Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Vows to Bolster Privacy Amid Cambridge Analytica Crisis
In his first public statements concerning a data privacy scandal, Mr. Zuckerberg said “there’s more to do, and we need to step up and do it.”
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Think Cryptocurrency Is Confusing? Try Paying Taxes on It
With this year’s April 17 filing deadline fast approaching, many virtual currency traders are sweating over their tax returns.
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CreditBrad Torchia for The New York Times Users Abandon Facebook After Cambridge Analytica Findings
Patrons of the social network are deleting their profiles in protest over reports that the company allowed a political data firm to harvest private information.
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Want to #DeleteFacebook? You Can Try
The social network may be too large to truly quit. Our personal tech columnist answers questions from readers who are contemplating deactivation.
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CreditTom Brenner/The New York Times U.S. in Talks on Tariff Exemptions, Trade Official Says
The trade representative said steel and aluminum from the European Union and several other exporters might be spared from tariffs about to be imposed.
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CreditAndreas Solaro/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Kering, Owner of Gucci and Saint Laurent, Faces Swiss Tax Inquiry
Swiss prosecutors opened an investigation days after the French luxury group denied allegations that it had used a Swiss-based scheme to evade taxes.
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CreditKena Betancur/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images ‘Blurred Lines’ Verdict Upheld by Appeals Court
A three-judge panel upheld the finding that the Robin Thicke song infringed on the copyright of Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up.”
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CreditErin Schaff for The New York Times Fed Raises Interest Rates for Sixth Time Since Financial Crisis
The Federal Reserve, buoyed by a strengthening economy, raised rates for a sixth time in three years and indicated another two increases are still expected this year.
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CreditDrew Angerer/Getty Images Meredith Says It Intends to Sell Time, Sports Illustrated, Fortune and Money
The magazines, some of the most celebrated titles in the industry, clashed with the lifestyle publications favored by Meredith, which bought Time Inc. last year.
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CreditSunil Thakkar for The New York Times In India, Everything Can Be Delivered (Except Clean Air)
Vindu Goel, our technology reporter in Mumbai, explains how cheap mobile data is changing the country and why WhatsApp is indispensable.
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CreditJason Henry for The New York Times Welcome to Zucktown. Where Everything Is Just Zucky.
In Menlo Park, Calif., Facebook is building a real community and testing the proposition: Do people love tech companies so much they will live inside them?
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CreditErin Schaff for The New York Times Sex Trafficking Bill Heads to Trump, Over Silicon Valley Concerns
The Senate gave final passage to a bill to combat sex trafficking, disregarding concerns in Silicon Valley that it could chill internet content and harm free speech.
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CreditAndrew Testa for The New York Times Targeting Tech Giants, Europe Unveils Digital Tax Proposal
The plan would create a system where digital businesses in Europe would have to pay taxes on their revenues, rather than their profits, to curb tax avoidance.
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Stocks End Modestly Lower After Fed Hikes Rates; Energy Up
U.S. stocks ended slightly lower on Wednesday, with major indexes giving up gains in choppy trade after the Federal Reserve raised U.S. interest rates, while a strong gain in the energy space helped limit losses.
