May 16, 2015 Penn State’s College of Engineering Hit by Cyberattack by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH Universities are increasingly a target for hackers because they handle vast amounts of personal and financial information for students and employees,…
May 16, 2015 Google to Test Bubble-Shaped Self-Driving Cars in Silicon Valley by CONOR DOUGHERTY and AARON M. KESSLER By CONOR DOUGHERTY and AARON M. KESSLER Tests of the cars, which look like golf carts with doors, are expected to place the search…
May 15, 2015 Carl Icahn Invests $100 Million in Lyft by MIKE ISAAC and ALEXANDRA STEVENSON By MIKE ISAAC and ALEXANDRA STEVENSON The investment is an extension of a $530 million round that the ride-hailing start-up raised in March, valuing…
May 15, 2015 Sharp Says Banks to Provide $1.7 Billion Bailout by REUTERS By REUTERS The Japanese electronics maker has been losing money after its smartphone display business came under intense pressure from Asian rivals. Published: May…
May 15, 2015 Matching Colors Between Display and Document by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Pictures from photofinishing services may not display correctly on a computer because the colors can be affected by the light…
May 15, 2015 White House and Labor Advocates Praise Move by Facebook for Higher Wages by REBECCA R. RUIZ By REBECCA R. RUIZ Facebook announced on Tuesday that it would require its contractors and vendors to provide better benefits and a minimum hourly…
May 14, 2015 Reddit Introduces Anti-Harassment Policy by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC Reddit users who view or experience harassment on the service will now be able to e-mail the company and request to…
May 14, 2015 Six Gadgets to Take on a Road Trip by GREGORY SCHMIDT By GREGORY SCHMIDT Stuck in a car for days? Bring along navigation aids, headphones, broadband access, video and music storage — even access to…
May 14, 2015 Video Feature: Apps for Cyclists Offer Everything but the Flat-Tire Kit by KIT EATON By KIT EATON Route tracking, speed and distance monitoring, social-media updating and more. Published: May 13, 2015 at 08:00PM from NYT Technology http://ift.tt/1G6YbaO via…
May 14, 2015 Uber Lures Top Google Executive and Shifts David Plouffe’s Duties by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC Uber said Rachel Whetstone, Google’s longtime head of communications, would run its day-to-day communications operations. David Plouffe, who had that role,…