February 7, 2014 Government Demands for Data About Twitter Users Continue to Grow by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL Globally, government requests for Twitter data grew 22 percent in the last six months of 2013, compared to the first half…
February 7, 2014 Picking a Flavor of Linux by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Plus, opting out of Google Plus auto backup. Published: February 7, 2014 at 12:00AM from NYT Technology http://nyti.ms/1ay883d via IFTTT
February 7, 2014 Daily Report: After Years in Philanthropy, a Different Gates Returns to Microsoft by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES Many wonder how Bill Gates, a luminary of the tech world, will choose to position Microsoft going forward. Published:…
February 7, 2014 Twitter’s Stock Crashes Back to Reality by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL Shares of the social network dropped 24 percent on Thursday following the company’s financial results, which disclosed a slowdown in user…
February 7, 2014 Tinder, a Dating App With a Difference by JENNA WORTHAM By JENNA WORTHAM A new mobile dating application called Tinder appears to be taking off among college students for its simple and flirty interface….
February 6, 2014 When Identity Theft Hits Home by MOLLY WOOD By MOLLY WOOD What happens when your credit card information is among the millions stolen from a major retailer? Nothing good. Published: February 6,…
February 6, 2014 F.C.C. to Change Program That Connects Schools to High-Speed Internet Service by EDWARD WYATT By EDWARD WYATT In an address Wednesday, F.C.C. Chairman Tom Wheeler raised the possibility of increasing taxes on phone services to pay for the…
February 6, 2014 Sony to Sell PC Unit Amid Dwindling Sales by ERIC PFANNER By ERIC PFANNER The company, struggling to keep pace in the consumer electronics sector, said it planned to sell its Vaio-branded PC unit to…
February 6, 2014 Heat System Called Door to Target for Hackers by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH Investigators said that the hackers gained entry to the retailer’s systems through a remote network connection normally used by outside vendors….
February 6, 2014 IBM Starts Rolling Out Watson Supercomputer in Africa by REUTERS By REUTERS IBM began rolling out its Watson supercomputer system across Africa on Thursday, saying it would help to address continental development obstacles as…