June 25, 2015 Video Feature: Apps for Summer Travel, Concerts and Grilling by KIT EATON By KIT EATON Specialized apps provide help with many seasonal pursuits, including planning vacation activities, packing for a trip and even grilling the perfect…
June 25, 2015 Amazon Echo, a.k.a. Alexa, Is a Personal Aide in Need of Schooling by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO The Amazon Echo is an artificially intelligent personal assistant answering to the name Alexa. It’s not yet heavy on the “intelligent,”…
June 25, 2015 IBM and Box Team Up to Target Global Data-Storage Market by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR The deal will give Box, which already has a dedicated base of millions of users, access to IBM’s international reach and…
June 25, 2015 Google to Open New Data Center in Alabama by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Google is taking over an abandoned coal plant in Alabama for its seventh U.S. data center and trying to tie the…
June 25, 2015 Pursuit of Cash Taints Promise of Gene Tests by REED ABELSON and JULIE CRESWELL By REED ABELSON and JULIE CRESWELL As labs and research start-ups grow, the federal government is scrutinizing their relationships with doctors, as well as…
June 25, 2015 The Internet of Things Has Vast Economic Potential, McKinsey Report Says by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY A new report from McKinsey says the Internet of things could be worth $11 trillion in 2025 — or a lot…
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…