July 9, 2014 Cutting the High Cost of Digital Living by MOLLY WOOD By MOLLY WOOD An audit of subscriptions can help a consumer find services that are duplicated or unneeded, or that have even been forgotten….
July 9, 2014 The Mythmaking Urge Casts a Long Shadow Online by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO An attempted murder in Wisconsin is tied to Slender Man, a crowdsourced fictional character said to be a modern twist on…
July 9, 2014 Amazon Courts Hachette Authors by Proposing They Keep e-Book Revenue by REUTERS By REUTERS Amazon.com Inc ratcheted up the pressure on Hachette Book Group by proposing the publisher’s authors get all the revenue from ebooks sold…
July 9, 2014 Lyft Expands Its Car Hailing Service to New York by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The company’s initial target is those in Brooklyn and Queens who commute to Manhattan. Published: July 8, 2014 at 12:00AM from…
July 9, 2014 Yelp Joins Critics of European Union Antitrust Settlement With Google by JAMES KANTER By JAMES KANTER Yelp filed an objection to a proposed antitrust settlement, complaining that search results favor Google Plus Local. Published: July 9, 2014…
July 9, 2014 European Companies See Opportunity in the ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT After a court ruling, companies in the business of monitoring and managing online reputations have added a sideline of removing links…
July 9, 2014 Uber Reaches Deal With New York on Surge Pricing in Emergencies by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC The new agreement, according to the state’sattorney general’s office, would cap Uber’s surge prices during “abnormal disruptions of the market,” typically…
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July 8, 2014 Amazon Tries to Woo Authors in Hachette Dispute by DAVID STREITFELD By DAVID STREITFELD The retailer extends a proposal it made earlier in the dispute. Published: July 8, 2014 at 12:00AM from NYT Technology http://ift.tt/1oEHuck…
July 8, 2014 You Don’t Have to Feel Very Guilty About Using Your Smartphone While Parenting by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO A preschool boy has a vacation. And his father finds a way to spend time with him and still get his…