September 15, 2014 What the Apple Watch Says About Apple by Steve Lohr By Steve Lohr The Apple Watch is both a product and the embodiment of Apple’s values — taste, trust and utility — that have…
September 15, 2014 With Tech Taking Over in Schools, Worries Rise by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER Parent groups and privacy advocates are challenging the practices of an industry built on data collection, and California has passed wide-ranging…
September 15, 2014 In Latest Volley Against Amazon, Hachette’s Writers Target Its Board by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD Authors United, a group of Hachette writers and allies, is appealing to Amazon’s board to consider their reputation in the battle…
September 14, 2014 Toward a Childproof Internet by Jenna Wortham By Jenna Wortham A handful of entrepreneurs are trying to build web services for young children, including at a company called Kuddle, which has…
September 13, 2014 Smartphones: The Corporate Personality Test by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO The smartphone offerings of Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Samsung have a lot to say about the companies’ approach to most everything….
September 13, 2014 Google to Give Start-Ups $100,000 in Cloud Computing Credits by Conor Dougherty By Conor Dougherty Google has a new program in which it will offer start-ups $100,000 in credits on its Google Cloud Platform. The effort…
September 13, 2014 A Conversation With Peter Thiel by Quentin Hardy By Quentin Hardy The PayPal co-founder turned venture capitalist has a new book coming it. And with it, one of Silicon Valley’s most outspoken…
September 13, 2014 After Breach, JPMorgan Still Seeks to Determine Extent of Attack by NICOLE PERLROTH and MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN By NICOLE PERLROTH and MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN Over two months, hackers gained entry to dozens of the bank’s servers, said three people with knowledge of…
September 13, 2014 Government Push for Yahoo’s User Data Set Stage for Broad Surveillance by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL Documents from the case paint a vivid portrait of the high-stakes battle that pitted Yahoo against some top officials in the…
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…