February 1, 2016 A Yahoo Employee-Ranking System Is Challenged in Court by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL A former Yahoo manager who lost his job filed suit in California on Monday, saying the system, which has been used…
February 1, 2016 How Europe Protects Your Online Data Differently Than the U.S. by MARK SCOTT and NATASHA SINGER By MARK SCOTT and NATASHA SINGER All the talk about data privacy can get caught up in political wrangling. But the different approaches have…
February 1, 2016 Microsoft Plumbs Ocean’s Depths to Test Underwater Data Center by JOHN MARKOFF By JOHN MARKOFF Microsoft sank a data center on the ocean floor, where the sea water acts as a coolant, and plans to use…
January 31, 2016 U.S. and European Negotiators Near Deadline for Data Transfer Deal by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT Officials are in last-minute talks over a new trans-Atlantic pact that international companies must rely on to move digital data between…
January 31, 2016 Farhad and Mike’s Week in Tech: Lessons From Earnings Season by FARHAD MANJOO and MIKE ISAAC By FARHAD MANJOO and MIKE ISAAC Analysis on Apple’s iPhone sales, Microsoft’s rebound, Amazon’s profits and Facebook’s success with mobile advertising. Published: January 30,…
January 30, 2016 Daily Report: Divergent Fortunes in Cloud Computing by JOSEPH PLAMBECK By JOSEPH PLAMBECK The earnings reports released by Amazon and Microsoft reinforced that cloud computing is a booming, multibillion-dollar business. Published: January 28, 2016…
January 30, 2016 Apple Sets Its Sights on Virtual Reality by KATIE BENNER and NICK WINGFIELD By KATIE BENNER and NICK WINGFIELD Apple has acquired an augmented reality start-up called Flyby Media and hired the former director of the Center…
January 30, 2016 Facebook Moves to Ban Private Gun Sales on Its Site and Instagram by VINDU GOEL and MIKE ISAAC By VINDU GOEL and MIKE ISAAC The ban, which does not apply to posts by licensed gun dealers, will also apply to the company’s…
January 29, 2016 Replacing Windows Media Center by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Microsoft has retired the Windows Media Center software, but other programs can manage your music, movies and photos in Windows…
January 29, 2016 Disconnecting From a Virtual Private Network by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER If you do not want your VPN app to start up every time you use the Internet, you can adjust…