A San Francisco Tech Mogul Buys a Fabled Slice of New York Media

Something like this was tried 18 years ago, when AOL bought Time Warner. But Marc Benioff, long a prominent figure in his hometown, does things his own way.

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After Fetching a High Price, Time Magazine Moves Into a New Era

“These things just take a lot longer than you think they would,” one executive said of the sale of Time magazine. Now Meredith must turn to the sales of Fortune and Sports Illustrated.

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SpaceX to Announce First Customer for Trip Around the Moon

The mystery passenger would follow a looping path around the moon without landing aboard a new rocket, but when the flight might occur is uncertain.

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Trilobites: What 13,000 Patents Involving the DNA of Sea Life Tell Us About the Future

Whether a single private entity should be able to set the direction of how the genes of so many living things are used was a piece of a broader debate at the United Nations this month.

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If You See Disinformation Ahead of the Midterms, We Want to Hear From You

Here’s how to send tips to Times reporters about disinformation online.

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India continues close co-operation with Bangladesh on Rohingya crisis

India continues close co-operation with Bangladesh on Rohingya crisis

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Is the Shofar … an Instrument of Technological Disruption?

Mark Zuckerberg performed for his followers on Facebook while Marc Benioff of Salesforce (and now Time) led a live congregation in San Francisco.

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