Big Data
That makes two IPO filings in one day for Benchmark’s Peter Fenton.
The first IPO of the Hadoop business is coming.
Coming soon: Business applications that take advantage of Twitter’s massive trove of data.
The strategy: Roll out 4G networks, get users hooked on apps and help customers “visualize” the data they are using.
What’s in the box?
Harvard’s HealthMap service made headlines for flagging the Ebola outbreak before the World Health Organization formally announced the epidemic.
AT&T added nearly two million customers, including 785,000 postpaid customers, as well as more than a half-million cars.
Customers would be better off with the company’s $50-per-month plan.
Dao Nguyen, BuzzFeed’s data and growth guru, gets a big promotion -- and CEO Jonah Peretti tries redefining “publisher” in the process.
Having made “data apps” easy to build, the company is poised for its first acquisition.
Personal information, including Social Security numbers and other account data, for “a limited number of customers” was accessed.
Harris worked on Outlook, Office and Windows during his long tenure in Redmond.
Americans say they care about privacy, but they don’t act like it.
For under $100, you can reenact your favorite Harry Potter memories. Doesn’t mean you have to, though.
The cloud opens the door to bringing together structured and semi-structured data into business understanding.
The new option follows Sprint’s move last week to offer a $60 unlimited plan.
How a new hire hints at an unfolding strategy.
The plan is available starting Friday for both new and existing customers, Sprint said.
“Data, data, data will be the heartbeat,” CEO Doug Mack said.
Apple doesn’t invent as much as it perfects.
Come on in, the data’s fine.
The company isn’t talking in detail about its product, but its privacy policy hints that it will be collecting a ton of data.
Closely examining the way people talk about the war in Gaza, through data, and how the government used the AP to beat a damaging story from the Intercept.
T-Mobile CEO John Legere announces new family pricing plan that undercuts rivals -- with a few caveats attached.
The big bosses take a break from scoops and reviews to share insight into the week’s major stories.
The computing giant will sell Hortonworks’ Hadoop to its customers alongside its own software and hardware.
Microsoft and Yahoo battle for the worst week in tech, Airbnb’s fresh new logo, IBM and Apple’s new partnership and more.
Verizon has led the shift away from unlimited data.
The basic plan at IBM comes down to this: Divest less-profitable and unprofitable hardware operations, and invest in higher-profit cloud and software offerings.
Rivals decades ago, they don’t compete anymore and have now resolved to conquer the mobile enterprise together.
The 122-year-old industrial giant lays out its priorities for some bleeding-edge research.
The big data startup will become a wholly-owned subsidiary, according to a filing.
I know you want to know the “29 Reasons Cantaloupe is the New Pumpkin.”
Is there a wearable that tracks all of the predictions on wearables? (Asking for a friend.)
The deal brings the total invested in Hadoop companies this year to north of $1 billion.
The digital currency startup got a lot of real dollars for making it easier to use digital currency.
Tech giants are rushing out digital health platforms, but there’s a lot more work to do on fitness trackers.
A “smart shirt” is both a wearable computer and a wearable. Discuss.
Google Ventures is on the hunt for companies using computer science to improve health.