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Craig A. Thompson: Stories have the power to change lives
“The story I have, nobody could steal” Super Bowl XXII MVP Doug Williams Let me tell you a story. Those six words have captured our attention since our youth, and […]
Yahoo ready to deliver on promise to upgrade email
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc. is giving its popular email service a long-promised facelift in an attempt to make it more appealing to people who are increasingly using Facebook, Twitter, […]
Feds OK rate for Google offshore transmission line
Federal energy regulators approved rates for a proposed $5 billion offshore wind power transmission line that are lower than the developers of the Google-backed venture had sought. The Federal Energy […]
Investors itching to get in on LinkedIn’s IPO
SAN FRANCISCO — Investors are clamoring to connect with the online networking service LinkedIn Corp. in the latest sign of the fervor for Internet companies that specialize in bringing together […]
William Galkin: Congress takes a look at cellphone location data and user privacy
Privacy is certainly a hot topic in Congress these days. However, as fast as bills are introduced to address the potential harm from ubiquitous gathering of personal information (five this […]
Senate panel grills Apple, Google on location data
WASHINGTON — A Senate panel is questioning executives from Apple and Google about why iPhones and handheld wireless devices running Google’s Android software store location data that can be used […]
Facebook sharing sending readers to big news sites
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is influencing what news gets read online as people use the Internet’s most popular hangout to share and recommend content. That’s one of the key findings […]
Groupon hires away Google veteran
Deal-a-day coupon company Groupon Inc. has hired away a top Google executive to be its chief operating officer as rivalry grows between the two tech companies. The new COO, Margo […]
Google turns to users for guidance on US maps
Google Inc. doesn’t hesitate to seek directions when it comes to trying to improve its online mapping service. That’s why Google is asking its users to add more details to […]
Government lets Google buy travel software company
WASHINGTON — Government officials are letting Google Inc. proceed with its $700 million purchase of airline fare tracker ITA Software, but are imposing significant conditions on the deal. The purchase […]
Editorial: Broadband Plan B
The word from Google finally came down last week, and for Baltimore it was disappointing: The California Internet giant picked Kansas City, Kan., as the beta site for an ultra-fast […]
Baltimore loses Google Fiber bid to Kansas City, Kan.
Despite heavy lobbying by city boosters, Baltimore was not picked as the beta site for the Google Fiber high-speed, broadband project. Baltimore had been one of 1,100 cities vying to […]
