Bearing Witness to Executions: Last Breaths and Lasting Impressions

By ALAN BLINDER and MANNY FERNANDEZ April 23, 2017 VARNER, Ark. — They often enter in silence. They almost always leave that way, too. The death penalty holds a crucial, conflicted place in a nation deeply divided over crime and punishment,...

Uber tracked iPhone users after they deleted the app, underscoring Kalanick’s bent for risk taking

SAN FRANCISCO — Travis Kalanick, the chief executive of Uber, visited Apple’s headquarters in early 2015 to meet with Timothy D. Cook, who runs the iPhone maker. It was a session that Mr. Kalanick was dreading. For months, Mr. Kalanick had pulled a fast...

Apple snatches Tribeca Film Festival movie, sinking its teeth deeper into the media business

Studded with performances from Aretha Franklin, Barry Manilow and Carly Simon, a premiere at last week’s Tribeca Film Festival also featured a Silicon Valley celebrity: Apple. Apple Music has the exclusive rights to “Clive Davis: The Soundtrack Of Our...