Technology

As a mom with influence, Caitlin Houston felt the need to act. Ms. Houston, of Wallingford, Conn., read a post on Instagram this summer by Karen Feldman, the founder of the Striped Sheep, a mommy-and-me clothing company, claiming that one of her designs had been ripped off by Tuckernuck, a high-end women’s clothing retailer. So […]

Mike Maddaloni went to Amazon.com knowing exactly what he wanted to buy. But instead of showing him the Synology router he was searching for at the top of his results, Amazon bombarded him with ads for hard drives and routers that he didn’t want. Maddaloni, a web strategist in Appleton, Wisconsin, said searching on the

For months you’ve been casing a Gucci shoulder bag online, adding it to your virtual cart, only to close the tab before buying it. One weekend, lounging in your pajamas, you decide to go for it, and back you go to the Gucci website. In an office building on the waterfront in Jersey City, N.J.,

A senior United Nations official says countries have “procrastinated” for too long and should start making steep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions immediately, or risk missing agreed targets for limiting global warming By JAMEY KEATEN and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press November 26, 2019, 8:09 AM 4 min read Countries have procrastinated for too long and

SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon flourished over its first two decades with little opposition and less scrutiny. A new coalition and a report unveiled on Tuesday make clear that era is over. The coalition, Athena, comprises three dozen grass-roots groups involved in issues like digital surveillance, antitrust and working conditions in warehouses. The goal is to

From the surface, these 22 square miles of water are unexceptional. But dip beneath the surface — go down 60 or 70 feet — and you’ll find a spectacular seascape. Sponges, barnacles and tube worms cover rocky ledges on the ocean floor, forming a “live bottom.” Gray’s Reef is little more than a drop in

Prosecutors say a 21-year-old man has pleaded guilty to sending false shooting and bomb threats to schools in the U.S. and Britain November 26, 2019, 1:24 AM 1 min read Federal prosecutors say a 21-year-old man has pleaded guilty to sending false shooting and bomb threats to schools in the U.S. and Britain. The Department

SAN FRANCISCO — Google on Monday fired four employees who had been active in labor organizing at the company, according to a memo that was seen by The New York Times. The memo, sent by Google’s security and investigations team, told employees that the company had dismissed four employees “for clear and repeated violations of

In a deal that would create a behemoth in the growing secondary market for sports and entertainment event tickets, StubHub has been sold for more than $4 billion to Viagogo, a smaller but aggressive competitor with a strong presence in Europe. The deal was announced on Monday by Viagogo and eBay, which bought StubHub in

EBay is selling StubHub to viagogo for $4.05 billion November 25, 2019, 2:47 PM 1 min read EBay is selling StubHub to ticket seller viagogo for $4.05 billion. The addition of StubHub will allow viagogo to sell tickets in more than 70 countries and gives buyers access to a wider selection of tickets. EBay bought