October 8, 2015 An Amazon Rival, Jet.com, Eliminates Its Membership Fee by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN Jet.com, the much-hyped new rival to Amazon and Costco, is dropping its membership fee three months after its introduction. Published:…
October 8, 2015 Amazon Messes With Billions in Corporate Computing Dollars by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Amazon Web Services is starting to offer capabilities that compete head-to-head with longtime business computing giants like Oracle and IBM. Published:…
October 7, 2015 Chinese Hackers Breached LoopPay, Whose Tech Is Central to Samsung Pay by NICOLE PERLROTH and MIKE ISAAC By NICOLE PERLROTH and MIKE ISAAC Security experts were still looking through LoopPay’s systems, but said there was no indication that Samsung’s systems had…
October 7, 2015 Choosing the Right Wi-Fi Router for You by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN The Wirecutter tested dozens of routers for hundreds of hours and chose a handful for different living situations and budgets….
October 7, 2015 If Your Wi-Fi Is Terrible, Check Your Router by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN Many frustrating speed bottlenecks at home can be traced to that dusty old box in your basement. Published: October 7,…
October 7, 2015 Starbucks Appoints New Chief Technology Officer From Adobe by STEPHANIE STROM By STEPHANIE STROM Starbucks appoints a Silicon Valley veteran as chief technology officer, as technology takes center stage at the company. Published: October 5,…
October 7, 2015 Daily Report: Not One, but Two Companies for Jack Dorsey by JOSEPH PLAMBECK By JOSEPH PLAMBECK Mr. Dorsey is returning to a frayed Twitter, and has a lot of work ahead of him at Square, too. Published:…
October 6, 2015 Fans Demand Details After Death of a 13-Year-Old YouTube Star by KATIE ROGERS By KATIE ROGERS Curiosity surrounding the death was so intense that the boy’s relatives and the authorities were pressed to release further details surrounding…
October 6, 2015 The Hardware Side of Microsoft Unveils a Pile of New Devices by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD Microsoft, which once had little interest in hardware, introduced on Tuesday a laptop, a tablet computer, smartphones and a wearable fitness…
October 6, 2015 Twitter’s ‘Moments’ Will Try to Tame the Chaos by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO Jack Dorsey’s tenure as chief executive may ride on how well he makes the case that Twitter is useful for everyday…