Greater broadband access among urban minorities has spurred Russell Simmons and others to develop new, media-rich sites for this growing audience

  The software giant's $5 billion acquisition of Cognos shows how difficult it is becoming for midsize software companies to survive on their own

  Increasingly disenchanted with professional advisers, investors are finding sound advice and improved returns with the help of online communities

  The stock price gets slashed in half after CEO Mitchell Caplan's online brokerage says it can't predict new credit losses and an analyst mentions the possibility of bankruptcy. Will customers stick around?

  Jackson Streeter left his dream job as a fighter pilot to tackle the second leading cause of death

  As concerns about climate change heat up, more people are buying carbon credits. Are they paying too much, and where is the money really going?

  At India's HCL Technologies, workers get to grade the boss, and everybody can see the ratings

  Semiconductor makers such as STMicroelectronics are finding medical uses for the tiny chips they develop—from cancer and fludetection to insulin delivery

  Among the Asia telecom news this week, the U.S. networking equipment maker announced a multiyear China investment initiative

  The iPod, iPhone, and especially the Mac fueled a record-breaking quarter. And Apple expects to beat the consensus again next quarter

  As the tech industry girds for third-quarter earnings, analysts are turning their attention to next year. Many don't like what they see

  New online-payment systems are drawing wary consumers into the world of Web commerce

  The social network's new ad system delivers everything you say, do, and buy to marketers—with no opt out

  Adoption of a federal list intended to limit monitoring of Web surfers could lead to a barrage of extra advertising—on some of the most popular sites