August 20, 2015 Uber Raises $100 Million From Tata of India by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT The strategic partnership is meant to help Uber expand its business in India, one of the world’s biggest markets. Published: August…
August 20, 2015 Daily Report: In Silicon Valley, Start-Up Recruiting Battles Heat Up by PUI-WING TAM By PUI-WING TAM You know there’s a boom under way in Silicon Valley when it gets even tougher to hire top engineers and other…
August 20, 2015 Chromebooks Gaining on iPads in School Sector by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER Last year, about 3.9 million Chromebooks were shipped in the education sector, an increase in unit sales of more than 310…
August 20, 2015 With an Eye on Fintech, Andreessen Horowitz Adds a New General Partner by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Andreessen Horowitz is adding a new general partner, Alex Rampell. He will focus on the fast-growing field of financial technology start-ups….
August 20, 2015 Uber Missed Criminal Records of Drivers, Prosecutors Assert by CONOR DOUGHERTY By CONOR DOUGHERTY District attorneys in Los Angeles and San Francisco say drivers for the ride-hailing service have included some convicted of murder or…
August 20, 2015 The Ashley Madison Data Dump, Explained by DANIEL VICTOR By DANIEL VICTOR The release of stolen data from a dating website marketed at would-be adulterers promises to roil the marital lives of its…
August 19, 2015 Ad Blockers and the Nuisance at the Heart of the Modern Web by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO The adoption of ad-blocking technology is rising steeply. Some see an existential threat to online content as we know it, but…
August 19, 2015 U.S. Transfer of Internet Oversight Is Delayed by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER The Commerce Department said it would delay by at least a year its plan to cede authority over the global address…
August 19, 2015 Pivotal Software Gets a New Leader and Announces Strong Cloud Revenue by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Paul Maritz is stepping aside as chief executive of Pivotal Software. Pivotal, the cloud-computing spinoff of EMC, also announced strong growth…
August 19, 2015 Peach, a Lunch Delivery Service, Plans Expansion by STEPHANIE STROM By STEPHANIE STROM Peach, which has secured a $8 million investment, uses a somewhat different model than PostMates and GrubHub. Published: August 17, 2015…