Microsoft responded to New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof's assertion, made in a Nov. 20 column, that Bing offers pro-Chinese-government results for politically sensitive queries inputted in simplified Chinese. Microsoft now asserts that those results are related to what the company calls a "bug" that will be fixed soon, although...

Editor's Note: The following was posted in real time on our premium Buzz & Banter (click for a free trial). It's being shared here for the benefit of the Minyanville community.Greetings from New York where wonks such as me are all slathered up over Rep. Ron Paul’s proposal that the government be allowed to perform detailed audits of the Federal Reserve.As I see it the risk of an audit is politicizing an institution intentionally designed to minimize the impact of the political mood of the day.As I see it metaphorically concerns that the Federal Reserve be susceptible to politicizing ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York Times editorial slammed Goldman Sachs GS for its role in the financial crisis and said that instead of paying big bonuses to its employees it should make a multibillion-dollar gift to help reduce the U.S. national debt.The editorial, published November 21, attacked Goldman...

Who's going to bring you your local news?  Rupert and/or Arthur:

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- The New York Times and Wall Street Journal are pursuing readers from regional U.S. newspapers in their fight to survive the worst advertising declines in the industry’s history.

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New York Times Company recently moved into its new headquarters skyscraper located a block off of Times Square in downtown Manhattan. The building was designed by architect Renzo Piano Building Workshop (Genova, Italy). As featured on Electric TV, the 52-story, 1.6 million square foot building features an energy saving Total Light Management System, in which the NECA-IBEW team played a large role in the installation.

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