December 3, 2014 Stripe, an E-Commerce Start-Up, Raises $70 Million by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The round values Stripe at $3.5 billion, twice the amount the company was valued at less than one year ago. Published:…
December 3, 2014 How to Restore Old Versions of Word Documents by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Most Windows and Mac editions of Microsoft Word have a setting that automatically backs up documents. Also, how to export…
December 3, 2014 Twitter Improves Tools for Users to Report Harassment by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL The freewheeling social network intends to make it easier to report abuse and harassment that occurs on the service. Published: December…
December 3, 2014 A Low-Cost Alternative to Pricy Big Data on the Farm by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY The transformation of agriculture with information technology would seem like bad news for the little guy. The sensor-heavy machines cost more,…
December 3, 2014 Hacked vs. Hackers: Game On by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH There has been an awakening that online threats are real and growing worse, and that the prevailing “patch and pray” approach…
December 3, 2014 China, a Fish Barrel for Cybercriminals by PAUL MOZUR and SHANSHAN WANG By PAUL MOZUR and SHANSHAN WANG The naïveté of new Internet users, and an emphasis on bolstering the web’s growth, have left China’s more…
December 3, 2014 Preparing for Chip-and-PIN Cards in the United States by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT Americans retailers and banks are preparing for the wide release of a security technology in which a chip embedded into credit…
December 3, 2014 In a Bay Area Courtroom, Lawyers Hit Replay on Apple’s History by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN In opening arguments, lawyers debated whether Apple updated its iTunes software so it would intentionally block its iPods from playing…
December 2, 2014 Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Explains Why He Bought The Washington Post by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC JEff Bezos, Amazon’s chief executive, was skeptical about buying the newspaper. But he believed his knowledge of the Internet and his…
December 2, 2014 Once Celebrated in Russia, Programmer Pavel Durov Chooses Exile by DANNY HAKIM By DANNY HAKIM The creator of VKontakte, Russia’s most popular social network, sold his stake and left after clashes with the Putin government. Published:…