February 4, 2016 Silencing Noisy Web Pages by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER The latest edition of the Safari browser makes it easy to mute unwanted audio blaring from open tabs. Published: February…
February 4, 2016 An Expanding Universe of Space Apps by KIT EATON By KIT EATON While becoming an astronaut is out of reach for most of us, there are plenty of apps that can take your…
February 4, 2016 European Privacy Regulators Want Details on ‘Safe Harbor’ Data Deal by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT Privacy watchdogs from European Union countries expressed doubts that a new data-transfer pact with the United States could protect personal information….
February 4, 2016 Amit Singhal, an Influential Engineer at Google, Will Retire by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Mr. Singhal, one of the earliest builders of Google’s computer system, said he would leave the parent company, Alphabet, on Feb….
February 4, 2016 Mall Executive Backtracks From Statement on Amazon Retail Stores by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD A day after saying that Amazon planned to open 300 to 400 brick-and-mortar bookstores, a shopping mall executive stepped back from…
February 3, 2016 How to Watch the Super Bowl When You Don’t Have Cable by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN A variety of easy — and legitimate — ways are now available for watching the biggest football game of the…
February 3, 2016 Dropbox May Not Be LeBron James, but It Is Still in the Game by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO As the markets for funding tech start-ups cool, companies like Dropbox, which once had a $10 billion valuation, are confronting their…
February 3, 2016 Tech’s Track Record of Shake-Ups at the Top by PRADNYA JOSHI By PRADNYA JOSHI Yahoo and Twitter are just the latest tech companies shaping plans for major overhauls and management shake-ups. A look back at…
February 3, 2016 Taking Texts Back From iMessage by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER If you make the move from an iPhone to an Android handset, don’t forget to sign out of Apple’s iMessage…
February 3, 2016 Daily Report: Alphabet Eclipses Apple to Become the Most Valuable Company by PUI-WING TAM By PUI-WING TAM There’s a shifting of the guard at the top of the technology food chain, with Alphabet overtaking Apple to become the…