Groupon Posts Mixed Results, and Stock Falls
By QUENTIN HARDY
Second-quarter revenue came in below expectations and investors focused on slower growth. Shares are down more than 20 percent.
On Wall Street, the Rising Cost of Faster Trades
By NATHANIEL POPPER
The advantages of the nation’s increasingly high-speed stock market are under the microscope after a number of recent trading malfunctions underscored the risks that have come with rapid changes.
Google Plans to Buy Frommer's Travel Guides
By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER
The Internet giant is buying the travel guide maker from John Wiley & Sons to expand its local and travel search results.
Court Lets Google Appeal Digital Books Class Status
By REUTERS
Google won permission on Tuesday to appeal the granting of class-action status to thousands of authors who are suing the company over its plan to create the world’s largest digital books library.
Wal-Mart Wins Limited Approval for E-Commerce Deal in China
By REUTERS
Wal-Mart’s deal to raise its stake in and become the controlling shareholder of Yihaodian, a Chinese e-commerce company, will move forward.
DEALBOOK
For Deal Makers, Incubator Offers an Alternative to Wall St.
By ADRIANA GARDELLA
Taking a page from the technology industry's playbook of how to nurture start-ups, the Alberleen Group was set up to help seasoned financiers run their own firms.
BITS BLOG
I.B.M. Adds an African Lab to Its Growing Global Research Network
By STEVE LOHR
The opening of a research lab is another sign of I.B.M.’s bet that Africa is set to emerge as a vital growth market for the company.
BITS BLOG
Elusive FinSpy Spyware Pops Up in 10 Countries
By NICOLE PERLROTH
Researchers have tried for over a year to track down FinFisher, an elusive spyware product manufactured by the Gamma Group, a British surveillance firm.
Motorola Set for Big Cuts as Google Reinvents It
By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER
The cuts are the first step in Google’s plan to reinvent the company that it bought in May, and to shore up its Android mobile business and expand beyond search and software.
A Steep Climb Back for Facebook’s Stock
By SOMINI SENGUPTA
In a new test for the company’s stock, over 1.6 billion shares will be eligible to come on the market in several waves when a number of shareholders are allowed to sell.
DISRUPTIONS
Dining With Robots in Silicon Valley
By NICK BILTON
Several companies are building robots that might eventually drive cars, give quadriplegics physical functionality or even replace soldiers on the battlefield.
Hollywood Eager to Feed China’s Appetite for 3-D
By JONATHAN LANDRETH
American technologies, including 3-D and large format films, are delivering content to Chinese moviegoers who are increasingly focused on authenticity and a high-quality experience that cannot be pirated.
Korea Policing the Net. Twist? It’s South Korea.
By CHOE SANG-HUN
As one of the world’s most wired societies, South Korea has embraced the Web, but a recent crackdown on Internet freedom has drawn accusations of censorship.
Interactive: How to Get Censored in South KoreaBITS BLOG
Digital Diary: How GIFs Became the Perfect Medium for the Olympics
By JENNA WORTHAM
The Olympics have highlighted the GIF as a particularly compelling storytelling format, an amalgamation of video and photo that despite its inherent succinctness is able to convey a compelling narrative.
Leaders Copy T-Mobile USA Strategy
By CORNELIUS RAHN and KATHLEEN CHAYKOWSKI | BLOOMBERG NEWS
Verizon Wireless and AT&T are cutting the subsidies they pay customers when they buy cellphones, but that did not prevent the Deutsch Telekom unit from losing more customers.
UNBOXED
How Big Data Became So Big
By STEVE LOHR
Judging from its many turns in the spotlight this year, the term “Big Data” has entered the mainstream.
In Olympic Park, a Deluge From Our Sponsors
By DAVID SEGAL
Commercial messages are generally shunned at the main site of the London Games. But pavilions erected by corporate sponsors are loud exceptions.
CULTURAL STUDIES
Parting Is Such Sweet Revenge
By AIMEE LEE BALL
Whether the leave-taking is voluntary or pink-slipped, anyone with a Facebook page, Twitter account or Tumblr feed can issue a very public kiss-off to a former boss or company.
WORKSTATION
The Power of Music, Tapped in a Cubicle
By AMISHA PADNANI
Listening to music at work can often help people become more productive and creative. But it’s best to set some boundaries.
Leaders Copy T-Mobile USA Strategy
By CORNELIUS RAHN and KATHLEEN CHAYKOWSKI | BLOOMBERG NEWS
Verizon Wireless and AT&T are cutting the subsidies they pay customers when they buy cellphones, but that did not prevent the Deutsch Telekom unit from losing more customers.
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