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Survey Exposes Prevalence of Online Harassment
By NICK WINGFIELD
A new study from Pew reveals that 40 percent of adult Internet users have personally experienced some form of online intimidation.
The challenge for IBM today is very different from the crisis it faced in the 1990s. It is financially strong and more nimble, but there are echoes of the past.
A new study from Pew reveals that 40 percent of adult Internet users have personally experienced some form of online intimidation.
Cloud computing has been criticized as undependable and tough to manage. A number of recent announcements suggest that some companies are trying to address the issue.
Strong third-quarter results, including an improved performance by mobile, ended a long pattern of declines at Yahoo.
Cybersecurity monitoring groups and security experts said iCloud users in China may have given away login information to a third party.
Regulators are said to be discussing how to improve a critical area of cybersecurity: outside vendors, including law, accounting and marketing firms and even janitorial companies.
Google is leading a $542 million investment in a little-known firm called Magic Leap, in an investment that is said to value the start-up at about $2 billion.
The company said it was working with law enforcement agencies to determine the extent of the problem. It is one of many retailers and restaurant chains to be hit by hackers over the last year.
Amid a price-cutting war in the American wireless industry, the Verizon juggernaut keeps growing, even though its prices are generally higher.
Despite being a laggard in cloud computing, Microsoft has established real credibility, and now runs twice as many data centers as Amazon and six times as many as Google.
Ashkan Soltani, an independent technology consultant, co-wrote some articles in The Washington Post’s Pulitzer-winning series based off Edward Snowden revelations.
For the last 25 years, inventors like garage tinkerers, physics professors and engineers have been trying to make a hovering skateboard.
The company says the former lawyers for Paul Ceglia, who claimed that Mark Zuckerberg had given him a large stake in Facebook, continued to argue his case despite knowledge that his evidence was fabricated.
The tech giant has succeeded in ensuring that its phones, tablets and computers work seamlessly together. You might never leave.
The iPad Air 2 is substantially faster than its predecessor, and both it and the Mini 3 include Touch ID and Apple Pay. Needless to say, both products are costly.
Google has created a new app for people to manage their overflowing inboxes.
Play games, and get ideas for pumpkin carving, recipes and more for the spooky holiday.
Integrating the new payment system with varied apps still has some flaws, but brick-and-mortar purchases are easy and fun.
Arturo Bejar is trying to create empathy among teenage users to curb cyberbullying and harassment.
A wide variety of alternative and “smart” gadgets, including advanced power strips and high-efficiency light bulbs, can help consumers conserve energy.
By providing a scoreboard of our smartphone use, new apps may help us change our ways.
Surge-pricing comes to the restaurant industry.
The extent to which video games have become part of mainstream culture in South Korea may be a sign of things to come in the West.
A phone fraud on the rise and aided by Internet-connected phone systems can lead to six-figure bills for businesses.
How one 13-year-old boy with autism became BFF’s with Apple’s Siri
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