Big Data
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Intel promises to speed up data centers with lasers on chips
Pretty soon it may be commonplace for computers in data centers to communicate via beams of light. Intel announced on Wednesday at its annual developer conference in San Francisco that […]
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Report: Security breach at Oracle’s Micros unit could affect consumers
Oracle’s computer servers have reportedly been hacked, but you and I might suffer some of the consequences. The security breach affected the company’s Micros unit, which offers cash registers and […]
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Web publishing pioneer takes on virtual reality with new camera system
Halsey Minor was one of the pioneering figures in web publishing. Now he’s hoping to get in on the ground floor of virtual reality. Minor has founded Reality Lab Networks, […]
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Q&A: FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler talks net neutrality, upcoming agenda
Tom Wheeler is in a buoyant mood these days. On Monday, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the biggest — and most controversial — move the Federal Communications Commission […]
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Hey, Siri, You’re on a Mac
SAN FRANCISCO — Siri is heading to the Mac. As expected, Apple announced Monday that it is bringing its intelligent assistant technology to its Mac line of computers. Siri is […]
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Wolverton: FCC should bar ‘pay for privacy’ schemes
As the Federal Communications Commission considers restricting what broadband providers can do with our personal surfing data, the agency is weighing whether it should outright ban a practice that’s come […]
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Apple services in limelight amid outage, Maps hire
Apple is wrestling with some weaknesses in its various service offerings, even as that part of its business is becoming ever more important to the company. On Thursday, the company […]
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Google offers shortcut to data it stores about you
Google is watching, and listening, and remembering everything you do in its sites, apps and services. And the company is now making it easier to find out what data about you […]
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Tens of millions of Myspace, Tumblr login credentials for sale online
Updated. If you used to spend time on Myspace or Tumblr, there’s a good chance your login credentials — your user name, email address and in many cases your password — are available […]
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Google, Amazon and Apple assistants may break federal child-protection law: report
Google’s new “Home” virtual assistant device, Amazon’s “Echo” device and Apple’s “Siri” may break federal child-protection law and expose the companies to millions of dollars in potential fines. That’s the conclusion […]
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