Compared with the late-’90s technology boom, there are few initial public offerings, making it harder to determine when an Internet downturn has begun.

Product demonstrations have long been a mainstay of advertising, and Web sites are increasingly offering sponsored demonstrations of products’ longevity, strength and power.

I.B.M., NCR and Hitachi of Japan were named in a court verdict this month in the case of a bank chief convicted of accepting more than $500,000 in bribes.

Sexual oddities and sexual abuse, the ravages of war, the challenges of immigration, human disabilities and the writer’s life: all will be recurring themes at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.

The Bush administration wants North Korea's attention, so like a scolding parent it's trying to make it tougher for that country's eccentric leader to buy iPods, plasma televisions and Segway electric scooters.

Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez called on Beijing to make it easier to prosecute criminals who steal intellectual property.

Like.com offers a shortcut for the budget-minded wannabe by serving up goods for sale that visually match items on a shopper’s wish list.

The journalists of Al Jazeera, the Arab news channel that began a decade ago as an upstart, are working to transform it into a conglomerate with global reach.