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Apple’s Stance Highlights a More Confrontational Tech Industry


By FARHAD MANJOO

The battle between Apple and law enforcement officials over a terrorist’s cellphone is heading toward an eventual victory for tech companies.

Published: February 18, 2016 at 12:00AM

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Yahoo Closes Online Magazines, a Costly Experiment by Marissa Mayer


By VINDU GOEL

Yahoo told dozens of employees at 15 digital publications that they were losing their jobs, part of a larger plan to cut the work force by 15 percent.

Published: February 18, 2016 at 12:00AM

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Explaining Apple’s Fight With the F.B.I.


By MIKE ISAAC

Technologists and legal experts are dissecting what the company can’t, or won’t, do to help unlock the iPhone of a San Bernardino attacker.

Published: February 18, 2016 at 12:00AM

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Find Out What’s New in Smartphones at Mobile World Congress


By KIT EATON

Tech news apps can be used to keep up with what’s new and on the way, as seen at the mobile industry’s annual trade show in Spain.

Published: February 18, 2016 at 12:00AM

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Free Tools to Keep Those Creepy Online Ads From Watching You


By BRIAN X. CHEN and NATASHA SINGER

Ads that seem to know what you’re searching the Internet for can send a shiver down your spine. We rated four free tracker blockers that can give you some privacy.

Published: February 18, 2016 at 12:00AM

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Zenefits Scandal Highlights Perils of Hypergrowth at Start-Ups


By FARHAD MANJOO

Zenefits, a software start-up, has announced a series of serious errors, a situation that underscores how huge funding rounds and overinflated expectations may wreak havoc in Silicon Valley for years.

Published: February 18, 2016 at 12:00AM

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Virtual Reality Start-Ups Seek Inspiration in Science Fiction


By PUI-WING TAM

The ties run deep between start-ups in the nascent industry of virtual reality and science fiction novels and movies. Companies are even hiring novelists to help them envision new immersive worlds.

Published: February 18, 2016 at 12:00AM

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Fighting Fraud on Multiple Fronts


By J. D. BIERSDORFER

Fake text messages about your financial accounts are just some of the many schemes going around.

Published: February 18, 2016 at 12:00AM

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Review: ‘Embrace of the Serpent,’ Where Majesty Meets Monstrosity by STEPHEN HOLDEN


By STEPHEN HOLDEN

Ciro Guerra’s film explores the devastation of the Amazon jungle through two historical journeys and the viewpoint of a fictional tribal shaman.

Published: February 16, 2016 at 07:00PM

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A Possible Preview of Next Year’s Oscar Race by CARA BUCKLEY


By CARA BUCKLEY

The Sundance drama “Christine,” about a television journalist who killed herself on-air, has generated awards talk for Rebecca Hall.

Published: February 16, 2016 at 07:00PM

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