Boingo's CEO figured out how to monetize "free" Wi-Fi

Aug 2, 2017
David Hagan explains how the company went from charging $74.95 a month to giving away the service and still stayed in business.









David Hagan, Boingo CEO, thinks the smartphone of the future is “going to be distributed within us.”
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"Did Apple effectively work with China to burn a billion books in Tiananmen Square this weekend?"

Aug 1, 2017
Here's how the VPN ban will affect businesses' bottom lines — and user browsing.
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O Canada! You're making it easier for tech workers to immigrate

Aug 1, 2017
In Canada, the tech scene is strong and growing, especially in Ontario. Competition for talent is tough with Silicon Valley in the picture, but with the U.S.’s stricter stance on immigration, Canada has been trying to capitalize on the uncertainty. It’s making it easier for tech workers around the world to move there.  Click the […]

Internet restrictions make doing business harder in China

Jul 31, 2017
Many popular internet sites are blocked for users of the state network in China — Google, YouTube and more. Some users, many of them business users, employ a VPN, a virtual personal network, to get around that “Great Firewall.” In a crackdown on unregistered VPNs, China has persuaded Apple to pull all major VPN services […]

Cyber threats can pose significant risks to small businesses

Jul 26, 2017
The National Cyber Security Alliance, a public-private partnership supported by the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Trade Commission, is holding workshops to help small businesses around the country defend against cyber threats. Hackers have launched successful data thefts against companies large and small in recent years, and the FBI reports that ransomware attacks […]

All those small ailments make for big money: WebMD to be sold for $2.8 billion

Jul 24, 2017
For months, health website WebMD has been looking for a suitor. Today, it found one. The private equity giant KKR — Kohlberg Kravis Roberts — has struck a deal to buy the site for about $2.8 billion. But why was WebMD looking to be sold in the first place?  Click the audio player above to […]

For public good, not for profit.

With a content library valued at $12 billion, Netflix’s long-term strategy may be paying off

Jul 17, 2017
Netflix has been ahead of its competitors in creating original content.

Women who left tech jobs were sexually harassed and passed over for promotions, report says

Jul 13, 2017
"Women experience significantly more unfairness than men,” the lead researcher says.
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Tech companies wave their banners for net neutrality rules on a "day of action"

Jul 12, 2017
Your favorite websites and apps may be plastered with some unfamiliar banner ads today. Thousands of internet companies — including big names like Google, Snapchat and Amazon — are participating in a “day of action” to protest federal regulators’ plans to roll back net neutrality rules. Click the audio player above to hear the full […]