Information Technology
-
Blue Origin launches again, as it gets closer to flying humans for the first time
Jul 21, 2018 1:00 am - Blue Origin completed the ninth flight of its New Shepard rocket Wednesday morning, completing another the test of the vehicle's escape system as the company works towar...
-
Zuckerberg clarifies statements on treatment of Holocaust deniers
Jul 19, 2018 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is clarifying his stance pertaining to Holocaust deniers after getting some blowback on social media. Speaking with Recode's Kara...
-
Molex CEO to retire after 42 years at Lisle companyJul 18, 2018 1:00 am - Molex, a global manufacturer of electronic solutions, said today that Chief Executive Officer Martin P. Slark will retire in November after 42 years of service. Slar...
-
How Apple's app store changed our world
Jul 14, 2018 1:11 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A decade ago, Apple opened a store peddling iPhone apps, unlocking the creativity of software developers and letting users truly make their mobile d...
-
Why Amazon keeps making tablets when the market has been struggling
Jul 14, 2018 1:06 am - The tablet, as a gadget, hasn't had a great couple of years. The tech industry group Consumer Technology Association expects that sales of tablets will drop 12 percent t...
-
In America's tech capital, many lack home internet. San Francisco wants to fix it.
Jul 14, 2018 1:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Despite being awash in tech start-ups and the latest innovations, San Francisco has a surprising lack of connectivity. As many as 1 in 8 people here - mo...
-
Amazon takes a page from Toys 'R' Us with a holiday catalog
Jul 14, 2018 1:00 am - Amazon.com is looking more and more like a traditional retailer. In a drive to win the business up for grabs after the demise of Toys "R" Us Inc., the online giant is go...
-
Nintendo's newest Smash Bros. game showcases its odd relationship with esports
Jul 14, 2018 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - On the opening day of the video game industry's largest annual convention, fans queued up for hours, then stood shoulder to shoulder inside Nintendo's mass...
-
For digital nomads, work is where the laptop is
Jul 14, 2018 1:00 am - MEDELLIN, Colombia - Gwendolyn DaSilva rises at 5 a.m. to teach English to Chinese children from a small office just off her kitchen in Colombia. Through an online teach...
-
Some good news for working women
Jul 14, 2018 1:00 am - For working women, the news is often demoralizing. We learn of case after case of gross workplace abuses brought to light by the "Me Too" movement. Among Fortune 500 CEO...