January 19, 2015 Uber Tries to Mend Fences With Europe by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT The ride-hailing service’s chief executive, Travis Kalanick, says he wants to work with politicians to find ways for the company to…
January 19, 2015 Banking Start-Ups Adopt New Tools for Lending by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR New software is expected to sharpen assessments of creditworthiness, but even proponents acknowledge the potential for inadvertent discrimination. Published: January 18,…
January 19, 2015 Riding High, Biotech Firms Remain Wary by ANDREW POLLACK By ANDREW POLLACK Soaring stock prices and major advances in fighting diseases have some saying the industry has turned a corner and others watching…
January 19, 2015 Insurance via Internet Is Squeezing Agents by CONOR DOUGHERTY By CONOR DOUGHERTY Technology start-ups with websites that sell many types of insurance and promise savings with comparison shopping are putting pressure on insurance…
January 19, 2015 Microsoft Looks to Windows 10 for a Jolt in the Mobile Realm by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD Windows 10 is the biggest effort yet by Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s new chief, who has been able to lift the company’s…
January 19, 2015 A Retreat for Google Glass and a Case Study in the Perils of Making Hardware by CONOR DOUGHERTY By CONOR DOUGHERTY Consumers were never quite sure what to make of Google’s Internet-connected glasses. Published: January 17, 2015 at 07:00PM from NYT Technology…
January 18, 2015 Google Said to Be in Talks to Acquire Softcard, a Mobile Payments Company by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC An unsuccessful e-commerce start-up may sell to one of the largest Internet companies in the world. Published: January 15, 2015 at…
January 18, 2015 Cleaning Up the Mac’s Printers List by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Tidying lists after a printer upgrade, and how to excise recently watched movies from Netflix’s list. Published: January 15, 2015…
January 17, 2015 Uber to Introduce Driver Background Checks in India by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The ride-hailing start-up brings new screening policies to India after months of scrutiny from lawmakers. Published: January 15, 2015 at 07:00PM…
January 17, 2015 Arrest in Britain in Hacking of Microsoft’s Xbox and Sony’s PlayStation Networks by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT An 18-year-old British man has been arrested in connection to a hacking attack last month that temporarily shut down the computer…