April 18, 2014 Protests Continue Against Dropbox After Appointment of Condoleezza Rice to Board by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON After Dropbox appointed Condoleezza Rice, the former secretary of state, to its board of directors, some users have complained about her…
April 18, 2014 Heartbleed Internet Security Flaw Used in Attack by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH On Friday, cybersecurity experts said they had evidence of the first confirmed attack on a major corporation using the Heartbleed bug….
April 18, 2014 Facebook’s Existential Crisis by JENNA WORTHAM By JENNA WORTHAM Is Facebook’s main service still relevant? An argument for why it feels fusty, and why Mark Zuckerberg seems to know it….
April 18, 2014 Libraries Seek High-Speed Broadband by JADA F. SMITH By JADA F. SMITH As more people use their local libraries to connect to the Internet, libraries are requesting funding for better services. Published:…
April 18, 2014 Uber Faces Rebukes in Europe by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT The company’s global problems add to the bumps the company face in the United States, including opposition from taxi groups and…
April 18, 2014 Google Uses Algorithms to Create SLR-Like Photos by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON Google is lifting up the hood of its new Lens Blur feature for its camera app, showing how the company can…
April 17, 2014 Facebook’s New Twist on Location Sharing Puts Users in Control by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL The social network is rolling out a new feature, Nearby Friends, that allows mobile users to broadcast their general location to…
April 17, 2014 Mayer Aims to Persuade Apple to Choose Yahoo Over Google: Re/code by REUTERS By REUTERS Yahoo Inc’s Chief Executive Marissa Mayer is working on a plan to persuade Apple Inc to ditch Google as its default search…
April 17, 2014 Candy Crush to Expand to China by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT A deal between King Digital Entertainment and the Internet giant Tencent will bring one of the most popular game franchises to…
April 17, 2014 Twitter Goes After a Facebook Cash Cow by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL The social network will begin offering “app install ads,” which prompt smartphone users to try new games and other apps. The…