May 7, 2015 Navy Robots Test the Limits of Autonomy by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES Naval engineers are working to develop technology like self-driving cars that can clear the way for a convoy full…
May 6, 2015 Relying on Product Reviews? Knowing How a Company Treats Its Customers Is Just as Valuable by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN Consumers may think they’ve done their due diligence after after reading reviews of the product they’re planning to buy —…
May 6, 2015 Two Retail Veterans Take Aim at Amazon’s E-Commerce Reign by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO The start-ups Enjoy and Jet. com are hoping to knock Amazon off its perch as the leader of online shopping. Published:…
May 6, 2015 Google Pushes Advertisers to Smaller Screens by CONOR DOUGHERTY and SYDNEY EMBER By CONOR DOUGHERTY and SYDNEY EMBER Google is trying to get advertisers to spend more on mobile screens that account for a majority of…
May 6, 2015 IBM and Facebook in Marketing Partnership by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR IBM and Facebook are forming a marketing partnership. It combines their data skills to help retailers and consumer brands move toward…
May 6, 2015 The Lessons Google Ventures Learned From Secret by MIKE ISAAC and DAVID GELLES By MIKE ISAAC and DAVID GELLES Bill Maris of Google Ventures explains why the firm was only willing to invest in the start-up Secret…
May 5, 2015 Silicon Valley Pays Tribute to Dave Goldberg at Memorial Service by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY The worlds of technology, entertainment and politics converged to remember the chief of SurveyMonkey, who was the husband of Sheryl Sandberg…
May 5, 2015 With Boxing Match, Video Piracy Battle Enters Latest Round: Mobile Apps by NICK WINGFIELD and EMILY STEEL By NICK WINGFIELD and EMILY STEEL With the Mayweather-Pacquiao bout, live streaming from mobile apps was just one of the new piracy headaches facing…
May 5, 2015 AltSchool Raises $100 Million and Plans to Open More Schools by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER AltSchool operates four schools in the San Francisco area with tuition at around $20,000 annually. Published: May 3, 2015 at 08:00PM…
May 5, 2015 Apple TV Remote Expected to Add Touch Pad in Redesign by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN When Apple introduces its new TV box this summer, the remote control will gain a touch pad and also be…