September 13, 2014 Square to Raise $100 Million at a $6 Billion Valuation by Mike Isaac By Mike Isaac The funding comes after a difficult year for Square, a five-year-old company that has appeared to shift its strategy. Published: September…
September 12, 2014 The Mystery of Apple Watch’s Battery Life by Brian X. Chen By Brian X. Chen Apple had plenty to brag about at its event earlier this week. So it was particularly noticeable when Apple left…
September 12, 2014 A Silicon Valley School That Doesn’t Compute by MATT RICHTEL By MATT RICHTEL The Waldorf School’s computer-free environment has become a draw for parents at high-tech companies like Google. Published: October 23, 2011 at…
September 12, 2014 Google Acquires Online Poll Company Polar by Conor Dougherty By Conor Dougherty The company’s team of engineers and designers will join Google’s social network, Google Plus. Published: September 11, 2014 at 12:00AM from…
September 12, 2014 HP Is Committed to the Cloud, Even if It Kills by Quentin Hardy By Quentin Hardy Hewlett-Packard didn’t pay all that much for Eucalyptus, a maker of open source cloud computing software. But the deal said H.P….
September 11, 2014 Documents Unsealed in Yahoo’s Case Against U.S. Data Requests by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL A federal court ordered the release of about 1,500 pages of documents containing arguments and evidence in Yahoo’s challenge to government…
September 11, 2014 T-Mobile’s Latest Freebies Revolve Around Wi-Fi by Brian X. Chen By Brian X. Chen T-Mobile has gained millions of customers with the help of handing out free services, like unlimited music streaming and free…
September 11, 2014 Google Buys High-Tech Spoon Maker, Expands Healthcare Focus by REUTERS By REUTERS Google Inc has acquired the maker of a high-tech spoon that helps people suffering from neurodegenerative tremors to eat, the Internet company’s…
September 11, 2014 CartoDB, Interactive Mapping Start-Up, Raises $7 Million by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT CartoDB, whose 30-person team is split between Madrid and New York, is the latest in a number of start-ups to offer…
September 11, 2014 Apple’s Smart Smartwatch Play: Let Developers Find the Killer App by MOLLY WOOD By MOLLY WOOD Apple isn’t trying to answer the question of why you need its new watch. It built one that a lot of…