October 5, 2015 Politicians Turn to Start-Ups for Grasp of ‘Gig Economy’ by KATIE BENNER By KATIE BENNER Policy makers are turning to tech leaders and start-up executives to better understand the future of work and its implications for…
October 4, 2015 Alphabet Replaces Google as Publicly Traded Company by REUTERS By REUTERS Alphabet replaced Google as the publicly traded company that will house Google’s search and web advertising businesses, maps, YouTube and its “moonshot”…
October 4, 2015 Scouring the Web to Make New Words ‘Lookupable’ by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER While traditional dictionaries are often slow to incorporate new words, online lexicons are more quickly recording, and celebrating, neologisms and portmanteau…
October 4, 2015 Farhad and Mike’s Week in Tech: Welcoming Our New Media Overlords by FARHAD MANJOO and MIKE ISAAC By FARHAD MANJOO and MIKE ISAAC Truckloads of money are pouring into the digital media business, but many of the companies will not survive….
October 3, 2015 Scheduling Automatic Backups in Windows 10 by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER How to automate regular backups of your PC, and getting Android TV on your set. Published: October 2, 2015 at…
October 3, 2015 Daily Report: Amazon and the Clash of the Titans by PUI-WING TAM By PUI-WING TAM Amazon opens the latest battle against Google and Apple by banning the sale of its rivals’ streaming media players. Published: October…
October 2, 2015 Amazon to Stop Selling Apple TV and Chromecast by DAVID STREITFELD and KATIE BENNER By DAVID STREITFELD and KATIE BENNER The unusual move for Amazon is not about retail sales, but rather about shoring up its Fire TV…
October 2, 2015 Mike Lynch, Founder of Autonomy, Sues Hewlett-Packard for $150 Million by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT Mr. Lynch is asking for $150 million in damages in British courts after accusing the American tech company of making false…
October 2, 2015 Daily Report: The Choice of Blocking Ads on Mobile Devices by PUI-WING TAM By PUI-WING TAM Discussions about ad blocking are in full swing this week amid Advertising Week, an industry gathering for Madison Avenue and digital…
October 2, 2015 A Seattle Start-Up Studio, Pioneer Square Labs, Starts With Prominent Backers by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD Typically, tech entrepreneurs come up with startup ideas and bring them to investors to get funded. Pioneer Square Labs, a new…