June 20, 2014 Cybercriminals Zero In on a Lucrative New Target: Hedge Funds by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH As hedge fund capital soars, so too has the number of cyberattacks on their systems. Published: June 19, 2014 at 12:00AM…
June 20, 2014 Tally of Cyber Extortion Attacks on Tech Companies Grows by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH A flood of extortion attempts against web start-ups that began earlier this year appears to be getting worse. Evernote, Feedly, Moz…
June 20, 2014 Amazon Phone May Be a Tough Sell in Europe — When It Arrives by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT When Amazon’s Fire smartphone is eventually available outside the United States, it is likely to face an uphill battle to lure…
June 20, 2014 Canadian Judge Says Google Must Remove Links Worldwide by IAN AUSTEN By IAN AUSTEN The temporary order, granted last Friday by the Supreme Court of British Columbia, emerged from protracted litigation between two companies that…
June 19, 2014 Supreme Court Rules Against Alice Corp. in Patent Case by ADAM LIPTAK By ADAM LIPTAK The Supreme Court unanimously affirmed an appellate court’s decision that basic business methods may not be patented, even if computers are…
June 19, 2014 A Closer Look at Amazon’s New Fire Smartphone by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Amazon has introduced a new smartphone that will be closely tied to the products and services it sells, while adding…
June 19, 2014 Why Did Amazon Make a Phone? A Conversation With Jeff Bezos by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO Jeffrey P. Bezos, Amazon’s founder and chief executive, discusses his motivation behind making the Fire smartphone, whether he expects to make…
June 19, 2014 BlackBerry to Add Amazon App Store to Phones by IAN AUSTEN By IAN AUSTEN John S. Chen, BlackBerry’s chairman and chief executive, has repeatedly acknowledged that an absence of popular apps has hampered the BlackBerry…
June 19, 2014 With a Strong Earnings Report, BlackBerry Shows Signs of Stabilizing by IAN AUSTEN By IAN AUSTEN The troubled smartphone maker, in the midst of a turnaround push, reported a narrower-than-expected adjusted loss and a rise in phone…
June 19, 2014 Facebook Service Restored After Worldwide Cutoff by MARK SCOTT and DAVID JOLLY By MARK SCOTT and DAVID JOLLY Users from London to Hong Kong were unable to log into their accounts for more than a half-hour,…