The ride-hailing start-up claims its former chief operating officer took a trove of sensitive documents with him to his new job at Uber, the company’s largest competitor. Read more…
Lollipop, the Latest Version of Android, Is Grown-Up and Accessible
By Molly WoodGoogle’s latest version of Android is sophisticated and refined, and adds welcome security features to tablets. The Nexus 9 tablet, on the other hand, leaves some to be desired. Read more…
Daily Report: Microsoft Offering Free Mobile Version of Office
By The New York TimesThe free software for iPads, iPhones and Android tablets will do most of the most essential tasks done with the computer versions of the product, whose applications include Word, Excel and PowerPoint.Read more…
Malicious Software Campaign Targets Apple Users in China
By Nicole PerlrothIt would not be easy for the average Mac user to be hit by this malware, but it points to new ways in which hackers are targeting Apple products. Read more…
Workday to Put Employees Through a Big Data Analysis
By Quentin HardyThe same kind of data analysis behind a Netflix movie recommendation will analyze how people are working in your office. Workday’s new personnel and financials software can spot who’s likely to quit, exceed their expenses, or make sales budgets. Read more…
Apple Issues Bonds in Euros for First Time
By Brian X. ChenWhen you are as rich as Apple and you want to make investors happy, you issue debt. On Tuesday, Apple issued debt in euros for the first time.Read more…
Google Glass May Have a Blind Spot, Study Says
By Conor DoughertyA research letter about a very small sample test said Google Glass may create a small blind spot on the right side.Read more…
Verizon Wireless Under Fire for Ad-Targeting Program
By Brian X. ChenThe cellular provider uses a unique identifier inserted into its customers’ web page requests to tailor advertising to them, raising concerns by online-privacy watchdogs.Read more…
Facebook Has Its Own Get-Out-the-Vote Message
By Vindu GoelThe social network is using its vast reach into virtually every American household to urge adults to vote in Tuesday’s elections. The effort mirrors Facebook’s push in other countries’ national elections this year.Read more…
Daily Report: Hotels Try Smartphone Apps as Room Keys
By The New York TimesIn a bid to help harried travelers save time at check-in, a number of major brands are experimenting with letting guests use their phones to unlock their rooms.Read more…
N.S.A. Director Makes Another Visit to Silicon Valley
By Nicole PerlrothThe tough encryption added to Apple’s iPhones made bad relations between tech companies and the intelligence community even worse in recent months. But Adm. Michael S. Rogers played down government concerns.Read more…
Southwest Airlines Offers Free Streaming of Apple’s Beats Music Service
By Brian X. ChenAirplanes are becoming more like electronics retail stores, where you can try things out before you buy them. The latest example is Southwest Airlines, which will allow passengers to test-drive Apple’s Beats Music free on its aircraft equipped with an Internet connection. Read more…
Daily Report: The New Dell
By The New York TimesOn Tuesday, Michael S. Dell will try to persuade people that his company is about far more than the personal computers and computer servers it has been known for, with products intended for things as varied as the cloud computing networks of global enterprises and handy personal devices.Read more…
Microsoft Band Is a Welcome Surprise in the Wearable Market
By Molly WoodThe company’s new wearable device may be the most flexible of its kind available now.Read more…
Monster Moves to Restore a Faded Job Search Brand
By Vindu GoelMonster, which revolutionized online job hunting in the 1990s, is trying to reinvent itself for the era of Twitter and Facebook with new products that capitalize on social media.Read more…
F.C.C. Weighs Backup System for 911
By Edward WyattThe proposal comes after the commission has noticed an increase in the number of 911 system outages in recent months.Read more…
Amazon, Unclear on Diversity
By David StreitfeldAmazon belatedly released its diversity statistics, which were immediately criticized as inadequate and unhelpful.Read more…
The Internet Archive, Trying to Encompass All Creation
By David StreitfeldThe Internet Archive has 12 million items in its digital collection. Under expansion plans announced this week, that is merely the beginning.Read more…
The New Thing in Google Flu Trends Is Traditional Data
By Steve LohrGoogle Flu Trends is getting an overhaul intended to improve its accuracy. The new ingredient? Traditional public health data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Read more…
Slack, a Start-Up With an App to Foster Business Collaboration, Is Valued at $1.1 Billion
By Mike IsaacA young start-up reaches sky-high valuations less than one year after its debut. Read more…
In China, Internet Czar Is Taking a Blunt Tone
By Paul MozurAs China’s Internet czar, Lu Wei has spoken out on rules for regulating smartphones and about taking on foreign Internet companies.Read more…
Daily Report: The Power of Tim Cook’s Declaration
By The New York TimesMr. Cook said coming out publicly was worth it “if hearing that the C.E.O. of Apple is gay can help someone struggling to come to terms with who he or she is.”Read more…
Andy Rubin, Former Head of Android, Departs Google
By Conor DoughertyThe Google executive, who was in charge of the company’s robotics group and spearheaded the Android operating system, will start a tech incubator focused on hardware. Read more…
A History of MOOCs, Open Online Courses
By Jane KarrTwo new books look at the phenomenon of MOOCs, online courses from prestigious universities, most of them free and enrolling throngs of students. An essay in Education Life excerpts one of them.Read more…
Daily Report: Microsoft Leaps Into Wearable Fitness
By The New York TimesMicrosoft is joining other companies who see wearables as a way into the wellness business without all the red tape that comes from being a true medical company.Read more…
Unpacking the F.C.C.’s Online Video Proposal
By Edward WyattA blog post by the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission about online video seemed to raise as many questions as it answered.Read more…
IBM Teams Up With Twitter to Give Business a Gauge Powered by Social Media
By Steve LohrThe partnership seeks to harness Twitter messages as a way for businesses to make decisions based on real-time trends among the social network’s users.Read more…
Reddit Opens a Crowdfunding Site
By Mike IsaacAn initiative from the popular online community site could potentially turn into a revenue stream. Read more…
HP Unveils Plan to Make 3-D Printing an Everyday Thing
By Quentin HardyHewlett Packard, which made a fortune dominating the personal computer printing business, has long been expected to go into 3-D printing. A printer and a design creation system announced Wednesday show a real commitment. Read more…
Daily Report: Rival Payments Coalition MCX Moves to Curb Apple Pay
By The New York TimesRite Aid and CVS are not accepting Apple’s mobile payment system because they are part of a group of retailers that plans its own system next year.Read more…