August 20, 2015 Uber Missed Criminal Records of Drivers, Prosecutors Assert by CONOR DOUGHERTY By CONOR DOUGHERTY District attorneys in Los Angeles and San Francisco say drivers for the ride-hailing service have included some convicted of murder or…
August 20, 2015 The Ashley Madison Data Dump, Explained by DANIEL VICTOR By DANIEL VICTOR The release of stolen data from a dating website marketed at would-be adulterers promises to roil the marital lives of its…
August 19, 2015 Ad Blockers and the Nuisance at the Heart of the Modern Web by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO The adoption of ad-blocking technology is rising steeply. Some see an existential threat to online content as we know it, but…
August 19, 2015 U.S. Transfer of Internet Oversight Is Delayed by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER The Commerce Department said it would delay by at least a year its plan to cede authority over the global address…
August 19, 2015 Pivotal Software Gets a New Leader and Announces Strong Cloud Revenue by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Paul Maritz is stepping aside as chief executive of Pivotal Software. Pivotal, the cloud-computing spinoff of EMC, also announced strong growth…
August 19, 2015 Peach, a Lunch Delivery Service, Plans Expansion by STEPHANIE STROM By STEPHANIE STROM Peach, which has secured a $8 million investment, uses a somewhat different model than PostMates and GrubHub. Published: August 17, 2015…
August 19, 2015 Samsung’s New Big-Screen Phones Differ in the Little Things by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN While the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus are much the same, one is made for drawing and…
August 19, 2015 Google Introduces Router With Ease-of-Use Features by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Google has made a Wi-Fi router that aims to provide better Internet connections making it easier for people to use…
August 19, 2015 Hackers Say They Have Released Ashley Madison Files by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH Hackers said last month that they had breached the computer network of the adult dating site and stole passwords, email addresses…
August 18, 2015 Unicorns Hunt for Talent Among Silicon Valley’s Giants by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC Unicorns, start-ups like Uber and Airbnb valued at $1 billion or more, are hiring people from the likes of Google, especially…