Jeep owners worry about safety after recall deal

DETROIT — A deal between the government and Chrysler over Jeeps linked to deadly fires isn't sitting well with many Jeep owners and auto safety advocates. In early June, after a nearly three-year investigation, the National Highway Traffic and Safety...

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Microsoft wants to disclose data on FISA orders

WASHINGTON — Microsoft is asking a court to let it disclose data on national security orders the company has received under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Microsoft made the request in a motion with the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance...

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Online pharmacy crackdown shutters 1,677 websites

U.S. and international regulators have seized more than $41 million in illegal medicines worldwide and shut down 1,677 websites as part of their ongoing fight against counterfeit drugs sold over the Internet. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said...

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Former New York, LA top cop Bill Bratton to NBC

NEW YORK — NBC News has hired former New York police commissioner and Los Angeles top cop Bill Bratton as a news analyst. Bratton, who also ran Boston's police department in a busy law enforcement career, will specialize in criminal justice policy,...

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Windows 8 update still needs the right touch

Microsoft's controversial new operating system faces a do-or-die moment as the company rolls out a major update aimed at placating users who have been turned off by the significant learning curve that Windows 8 forced on them. Windows 8.1 became available...

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Feds tout Innovation District

Boston's growing Innovation District is an example for other cities that want to develop a cutting-edge startup culture, a federal official said yesterday. Winslow Sargeant, chief counsel for the Small Business Administration's office of advocacy, said...

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‘One Greenway’ to break ground

A pair of apartment and condo buildings on the border between Chinatown and the Rose Kennedy Greenway — a project expected to break ground next month — will be called "One Greenway," developers said yesterday. The 362-unit residential project at Kneeland...

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PayPal looks to conquer space (payments)

NEW YORK — PayPal wants to explore space — or at least begin to figure out how payments and commerce will work beyond Earth's realm once space travel and tourism take off. PayPal, which is eBay Inc.'s payments business, says it is launching an initiative...

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Top area innovators on tap at Tedx-Boston event

The fifth annual TedxBoston gets underway today at the Seaport World Trade Center, where innovators in technology and other fields will showcase their game-changing ideas. "The mission of Ted is to deliver talks that are full of ideas worth spreading,"...

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Downtown may bag grocer

Roche Bros. is in lease negotiations to open its first Boston grocery store in Downtown Crossing, sources told the Herald. The Wellesley-based, family-owned chain of suburban supermarkets is hammering out plans for its first urban market at Millennium...

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athenahealth Inc. gets tax break for 1,900 jobs

BOSTON — A company that's leading efforts to computerize health care records nationwide is promising to add 1,900 jobs in Massachusetts in an exchange for a state tax break. The Boston Globe reports that the agreement with athenahealth Inc. is the biggest...

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Asian markets still shaky on China credit concern

LONDON — Asia's main stock markets continued to fall Tuesday on concerns that trouble in China's credit system could hurt growth in the world's second-largest economy. Markets stabilized elsewhere, however, with European indexes rebounding. Chinese...

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Hostess: Twinkies to return to shelves July 15

NEW YORK — Hostess is betting on a sweet comeback for Twinkies when they return to shelves next month. The company that went bankrupt after an acrimonious fight with its unionized workers last year is back up and running under new owners and a leaner...

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Springfield mom sells personal-protection devices

Fear can be a powerful motivator — powerful enough, Deborah Halpin found, to make you brave the treacherous waters of entrepreneurship. About four years ago, the Springfield mother had what she calls a "triple flat" — her home was broken into, her daughter...

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New Galaxy S4 Active has features that work when submerged

It's the next frontier for mobile devices, and it's just in time for beach season: underwater smartphones. The just-released Samsung Galaxy S4 Active is the first high-end smartphone available in the U.S. that works underwater. Priced at $200 with a...

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World stocks fall amid China credit concerns

LONDON — Global stock markets reeled Monday, with Shanghai's index enduring its biggest loss in four years, after an increase in China's commercial lending rates sparked fears about the state of the world's second-largest economy. Analysts say the spike...

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