January 17, 2015 Arrest in Britain in Hacking of Microsoft’s Xbox and Sony’s PlayStation Networks by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT An 18-year-old British man has been arrested in connection to a hacking attack last month that temporarily shut down the computer…
January 17, 2015 Facebook Offers Artificial Intelligence Tech to Open Source Group by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY The company, which operates an advanced lab for artificial intelligence research, is donating to an Open Source AI project tools it…
January 16, 2015 Intel Profit Rises 39%, but Losses in Mobile Devices Are Heavy by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY While Intel’s profit rose significantly, concerns remain about whether it can move beyond its focus on putting chips in personal computers…
January 16, 2015 Obama Announces Moves to Encourage Expansion of Public Broadband Networks by JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS President Obama said allowing cities to provide high-speed Internet would lower the cost and help break what he called a…
January 16, 2015 Google Glass to Leave Research Lab as New Boss Takes Over Project by CONOR DOUGHERTY By CONOR DOUGHERTY Google Glass will soon be a lot harder to buy. Published: January 14, 2015 at 07:00PM from NYT Technology http://ift.tt/1u7DffV via…
January 16, 2015 Facebook Looks to the Workplace for Future Growth by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL The world’s largest social network of individuals is making a move into the corporate world, hoping to organize the workplace the…
January 15, 2015 Tools to Improve That Christmas Present by GREGORY SCHMIDT By GREGORY SCHMIDT From flash drives to charging stations, these products and services will help you get the most out of your electronics. Published:…
January 15, 2015 Two Ex-Googlers Reunite at Venture Capital Firm by CONOR DOUGHERTY By CONOR DOUGHERTY Felicis Ventures, a small company (for Silicon Valley) has had some notable investments: Twitch, the video game streaming service that was…
January 15, 2015 Investors Put $186 Million Into Lynda.com, an Online Tutorial Service by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER The first major financing deal of the year in education technology dwarfs the biggest deals in the sector last year. Published:…
January 15, 2015 Freeing a PC From Malware by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Free, reputable programs are available to search a computer for bots that can tax a system’s resources. Published: January 14,…