A BI reporter whose Google Glass was stolen off his face in SF on Friday reflects on the city's tech protests
I Was Assaulted For Wearing Google Glass In The Wrong Part Of San Francisco — On Friday night, I was assaulted while walking down the sidewalk in the Mission District of San Francisco.
FRED WILSON Q&A: The Legendary Investor Talks Retirement, Tumblr's Exit, And Getting Over A Tough Year
It took Fred Wilson 10 years to become what he calls a “half-way decent” venture capitalist. It took him 20 to become a startup legend. — Lately, rumors have swirled that the Zynga …
IRS misses XP deadline, pays Microsoft millions for patches
Tax collector has 58,000 PCs still running the aged XP; will spend $30M to upgrade to Windows 7 — The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) acknowledged this week that it missed the April 8 cut-off fo...
Free of the desire to do the right thing, highest-paid CEO Larry Ellison does what he wants
Still No. 1, and Doing What He Wants — It is good to be the king. It is even better to be Larry Ellison. — Most of us spend much of our lives thinking that we should do the right thing …
Graphene: the strong, thin, flexible conductor that could change the electronics industry
Bend It, Charge It, Dunk It: Graphene, the Material of Tomorrow — I just want to say one word to you. Just one word. — No, fans of “The Graduate,” the word isn't “plastics.” — It's “graphene.”
Let Me Google That For You Act aims to close federal agency selling copies of freely downloadable documents
Sen. Coburn: Replace National Technology Information Service with Google and Save Millions — The National Technology Information Service (NTIS) will sell you a paper copy …
Dell Chromebook 11 review: solid build quality and 10 hour battery life for under $300
Dell Chromebook 11 review — There's a new king in Chromebook town — Chromebooks are the simplest computers you can buy today, but they've proven a tricky formula for manufacturers to get right.
Google, once disdainful of lobbying, now a master of Washington influence
In May 2012, the law school at George Mason University hosted a forum billed as a “vibrant discussion” about Internet search competition. Many of the major players in the field were there — regulator...
OpenSSL Software Foundation president: we need support from companies and governments for a team of 6+ full-time workers
Of Money, Responsibility, and Pride — Fate has made me the “money guy” for OpenSSL so I'm going to talk about that for a bit. — As has been well reported …
Andreessen warns companies of “abusive” renegotiation tactics by non-Silicon Valley PE firms
Andreessen: Beware Non-Silicon Valley Investors Bearing High Valuations — Marc Andreessen and his firm Andreessen Horowitz are advising their portfolio companies to be …
“Brightest Flashlight” Android app disclosed location of 50 million people, but FTC imposes no fine
Even judging by the low standards of creepy data-mining apps, “Brightest Flashlight” did something pretty egregious. The free app, which was installed by at least 50 million Android users …
Jeff Bezos is making payments a top area of focus and investment at Amazon
Jeff Bezos to Amazon Payments Team: Move Faster — The payments industry has been waiting for years for Amazon, with its 215 million credit cards on file, to flex its muscles. Apparently, CEO Jeff B...
A look at Facebook's behind-the-scenes hardware operation, which helped draw Oculus
Facebook's Hardware Push Behind the Scenes Draws Oculus — Hidden away in Building 17 of Facebook Inc.'s headquarters is a 170-person team that's toiling away on products not usually associated with ...