Nadella's broad-based memo to employees lacked specifics, foreshadows organizational changes
Microsoft's New CEO Needs An Editor — Satya Nadella's latest message to the troops - and to the world - is disquieting. It lacks focus, specifics, and, if not soon sharpened …
Inside Amazon's pricing war with Hachette, which is making some publishers and authors anxious
Amazon, a Friendly Giant as Long as It's Fed — Vincent Zandri hails from the future. He is a novelist from the day after tomorrow, when Amazon has remade the worlds of writing, printing …
Snapchat tests collaborative ‘Our Story’ feature with all users for the World Cup final
Surprise Snapchat experiment shares stories from the World Cup final — Snapchat may be best known for its “ephemeral” messaging, but the company is experimenting with a new way to share live events.
U.S. Accuses Chinese Executive of Hacking to Mine Military Data
Man Charged With Industrial Espionage Targeting Boeing, Other Defense Contractors — WASHINGTON—The Justice Department has charged the owner of a Chinese aviation technology company with stealing rea...
Electronics companies in Japan are starting to turn themselves around, but they are a shadow of their former selves
Electronics companies in Japan are starting to turn themselves around, but they are a shadow of their former selves — FOR Sony it was a bittersweet moment.
Samsung suspends business with China supplier following child labor accusation
Korean company finds evidence of “illegal hiring process” — Last week watchdog China Labor Watch published an investigation into Samsung's supply chain that found evidence of child labor at the Shin...
Behind the post-acquistion evolution of Instagram, which says 25% of users use Direct monthly
Instagram is ready to take its shot — The photo-sharing social media service has a fast-growing, hyper-engaged user base that advertisers love. Now it just needs to figure out how to make money for...
Exclusive: YouTube weighs funding efforts to boost premium content - sources
(Reuters) - YouTube has embarked on a new round of discussions with Hollywood and independent producers to fund premium content, two sources with knowledge of the talks told Reuters, a move that could...
This Is How Your Financial Data Is Being Used to Serve You Ads
Wait, who sees my credit card bill, again? — We've done a lot of work here at Adweek on ROI data, and a few readers have asked that we explain what on earth we're talking about, because it's a somew...
Is The Thiel Fellowship Program Really Just A Sabbatical From College?
Twenty brilliant minds, all under age 20, just started their venture this summer with the Thiel Fellowship program. All of these bright young things were carefully selected from over 1,000 other hope...