March 15, 2014 Daily Report: Target Missed Warning Signs of Data Breach by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES The company said it decided to ignore signs of suspicious activity flagged by security software last year. Published: March…
March 15, 2014 Weakened by Mobile Desktop Search Advertising Is Declining by CLAIRE CAIN MILLER By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER The desktop search advertising business, long the most reliably profitable on the web, will decrease $1.4 billion this year, according…
March 15, 2014 U.S. to Cede Its Oversight of Addresses on Internet by EDWARD WYATT By EDWARD WYATT An international group, not yet determined, will take over the task of assigning names and numbers for Internet addresses. Published: March…
March 14, 2014 A Practical Guide to Buying and Selling Smartphones That Last by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO More details on choosing a carrier, buying used phones, and trading in old devices. Published: March 13, 2014 at 12:00AM from…
March 14, 2014 Uber Expands Insurance Program for Community Drivers by BRIAN X. CHEN By BRIAN X. CHEN Uber, the company that offers a smartphone app for summoning cars for rides, has been under intense scrutiny since an…
March 14, 2014 Tech’s Favorite Cartoonist Enters Mainstream Publishing by NOAM COHEN By NOAM COHEN The online cartoonist Randall Munroe is about to explore a strange new world — mainstream publishing -– and seek out an…
March 14, 2014 Spring Cleaning Who Has Access to Your Data by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON As spring comes into view, it’s time to manage which apps and services have access to your social accounts and can…
March 14, 2014 Mobile Security Specialist Lookout to Announce New Chief Executive by NICOLE PERLROTH By NICOLE PERLROTH Lookout, the mobile security app creator, is bringing on Jim Dolce as its new chief executive, as it grows from consumer…
March 14, 2014 An App to Ditch the Dubious Concert Bootleg by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD A new app from a Seattle startup called Lively is using the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Tex., to get…
March 14, 2014 Dan Harris Co-Anchor of ‘Nightline’ Discusses Multitasking and Meditation by NICK BILTON By NICK BILTON Dan Harris, a co-anchor of Nightline, has just published a new book that says meditation can make us 10 percent happier…