Digital Life

Etsy's IPO paperwork is full of numbers and facts — plus a few pages like this.

Mass-Market Stocks In Handcrafted Goods: Etsy Preps To Go Public

11:21pm April 12, 2015

by Camila Domonoske

The e-commerce site, which focuses on quirky, handmade goods, has filed for an IPO. The paperwork reveals a plan to focus more on manufacturing and marketing — but not much suggestion of big profits.

Neiman Marcus is testing a digital "Memory Mirror" that lets shoppers see how an outfit looks in back as well as displaying items they've tried on side by side.

National

Magic Mirror, At The Store, Should This Top Go In My Drawer?

7:30pm April 10, 2015

by Bill Zeeble

Craning your neck in the dressing room is just part of the shopping experience. But Neiman Marcus hopes a new digital "Memory Mirror" will make it easier to find something that fits just right.

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Patient Gary Wilhelm looks at his medical data on a smartphone that is synchronized to a new Fitbit Surge on his wrist.

Health & Safety

Weighing Privacy Vs. Rewards Of Letting Insurers Track Your Fitness

7:11pm April 09, 2015

by Christina Farr

A major life insurer is offering lower premiums in exchange for policyholders' sharing activity data. But privacy advocates worry such programs eventually will be used to deny coverage.

About one-third of black and Hispanic teens say they're online just about all the time, compared with about 1 in 5 whites, a new study says.

More Black, Latino Teens Say They're Online 'Almost Constantly'

6:55pm April 09, 2015

by Davar Ardalan

About one-third of black and Hispanic teens say they're online just about all the time, compared with about 1 in 5 whites, a new study says. Experts say smartphones are defining teens' social habits.

With the launch of its e-bookstore on Wednesday, Oyster is, well, turning the page on its business model. And so far, the big publishers are open to the change.

Books
Arts

The 'Netflix Of Books' Hopes To Open Up The E-Book Market

5:49pm April 08, 2015

by Colin Dwyer

Oyster, the subscription e-book service, says it is opening up a retail component and has the Big Five publishers on board. The move sets up Oyster to challenge Amazon.

You don't need to run a marathon â or wear a gorilla suit â to get a discount on John Hancock's new life insurance program. But at least one of them may help.

John Hancock Hopes You'll Trade Activity Data For Insurance Discounts

12:44pm April 08, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Life insurance customers will receive discounts each year based on their activity levels. The practice is used in Australia, Europe, Singapore and South Africa. But privacy experts are concerned.

Apps like Venmo promise easy, carefree money transfers between friends.

The Risky Boom In Carefree Social Payment Apps

7:54pm April 07, 2015

by Noah Nelson

Lots of young adults are using apps like Venmo to settle all kinds of debts. As the apps get more popular, they've become targets for scammers and hackers. But that hasn't seemed to scare away users.

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Economy

A New Internet Domain: Extortion Or Free Speech?

3:48pm April 07, 2015

by Yuki Noguchi

New Web suffixes have popped up in recent years to supplement .com and .net. One of the newest — .sucks — has companies worried their reputations will take a hit, so they're buying up the addresses.

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The producers of Dallas Buyers Club want to contact people who have viewed pirated copies of the film. Here, actor Jared Leto accepts an award for his work in the film at the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards.

World News

In Movie Piracy Case, Australian ISPs Are Ordered To Share Customers' Info

11:17am April 07, 2015

by Bill Chappell

It's being called a landmark ruling in Australia, where delayed film release dates are blamed for helping create one of the highest rates of Web piracy in the world.

National

Judge Allows N.Y. Woman To Serve Divorce Notice Using Facebook

10:34am April 07, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Attempts by Ellanora Biadoo to reach her husband, Victor Sena Blood-Dzraku, were unsuccessful. But he has kept in touch exclusively via phone and Facebook.