Technology: What Geeks are talking about from The Wall Street Journal

Netflix Original Series ‘Narcos’ to Air on Univision
Netflix and Univision Communications Inc. announced a unique deal allowing the nation’s largest Spanish-language broadcaster to air the first season of the Netflix original series “Narcos” ahead of its second-season premiere on the streaming service.

Starbucks App Spoils the Pun of Serving Up the Rong Gname
Customers pine for the quaint old days when baristas scrawled ‘Rogue’ for ‘Roque’ or ‘Erin’ for ‘Aaron’

Amazon Plans More Stores, Bulked-Up Prime Services
Amazon.com Chief Executive Jeff Bezos on Tuesday promised more retail stores as well as new services for the company’s Prime unlimited shipping membership.

IBM Shutters Somers, New York, Campus
IBM is closing its Somers, New York, campus, home to approximately 2,000 employees in the company’s systems and software divisions.

Dell Sells $20 Billion of Secured Bonds
Dell sold $20 billion of secured bonds Tuesday, according to people familiar with the matter, taking a big step toward funding its blockbuster acquisition of EMC.

Apple Looks to India for Growth
Apple hopes India will be its next China—a large, developing economy where rapid growth is making once-unaffordable Apple devices attainable luxuries. The reality is much tougher.

Blockchain Startup Hires Ex-Citadel Executive
A startup developing uses of the technology underlying bitcoin for trading derivatives has hired a former senior banker and Citadel executive as its chief operating officer.

Vodafone Posts Full-Year Organic Revenue, Profit Growth
Vodafone Group reported full-year organic growth in both revenue and core earnings for the first time since 2008, but said it would spend more than previously indicated in the current fiscal year to improve its networks.

Tencent Earnings: What to Watch
Tencent is expected to report that its net profit grew 30% from a year earlier for the three months ended March 31, thanks to solid revenue from mobile games and advertising.

Amazon Expands Restaurant Delivery to New York, Dallas
Amazon.com expanded its restaurant delivery business to include more than 350 local restaurants in New York City, introducing the service to the nation’s largest city.

HP Looks to Make Its Mark in 3-D Printing
HP is set to unveil new details on its development effort applying conventional printer technology to fabricate physical objects, as the company bets on 3-D printing to build its reputation for innovation.

Google Challenges South Korea Over Mapping Restrictions
Google’s parent company Alphabet is challenging the South Korean government over restrictions to its mapping services in the country, in a rare public disagreement over policy.

Amazon Wants Alexa to Take Control of Your Smart Home
Amazon has set its sights on an automated, voice-controlled world, with the help of Alexa, a robotic voice assistant.

Autonomous-Driving Startup Takes Aim at Heavy Trucks
An engineer who helped spearhead the self-driving Google car project has quietly launched a Silicon Valley startup that plans to retrofit tractor trailers with autonomous-driving technology.

Corvex Calls for Pandora to Consider Sale
Activist investment firm Corvex Management LP disclosed a stake in Pandora Inc., expressing concern about its stock price and calling for the Internet radio company to consider a sale.

Dell Readies Massive Bond Deal
Dell is moving closer to completing one of the largest bond deals ever, luring investors with hefty yields that reflect the troubles of the computer-hardware industry and a recent flood of corporate-bond issuance.

Twitter Adds BET CEO Debra Lee to Board
Twitter named BET Networks CEO Debra Lee to its board, the latest move to retool its group of directors as Chief Executive Jack Dorsey seeks more diversity.

Alphabet Unveils Program for Carpooling Via App
Google parent Alphabet is pushing into the rapidly expanding ride-sharing business with a new app that lets commuters carpool together, further fraying its ties with Uber.

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg to Meet With Conservatives
Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg will meet with about 15 prominent conservatives Wednesday as part of an effort to allay fears that the social network suppressed conservative news.

Supreme Court Sends Spokeo Case Back to Lower Court
The Supreme Court ordered new lower-court proceedings in a lawsuit against Spokeo for publishing incorrect information about a Virginia man.

Facebook To Sell Video Ads On Behalf of Other Firms
Facebook is now selling video ads on behalf of other companies, a move that could prove lucrative for the tech giant and intensify its competition with Google and other online ad specialists.

Chiefless Company Rakes In More Than $100 Million
A group called DAO is running itself via computer code on a network. Every operating detail, from governance to day-to-day operations to payment schedules, is laid out in the code that runs the company.

Financing ‘Angry Birds’ Film Is Gamble for Rovio
Rovio Entertainment, the Finnish company behind “Angry Birds,” is financing the $73 million movie with its own cash instead of licensing its characters to a Hollywood studio.

Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Takes $1 Billion Stake in Apple
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway took a new $1 billion position in Apple in the first quarter, a move that comes as the technology giant’s shares have been battered amid a slowdown in iPhone sales.

Nintendo Characters Set to Hit the Big Screen
Nintendo said it was in negotiations with movie-production companies to create films featuring some of its popular characters, as it looks to expand outside the game business.

Tim Cook Visits China in Hopes Beijing Will Take Another Bite of the Apple
The Apple chief executive’s visit to China appeared to be part of a charm offensive aimed at Chinese regulators and investors wary of the tech giant’s prospects there.

Tech Helps Disabled Students Soar at Jersey City School
The A. Harry Moore School, a Jersey City, N.J., school that serves students between the ages of 3 and 21, is at the forefront of what experts say is a broader move to supplement special education with technology.

Fears of Facebook Bias Seem to Be Overblown
Columnist Christopher Mims writes that questions about a Facebook bias should focus on the service’s news feed rather than its trending topics.

Caesars Affiliate Mulls Sale of Mobile-Game Business
An affiliate of Caesars Entertainment, which is danger of following its biggest unit into bankruptcy proceedings, is considering a sale of its fast-growing mobile- and social-gaming business.

How Google Fares in a Peak Smartphone Age
Worries about smartphone saturation ignore further growth potential for Google’s platform.

Study of Telemedicine Finds Misdiagnoses of Skin Problems
Some of the online doctors misdiagnosed syphilis, herpes and skin cancer, and some prescribed medications without asking questions about patients’ medical histories, the researchers said.

Amazon to Expand Private-Label Offerings—From Food to Diapers
Amazon.com in the coming weeks is set to roll out new lines of private-label brands that will include its first broad push into perishable foods.

Sheryl Sandberg Tells Berkeley Grads: ‘What I Learned in Death’
Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer, opened up about her personal struggles since the death of her husband last year, in a commencement speech at University of California at Berkeley.

China’s Tsinghua Discloses Investment in Marvell Technology
China’s Tsinghua Holdings disclosed an unspecified investment in Marvell, a Silicon Valley chip maker that recently replaced its leadership.

Videogames So Tough They Teach You to Win in Real Life
Punishingly difficult “masocore” games, such as “Dark Souls III,” can instill such practical virtues as patience, persistence and the value of work.

Judge Sides With Technology Firms in Case Over Justice Department’s Gag Orders
A judge has rejected the Justice Department’s practice of getting gag orders against technology companies, saying federal agents should have to give a reason why consumers shouldn’t be told when their data is searched.

Social Media Posts Now Part of Security Clearance Process
The federal government will begin scanning applicants’ social media posts as part of the security clearance process, a reflection of how information on Facebook, Twitter and similar sites is increasingly seen as an important part of someone’s background.

Alibaba Suspended From Anticounterfeiting Group
A prominent anti-counterfeiting group has revoked Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s membership amid concern from global brands about the Chinese e-commerce giant’s commitment to fighting fake goods.

Vine Stars Are Leaving for Facebook and Other Platforms
Three years after it burst onto the scene, Vine is struggling. Marketers and ad buyers that paid creators to make “sponsored” Vines have soured on the app, which is owned by Twitter, and are directing dollars toward competitors like Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram.

Uber’s Ride-Sharing Dominance Comes Under Pressure
Several months ago, Uber Technologies seemed like the unstoppable king of ride-sharing. Apple’s $1 billion investment in a top rival caps a series of events showing how quickly that has changed.

Sharp Gets a Shakeup Ahead of Foxconn Takeover
Sharp announced management changes including a new chief executive, as part of a takeover by Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Group, and reported a $2.37 billion full-year net loss.

Apple Invests as China’s Ride-Hailing Market Matures
Apple Inc.’s bet on Didi Chuxing Technology Co. pumps $1 billion into a company already supercharged with cash at a time when the rideshare market is maturing and competition requires less of it.

Magic Johnson Resigns From Square Board to Pursue Infrastructure Fund
Basketball legend turned businessman Magic Johnson said he would step down from the board of Square, turning his attention to running a billion-dollar infrastructure fund he launched.

Apple’s $1 Billion Didi Investment Revs Up Autonomous Car Push
Apple erased any doubt about its interest in autonomous vehicles with a $1 billion investment in Didi Chuxing Technology, China’s dominant ride-sharing service.

Alibaba, SoftBank Link Up for Cloud Venture in Japan
Alibaba Group Holding and SoftBank said they will form a joint venture to launch cloud-computing services in Japan, the latest step for the international expansion of AliCloud.

Alibaba Vows Crackdown on Fakes Amid Trade Group Controversy
The Chinese Internet giant is planning major changes to how it combats fake goods on its sites after its entry to an influential anticounterfeiting group drew criticism from brands.