August 5, 2014 Alibaba Has a Computing Cloud, and It’s Growing, Too by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Alibaba is adding to its cloud computing business, buying American tech companies and about to get a lot of cash in…
August 4, 2014 Wealth Managers Enlist Spy Tools to Map Portfolios by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Companies like Addepar are using data-filtering techniques honed at spy agencies to help track and value clients’ diverse holdings. Published: August…
August 3, 2014 Cloud Revenue Jumps, Led by Microsoft and IBM by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Titans from earlier heydays of computing have both seen recent increases that outstripped the cloud-computing industry generally, according to industry reports….
August 3, 2014 Square Said to Be in Talks to Buy Food Delivery Start-Up Caviar by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The deal, for about $90 million in stock, would be a handsome payout for the two-year-old Caviar, but might be even…
August 3, 2014 How Facebook Sold You Krill Oil by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL To grab some of TV’s ad dollars, the social network is trying to help advertisers reach the perfect customer. Published: August…
August 2, 2014 Where Tech Is Taking Us: A Conversation With Intel’s Genevieve Bell by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Genevieve Bell, an anthropologist who is also an Intel Fellow, looks at how tech changes the world, and vice versa. She…
August 2, 2014 Chinese Provincial Agency May Have Confirmed Secret Long-Range Missile by REUTERS By REUTERS A Chinese provincial department appeared to have inadvertently confirmed the existence of an intercontinental ballistic missile that may be able to carry…
August 2, 2014 Microsoft Sues Samsung Over Android Royalty Payments by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD The lawsuit claimed that Samsung failed to follow the terms of a 2011 patent licensing deal between the two companies. Published:…
August 2, 2014 Airbnb Pushes to Modify San Francisco Housing Laws by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The home-sharing start-up introduced a new lobbying effort this week, with the goal of allowing residents to rent out their homes…
August 1, 2014 Amazon Wants Cheaper E-Books. But Should It Get to Enforce Prices? by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO Amazon argues that e-books should be priced at $9.99. But there is a risk that eliminating price experimentation could stifle creative…