January 28, 2015 What Happens if Apple Drops Google From Its Browser? by CONOR DOUGHERTY By CONOR DOUGHERTY Yahoo’s chief executive wants to get the company’s search bar into Apple’s Safari browser, as it did with the Firefox browser….
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January 28, 2015 Chinese Government Takes Aim at E-Commerce Giant Alibaba Over Fake Goods by NEIL GOUGH and PAUL MOZUR By NEIL GOUGH and PAUL MOZUR The Chinese government regulator complained about what it said were unlicensed merchants, fake goods and other illegal practices…
January 28, 2015 A Data-Science Lender Takes on Student Debt by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Earnest, a start-up lender, is moving into the student debt market. Using data-science tools, Earnest says it can offer lower, tailored…
January 28, 2015 Lyft, Now in Talks for More Funding, Pushes Growth Strategy by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC Lyft must persuade its backers that the company has a fighting chance against Uber, which operates in hundreds of cities globally…
January 28, 2015 Twitter Adds Group Messaging and Video Recording by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL In an effort to catch up to rival services like Facebook, Twitter will now allow people to shoot, edit and post…
January 28, 2015 F.T.C. Says Internet-Connected Devices Pose Big Risks by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER The agency said the devices, which make up the so-called Internet of Things, also raise serious security and privacy risks that…
January 27, 2015 Apple’s Earnings Soar on Strong iPhone Sales in China by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN The introduction of a large-screen iPhone in China helped propel Apple’s profit to $18 billion and its revenue to nearly…
January 27, 2015 Yahoo to Spin Off Its Stake in Alibaba by VINDU GOEL and MICHAEL. J. DE LA MERCED By VINDU GOEL and MICHAEL. J. DE LA MERCED Shedding its 15 percent stake in the Chinese e-commerce site turns the spotlight to Yahoo’s…
January 27, 2015 Amazon Investigated in Japan Over Child Pornography by PAUL MOZUR and MARK SCOTT By PAUL MOZUR and MARK SCOTT The police have raided Amazon’s Tokyo headquarters, a distribution center and the offices of an affiliate, according to…