Cloud Computing
The myth about how Amazon’s Web service started just won’t die
There’s a rumor that goes around cloud circles about how Amazon.com created what is now the multi-billion dollar infrastructure as...
Read moreBenchmarking engine compares hospital performance data
Self-described benchmarking engine OnlyBoth on Tuesday released a public tool for comparing hospitals, showing off its comparative capabilities to the...
Read moreIBM, ARM collaborate on refining Internet of Things deployment
IBM's Internet of Things platform can now work with IoT processors designed by ARM, thanks to a new partnership between...
Read moreNew software targets hard-to-understand privacy policies
Have you ever tried to read a website’s privacy policy only to give up after slogging through paragraphs and paragraphs...
Read moreBaidu, Tencent help Chinese shopping malls take on Alibaba
Baidu and Tencent are teaming up with a Chinese shopping mall operator in a joint venture that could steal business...
Read moreFTC warns of using big data to exclude consumers
The collection and analysis of big data holds great promise, but may also lead some companies to create profiles of...
Read moreTim Cook to explore tie-up with China’s Alibaba on Apple Pay
Apple is eyeing a possible partnership with China’s biggest e-commerce player Alibaba Group that could help bring the company’s Apple...
Read moreCourt shuts down tech support ‘scams’ targeted by FTC
A Florida court has temporarily shut down two “massive” telemarketing operations that allegedly conned tens of thousands of consumers out...
Read moreTwitter and Facebook see a bright future for in-the-moment spending
If you’re an impulse buyer trying to reform your ways, Facebook and Twitter are not on your side.Both companies said...
Read moreAmazon introduces mobile card reader to compete with Square, PayPal
Amazon.com has introduced a card reader coupled with smartphone and tablet apps that aim to provide small businesses with a...
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