November 3, 2015 The Digital Disparities Facing Lower-Income Teenagers by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER With less access to computers and Internet connections at home, lower-income teenagers face “digital inequality,” a new study on children’s media…
November 3, 2015 Amazon Adds New Perks for Workers and Opens a Bookstore by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD Liberalized maternity leave and a new paternity leave are among the changes at the e-commerce company, which is also opening a…
November 3, 2015 BlackBerry Unveils an Android-Powered Phone With Security Features by IAN AUSTEN By IAN AUSTEN BlackBerry is introducing an Android-based phone called the PRIV that may play a role in determining if the company continues to…
November 2, 2015 SAP Chief Bill McDermott Embarks on Health Care Mission After Losing His Eye by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY SAP’s chief executive lost his eye after an accident in July. Now he wants his company to delve deeper into health…
November 2, 2015 San Francisco Ballots Turn Up Anger Over the Technical Divide by CONOR DOUGHERTY By CONOR DOUGHERTY On Tuesday, voters will weigh in on propositions linked to the technology industry and rising housing costs, including one to restrict…
November 1, 2015 Mike and Jim’s Week in Tech: Google’s New Version of Android by MIKE ISAAC and JIM KERSTETTER By MIKE ISAAC and JIM KERSTETTER Farhad Manjoo is off this week, so Mike Isaac joins deputy tech editor Jim Kerstetter to discuss Google’s…
October 31, 2015 Amazon Shutting Down Its ‘Register’ Credit Card Processor by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC Amazon stopped offering the plastic card-reader device to new merchants as of Friday evening, and it will stop supporting Amazon Register…
October 31, 2015 U.S. Tech Companies and Their Chinese Partners With Military Ties by Unknown Author By Unknown Author A closer look at recent partnerships that United States technology companies have formed with Chinese firms that have ties to the…
October 31, 2015 SXSW Convenes Online Harassment Event Following Uproar by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD SXSW Interactive faced controversy earlier this week for canceling two panels related to the issue of online harassment. Now the confab…
October 31, 2015 Daily Report: LinkedIn Has a Pleasant Surprise for Wall Street by JIM KERSTETTER By JIM KERSTETTER LinkedIn, the social media company best known to job seekers, exceeded forecasts for its most recent quarter and upped its guidance…