Information Technology
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Could Cisco's 11th-hour AppDynamics deal pave the way for unicorn buyouts?
Jan 28, 2017 6:17 am - It was supposed to be the first technology IPO of 2017. Less than a day before AppDynamics Inc. was set to price its shares Wednesday, a group of employees and investors...
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Twitter security tips we can learn from the Trump administration
Jan 28, 2017 6:16 am - President Donald Trump is arguably Twitter's most prominent user. But, as many outlets have reported over the past couple of days, the people operating his administratio...
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Analysis: The good idea that came out of the first White House news conference
Jan 28, 2017 6:16 am - WASHINGTON - Monday's first official White House news conference got lots of attention for the way press secretary Sean Spicer handled the media. At first skipping major...
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What's behind the return of BlackBerry and Nokia phones?
Jan 28, 2017 6:12 am - The 2017 smartphone cycle is about to kick off in earnest, and there are some familiar names fighting to come back into the fold. BlackBerry Mobile announced this week t...
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Airbnb's Chris Lehane rewriting Silicon Valley's political playbook
Jan 28, 2017 6:12 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Chris Lehane rarely wears the tailored Italian suits that he was known for during his days as a high-profile Washington operative. Now he favors the Sili...
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How bad are email, streaming, gaming for the environment?
Jan 28, 2017 6:12 am - A story started making the rounds last week about French energy regulators asking companies to cut back on email in order to save energy. It sort of sounds like a satiri...
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Amazon steals Netflix's spotlight with Oscar nomination
Jan 28, 2017 6:00 am - Amazon.com's strategy of sticking to Hollywood's time-honored traditions helped deliver a big payoff that has so far eluded its streaming rival Netflix — the first-ever ...
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Downside to Starbucks mobile orders? Congestion at pickup counter
Jan 28, 2017 6:00 am - Starbucks Corp.'s much-ballyhooed mobile-ordering system has brought a painful side effect to the coffee giant: traffic jams at the pickup counter. Because customers are...
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Your cable company wants to be your phone company, too
Jan 26, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Your TV provider may soon become your phone company. Which seems only fair, because your phone company also wants to be your TV provider. In the next few...
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Strong demand pushes Cabot Microelectronics 1Q revenue up 23 percentJan 26, 2017 12:00 am - AURORA - Cabot Microelectronics Corp. said revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2017 were up 22.8 percent as global demand for its products remained strong. Total re...