A lawsuit filed last month by Google’s self-driving car business alleging Uber Technologies Inc. stole trade secrets reads like an engineer’s version of a spy novel, but beyond the Silicon Valley intrigue, the suit shows the importance of a seemingly arcane technology for autonomous cars. At the…

Matterport Image via Matterport While traditional forms of marketing real estate fizzle out, a new era of digital marketing has dawned. Thanks to the global connectivity of the internet, people no longer have to turn to traditional media to market a home or condo or any other form of real estate.…

Home Industries Transportation/Shipping The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By Published: Mar 8, 2017 9:02 p.m. ET Share Technology had been aimed at spoofing government officials and competitors Getty Images Uber Technologies Inc. headquarters in San Francisco. By Greg…

WASHINGTON — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai defended his promised rollbacks of Obama-era privacy and net-neutrality rules at a hearing Wednesday, saying they are necessary to maintain broadband investment. But Democrats warned his efforts to scale back the rules could lead to…

If you’re searching for a high-paying job, look no further. This may come as no surprise to parents who always wanted their children to study medicine. Physicians were the highest-paid of all employees that reported their salaries on the jobs site Glassdoor. It collected employees’ responses between…

MEXICO CITY — Amazon.com Inc. on Tuesday launched Amazon Prime in Mexico, raising its profile in a country where at least a half-dozen companies are competing for market share. Mexico is the 13th country where Amazon AMZN, -0.07% is offering the premium membership service. For an annual fee of 449…

Let’s assume you run a mid-sized or large company. If you do, you need to read this. If you’re a Chief Information Officer (CIO) at one of these companies, you also need to read this. As Tom Friedman reminds us in his superb Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist’s Guide to Thriving in the Age of…

The burgeoning space-transportation company owned by Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, +0.11% chairman Jeff Bezos, this week is expected to announce some customers and new initiatives, the latest step toward its long-term goal of building rockets powerful enough to penetrate deep into the solar system,…

What would you do if your bike got stolen on campus? Buy a new one, walk, or take the bus? As a devotee of the outdoors, technology and extreme sports, Theo Cerboneschi’s answer was to outfit a skateboard with a makeshift motor. While riding around town on his electric skateboard, the college…

Freepik.com Right Brain Left Brain function Illustration. Credit: Freepik.com Background Have you heard of the popular left brain/ right brain personality, interest and capability theory? It basically states that the left and right hemispheres of your brain rule polarizing functions within your…

The steering wheel of an Uber Tesla Model S electric automobile in Madrid, Spain, on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. (Photo credit: Angel Navarrete/Bloomberg). With multiple proven attacks on modern vehicles , the biggest car makers in the world are asking the question: How best to protect fleets from…

Home Industries Internet/Online Services The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By Published: Mar 4, 2017 4:14 p.m. ET Share Shutterstock.com By Greg Bensinger Uber Technologies Inc. has for years employed a program that uses data from its ride-hailing app and other tools…

Home Economy & Politics Key Words Get email alerts Published: Mar 3, 2017 8:13 p.m. ET Share How U.S. shapes response to alleged interference is key, suggests former Obama adviser on Russian affairs Bloomberg News Putin, 2016. Once the U.S. intelligence community came to the conclusion that Russian…

I remember many years ago when Tom Shoes debuted their “buy-one-give-one” business model. It was revolutionary at the time and no one else seemed to be doing it. Back then, I was developing a business idea for my business school’s pitch competition . Two classmates and I decided to model after Tom…

U.S. stocks eked out gains on Friday, extending a weekly advance, as comments from Janet Yellen and other key Federal Reserve officials confirmed growing expectations of a March interest-rate increase. “At our meeting later this month, the Federal Open Market Committee will evaluate whether…

Years ago, keeping your Mac malware free was a very simple task. Cybercriminals simply didn't have much interest in infecting Macs due to their smaller user base so they didn't put the effort into developing Mac malware. Times have changed, of course. These days there are numerous threats that…

Home Economy & Politics By Published: Mar 2, 2017 8:45 p.m. ET Share Security, transparency questions over use of personal email while governor of Indiana Getty Images Vice President Mike Pence speaks Thursday in Washington. By Mike Murphy Editor Vice President Mike Pence used a personal email…

It's extremely uncommon for malware to weasel its way into Google Play. Google does a very good job keeping the virtual shelves of its digital store clean. Every now and then something sneaks past their defenses, though. The most recent "something" was malware that can't even infect Android devices.…

Getty Images Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, told CNBC Thursday, ‘What do people do when they’re suddenly being harassed by a debt collector, called at all hours of the day and night?’ The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau may have an image problem as well…

Uber Technologies Inc.’s recent stumbles over a string of unwelcome events are giving its ride-hailing rival Lyft Inc. a chance to seize the moment. Lyft, which has marketed itself to drivers and riders as a kind of anti-Uber, has been quietly pitching investors on a new funding round that it hopes…

This week’s workplace lesson: Step away from your smartphone. After a managing partner at PriceWaterhouseCoopers gave Warren Beatty the wrong envelope at the Academy Awards on Sunday evening, resulting in the Best Picture being temporarily awarded to “La La Land” instead of “Moonlight,” that Brian…

News regarding a possible men’s skin-care line had been buzzing since late 2015. It has now been confirmed that the partnership between media personality Ryan Seacrest and dermatologist Dr. Harold Lancer - in the form of a product range launched under the name Polished by Dr. Lancer – will be…

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