Disruptions: In Davos, Technology Moves Center Stage
After a year that included social-media-fueled protests, Internet privacy legislation and billions of dollars in technology stock offerings, tech and social media have not only entered the building at Davos, they are the walls holding it up.
Bits Blog: TaskRabbit Looks to Expand Cities and Offer an A.P.I.
TaskRabbit, a service based in San Francisco that allows people to hire strangers to run errands, has big plans. It wants to start working with other services, so that they can tap into its network and find willing gofers. It also wants to expand into …
City Room: High-Tech Companies to Invest $4 Billion in New York State, Cuomo Says
The investment — by Intel, I.B.M., Samsung, GlobalFoundries and TSMC — will create 2,500 high-technology jobs as well as 1,900 construction jobs, according to the governor’s office.
Bits Blog: Obama Talks About Jobs Amid Silicon Valley Talent Wars
President Obama is talking about job creation in Silicon Valley Monday, but for high-growth tech start-ups, the shortage is employees, not jobs.
Pogue’s Posts: Apple’s Steve Jobs Reshaped Industries
It’s hard to imagine that we’ll ever see another 15 years of blockbuster, culture-changing hits like the iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad — from Apple or anyone else.
IBM in talks to buy Sun Microsystems: report
BANGALORE (Reuters) – IBM is in talks to buy Sun Microsystems Inc for at least $6.5 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported, in a deal that could bolster their computer server products against rivals such as Hewlett-Packard Co.
Linux losing ground on netbooks
Linux is losing ground on the netbook front, but there lies opportunity for it in smaller, dedicated Internet-enabled appliances, said an Ovum analyst.
Marvel, startup ink online gaming deal
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) – Marvel Entertainment and Gazillion Entertainment have struck a licensing deal to develop massively multiplayer online games based on Marvel characters.
IBM in talks to buy Sun Micro: report
BANGALORE (Reuters) – IBM is in talks to buy Sun Microsystems Inc for at least $6.5 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported, in a deal that could bolster IBM’s computer server products against rivals such as Hewlett-Packard Co.
Group asks U.S. FTC to probe Google privacy safety
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – An online privacy group called on Tuesday for government regulators to investigate the adequacy of Google Inc’s security safeguards after the company inadvertently released consumers’ private information this month.
Sun Micro takes on Amazon in cloud computing
BOSTON (Reuters) – Computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc is preparing to take on Web retailer Amazon.com Inc in the fledgling market for “cloud” computing services that can be accessed via the Internet.
Google updates Chrome Web browser to boost speeds
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google released a new version of its Chrome Web browser on Tuesday, as the search giant continues its efforts to get a foothold in a market dominated by Microsoft Corp.
