Ballmer Steps Down From Microsoft’s Board After Buying Clippers
Steve Ballmer, who stepped down as Microsoft Corp.’s chief executive officer after failing to prepare the software maker for the era of mobile and cloud-computing, has resigned as director at the company.
August 19, 2014 at 1:27PM
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Uber Picks a Political Insider to Wage Its Regulatory Battles
David Plouffe, President Obama’s former campaign manager, will be Uber’s executive in charge of policy and strategy, the car service start-up announced on Tuesday.
August 19, 2014 at 1:01PM
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For Big-Data Scientists, ‘Janitor Work’ Is Key Hurdle to Insights
Data scientists, according to interviews and expert estimates, spend from 50 percent to 80 percent of their time mired in this more mundane labor of collecting and preparing unruly digital data, before it can be explored for useful nuggets.
August 19, 2014 at 12:44PM
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Can anyone stop Comcast?
What happens when the most unpopular company in the U.S. merges with the runner-up?
August 19, 2014 at 11:41AM
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It’s Like Yelp For Cops: Teens Make App To Rate Police
Three teens in Georgia just made a mobile app they hope will help prevent the next police shooting of an unarmed young person.
August 19, 2014 at 8:30AM
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The 2015 Corvette has a video recording of everything the valet did in your car
The human body undergoes some weird physical changes when it hands the keys to a shiny new car to someone else; the pulse quickens, the throat dries out and the palms get unnaturally clammy. If that shiny new car happens to be a Corvette, though, the human body may be able to worry a little less.
August 19, 2014 at 3:48AM
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Hack of hospital chain leads to theft of up to 4.5M users’ data
Community Health Systems is the target of a massive cyberattack leading to stolen Social Security numbers and patient names and addresses. It’s believed that the attack originated in China.
August 18, 2014 at 9:11PM
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Adam Carolla’s Settlement with the Podcasting Troll
Big news from Texas: Adam Carolla has settledwith the podcasting patent troll Personal Audio. Although the settlement is confidential, we can guess the terms.
August 18, 2014 at 7:12PM
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Sprig App is an easy way to eat well
By the time Nate Keller left Google in 2008, he was responsible for serving 40,000 meals per day and the company was consuming $1 million worth of chicken per month. Now he has a bigger idea.
August 18, 2014 at 6:12PM
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People Keep Getting Into Strangers’ Cars Because They Think It’s An Uber
Just because Uber’s motto is “Everyone’s private driver,” doesn’t mean every car is yours for the hailing. But the popularity of apps like Uber and Lyft have spawned some awkward curbside interactions.
August 18, 2014 at 4:06PM
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