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Business Briefing: Toshiba Delays Report on Finances Once Again

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Toshiba again delayed announcing its annual financial results as new accounting errors kept it from drawing a line under Japan’s worst corporate scandal in four years. from NYT > Technology http://ift.tt/1hsFh4A

Business Briefing: Apple and Cisco Team Up on iPhone and iPad Sales

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Apple is looking to Cisco Systems’ expertise in Internet networking gear in its latest effort to sell more iPhones and iPads to corporate customers. from NYT > Technology http://ift.tt/1O4pSlD

Bits Blog: T-Mobile Says It Will Ban Abusers of Unlimited Data Plan

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T-Mobile USA’s chief executive took to Twitter to announce the carrier would eliminate customers abusing its unlimited data plans. That prompted questions on the use of the word “unlimited.” from NYT > Technology http://ift.tt/1FdtRaD

Q&A: Can a Computer Can Tell Whether Something Was Written by a Man or a Woman?

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A reader wonders whether a computer can divine an author’s gender. Researchers once used a program to do just that. from NYT > Technology http://ift.tt/1KY58ZN

Itineraries: Hotels Fight Back Against Online Sites, Seeking Direct Bookings

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Hotel chains are using rewards points and benefits to encourage guests to book directly, while the industry fights a merger of Expedia and Orbitz. from NYT > Technology http://ift.tt/1JrV8b4

Motherlode Blog: The Conversation About Alcohol That Families Aren’t Having: Binge Drinking

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You may have talked with your children about drinking. But have you talked about the way teenagers really drink? from NYT > Fashion & Style http://ift.tt/1UnoxbM

Miley Cyrus’s V.M.A. Style

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Ms. Cyrus’s guiding sartorial principle seemed to be X-rated Betty Boop meets Barbarella. See the looks. from NYT > Fashion & Style http://ift.tt/1X5A0kf