May 21, 2015 I.R.S. Look at Spinoffs May Affect Yahoo Plan by VINDU GOEL and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED By VINDU GOEL and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED Marissa Mayer’s plan to spin off Yahoo’s $34 billion stake in Alibaba tax-free could run…
May 21, 2015 Survey Finds Americans Don’t Trust Government and Companies to Protect Privacy by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL Most Americans say it is important to control who has access to their personal information, but they have little faith that…
May 21, 2015 Cheaper Robots, Fewer Workers by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES This is the first episode in a Bits video series that examines how robots are poised to change the…
May 21, 2015 Minecraft Stars on YouTube Share Secrets to Their Celebrity by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD A group of gamers act as solo tour guides for millions of Minecraft players, gradually creating their own genre of entertainment….
May 20, 2015 A Tech Boom Aimed at the Few Instead of the World by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO The industry once thought big, but today’s wave of start-ups is characterized by a rise in services aimed at the wealthy…
May 20, 2015 A Bionic Approach to Prosthetics Controlled by Thought by EMMA COTT By EMMA COTT The next generation of prostheses includes artificial arms with flexible fingers sensitive enough to transmit the sensation of texture. Published: May…
May 20, 2015 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Confirms a Hacker Attack by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis said hackers were able to redirect users of its online research services to fake…
May 20, 2015 Contest Aims to Harness Low-Cost Devices to Help the Poor by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR The chip maker ARM and Unicef are trying to jump-start the development of low-cost wearable sensors for use in emerging nations….
May 20, 2015 Aiming for a Comeback, RealNetworks Introduces the Photo-Sharing App RealTimes by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN Rob Glaser, chief executive of RealNetworks, is trying to drive the company back into relevance with a photo-sharing app, called…
May 20, 2015 Tech Giants Urge Obama to Reject Policies That Weaken Encryption by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH A group of prominent technology companies, including Google and Apple, have sent a letter to President Obama asking him to reject…