June 19, 2015 Daily Report: Uber Ruling Spurs Debate Over Workers by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES The ride-hailing company has long positioned itself as a “logistics company” and says its drivers are contractors, not employees….
June 19, 2015 University of Washington and Chinese University Unite to Form Technology Institute by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD With $40 million from Microsoft, the Global Innovation Exchange will open in fall 2016, and offer a master’s degree in technology…
June 19, 2015 In Report on Data Collection Practices, WhatsApp and AT&T Fail the Test by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN In a report about data privacy published by the Electronic Frontier Foundation this week, tech companies like Yahoo, Apple and…
June 18, 2015 Favorite tweets Pres. Obama blames #CharlestionShooting on lack of gun control laws. What law could have stopped this evil criminal? — Emily Miller (@EmilyMiller) June 18,…
June 18, 2015 Big Game Makers Cautious About Virtual Reality at E3 by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD Virtual reality has passionate believers. But at this week’s E3 game convention here, it became equally clear that many game executives…
June 18, 2015 Nintendo Makes Unusual Move at E3: Sharing Its Characters by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD Nintendo announced that it had reached a deal with Activision to allow two iconic Nintendo characters – Donkey Kong and Bowser…
June 18, 2015 How to Get Windows 10 by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Microsoft is allowing those currently running Windows 7 or 8.1 to “reserve” a copy of its newest operating system more…
June 18, 2015 Airbnb Is Said to Seek $1 Billion More in Financing by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC If the financing round is completed, Airbnb, which helps arrange short-term housing rentals, will have a valuation of $24 billion. Published:…
June 18, 2015 Utah University Adds Texting and Walking Lane to Its Stairs by MATT RICHTEL By MATT RICHTEL Yes, distracted walking is a problem, too. The National Safety Council also issued a report Wednesday that pedestrians buried in their…
June 17, 2015 A Robotic Dog’s Mortality by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES Since Sony stopped making replacement parts for its Aibo robotic dog, devoted owners are facing the loss of their…