How Tech Companies Stake Out Hackathons for Future Stars
Tech companies face a harsh reality: You're only as good as your latest product. The scramble to identify and lure the best talent has taken recruiters to unusual places. This week, Bloomberg Technolo...
3 Apr 201724min
Inside YouTube's Battle Against the Internet's Darkest Corners
A crisis is brewing at the world's largest video service. YouTube has seen big advertisers from AT&T to Wal-Mart pull their ads off the platform over fears that their brand will appear next to offensi...
30 Mar 201730min
The 13 Million Nerds That Apple's Counting On
If you own an iPhone, chances are you've used Apple's App Store to buy and download apps. For years, while iPhones were flying off the shelves, Apple had the power to dictate the rules of how software...
20 Mar 201721min
Your Tax Dollars Subsidize Amazon. Are the Jobs Worth It?
When Amazon opened a warehouse in the Minneapolis suburb of Shakopee last year, a thousand people got new jobs. In return, Amazon got millions of dollars in tax breaks. This week, Spencer Soper visits...
13 Mar 201724min
The Billion Dollar Industry of Professional Video Game Battles
Do you ever spend time online watching people compete with each other at playing video games? Perhaps not (yet), but this pastime known as esports is turning into a popular and potentially lucrative c...
6 Mar 201725min
Why It's So Hard to Build a Startup Outside the Big Tech Hubs
When Jase Wilson launched his startup in Kansas City, Missouri, he didn't intend on leaving. But he struggled to get the funding he needed from local investors, and he decided to try his luck in Calif...
27 Feb 201719min
Snapchat's High-Stakes Clash With Its Neighbors on Venice Beach
Ever since it was a tiny startup, Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has been based in the quirky, bohemian Los Angeles beach town of Venice. Now, the social media app maker employs almost 2,000 wo...
22 Feb 201728min
How the Internet's Just Starting to Transform Cuba
In the past two years, Cuba has started rolling out public access to the internet. Wifi is now available through a network of hotspots-- but access is expensive, and the connection can be patchy and s...
13 Feb 201722min
