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Warren Buffett Stake Suggests Apple Is All Grown Up
By JAMES B. STEWART
When a value investor buys in, it’s a sign that a high-flying growth company has joined the ranks of venerable tech companies like IBM and Intel.
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Oracle-Google Dispute Goes to Heart of Open-Source Software
By QUENTIN HARDY
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Larry Page, Alphabet’s chief. His testimony in a software trial ventured into the metaphysical.
A trial in a San Francisco federal court centers on 11,000 out of 13 million lines of software code in Google’s Android operating system.
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The first Apple store with the new look — a two-story location in San Francisco’s Union Square that will open to the public on Saturday — has 42-foot-tall sliding glass doors.
After a sales slump, the company is trying to lure newcomers to the Apple brand and persuade existing customers to buy more Apple goods.
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Facebook ‘Trending’ List Skewed by Individual Judgment, Not Institutional Bias
By MIKE ISAAC
Facebook employees weren’t directed to squelch conservative news on the site’s Trending Topics, nor would that be easily accomplished by a staff member who wished to do so.
My 10 Favorite Books: Bill Gates
By BILL GATES
The businessman and philanthropist shares the titles he’d most want with him on a desert island.
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A Cheery Elevator Ride With Larry Page
By QUENTIN HARDY
The software giant Oracle says the search giant Google infringed on its copyrights. That brought Google’s boss to the courtroom Thursday morning.
Tech Tip
Sharing iTunes Store Purchases
By J. D. BIERSDORFER
Recent versions of Apple’s OS X and iOS operating system software offer an easy way to share music, videos and other items between family members.
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Do You Love Music? Silicon Valley Doesn’t
By JONATHAN TAPLIN
Years after Napster, musicians are still victims of digital piracy, but now it is companies like Google and SiriusXM that make the theft possible.
Walmart Outperforms Estimates, but Online Retail Lags
By RACHEL ABRAMS
Walmart reported Thursday that quarterly revenue rose 0.9 percent, signaling that its strategies to combat a dismal retail environment were working.
When YouTube Pranks Break the Law
By KATIE ROGERS
Pranksters fake terror attacks and other crimes, and sometimes land in jail. But the videos continue to be a popular draw.
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Silicon Valley’s Artificial Intelligence Marathon Is On
By PUI-WING TAM
Google’s Home device puts it in the race to become the go-to company for A.I. — along with several rivals.
Tech Tip
Locating Missing Windows Features
By J. D. BIERSDORFER
If you can’t find the print-to-PDF option or other tools on your Windows 10 computer, you may have to enable them yourself.
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In China, Government Workers Push Rosy, Diverting Views Online
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On Technology: How I Learned to Love Snapchat
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The Getaway: To Tip or Not to Tip Your Uber Driver
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Google Appeals French Privacy Ruling
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LinkedIn Says Hackers Are Trying to Sell Fruits of Huge 2012 Data Breach
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Nokia Phones May Find Life After Microsoft
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State of the Art: Twitter, Trump’s Trusty Weapon, Could Backfire
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Google Home: A Voice-Activated Device That Already Knows You
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For Facebook and Conservatives, a Collegial Meeting in Silicon Valley
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Google Home vs. Amazon Echo. Let the Battle Begin.
By BRIAN X. CHEN
Here’s how Google’s voice-controlled, Internet-connected speaker compares with Amazon’s popular Echo device.
App Smart
Artificial Intelligence Makes the Phone a Personal Assistant
By KIT EATON
Smartphone apps offer a hint of the possible uses for emerging artificial intelligence technology.
Tech Tip
Changing Android’s Default Apps
By J. D. BIERSDORFER
If you want to use something other than Google’s own Chrome browser as your go-to app, you can choose a different program.
Tech Tip
Saving a Web Page as a PDF
By J. D. BIERSDORFER
Windows and Mac OS X include tools to convert pages in the web browser to PDF files on the computer.
Tech Tip
Adding More Fingerprints to iPhone Sensors
By J. D. BIERSDORFER
The Touch ID sensor that unlocks Apple’s mobile devices can obey more than one finger.
Tech Tip
Dodging the Computer Kidnappers
By J. D. BIERSDORFER
Malicious programs are locking up files and demanding money, but awareness and antivirus software can help protect your PC.
App Smart
The Smartphone Way to Inner Calm
By KIT EATON
Apps can help reduce daily stress through such means as guided meditation, journal writing and mood tracking.
App Smart
With Dubsmash, Lip Syncing Like the Stars
By KIT EATON
The app, which lets you make and share videos of yourself lip syncing, has become a cultural phenomenon and attracted a crowd of celebrity users.
Tech Fix
Why Apple Pay and Other Mobile Wallets Beat Chip Cards
By BRIAN X. CHEN
To fight fraud, the retail industry has shifted away from traditional magnetic credit cards in favor of cards with embedded computer chips. They’re slow.
Tech Fix
Taking the Stigma Out of Buying Used Electronics
By BRIAN X. CHEN
Pre-owned products can be purchased with confidence; they are subject to rigorous testing and often come with return policies.
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