June 24, 2015 Start-Ups Finding the Best Employees Are Actually Employed by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO Some on-demand companies are rejecting the practice of using independent contractors, like Uber drivers, and are hiring people they can train…
June 24, 2015 With Phones Lagging, BlackBerry Reports $28 Million Loss by IAN AUSTEN By IAN AUSTEN The smartphone maker said that it sold only 1.1 million phones during its first quarter, a decline of 500,000 from the…
June 24, 2015 Irish Regulator Says Country Will Stay at Center of Online Privacy Debate by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT Ireland’s oversize role in the tech world extends to the growing debate about how companies use the reams of online data…
June 24, 2015 Hiroshi Mikitani, Rakuten Founder, Joins Lyft’s Board by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The ride-hailing company adds a Japanese e-commerce executive to its board. Published: June 22, 2015 at 08:00PM from NYT Technology http://ift.tt/1FyWgGM…
June 24, 2015 Daily Report: Taylor Swift, ‘the Most Powerful Person in the Music Industry’ by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES Ms. Swift’s victory in a one-day battle against Apple this week showed she has a rare power to influence…
June 24, 2015 Tech Companies Line Up Behind ‘Containers’ and the Cloud by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY So-called software containers got backing from companies including Cisco Systems and Google, while another group of companies detailed plans to automate…
June 24, 2015 Qualcomm in Venture With Chinese Chip Maker by PAUL MOZUR By PAUL MOZUR The venture also includes the Belgian researcher Imec and is meant to help China close some of the gap with rivals…
June 23, 2015 Gmail Formally Adds ‘Undo Send’ Option by KATIE ROGERS By KATIE ROGERS The new tool allows users to choose a delay time from 5 to 30 seconds in case of a change of…
June 23, 2015 Instagram Takes On Twitter With an Updated Photo Feed by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL An upgrade to the service’s Explore button will show users the most important photos from trending events. Published: June 23, 2015…
June 23, 2015 Uber Data Collection Changes Should Be Barred, Privacy Group Urges by NATASHA SINGER and MIKE ISAAC By NATASHA SINGER and MIKE ISAAC The Electronic Privacy Information Center said in a letter to the Federal Trade Commission that changes to Uber’s…