December 3, 2014 A Low-Cost Alternative to Pricy Big Data on the Farm by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY The transformation of agriculture with information technology would seem like bad news for the little guy. The sensor-heavy machines cost more,…
December 3, 2014 Hacked vs. Hackers: Game On by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH There has been an awakening that online threats are real and growing worse, and that the prevailing “patch and pray” approach…
December 3, 2014 China, a Fish Barrel for Cybercriminals by PAUL MOZUR and SHANSHAN WANG By PAUL MOZUR and SHANSHAN WANG The naïveté of new Internet users, and an emphasis on bolstering the web’s growth, have left China’s more…
December 3, 2014 Preparing for Chip-and-PIN Cards in the United States by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT Americans retailers and banks are preparing for the wide release of a security technology in which a chip embedded into credit…
December 3, 2014 In a Bay Area Courtroom, Lawyers Hit Replay on Apple’s History by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN In opening arguments, lawyers debated whether Apple updated its iTunes software so it would intentionally block its iPods from playing…
December 2, 2014 Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Explains Why He Bought The Washington Post by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC JEff Bezos, Amazon’s chief executive, was skeptical about buying the newspaper. But he believed his knowledge of the Internet and his…
December 2, 2014 Once Celebrated in Russia, Programmer Pavel Durov Chooses Exile by DANNY HAKIM By DANNY HAKIM The creator of VKontakte, Russia’s most popular social network, sold his stake and left after clashes with the Putin government. Published:…
December 2, 2014 Samsung to Keep Head of Ailing Mobile Division by REUTERS By REUTERS Analysts said Jay Y. Lee, the likely successor of the group’s patriarch Lee Kun-hee, chose to keep his father’s main lieutenants in…
December 2, 2014 Uber Plays Defense Against Privacy Invasion Claims by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The ride-hailing start-up responds to accusations that it does not take user privacy seriously. Published: November 30, 2014 at 07:00PM from…
December 2, 2014 In 2015, Technology Shifts Accelerate and China Rules, IDC Predicts by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR The research firm IDC predicts that 2015 will see an ever-faster shift to cloud, mobile, social and big data technologies. And…