A group of technology and retail groups is beginning a national ad campaign targeting so-called patent trolls. The Internet Association, National Restaurant Association, National Retail Federation and Food Marketing Institute hide caption
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A cyberattack, reportedly by a group called the Syrian Electronic Army, forced The New York Times offline this week. NPR hide caption
Wednesday
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer oversaw a system called "stack ranking," which employees have called toxic. David Becker/Getty Images hide caption
Friday
Microsoft's next chief will face a host of challenges, including doing more to encourage innovation. Kin Cheung/AP hide caption
Friday
A rendering of the proposed Hyperloop's passenger transport capsule. Courtesy of Elon Musk hide caption
Reggie Shaw killed two men while he was texting on a Utah highway. He now speaks to groups about the dangers of texting and driving. ShareATT/YouTube hide caption
Herzog Plumbs Guilt And Loss Wrought By Texting And Driving
Thursday
Part of the Robert Moses Niagara Power Plant in Lewiston, N.Y., is seen from the air on Aug. 14, 2003, during a massive power outage that stretched from New York to Detroit and into Canada. David Duprey/AP hide caption
The Next Disaster Scenario Power Companies Are Preparing For
Tuesday
Musk with the Tesla Model S in Fremont on Oct. 1, 2011. Stephen Lam/Reuters/Landov hide caption
Friday
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who purchased The Washington Post, is the latest big-name tech entrepreneur to buy a struggling media company. Rick Wilking/Reuters/Landov hide caption
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, in 2008. Dan Farber/via Flickr hide caption
Amber Alerts were issued as cellphone text messages in California this week. NPR hide caption
Wednesday
Amazon said its new art marketplace will provide access to more than 40,000 works of art from at least 150 galleries and dealers. Amazon.com hide caption
Amazon Enters Art World; Galleries Say They Aren't Worried
Monday
Jeff Bezos, a tech titan and Amazon founder, purchased a venerable newspaper, The Washington Post. Richard Brain/Reuters/Landov hide caption
The U.S. Trade Representative has overturned a ban on the import of the iPhone 4 and the iPad 2. David Paul Morris/Getty Images hide caption
Sunday
A study shows digital media consumption will surpass TV viewing for the first time this year. iStockphoto.com hide caption