Google Provides Details on ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Requests by MARK SCOTT

By MARK SCOTT

Google said that it had removed more links in Europe to content on Facebook from its search results than from any other website.

Published: October 9, 2014 at 4:00AM

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Microsoft’s Nadella Backtracks From Comment About Women by NICK WINGFIELD

By NICK WINGFIELD

Satya Nadella, the chief executive of Microsoft, suggested on Thursday that women who don’t ask for more money from their employers would be rewarded in the long run when their good work was recognized. He quickly backtracked from the statement.

Published: October 9, 2014 at 4:00AM

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Uber Flunks the Better Business Bureau Test by MIKE ISAAC

By MIKE ISAAC

The car-summoning start-up gets poor reviews as customers complain about the company’s pricing practices.

Published: October 9, 2014 at 4:00AM

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Quip: Make Numbers Dynamic, Too by QUENTIN HARDY

By QUENTIN HARDY

Quip makes apps for smartphones and tablets that lets lots of people collaborate on documents. Now it is adding spreadsheets at no charge. Besides some heroic engineering – this spreadsheet has over 400 formulas, and can be popped into a document but remain dynamic – Quip’s design principles show where work is going.

Published: October 9, 2014 at 4:00AM

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G.E. Opens Its Big Data Platform by QUENTIN HARDY

By QUENTIN HARDY

The technology machinery giant now has sensors on $1 trillion of its equipment, and says that will bring the company $1 billion this year. Act Two: It is opening up the software platform so other companies can do big data analysis on their machines.

Published: October 9, 2014 at 4:00AM

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Daily Report: Estonians Welcome Life in a Digital Age by THE NEW YORK TIMES

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

With a microchip-embedded ID card, residents gain access to thousands of public and private services, including banking, medical records and even fishing licenses.

Published: October 9, 2014 at 4:00AM

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