September 3, 2014 Jet-Engine Maker Pratt & Whitney Accuses Titanium Supplier of Fraud by REUTERS By REUTERS United Technologies Corp unit Pratt & Whitney has sued a titanium supplier for fraud, after questions over the material led Pratt to…
September 3, 2014 How to Keep Data Out of Hackers’ Hands by MOLLY WOOD By MOLLY WOOD For people worried about identity theft and privacy, the discovery by Hold Security of a giant database of stolen data is…
September 2, 2014 Home Depot Investigates a Possible Data Breach by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN The retailer said it was investigating a report that customer credit and debit card data was stolen from its systems…
September 2, 2014 Nude Photos of Jennifer Lawrence Are Latest Front in Debate on Online Behavior by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC Intimate images of stars have quickly saturated parts of the Internet, leading to discussions of privacy and civil liberties. Published: September…
September 2, 2014 Uber Banned Across Germany by Frankfurt Court by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT The injunction will stand until the court holds a hearing later this year. Uber said it would continue to operate in…
September 1, 2014 Drone Developers Consider Obstacles That Cannot Be Flown Around by CONOR DOUGHERTY By CONOR DOUGHERTY With the recent demonstration of a drone-based delivery system by Google, the tech industry’s enthusiasm for the devices seems undimmed —…
August 31, 2014 Chinese Team Wins Biggest-Ever Prize in Professional Video Gaming by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD The most lucrative videogame tournament ever concluded on Monday afternoon in Seattle with the five members of Team Newbee each $1…
August 31, 2014 Free Video Games Say Pay Up or Wait, Testing Players’ Patience by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD Free-to-download mobile games have become a lucrative business, but aggressive appeals for in-app purchases are turning off some players. Published: July…
August 31, 2014 San Francisco Exhales During ‘Burning Man Exodus’ by CONOR DOUGHERTY By CONOR DOUGHERTY The annual event draws more than 50,000 people to the Nevada desert — many of them from the tech industry in…
August 31, 2014 Getting a Clear Picture of a Computer Network’s Security by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH It may be impossible to keep hackers out of a computer network. But one company offers a way to monitor threats…