“High rates are painful for almost everyone, but they are particularly painful for Silicon Valley,” said Kairong Xiao, an associate professor of finance at Columbia Business School. “I expect more […]
‘Alexa, Why Do We Keep Buying You?’
When Amazon released Alexa in 2014, the company had big dreams for the technology. The voice assistant, the company suggested, could succeed smartphones as the next essential consumer interface.Alexa, which […]
As Silicon Valley Retrenches, a Tech Talent Shift Accelerates
“Nearly every company is going through this — they need tech talent,” said Lori Beer, global chief information officer at JPMorgan.More on Big TechIf the economy enters a recession, employment […]
YouTube in Advanced Talks for N.F.L. Sunday Ticket
Google’s YouTube is nearing a deal to acquire the rights to the National Football League’s Sunday Ticket package of games, according to three people with knowledge of the talks, a […]