August 15, 2014 Apps for Sharing Secrets and Gossip by KIT EATON By KIT EATON Free apps like Secret, Whisper, Random and Randid give users an opportunity to learn, be shocked or amused, or find inspiration….
August 15, 2014 Ask.com Buys Ask.fm, an Anonymous Q.&A. Start-Up by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC Ask.fm has 180 million regular monthly users and a particularly strong appeal to a highly desirable young age demographic. But the…
August 15, 2014 Uber to Fight Ban in Berlin by MELISSA EDDY By MELISSA EDDY Uber said Thursday that it would challenge a ruling banning the smartphone-based car service in Berlin, calling it “not progressive.” Published:…
August 15, 2014 Web Trolls Winning as Incivility Increases by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO Emotionally abusive comments are becoming more common online, and the consequences could include scaring away from the web those subject to…
August 14, 2014 A Start-Up Provides a Picture of Our Shape-Shifting Planet by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Population growth, globalization and technology are changing Earth like never before. A series of images from a satellite imaging start-up shows,…
August 14, 2014 A New Kind of E-Commerce Adds a Personal Touch by MOLLY WOOD By MOLLY WOOD Online ventures, and some brick-and-mortar retailers, are combining data with human interaction for those who find the Internet and malls impersonal….
August 14, 2014 Big Business Trip to Las Vegas for Cisco’s John Chambers by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Fresh off lower earnings and an announcement of planned layoffs, the networking giant is bringing 20,000 people to Las Vegas. The…
August 14, 2014 With Profits Slipping, Cisco Plans to Cut Jobs by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY In a conference call, Cisco executives said the company planned to cut up to 6,000 jobs, or 8 percent of its…
August 13, 2014 Smartphones Overstate Their I.Q.s by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO With access to our calendars, contacts and location, phones should be able to communicate with great intelligence, but often buzz at…
August 13, 2014 Amazon Introduces a Card Reader by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The online retailer is competing with competitors like VeriFone, PayPal and Square, but will offer a lower transaction rate to the…