December 9, 2014 Portland, Ore., Sues Uber for Operating in City by CONOR DOUGHERTY By CONOR DOUGHERTY Portland, Ore., said in a suit that Uber was operating illegally in the city and asked a judge to halt the…
December 9, 2014 Will We Finally Be Able to Search Facebook Posts? by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL The social network says it will give English-language users in the United States the ability to search the content of Facebook…
December 9, 2014 SAP Readies a Big Business Marketplace by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY The German software company seems poised to take on Alibaba by offering business services and software through a cloud-computing marketplace. Published:…
December 9, 2014 Warm West Coast Reception for China’s Web Czar (Chillier in Washington) by PAUL MOZUR By PAUL MOZUR Lu Wei, the de facto head of China’s Internet policy, was greeted warmly by tech executives, but faced strong criticism from…
December 9, 2014 Setback for iPod Class-Action Lawsuit as Sole Plaintiff Is Disqualified by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN A judge in California gave plaintiff lawyers until Tuesday morning to produce a new plaintiff in the case. Published: December…
December 8, 2014 E-Sports Spread on Campus, Pushed by Game Makers by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD Video game competitions are taking off on campuses nationwide, with more than 10,000 students playing in the biggest college league, 4,400…
December 8, 2014 Computing Goes to the Cloud. So Does Crime. by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY While public clouds, by their nature, provide opportunities for malicious hackers, the sophistication of the systems and their management allow for…
December 8, 2014 Grappling With the ‘Culture of Free’ in Napster’s Aftermath by CLYDE HABERMAN By CLYDE HABERMAN The online music sharing service lasted only two years, but it raised questions that have persisted for publishing industries. Published: December…
December 8, 2014 How I Made — Instead of Spent — 26 Cents With a Mobile App by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD Instead of scanning Twitter or playing Candy Crush in your spare time, a start-up has a way for people to make…
December 6, 2014 In Suit, Cisco Accuses Arista of Copying Work by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY The networking giant is suing a competitor founded and run by some of Cisco’s most noted alumni, saying they violated numerous…