March 1, 2015 Apple’s New Job: Selling a Smartwatch to an Uninterested Public by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN The Apple Watch is scheduled to debut in April, a bit later than the company had hoped, because of technology…
March 1, 2015 Silicon Valley Shuttle Drivers Vote to Join Union by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL The bus drivers who transport workers to the campuses of six Silicon Valley employers voted to join the Teamsters to negotiate…
February 28, 2015 F.C.C. Moves to Free Up Community Broadband Services by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR The F.C.C. passed an order to override state laws that hinder the expansion of community broadband networks, saying the laws limit…
February 28, 2015 Ericsson Again Sues Apple Over Wireless Patents by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT The Swedish telecom manufacturer filed suit against the American company for reportedly infringing on 41 of its patents that are used…
February 28, 2015 Venmo Was Ordered in July by California Regulators to Address Security Issues by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC Venmo, a popular mobile payments app, was told to establish companywide best practices and programs around user privacy, security, customer service…
February 28, 2015 White House Proposes Broad Consumer Data Privacy Bill by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER Under the proposed legislation, called the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights Act, industries would draw up their own codes of conduct…
February 28, 2015 Uber Driver Database Breached by Someone Outside Company by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The breach may have revealed the names and identification numbers of up to 50,000 drivers, but so far there are no…
February 27, 2015 Google Unveils Plan for New Corporate Campus by CONOR DOUGHERTY By CONOR DOUGHERTY Google unveiled a radical proposal for a new campus that would replace its current headquarters in Mountain View. Published: February 26,…
February 27, 2015 In China, Suspicions Cloud Trade Dispute Involving Tech Companies by JANE PERLEZ and PAUL MOZUR By JANE PERLEZ and PAUL MOZUR With both countries wary of the other’s digital espionage, American tech companies are caught in the middle. Published:…
February 27, 2015 Google Puts European Operations Under a Single Executive by MARK SCOTT and CONOR DOUGHERTY By MARK SCOTT and CONOR DOUGHERTY Google, which is facing various regulatory issues in Europe, has consolidated the region’s operations under a single executive….