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Peter Thiel, Tech Billionaire, Reveals Secret War With Gawker
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The PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, who was outed as gay by a Gawker blog, says his financing of the Hulk Hogan lawsuit was not strictly motivated by revenge.
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In Silicon Valley, Gossip, Anger and Revenge
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Valleywag’s posts about Peter Thiel raised his ire, and he financed a lawsuit against its parent, Gawker Media.
Volkswagen Challenges U.S. Jurisdiction in Emissions Scandal
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The Justice Department sued the automaker in January, but Volkswagen now says the facts are unclear, and it is still conducting an investigation.
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The determination of the media mogul’s competence exists at a ragged intersection of psychiatry, geriatric medicine and the law.
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Climate Change Activists Either Prod Exxon Mobil or Dump It
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Whether to negotiate new policies reflecting climate change or adopt a scorched-earth strategy has divided groups seeking change within the energy company.
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Alibaba Faces U.S. Accounting Inquiry
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating how the Chinese e-commerce giant accounts for affiliated companies and related-party transactions.
Salesforce to Use Amazon’s Cloud to Expand in Canada and Australia
By QUENTIN HARDY
Salesforce, itself a cloud-computing company, will use Amazon Web Services to grow more rapidly in a deal valued at $400 million.
Artificial Intelligence Is Far From Matching Humans, Panel Says
By JOHN MARKOFF
At an event sponsored by the Office of Science and Technology Policy, experts explored questions about systems that would make decisions without human input.
New Crop of Companies Reaping Profits From Wasted Food
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With as much as 40 percent of the American food supply going into the trash, food waste has become a platform for commerce.
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New York Times Co. to Offer Buyouts to Employees
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Citigroup Fined in Rate-Rigging Inquiry but Avoids Criminal Charges
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Europe Seeks Greater Control Over Digital Services
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Corporate America Chases the Mythical Millennial
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The expensive quest to discover what millennials want misses two things: Each is an individual, and collectively they are much like other generations.
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The Discover credit services company has set up a website that will supply credit score information even for consumers without a Discover card.
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Women From Venus, Men Still From Mars on Facebook, Study Finds
By CHRISTOPHER MELE
A study of 10 million Facebook posts found that American men more likely to swear, express anger and argue; women used kinder yet more assertive language.
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Drones Pique the Interest of Entrepreneurs
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China’s Craft Breweries Find They May Have a 5,000-Year-Old Relative
By AUSTIN RAMZY
Researchers have analyzed pottery vessels discovered at a site in Shaanxi Province and determined that they are the first direct evidence of a beer-brewing operation.
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Discontent bred of globalization and economic devastation has precedent in history. Such dynamics preceded both world wars.
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Feeling Let Down and Left Behind, With Little Hope for Better
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Just How Accurate Are Fitbits? The Jury Is Out
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Activity trackers that measure things like pulse rates are the subject of conflicting studies, including one cited in a lawsuit against Fitbit.
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The End of the Office Dress Code
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In the sartorial battle between the individual and the corporation, the individual is winning. But what happens when one person’s “appropriate” is another person’s “disgraceful”?
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Reviving a Sluggish iPhone
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Forcibly quitting open apps or refreshing the phone’s random access memory might help speed up the device’s performance
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Donn Chappellet, Napa Pioneer Who Tired of Coffee Vending, Dies at 84
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After becoming bored with his food services company, a hobbyist became a pioneer in Napa Valley, creating Chappellet Vineyard, now known for its cabernets.
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