August 3, 2014 How Facebook Sold You Krill Oil by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL To grab some of TV’s ad dollars, the social network is trying to help advertisers reach the perfect customer. Published: August…
August 2, 2014 Where Tech Is Taking Us: A Conversation With Intel’s Genevieve Bell by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Genevieve Bell, an anthropologist who is also an Intel Fellow, looks at how tech changes the world, and vice versa. She…
August 2, 2014 Chinese Provincial Agency May Have Confirmed Secret Long-Range Missile by REUTERS By REUTERS A Chinese provincial department appeared to have inadvertently confirmed the existence of an intercontinental ballistic missile that may be able to carry…
August 2, 2014 Microsoft Sues Samsung Over Android Royalty Payments by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD The lawsuit claimed that Samsung failed to follow the terms of a 2011 patent licensing deal between the two companies. Published:…
August 2, 2014 Airbnb Pushes to Modify San Francisco Housing Laws by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The home-sharing start-up introduced a new lobbying effort this week, with the goal of allowing residents to rent out their homes…
August 1, 2014 Amazon Wants Cheaper E-Books. But Should It Get to Enforce Prices? by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO Amazon argues that e-books should be priced at $9.99. But there is a risk that eliminating price experimentation could stifle creative…
August 1, 2014 Daily Report: Checking In From Home Is a Boon for Hackers by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES A report provides insight into what American companies are up against as hackers continue to find ways into computer…
August 1, 2014 Requests for User Data Rise in Twitter’s Latest Transparency Report by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC Requests from governments around the world increased 46 percent since Twitter made its last bi-annual report. Published: July 31, 2014 at…
August 1, 2014 Brad Maiorino, Target’s New Cybersecurity Boss, Discusses Being a ‘Glutton for Punishment’ by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH As Target’s new chief information security officer, Brad Maiorino may have one of the hardest jobs in corporate America. In an…
August 1, 2014 Google Details Problems With Handling Right to Be Forgotten Requests by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT Google said that the company often had to rely only on information provided by the submitters, and that it struggled to…