August 12, 2014 ‘Beep,’ Says the Bellhop by JOHN MARKOFF By JOHN MARKOFF The Aloft hotel in Cupertino, Calif., will begin testing a robot designed to shuttle items from the hotel lobby desk to…
August 11, 2014 In a Fight With Authors, Amazon Cites Orwell, but Not Quite Correctly by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD To bolster its case in a dispute with authors over e-book pricing, the bookseller Amazon made an online post that quoted…
August 11, 2014 What Cars Did for Today’s World, Data May Do for Tomorrow’s by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY No matter how cutting-edge it may seem, almost every new product you see is part of a greater whole. At its…
August 11, 2014 Simplifying the Bull: How Picasso Helps to Teach Apple’s Style by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN The tech company’s highly secretive internal training program is like its products: meticulously planned, with polished presentations and a gleaming…
August 11, 2014 Plaintiff in Silicon Valley Hiring Suit Maligns Deal by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD Michael Devine, one of four plaintiffs named in the class action against Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe, has asked the judge…
August 11, 2014 A Move to Go Beyond Lists for Content at BuzzFeed by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The viral media site will use a $50 million investment to diversify its content, expand its video arm and create an…
August 10, 2014 US Bots Flagged Ebola Before Outbreak Announced by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is focusing a spotlight on an online tool run by experts in Boston that…
August 10, 2014 Living Like the Kardashians, via Smartphone by JENNA WORTHAM By JENNA WORTHAM A fantasy game, “Kim Kardashian: Hollywood,” pushes players to build their own celebrity and business prowess. Published: August 9, 2014 at…
August 10, 2014 Amazon Takes the Muppets Off the Shelf by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD Disney is the latest entertainment company to have orders of its forthcoming releases blocked by the retailer. Published: August 9, 2014…
August 9, 2014 At Bletchley Park, a Reminder About the History of Cracking Codes by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Bletchley Park, once Britain’s highly classified government center for code breaking during World War II, now invites curious guests who…