August 16, 2014 Check App. Accept Job. Repeat. by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER Workers are their own bosses in the sharing economy, but that flexibility also brings much uncertainty — and few of the…
August 16, 2014 Supervalu Discloses a Data Breach by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH The food retailer, based in Minnesota, said that it had been able to prevent the breach from affecting all its locations….
August 16, 2014 Crowdfunding and Venture Funding: More Alike Than You Think by HIROKO TABUCHI By HIROKO TABUCHI While a potato salad project made crowdfunding look whimsical, recent studies indicate the wisdom of the crowd and the venture capital…
August 16, 2014 Quicker Ways to Digitize Old Photographs by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Plus, how to consolidate online address books. Published: August 15, 2014 at 12:00AM from NYT Technology http://ift.tt/1m3lgxH via IFTTT
August 16, 2014 Samsung Acquires SmartThings, in Embrace of the Smart Home by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN The young company makes accessories that connect home appliances to the Internet and will help Samsung compete with Google and…
August 16, 2014 Amazon, Its Friends and Critics by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD The dispute between Amazon and Hachette has caused the usually reticent retailer start talking but made the publisher shut up. Some…
August 16, 2014 Apple to Add Data Storage in China and Prohibit Two Chemicals by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN Apple this week said it had for the first time begun storing user data on servers in mainland China. It…
August 15, 2014 Facebook Vice President of Product Management Resigns by REUTERS By REUTERS Samuel Lessin, Facebook Inc’s vice president of product management, said he would be leaving the company. Published: August 14, 2014 at 12:00AM…
August 15, 2014 Spring, an E-Commerce Start-Up, Aims at Mobile Shopping by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC Spring has more than 100 major retailer partners participating, including brands like Nicole Miller, Michael Kors and Levi’s. Published: August 14,…
August 15, 2014 Apps for Sharing Secrets and Gossip by KIT EATON By KIT EATON Free apps like Secret, Whisper, Random and Randid give users an opportunity to learn, be shocked or amused, or find inspiration….