August 31, 2015 Favorite tweets ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd. will review the viability of its Vanderbijlpark steel plant, the continent’s biggest http://t.co/QqWEyUNTSs — Bloomberg Business (@business) August 31, 2015…
August 31, 2015 Tools for Tailored Learning May Expose Students’ Personal Details by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER Many technological tools used by schools are designed to customize learning, but concern is developing over the collection and use of…
August 30, 2015 Favorite tweets The Appalachian Trail could get a new finish line. The very idea has stunned the hiking world. http://t.co/BAniCBX8Ul http://pic.twitter.com/JLgeVOrjD4 — The New York Times…
August 30, 2015 Favorite tweets Hikers behaving badly: Appalachian Trail partying raises ire (from @AP) http://t.co/JEHhgvFGPI — AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) August 30, 2015 from http://twitter.com/APEntertainment Via IFTTT
August 30, 2015 Farhad and Mike’s Week in Tech: Facebook Assistant by FARHAD MANJOO and MIKE ISAAC By FARHAD MANJOO and MIKE ISAAC Reports of Amazon layoffs, a new digital assistant service and artificial intelligence in general. Published: August 29, 2015…
August 29, 2015 IZettle, a Swedish Payments Start-Up, Begins a Lending Program by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT The company also announced that it had raised an additional $67 million from its backers. Published: August 27, 2015 at 08:00PM…
August 29, 2015 Protecting Your Mac From Malware and Viruses by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER How to see if a Mac has been infected and what to do about it; plus, changing uppercase to lowercase,…
August 29, 2015 Daily Report: From thefacebook.com to One Billion Users in a Single Day by JOSEPH PLAMBECK By JOSEPH PLAMBECK In 2005, when the first mention of Mr. Zuckerberg appeared in The New York Times, the social-networking site was still something…
August 29, 2015 Uber Hires Two Engineers Who Showed Cars Could Be Hacked by MIKE ISAAC and NICOLE PERLROTH By MIKE ISAAC and NICOLE PERLROTH The company’s latest talent grab snared Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, who recently startled the auto industry by…
August 28, 2015 Ashley Madison Chief Steps Down After Data Breach by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH The change came after hackers stole the online dating service’s data and released personal information related to more than 30 million…