August 25, 2015 Daily Report: Potential Unicorns, Meet a Rough Market by JOSEPH PLAMBECK By JOSEPH PLAMBECK Already, there are grumblings that the downturn in the stock market could alter the booming tech industry. Published: August 23, 2015…
August 24, 2015 After Ashley Madison Hack, Police in Toronto Detail a Global Fallout by KATIE ROGERS By KATIE ROGERS The fallout continues from a data breach of Ashley Madison, the adultery website, as international authorities search for the hackers. Published:…
August 24, 2015 Hot Tech Start-Ups May Face a Long and Bumpy Fall by KATIE BENNER By KATIE BENNER The worldwide market gyrations will filter down to Silicon Valley, with start-ups that need cash likely to be the first to…
August 24, 2015 Tim Cook of Apple Seeks to Quell China Fears in Email to Jim Cramer by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN The chief executive of Apple said business was booming for the tech giant in China. Apple shares recovered by midday…
August 24, 2015 Intel to Invest Heavily in Software That Enhances Cloud-Computing Capabilities by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY An expected $100 million in funding to be directed to cloud-computing software and a related start-up reflects the company’s view of…
August 24, 2015 The ‘Unicorn’ Club, Now Admitting New Members by KATIE BENNER By KATIE BENNER Over 100 start-ups have crossed the billion-dollar valuation threshold, and an analysis from CB Insights showed 50 more are poised to…
August 24, 2015 50 Companies That May Be the Next Start-Up Unicorns by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES Which start-ups may be next to ascend to the $1 billion valuation club? Here’s a list of 50, as…
August 23, 2015 Farhad and Katie’s Week in Tech: Amazon and Ashley Madison Exposed by FARHAD MANJOO and KATIE BENNER By FARHAD MANJOO and KATIE BENNER Hackers post data stolen from a website for would-be adulterers, and an exposé about the world’s leading online…
August 22, 2015 Unseen Burdens in Chrome That Can Lead a Mac to Lag by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Determining whether a browser might be the source of a computer’s sluggishness, and a look at Facebook’s “authentic identity” policy….
August 22, 2015 Smartphone Sales Growth Slowed in Second Quarter by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Gartner said worldwide sales of smartphones grew at the slowest pace since 2013 as sales in China declined for the…