October 8, 2014 Voice Activation Systems Distract Drivers, Study Says by MATT RICHTEL By MATT RICHTEL Research conducted at the University of Utah found that most distracting voice-activating systems flustered drivers to the point of them “cursing…
October 8, 2014 Twitter Sues U.S. Government Over Data Disclosure Rules by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The social media giant wants to loosen restrictions on what it is allowed to tell users about government information requests. Published:…
October 8, 2014 Middle Eastern Petrochemical Plants Are Targets of Hackers by Nicole Perlroth By Nicole Perlroth A pervasive form of financial malware has been modified and is now being used to hack into Middle Eastern petrochemical companies….
October 7, 2014 Facebook Readies App Allowing Anonymity by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The app, which is expected to be released in the coming weeks, reveals a different, experimental take on Facebook’s long-established approach…
October 7, 2014 EBay Opens Fine Art Live-Auction Sites, for Second Time by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The new product, now available to a handful of galleries, will feature items priced anywhere from a few thousand dollars to…
October 7, 2014 Microsoft and Other Firms Pledge to Protect Student Data by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER The participating companies are publicly committing themselves not to sell information on kindergartners through 12th graders. Published: October 7, 2014 at…
October 7, 2014 Samsung, Facing Pressure, Forecasts Another Decline by PAUL MOZUR By PAUL MOZUR The smartphone maker said it expected a fourth straight quarter of declining profit as competition mounted in China and elsewhere. Published:…
October 7, 2014 AT&T Says It Fired Employee Who Gained Access to Customer Data by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN AT&T said on Monday that it had fired an employee who inappropriately gained access earlier this year to sensitive customer…
October 7, 2014 Meg Whitman Finds a Vision for HP by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY By splitting Hewlett-Packard into two new entities, Meg Whitman is putting her own, decisive stamp on the iconic company she has…
October 6, 2014 Hewlett-Packard Announces Breakup Plan by QUENTIN HARDY and DAVID GELLES By QUENTIN HARDY and DAVID GELLES The Silicon Valley pioneer said it would divide in two, with one company for its data businesses and…