February 18, 2015 IBM, G.E. and Others Create Big Data Alliance by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY A number of big tech companies with an interest in building out the big data market have announced a standard for…
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February 17, 2015 Astro Teller, Google’s ‘Captain of Moonshots,’ on Making Profits at Google X by CONOR DOUGHERTY By CONOR DOUGHERTY Astro Teller, the head of the Google X research group, talks about the company’s efforts to commercialize projects like the self-driving…
February 16, 2015 Spyware Embedded by U.S. in Foreign Networks, Security Firm Says by NICOLE PERLROTH and DAVID E. SANGER By NICOLE PERLROTH and DAVID E. SANGER A Russian firm says the United States has found a way to permanently embed surveillance and sabotage…
February 16, 2015 Slice and Carve: The Next Wave in Computer-Aided Creativity by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD Laser cutters and computer-controlled milling machines are coming out of industrial workshops and planting themselves on desktops. Published: February 14, 2015…
February 16, 2015 Hoping Google’s Lab Is a Rainmaker by CONOR DOUGHERTY By CONOR DOUGHERTY After patiently abiding a steep increase in research and development spending, Wall Street is starting to wonder when — and if…
February 16, 2015 Connecting With Wi-Fi, Then Making the Call by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN Two start-ups are trying to lower cellphone costs by relying on Wi-Fi routers, and now some of the bigger companies…
February 15, 2015 The Invention Mob, Brought to You by Quirky by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Quirky, a company that uses crowdsourcing to create and refine products, could be a model for bringing ideas to market in…
February 14, 2015 Deleting Files From Microsoft’s OneDrive by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Tips on how to remove a file or folder from Microsoft’s cloud-storage service, and advice on how to confirm that…
February 14, 2015 China’s Internet Restrictions Are Hampering Business, Foreign Companies Say by EDWARD WONG By EDWARD WONG Businesses are growing increasingly frustrated by obstacles to Internet access, according to a survey by the European Union Chamber of Commerce…