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A new study from Pew reveals that 40 percent of adult Internet users have personally experienced some form of online intimidation.
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The theme that IBM's profit performance relies as much on financial engineering as on computer engineering has been around since Louis V. Gerstner Jr. led the company in the 1990s.
The challenge for IBM today is very different from the crisis it faced in the 1990s. It is financially strong and more nimble, but there are echoes of the past.
Bits Blog
Coming of Age in Cloud Computing
By QUENTIN HARDY
Cloud computing has been criticized as undependable and tough to manage. A number of recent announcements suggest that some companies are trying to address the issue.
Marissa Mayer Can Report Growth at Yahoo, but Strategy Is No Clearer
By VINDU GOEL
Strong third-quarter results, including an improved performance by mobile, ended a long pattern of declines at Yahoo.
Apple’s iCloud Storage Service Is Aim of Attack in China
By PAUL MOZUR, NICOLE PERLROTH and BRIAN X. CHEN
Cybersecurity monitoring groups and security experts said iCloud users in China may have given away login information to a third party.
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After JPMorgan Chase Breach, Push to Close Wall St. Security Gaps
By JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG and MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN
Regulators are said to be discussing how to improve a critical area of cybersecurity: outside vendors, including law, accounting and marketing firms and even janitorial companies.
DealBook
Google Invests Heavily in Magic Leap’s Effort to Blend Illusion and Reality
By DAVID GELLES and MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED
Google is leading a $542 million investment in a little-known firm called Magic Leap, in an investment that is said to value the start-up at about $2 billion.
Bits Blog
Staples Is Latest Retailer Hit by Hackers
By NICOLE PERLROTH
The company said it was working with law enforcement agencies to determine the extent of the problem. It is one of many retailers and restaurant chains to be hit by hackers over the last year.
Bits Blog
Verizon Reports Higher Profit During a Price-Cutting War
By BRIAN X. CHEN
Amid a price-cutting war in the American wireless industry, the Verizon juggernaut keeps growing, even though its prices are generally higher.
Bits Blog
For Microsoft, Cloud Business Looks More Promising Than Mobile
By NICK WINGFIELD
Despite being a laggard in cloud computing, Microsoft has established real credibility, and now runs twice as many data centers as Amazon and six times as many as Google.
Bits Blog
F.T.C. Names Ashkan Soltani as Chief Technologist
By EDWARD WYATT
Ashkan Soltani, an independent technology consultant, co-wrote some articles in The Washington Post’s Pulitzer-winning series based off Edward Snowden revelations.
Hoverboard? Still in the Future
By CONOR DOUGHERTY
For the last 25 years, inventors like garage tinkerers, physics professors and engineers have been trying to make a hovering skateboard.
Bits Blog
Facebook Sues Lawyers for Pressing Dubious Ownership Case
By VINDU GOEL
The company says the former lawyers for Paul Ceglia, who claimed that Mark Zuckerberg had given him a large stake in Facebook, continued to argue his case despite knowledge that his evidence was fabricated.
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Apple’s Silky Smooth Integration May Seduce You for Keeps
By FARHAD MANJOO
The tech giant has succeeded in ensuring that its phones, tablets and computers work seamlessly together. You might never leave.
IPad Air 2 and Mini 3 Review: Fantastic, but Largely Unnecessary, Tablets
By FARHAD MANJOO
The iPad Air 2 is substantially faster than its predecessor, and both it and the Mini 3 include Touch ID and Apple Pay. Needless to say, both products are costly.
Bits Blog
Google Unveils Inbox, a New Take on Email. And Possibly a Replacement for Gmail.
By FARHAD MANJOO
Google has created a new app for people to manage their overflowing inboxes.
App Smart
Don’t Be Afraid of These Halloween-Themed Apps
By KIT EATON
Play games, and get ideas for pumpkin carving, recipes and more for the spooky holiday.
Machine Learning
Apple Pay: Seamless in Stores, but Quirky Online
By MOLLY WOOD
Integrating the new payment system with varied apps still has some flaws, but brick-and-mortar purchases are easy and fun.
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Disruptions
Meet Facebook’s Mr. Nice
By NICK BILTON
Arturo Bejar is trying to create empathy among teenage users to curb cyberbullying and harassment.
Your Money Adviser
Finding the Best Ways to Cut Utility Costs
By ANN CARRNS
A wide variety of alternative and “smart” gadgets, including advanced power strips and high-efficiency light bulbs, can help consumers conserve energy.
Bits Blog
Trying to Live in the Moment (and Not on the Phone)
By JENNA WORTHAM
By providing a scoreboard of our smartphone use, new apps may help us change our ways.
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Can You Uber a Burger?
By MATT BUCHANAN
Surge-pricing comes to the restaurant industry.
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For South Korea, E-Sports Is National Pastime
By PAUL MOZUR
The extent to which video games have become part of mainstream culture in South Korea may be a sign of things to come in the West.
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