Death becomes them: Five times an artist’s album sales benefited from their unexpected demise

On July 20, Chester Bennington, the 41-year-old lead singer of the group Linkin Park, took his own life. The next day, streaming services experienced a 7,000 percent surge in the group’s music plays, according to Variety. Given the power of music streaming...

Apple run blocks for China, yanks apps in store that help evade Internet censorship

China appears to have received help on Saturday from an unlikely source in its fight against tools that help users evade its Great Firewall of internet censorship: Apple. Software made by foreign companies to help users skirt the country’s system of internet...

Sprint reportedly seeks mega-media merger with Charter, which may not be interested

Sprint is seeking to merge with Charter Communications to create a media and communications behemoth, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the situation. Sprint is looking to offer bundle deals to customers with...