Exclusive: Top Execs Bates and Reller to Depart, as Musical Chairs Begins at Microsoft
Two direct reports to new Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella — EVP of business development and evangelism Tony Bates and EVP of marketing Tami Reller — are leaving the company, according to numerous sources ...
MtGox sets up call center in Japan for queries from worried Bitcoiners
Bitcoin investors left hanging by the sudden shuttering of the MtGox electronic market will soon have a way to learn more about the fate of their cryptocurrency holdings—a Japanese phone hotline.
Watson Head's Departure Raises Questions About IBM Moonshot
Manoj Saxena, the International Business Machines executive overseeing its artificial intelligence Watson technology, told IBM employees on an internal conference that working on Watson was the highli...
SF real estate under tech pressure: homes sell for 60-80% over asking price, 40% in all-cash deals, city workers priced out
The Housing Market With Nowhere to Go (but Up) — Not long ago the pink house at 1829 Church Street, in the Glen Park neighborhood here, hit the market for $895,000.
With its Gigafactory, Tesla could lower lithium-ion battery costs and become an Apple supplier
Why Apple Could Win Big With Tesla's Giant New Battery Factory — The first Tesla I ever saw was stripped down to the chassis, a bare-metal incarnation of the company's flagship electric Roadster …
Some Tech Interns Make More Than U.S. Workers
Here's a quiz for you: Who makes more money, a median American household or an intern at Facebook? If you guessed the latter, the tech company, you're right. — According to a report released on Fri...
GrubHub and Seamless take a 13.5% cut of their average delivery order
GrubHub and Seamless charge an average commission of 13.5% for restaurant orders placed through their websites and apps. And restaurants pay more to appear higher in search results, which isn't appar...
Inside w00w00: hacking group formed in 1996 counted Jan Koum, Shawn Fanning, and Sean Parker as members
Inside The Billion-Dollar Hacker Club — For this group of old friends, assembled for an impromptu reunion, the venue would feel familiar: an online chat room running on a secure private server.
Pending shutdown for Wii and DS servers highlights need for more player control
Pending shutdown for Wii and DS servers highlights need for more player control. — Nintendo fans, mark your calendars for May 20, 2014. As Nintendo announced yesterday, that's the last day you'll b...
Secret, Whisper, and Ask.fm can't guarantee anonymity, all make privacy and safety trade-offs
Secret Apps: Your Secrets Aren't Always Safe — What you should consider when using secrecy apps — A secret is hard to keep on a smartphone. — Yet sharing secrets—broadcasting them …
DVD screener leaks decline as distributors crack down on leakers, test digital options
Looking for Oscars torrents? This is why you may end up empty-handed — If Ellen DeGeneres mentions the film The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty on Sunday night, it might be with a wince …