October 21, 2015 Daily Report: IBM and Yahoo in the Hot Seats by PUI-WING TAM By PUI-WING TAM IBM and Yahoo are in the hot seat this week as both companies seek to rev up their growth. IBM, which…
October 21, 2015 Amino Harnesses Health Industry Data for Consumers by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Amino, a start-up, is mining health industry information to create a consumer service. Its first offering is a data-driven tool for…
October 21, 2015 Deutsche Telekom Said to Weigh New Antitrust Complaint Against Google by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT The former German telecom monopoly’s complaint to European officials is expected to focus on whether Google uses its Android mobile operating…
October 21, 2015 As U.S. Tech Companies Scramble, Group Sees Opportunity in Safe Harbor Decision by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT The group of leading global privacy experts hopes to see greater cooperation between Europe’s privacy regulators and the Federal Trade Commission….
October 21, 2015 After Disappointing Results, Yahoo Promises More Focused Strategy by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL Marissa Mayer, the chief, told investors that Yahoo would soon unveil a plan to streamline the company. Published: October 20, 2015…
October 21, 2015 Snapchat Loses Its Chief of Communications to Uber by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC In yet another executive departure from the photo-messaging service, Jill Hazelbaker is joining Uber to help it deal with thorny regulatory…
October 20, 2015 At Stanford, an Affair Reveals Accusations of Discrimination by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD A romantic triangle and the dean’s resignation from the Graduate School of Business stir up old and new charges in Silicon…
October 20, 2015 How Emojis Find Their Way to Phones by JONAH BROMWICH By JONAH BROMWICH A new batch of symbols is under review by the Unicode Consortium, a group that regulates standards for every bit of…
October 20, 2015 Regulators Propose a Drone Registration System by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD The transportation secretary wants the system in place by December, but some drone makers are concerned about the details, which will…
October 20, 2015 Square Hires Former Yahoo Executive to Run Cash Advance Business by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC A top Yahoo executive will join Square, which is currently in the run-up to its initial public offering. Published: October 18,…