May 26, 2015 Who’s the Watchdog? In Europe, the Answer Is Complicated by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT Reforms aimed at answering this question are expected by the end of the year, with domestic privacy regulators eager to hold…
May 26, 2015 As Facebook Sweeps Across Europe, Regulators Gird for Battle by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT The European Court of Justice is expected to issue a preliminary decision over whether the social network giant can continue transferring…
May 25, 2015 Behind the Downfall at BlackBerry by IAN AUSTEN By IAN AUSTEN A new book by two reporters from The Globe and Mail offers details about the emotional and business turmoil surrounding BlackBerry’s…
May 25, 2015 Amazon to Stop Funneling European Sales Through Low-Tax Haven by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT Pressure is mounting for American tech companies, including Google, to stop using complex tax structures and pay more on their European…
May 25, 2015 The Taste That Doesn’t Really Satisfy by SAM SIFTON By SAM SIFTON A sampling of protein powder shakes affirms that taste is secondary to the convenience they provide: allowing tech workers to stay…
May 24, 2015 In Busy Silicon Valley, Protein Powder Is in Demand by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN Protein-packed drinkable meals come in powder form, are inexpensive, and are quick and easy to make so tech workers don’t…
May 24, 2015 The Government’s Consumer Data Watchdog by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER The Federal Trade Commission’s chief technologist fights to ensure that companies keep consumers’ information safe and private. Published: May 23, 2015…
May 23, 2015 Forwarding Text Messages on the iPhone by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER You can send the message to someone not in the original conversation by taking a couple of steps. Published: May…
May 22, 2015 Overvalued in Silicon Valley, but Don’t Say ‘Tech Bubble’ by CONOR DOUGHERTY By CONOR DOUGHERTY The tech industry’s venture capitalists admit to a certain amount of “frothiness” in start-up investments, but they studiously avoid another word….
May 22, 2015 Hewlett-Packard Reports Drop in Profit and Sales by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN The computer and printer company plans to split into two entities later this year in hopes of being more nimble,…