August 9, 2014 Heartbleed Security Flaw Emphasizes the Need to Change Passwords by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Immediately changing passwords after a breach could feed a new password into a website that has not fixed the flaw, a…
August 9, 2014 Facebook Messenger Switch Controversy Is Part Misunderstanding, Part Mistrust by MOLLY WOOD By MOLLY WOOD Facebook users are angry over a forced migration to the company’s Messenger app and worried about its privacy implications. Are they…
August 9, 2014 Judge Rejects Settlement in Hiring Suit Against Google, Apple and Intel by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD A class-action case against the Silicon Valley giants may now go to trial after the judge found the agreed terms unsatisfactory….
August 8, 2014 Zynga, a Maker of Social Games, Lowers Its 2014 Financial Forecast by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD The company also reported results for the quarter ended June 30 that barely made the low end of its earlier forecasts….
August 8, 2014 Daily Report: To Compete Against Amazon, Google and Barnes & Noble Team Up by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES Book buyers in Manhattan, West Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area will be able to get same-day…
August 8, 2014 Plot Thickens as 900 Writers Battle Amazon by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD Douglas Preston, a Hachette author, wrote a letter to his readers asking them to contact Jeff Bezos. Nearly 1,000 other writers…
August 8, 2014 Apps to Protect Your Array of Passwords by KIT EATON By KIT EATON Five apps that allow a user to manage (and remember) passwords and keep other sensitive information safe. Published: October 17, 2013…
August 7, 2014 Casper, an Online Mattress Start-Up, Raises $13.1 Million by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC Casper deals in what is probably one of the least cool businesses around: selling mattresses. And that is why the company’s…
August 7, 2014 In Fight With Hackers, We Are on Our Own by MOLLY WOOD By MOLLY WOOD A brush with identity theft was a rude reminder that consumers have to go it alone when they run into cybercriminals….
August 7, 2014 Can Foursquare Crack Local Search? by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC A start-up in search of a formula that works is trying to become a sort of local guide tailored to your…