Wall Street Journal

Google has taken the latest swipe at Microsoft in their war of words over user privacy, calling the Redmond-based software giant’s web browser Internet Explorer 9, “widely non-operational”.The statement came in response to a blog post from Microsoft saying that IE9 provided “some of the strongest privacy protection in ...

Think online privacy issues are restricted to iOS apps? Think again. An exposé in The Wall Street Journal suggests that Google and other advertisers have been tracking the browser habits of Safari users.According to the Journal, the companies "used special computer code that tricks Apple's Safari Web-browsing software into ...

Facebook's long-awaited initial public offer (IPO) may come as early as this week, if media reports are to be believed.Reports that the world’s largest social network was readying itself to go public first surfaced in the Wall Street Journal.The offering is widely anticipated to raise around $10-billion for ...

Alibaba Group Chairman Jack Ma has delivered an ultimatum to Yahoo!. The head of the Chinese online retail giant says he expects an answer from once-dominant US tech firm within weeks to his offer to buy all or part of it. Delays, he added, were hurting both firms.The Chinese ...

Backing your case for investment often rests on making a strong case for why you will make money and beat others to opportunities. But managing your company also requires an understanding of ways to comply with legislation easily and grasp shifts in the world economy.At this point in the ongoing ...

US online deals giant Groupon is reportedly re-evaluating its plans to go public. The Wall Street Journal reports that the company has become hesitant because of volatility in the stock market.Citing a "person familiar with the matter", the newspaper said that Groupon would not be cancelling its initial public ...

World famous news parody site The Onion is now insisting users must pay to access its content.A new paywall has been erected which limits the amount of content users can see before having to pay a fee. The paywell is similar to those put up around the sites of The ...

Citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter, The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple was looking into a possible acquisition of video-streaming site Hulu.Apple's interest in Hulu is in the early stages and may not result in a bid, the newspaper reported.Hulu, which broadcasts television shows through on-demand streaming, ...

The Wall Street Journal has launched SafeHouse - "Securely share information with The Wall Street Journal."It asks: "If you have newsworthy contracts, correspondence, emails, financial records or databases from companies, government agencies or non-profits, you can send them to us using the SafeHouse service."It's an interesting concept but one with a ...

The New York Times plans to begin charging for full access to its website is on the way. This move will be closely watched by other newspapers looking to boost online revenue.The Times will offer readers 20 free articles a month at NYTimes.com before they will be asked to sign ...