technologies and finance

If Apple Music is successful, it could deliver billions of dollars in revenue to the music industry and establish streaming music as a stable business. from NYT > Technology http://ift.tt/1Nuhwno via IFTTT

The agreement comes after an Orange executive’s comments about wanting to get out Israel’s cellular market caused a diplomatic storm. from NYT > Technology http://ift.tt/1BVA3Yn via IFTTT

Advertisers are given the option to pay for video ads only if users view them for at least 10 seconds. from NYT > Technology http://ift.tt/1g8VQCm via IFTTT

Facebook’s chief responded to ordinary users and celebrities like Arnold Schwarzenegger about the nature of happiness and the future of social media, but the session went offline for several minutes. from NYT > Technology http://ift.tt/1T32t7m via IFTTT

The same people who brought advanced data analysis to President Obama’s campaign is announcing a set of big data tools available through Amazon Web Services. from NYT > Technology http://ift.tt/1FONuob via IFTTT

A federal appeals court said it agreed with a 2013 decision that Apple conspired with publishers to raise prices for e-books. from NYT > Technology http://ift.tt/1FO0LNK via IFTTT

When the deal for Verizon to buy AOL was announced last month, executives from both companies said AOL was an appealing acquisition because of its advertising technology. On Monday, AOL showed some of that value in announcing a deal with Microsoft from NYT > Technology http://ift.tt/1U46sls via IFTTT