February 11, 2015 Test of Strength: Fitness Apps vs. Personal Trainers by MOLLY WOOD By MOLLY WOOD As technology starts pushing us to be healthier and fitter, apps like FitStar, Kiqplan and Hot5 are trying to replace personal…
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February 11, 2015 Yelp Buys Eat24, an Online Food-Ordering Service, for $134 Million by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The move is a departure for Yelp, which has long been a platform for online reviews across many industries, including home…
February 11, 2015 Samsung Tweaks Television Policy Over Privacy Concerns by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD After an outcry over privacy concerns, Samsung has clarified that some of its televisions listen in on the conversations of viewers…
February 11, 2015 F.C.C. Dissenter Takes On Net Neutrality Proposal by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Ajit Pai, a Republican member of the Federal Communications Commission, offered his critique of the net neutrality rules proposed last week…
February 11, 2015 Twitter Finance Chief’s Account Briefly Seized by Spammer by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL The social network says that the account of its chief financial officer, Anthony Noto, was used to send a blast of…
February 11, 2015 A New Mobile Map Captures ‘Internet of Moving Things’ by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY A start-up has released a map for mobile phones that does impressive stuff without connecting to cloud-computing services. More important than…
February 11, 2015 Chinese Regulator Defends Fine Against Qualcomm by PAUL MOZUR and SHANSHAN WANG By PAUL MOZUR and SHANSHAN WANG The National Development and Reform Commission said the $975 million punishment was not designed to ‘‘protect any industry,…
February 11, 2015 Box Toughens Security to Draw Regulated Customers by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY The online storage and collaboration company is trying to capture things like medical and financial records with a new style of…
February 11, 2015 Apple Building Solar Farm to Power California Operations by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN The company is aggressively adding to its renewable energy sources, a point of pride for its chief executive, Timothy D….