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Monday, June 20, 2016

Bits: Daily Report: Airbnb and Social Control in the Sharing Economy

Modern tech companies love to talk about openness, transparency and information sharing. But in reality, they sometimes find a way muzzle their customers.

Sunday, May 22, 2016

The Daily Toll: Untold Damage: America’s Overlooked Gun Violence

Most shootings with four deaths or injuries are invisible outside their communities. And most of the lives they scar are black.

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Sinosphere: Excerpt From People’s Daily on the Cultural Revolution

The Communist Party newspaper said the lessons of the Cultural Revolution can help Chinese society advance.

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

At Cornell, the College Daily Will No Longer Be Daily

The Daily Sun, the latest college newspaper to downsize, said it would decrease print production to three days from five and focus more online.

Friday, May 6, 2016

Ask Well: Taking a Daily Aspirin

Adults ages 50 to 69 who are at high risk for heart attack or stroke should take a daily low-dose aspirin to prevent both heart attacks and strokes as well colorectal cancer.

Monday, May 2, 2016

Bits: Daily Report: New York Searches for Its Anchor Tech Company

Silicon Valley has a long list of big companies that have become the centerpiece of the local economy. The Big Apple is looking for that tech giant.

Thursday, April 21, 2016

A Daily News Editor Is Fired After Plagiarism Accusations

The unnamed editor had removed attribution from the works of a writer, Shaun King, making it appear that he was not properly crediting sources, the newspaper said.

Monday, December 14, 2015

Daily Report: A Vote on Driver Labor Rights

Seattle is expected to vote Monday on whether on-demand drivers have the right to collectively negotiate on pay and working conditions.

Bits Daily Report: A Vote on Driver Labor Rights

Seattle is expected to vote Monday on whether on-demand drivers have the right to collectively negotiate on pay and working conditions.

Friday, December 11, 2015

Daily Report: Machines Outdo Humans in Identifying Characters

A so-called computer-vision program was able to outperform humans in identifying handwritten characters. It is a big step in technology that is already finding its way into items ranging from cars to video-game controllers.

Thursday, December 10, 2015

Daily Report: The Internet Is Full of Mean People

The Internet is full of terrorist recruiters, trolls, hackers and other ne’er-do-wells. But don’t forget the good stuff.

Bits Blog: Daily Report: The Internet Is Full of Mean People

The Internet is full of terrorist recruiters, trolls, hackers and other ne’er-do-wells. But don’t forget the good stuff.

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Bits Daily Report: Yahoo Changes Its Mind About Alibaba Spinoff

Yahoo said it would retain its 15 percent stake in the Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba. Instead, the rest of what we know as Yahoo will be spun off.

Daily Report: Yahoo Changes Its Mind About Alibaba Spinoff

Yahoo said it would retain its 15 percent stake in the Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba. Instead, the rest of what we know as Yahoo will be spun off.

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Bits Daily Report: Tech Companies Pressured on Terrorist Content

Hillary Clinton on Sunday was the latest political figure to urge tech companies to get tougher about what terrorists are posting on their services. While any solution would be tricky to accomplish, a model does exist.

Daily Report: Tech Companies Pressured on Terrorist Content

Monday, December 7, 2015

Daily Report: In Defense of the I.P.O and Taking Your Lumps

The online storage company Box took plenty of lumps from public investors. But that pain may be to the benefit of the company in the long run.

Friday, December 4, 2015

Daily Report: Mark Zuckerberg Explains His Use of Limited Liability Company

After a deluge of questions and criticism about the structure of a philanthropic organization that Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, set up, the Facebook chief executive decided to respond.

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Daily Report: This Week in Marissa Mayer News

The spotlight is on Yahoo this week, but not for the reasons that Marissa Mayer, the company’s chief executive, might want.

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Bits Daily Report: The Zuckerbergs Giveth Away Their Facebook Fortune

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, announced that they will donate 99 percent of their Facebook shares to charitable purposes, in a sign of how early in their lives Silicon Valley billionaires are turning to philanthropy.