January 1, 2015 Qwant Wants to Be Alternative to Google by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT A search engine called Qwant is trying to tap into growing anger in Europe that Google holds too much control over…
December 31, 2014 Uber Suspends Operations in Spain by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT In a first in the growing pushback against Uber’s global expansion, a judge’s ruling bars telecommunications operators and banks from supporting…
December 31, 2014 No Harmful Virus Found in South Korean Nuclear Hack by REUTERS By REUTERS South Korean authorities have found evidence that a low-risk computer “worm” had been removed from devices connected to some nuclear plant control…
December 31, 2014 Managing Mail on the Mac by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Also, guides for Android users and news from Facebook, including a reminder that a new privacy policy goes into effect…
December 30, 2014 American Workers Say Internet Makes Them More Productive by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL A new survey by the Pew Research Center finds that e-mail is very important to three-fifths of American workers, while social…
December 30, 2014 PlayStation Network Returning After Hacking That Also Targeted Xbox Live by REUTERS By REUTERS Sony’s PlayStation Network was hampered for a fourth straight day since hackers attacked it on Christmas Day. Published: December 28, 2014 at…
December 30, 2014 European Start-Ups Struggle to Keep Pace With Venture Financing by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT Europe’s tech companies are always eager to prove that they can compete with their U.S. counterparts, but still find it tough…
December 29, 2014 Access to Gmail Is Blocked in China After Months of Disruption by EDWARD WONG and KIKI ZHAO By EDWARD WONG and KIKI ZHAO The government appears to have blocked the ability of people in China to access their Gmail accounts through…
December 29, 2014 Whether Working or Job Seeking, the Algorithm Is Watching by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER Two forthcoming books explore how companies use employee-scoring systems to rate job applicants and employees alike. Published: December 27, 2014 at…
December 28, 2014 A Google Gentrification Fight That Doesn’t Involve San Francisco by CONOR DOUGHERTY By CONOR DOUGHERTY The Bay Area isn’t the only locale that has a love-hate relationship with Google. A proposed Google campus in Boulder, Colo.,…