A new generation of luxury smartwatches, essentially tiny computers meant to be fashion statements, is beginning to take shape.Read more…
Sony introduced a web-based TV service, aimed at gamers, that is initially available to PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 owners in New York, Chicago and Philadelphia.Read more…
Chia Hong, a woman of Taiwanese descent, claimed that during her three years working for the social network, she faced discrimination, harassment and retaliation and was unfairly fired.Read more…
Microsoft’s move to make Windows 10 upgrades free in China echoes a shift at the company and the software industry’s around the world. The days of charging customers for an operating system are slowly coming to an end, piece by piece. Read more…
T-Mobile is going after a new growth avenue — business customers — with simpler phone plans.Read more…
The social network’s new feature will allow Facebook friends to send payments to one another through the Messenger app. Wall Street expects such transactions to become a big business.Read more…
Pearson, the education publishing giant, describes its practice of monitoring social media posts as a test-security measure, but some parents say the practice is unfair and invasive for students.Read more…
Orange’s chief executive discusses the non-French future of the video site Dailymotion.Read more…
Facing a tough tone from Republican lawmakers about his handling of the rules, Tom Wheeler, chairman of the F.C.C., pushed back repeatedly. Read more…
One obstacle has been the banks’ own reluctance to press Apple for fear of upsetting their relationships with the tech giant. Read more…
IBM and Twitter rolled out their data services for business. They are the first products of a venture that is strategically important to both companies.Read more…
First announced last July, the initiative will bring scores of Sotheby’s less expensive items — which range from about $1,000 to $50,000 — to eBay’s customers, a crowd that both companies hope will be eager to purchase works of art online.Read more…
Brent Callinicos, the chief financial officer of Uber, plans to leave the ride-sharing company, in what will be one of the highest-level departures yet for the six-year-old start-up.Read more…
While layoffs at start-ups are not uncommon, it’s unusual for them to occur so soon after their coffers have been replenished with cash.Read more…
The online marketplace and those who buy and sell on it say that imitation handmade goods, and rules restricting how vendors can grow to meet demand, are complicating the site’s drive for authenticity.Read more…
The world’s largest social network is trying to help users better understand what is allowed on the service, and is also issuing a report on government requests to take down content.Read more…
Bill Gurley, a partner at Benchmark, has been warning of an impending Silicon Valley bubble-burst for quite some time, and he did so again at South by Southwest.Read more…
Ben Rubin, founder of the live-streaming video app Meerkat, was undeterred by a cold shoulder from Twitter at the annual tech, music and culture festival.Read more…
Opponents of the rules, including many of the leading Internet providers, spent Thursday poring over the document. It was not known who would file the first legal challenges, or exactly what legal arguments would be made. Many experts, though, said the document included plenty of opportunity for different interpretations.Read more…
Apps and other software can put powerful teaching tools at teachers’ fingertips, but concerns abound over data security, effectiveness and marketing.Read more…
Documents filed Wednesday accuse the Facebook chief executive of reneging on a promise to introduce a would-be neighbor to powerful Silicon Valley friends.Read more…
The chief executive of the Indian mobile advertising start-up denied reports that the company was discussing a possible acquisition by Google. Read more…
Bento is one of a number of start-ups that are trying to re-imagine search for mobile phones by anticipating what you want to do with your device.Read more…
The federal agency said the satellite television giant had not made clear the terms of a two-year service contract, with escalating monthly costs and steep cancellation fees.Read more…
In the wake of news that Hillary Rodham Clinton used a private email address during her time as secretary of state, some members of Congress say they never send or read email. Read more…
Google just matched Amazon for cheap online storage, with an important difference: While Amazon promises to fetch the cheap data in hours, Google offers to do it in three seconds.Read more…
While watching a sunrise from the highest point in Africa, Patrick Pichette decided it was time to “hit the road” with his wife and find his bliss, he wrote in a goodbye note.Read more…
A new service, from a company that does not sell security products, tests the effectiveness of security software in real time.Read more…
The latest development in Facebook’s push of open-source hardware: a new kind of networking switch, a powerful low-energy computer server and a steadily-increasing number of partners. Read more…
Initial impressions of the Apple Watch are that it is good-looking for a smart watch and not hard to use, but whether it is yet a necessary purchase remains unsettled.Read more…