July 2, 2014 Facebook’s Secret Manipulation of User Emotions Under British Inquiry by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL The Information Commissioner’s Office in Britain is reportedly investigating whether the social network broke data protection laws by manipulating the emotional…
July 2, 2014 Twitter’s Revolving Door Spins Again by VINDU GOEL and MIKE ISAAC By VINDU GOEL and MIKE ISAAC The continuing turmoil in Twitter’s executive suite, a hallmark of the company’s eight-year existence, suggests that the company…
July 2, 2014 Canadian Antispam Law Whips Up a Storm of Last-Minute Messages by IAN AUSTEN By IAN AUSTEN An antispam law requiring proof that a recipient has consented to be sent emails has resulted in a torrent of messages…
July 2, 2014 U.S. Accuses T-Mobile Of Overbilling by EDWARD WYATT and BRIAN X. CHEN By EDWARD WYATT and BRIAN X. CHEN The Federal Trade Commission said the carrier made hundreds of millions of dollars from premium texting services…
July 1, 2014 Your Personality Type, Defined by the Internet by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY We know that we are watched online, our feelings scanned by Google and Facebook to figure out what next to sell…
July 1, 2014 Twitter Names Ex-Goldman Banker Anthony Noto as Chief Financial Officer by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC Twitter shuffles its executive ranks once again, appointing a well-known tech banker as its chief financial officer. Published: July 1, 2014…
July 1, 2014 The Incredible Shrinking Tech Spending Projections by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY It’s something of a ritual: On Monday, an analyst firm lowered its projection for information technology spending. Gartner’s projection change isn’t…
July 1, 2014 Samsung SDI Says to End Plasma Panel Display Production by REUTERS By REUTERS Samsung SDI Co Ltd said on Tuesday that it will shut down its plasma panel production business, citing the decline in overall…
July 1, 2014 Twitter Buys TapCommerce, a Mobile Advertising Start-Up by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC Twitter makes another acquisition of a mobile ad technology company. This one is meant to improve ad targeting. Published: June 30,…
July 1, 2014 Apple Expands iTunes U Education App for iPads by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN Apple will soon take another step toward persuading schools to ditch textbooks in favor of iPads by giving instructors a…