May 9, 2015 Uber Fund-Raising Points to $50 Billion Valuation by PUI-WING TAM By PUI-WING TAM The new capital will not be used primarily for expansion purposes, unlike Uber’s previous financing rounds — instead, the funding is…
May 8, 2015 Video Feature: Apps to Cope and Help in a Disaster by KIT EATON By KIT EATON Apps from FEMA and the American Red Cross can aid in preparedness and in dealing with the aftermath of disaster. Published:…
May 8, 2015 Uber Joins the Bidding for Here, Nokia’s Digital Mapping Service by MARK SCOTT and MIKE ISAAC By MARK SCOTT and MIKE ISAAC The battle to buy Here highlights the growing importance of digital mapping services as companies connect their products…
May 7, 2015 Facebook Study Disputes Theory of Political Polarization Among Users by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO Almost 29 percent of the news stories displayed by Facebook’s News Feed present views that conflict with the user’s own ideology,…
May 7, 2015 Oculus to Ship Virtual Reality Headsets in Early 2016 by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL The virtual reality company, which was bought by Facebook last year for $2 billion, says it will begin shipping a consumer…
May 7, 2015 SAP Takes More to the Cloud by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY The German enterprise software giant announces new ways that its most popular features can be recombined in the cloud to create…
May 7, 2015 Daily Report: Silicon Valley Remembers Dave Goldberg by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES The worlds of technology, entertainment and politics converged to remember the chief of SurveyMonkey, who was also the husband…
May 7, 2015 Snapping the Windows Screen by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER How to take screenshots on a Windows tablet, Also, how to use iPhoto after the latest Mac update replaces it…
May 7, 2015 Germanwings Co-Pilot Practiced Before Crash: Bild by REUTERS By REUTERS The Germanwings co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a plane in the French Alps in March, killing all 150 people on board, practiced…
May 7, 2015 Zenefits Raises Money (Again), Landing $4 Billion Valuation by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC Zenefits, a fast-growing software-as-a-service start-up raises $500 million in funding at a $4 billion valuation. Published: May 5, 2015 at 08:00PM…