Industry

Amazon tries a physical button for making purchases

New malware program used in attacks against energy sector companies

Google gives Apps admins more control over their files and docs

Microsoft updates Windows 10, debuts Project Spartan browser

Starts to set stage for the overthrow of Internet Explorer

With Tidal relaunch, Jay Z doubles down on streaming for audiophiles

Silk Road investigators charged with stealing bitcoin

5 freshly-funded cloud computing companies worth watching

Venture capitalists pour funds into cloud companies old and new, including Aryaka, Hedvig and BetterCloud

Scars on Mars: NASA finds landing blasts fade inconsistently

NASA wants to model the blast zone for future missions, study

Last-mile mobile optimization boosts app performance

It's often the last mile that slows a mobile device when browsing. One company reckons it's got the fix—a unique algorithmic method to accelerate the data.

At Facebook, a sharpening focus on virtual reality