August 29, 2014 Chief Executive of Rovio, Maker of Angry Birds Game, to Step Down by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT The move by Mikael Hed comes as the Finnish company struggles to respond to an increasing trend toward so-called freemium games….
August 29, 2014 Supplier for Samsung and Lenovo Accused of Using Child Labor by REUTERS By REUTERS The supplier, HEG Technology, quickly denied the claims by China Labor Watch, which has pressured big multinational companies about their supply chains….
August 29, 2014 Daily Report: JPMorgan and Other U.S. Banks Are Hit by Hackers by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES In a sophisticated cyberattack, the hackers infiltrated the banks’ networks, siphoning off gigabytes of data, including checking and savings…
August 29, 2014 Google Joins Amazon in Dreams of Drone Delivery by CONOR DOUGHERTY By CONOR DOUGHERTY Who needs UPS trucks and bicycle delivery when you can fly in things people buy online? Published: August 28, 2014 at…
August 29, 2014 Questions for IBM’s Watson by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR IBM’s Watson keeps adding new features. But can it make money? Published: August 28, 2014 at 12:00AM from NYT Technology http://ift.tt/1rCI538…
August 28, 2014 Uber and Lyft Have Become Indistinguishable Commodities by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO Though Uber and Lyft have become bitter enemies recently, in many places, they both offer ubiquitous, cheap and mostly high-quality service….
August 28, 2014 Judge Turns Down Apple’s Bid to Halt Samsung Phone Sales by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The ruling came nearly four months after a jury awarded Apple $119 million in damages for Samsung’s infringements on technology…
August 28, 2014 With $30 Million More in Hand, IFTTT Looks to the Internet of Things by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The idea behind the company, according to co-founder Linden Tibbets, is to give people more creative control over the many online…
August 28, 2014 IBM Launches Watson System for Research, Hopes for Breakthroughs by REUTERS By REUTERS International Business Machines Corp on Wednesday launched a computer system that can quickly identify patterns in massive amounts of data, an ability…
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