June 25, 2014 Daily Report: Microsoft Sees Quantum Computing as Technology’s Next Frontier by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES The company’s new venture is aimed at designing fast computers that can solve a variety of problems by exploiting…
June 25, 2014 Capturing Employees’ Expertise on Camera Before They Hit the Exits by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD A company in Seattle, Panopto, has developed a service to help clients capture video presentations. It won’t transform presenters into thespians,…
June 24, 2014 A Start-Up With a Way to Filter Botnet Traffic Gets Funding by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH Botnets, which are networks of infected zombie computers, can drive up the cost of advertising on the Internet with phony clicks….
June 24, 2014 San Francisco Plans to Ban Certain Parking Apps by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON Can you ask someone to pay you for moving out of a parking spot on a San Francisco street? The city…
June 24, 2014 Congress to Tackle Merger of AT&T and DirecTV by EDWARD WYATT By EDWARD WYATT The companies argue that their proposed union is good for consumers and will foster innovation, though they have stopped short of…
June 24, 2014 Finding Old Posts on the Facebook Timeline by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Plus, how to paste text from a web page without also getting all the strange formatting. Published: June 26, 2014…
June 24, 2014 The Pros and Cons of Sharing by ANAND GIRIDHARADAS By ANAND GIRIDHARADAS Love the new sharing-economy companies or loathe them, use them or don’t, they are raising interesting questions about the ballet of…
June 24, 2014 Micron Technology Surpasses Expectations for Third Quarter by REUTERS By REUTERS Signs of stabilization in the personal computer industry could fuel demand for DRAM chips. Published: June 24, 2014 at 12:00AM from NYT…
June 24, 2014 The Soylent Revolution Will Not Be Pleasurable by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO A powdered product that purports to obviate the need for eating traditional meals may offer nourishment, but does not deliver any…
June 24, 2014 Nest Labs Joins Race to Define Platform for the Internet of Things by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Nest Labs, the Google-owned maker of smart thermostats, will tap a venture capital fund to encourage developers to work with its…