August 18, 2014 XRay: A New Tool for Tracking the Use of Personal Data on the Web by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR A team of computer scientists at Columbia has developed a research tool for tracking the use of personal data online. Published:…
August 18, 2014 For Big-Data Scientists, ‘Janitor Work’ Is Key Hurdle to Insights by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR The analysis of giant data sets promises unique business insights, but much manual effort is still required to prepare the information…
August 17, 2014 LiketoKnowit Lets You Shop Looks on Instagram by JENNA WORTHAM By JENNA WORTHAM LiketoKnowit plugs into Instagram and gives people a way to browse the items that they view in their Instagram feeds and…
August 17, 2014 Look, No Hands! Test Driving a Google Car by REUTERS By REUTERS The car stopped at stop signs. It glided around curves. It didn’t lurch or jolt. The most remarkable thing about the drive…
August 16, 2014 Check App. Accept Job. Repeat. by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER Workers are their own bosses in the sharing economy, but that flexibility also brings much uncertainty — and few of the…
August 16, 2014 Supervalu Discloses a Data Breach by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH The food retailer, based in Minnesota, said that it had been able to prevent the breach from affecting all its locations….
August 16, 2014 Crowdfunding and Venture Funding: More Alike Than You Think by HIROKO TABUCHI By HIROKO TABUCHI While a potato salad project made crowdfunding look whimsical, recent studies indicate the wisdom of the crowd and the venture capital…
August 16, 2014 Quicker Ways to Digitize Old Photographs by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Plus, how to consolidate online address books. Published: August 15, 2014 at 12:00AM from NYT Technology http://ift.tt/1m3lgxH via IFTTT
August 16, 2014 Samsung Acquires SmartThings, in Embrace of the Smart Home by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN The young company makes accessories that connect home appliances to the Internet and will help Samsung compete with Google and…
August 16, 2014 Amazon, Its Friends and Critics by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD The dispute between Amazon and Hachette has caused the usually reticent retailer start talking but made the publisher shut up. Some…