New York Times

TwitterSnooze lets you temporarily turn off (or “snooze”) the Twitter posts from someone who excitedly overfills your screen.

A Chinese court sentenced four people to prison and imposed about $1.6 million in fines for distributing pirated versions of Windows XP and other software.

How a hybrid ideology — one that advocates the use of force to liberate Muslim women from persecution and burkas — evolved online.

The newest move of China’s military is online, with a slick new Web site meant to give outsiders a carefully controlled view of the country’s army.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said AT&T discriminated against older employees by denying them the chance to be rehired.

The social network plans to add a new feature that tracks the exact location of messages.

China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile carrier by subscribers, posted disappointing second-quarter net profit, hurt by a weak economy and rising competition.

Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo are planning to join a coalition to oppose a proposed class-action settlement giving Google the rights to commercialize digital copies of millions of books.

Applying for a new job? You might want to consider cleaning up your online profiles first. In a new study, almost half of hiring managers questioned said they look at applicants' activities online.