July 22, 2014 Rand Paul Talks Tech by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY The libertarian senator told a group of young, conservative techies that tech will make obsolete much government regulation. He told them…
July 22, 2014 Yahoo Acquires Flurry to Bolster Mobile Offerings by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL As Yahoo seeks to expand its mobile presence, the purchase will give it insight into how apps are used on the…
July 22, 2014 Goodwill Investigating Possible Theft of Credit Card Data by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH An unusually high number of fraudulent purchases tied to cards used at its thrift stores led authorities to contact Goodwill on…
July 21, 2014 With Poncho, Custom Weather Alerts That Say When to Pack an Umbrella by JENNA WORTHAM By JENNA WORTHAM Poncho, a new service from Betaworks, could make your commute a little easier, with personalized weather alerts via text or email….
July 21, 2014 From a Classical Pianist, an App Lets You Graft Your Voice Onto Actual Hit Songs by JAMES BARRON By JAMES BARRON Hook’d, an app for iPhone and iPod from the pianist-software entrepreneur Robert Taub, features everything from the original recording except the…
July 21, 2014 Microsoft’s Top Lawyer Is the Tech World’s Envoy by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD Bradford L. Smith, general counsel at the tech company, uses the skills he learned as a Washington lawyer to advocate change…
July 20, 2014 Today’s Students Don’t Have to Suffer if They Hate Their Roommates by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER Technology is providing some solutions to problems that college students have with their roommates. Published: July 20, 2014 at 12:00AM from…
July 19, 2014 Avoiding Roommate Shock, Online by NATASHA SINGER By NATASHA SINGER After decades of pairing students based on scant information, some colleges are giving them tools for making their own choices. Published:…
July 19, 2014 Unblinking Eyes Track Employees by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Abundant data, smart software and cheap sensors are beginning to make it possible to measure and monitor employees as never before….
July 19, 2014 Europe Wants Apple and Google to Fix In-App Payments Problem by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN Many parents have learned the hard way that “free” mobile games are not always free, because they let players buy…