May 4, 2015 Dave Goldberg, Silicon Valley Executive, Said to Have Died After Exercising by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL The 47-year-old chief of Survey Monkey, who was married to Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook, collapsed at a Mexican resort, a person…
May 4, 2015 Cisco Names Charles Robbins to Succeed C.E.O. John Chambers by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES Mr. Chambers, one of the longest-serving chiefs of a public Silicon Valley company, will step down on July 26….
May 4, 2015 Joseph Lechleider, a Father of the DSL Internet Technology, Dies at 82 by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Mr. Lechleider helped invent DSL technology, which enabled phone companies to offer high-speed web access over their infrastructure of copper wires….
May 4, 2015 40 Busy Years Later, Paul Allen, a Microsoft Founder, Considers His Creation by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD Paul Allen, who founded Microsoft with Bill Gates 40 years ago, says the most daunting task the company faces is getting…
May 4, 2015 Start-Ups Try to Challenge Google, at Least on Mobile Search by CONOR DOUGHERTY By CONOR DOUGHERTY Venture capitalists, intimidated by Google search for a decade, have begun investing hundreds of millions in new search efforts for mobile…
May 3, 2015 Dave Goldberg’s Lifetime of Advocating for Women by JODI KANTOR By JODI KANTOR The chief executive of SurveyMonkey and husband of the Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg was raised around “woman power” and urged women…
May 2, 2015 The Rise of Emoji on Instagram Is Causing Language Repercussions by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The use of emoji — the collection of happy faces and other images that can be used to communicate feelings and…
May 1, 2015 Bezos Spaceship Completes Its First Test Flight by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Jeff Bezos, chief executive of Amazon.com, said in a statement that the spacecraft reached 58 miles high and parachuted to…
May 1, 2015 Apple, IBM and Japan Post See Profit in the Old-Age Market by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Apple, IBM and Japan Post are partnering to provide a technology service for older adults. The venture reflects the larger ambitions…
May 1, 2015 Social Media Punished as Results Fall Short by VINDU GOEL and MIKE ISAAC By VINDU GOEL and MIKE ISAAC The performances illustrate the way investors are questioning whether social media companies can keep their growth rates vigorous…