When it comes to taking restaurant reservations online, San Francisco's OpenTable still controls the biggest piece of the pie. But Urbanspoon, which began life as a restaurant recommendation app for smart phones, is...

BANKING Surprise pick for World Bank Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim was nominated Friday to head the World Bank, making him the first physician and Asian American to lead the $57 billion lender that's seeking...

TABLETS IPad name talks stall Proview's unit in Shenzhen, China, said talks to arrange settlement negotiations with Apple regarding the rights to the iPad name in China have stalled. The talks between the failed Hong...

Bats Global Markets Inc., the 6-year-old equity exchange, canceled its initial public offering Friday, stunning Wall Street, after errors on its computer systems derailed trading in the stock and forced a halt in Apple...

SOFTWARE Oracle investor sues directors over damages Oracle directors, including CEO Larry Ellison, were sued by an investor for failing to mitigate damages when the company agreed to a $200 million whistle-blower...

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Facebook warned Friday that it would take legal action against companies that ask job applicants for passwords to the social network, saying such a request violates its terms of service. Facebook Chief Privacy Officer...

The 22-story apartment tower in Portland, Ore., has a roof garden that funnels rainwater to its public toilets. Because the water isn't treated, state law requires "Do Not Drink" warning signs. "Just in case your dog...

By now, many people will have made up their minds about the new iPad. Either the promise of a high-end display and access to next-generation wireless networks have persuaded them to fork over their money, or they haven'...

Even longtime Hong Kong residents get lost trying to find Fa Zu Jie. The new eatery, which specializes in French-inspired variations on traditional Shanghai dishes, is in the financial district, not far from the...

In technology, there's a fine line between innovation and eccentricity. Sony's new Tablet P boldly approaches the line, and then stomps all over it. Overpriced and under-thought, the Tablet P - which runs the Honeycomb...

Two years ago, Wired magazine famously declared that "the Web is dead" because of the rise of mobile apps. But a report released Friday by the Pew Research Center found that a majority of the experts and futurists it...

Amazon.com executive Tim Collins shows off shelves of Buzz Lightyear dolls and boxes of Blow Pops as he describes how the world's largest online retailer fulfills orders. Carrying handsets that use algorithms to help,...

You may not have realized it, but the current run-up in oil and gasoline prices is actually a right-wing plot to oust President Obama . Big oil companies and/or Wall Street speculators have inflated prices to foment...

Every Tuesday, the seventh-grade English class at Wenlai Middle School talks about what stories they've read that week in the English-language Shanghai Post. Alexander Oliver - it's not uncommon for Chinese kids to give...

(03-23) 03:20 PDT New York (AP) -- Bank of America says it has begun a pilot program offering some of its mortgage customers who are facing foreclosure a chance to stay in their homes by becoming renters instead of...

(03-22) 18:44 PDT BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Argentina has asked stock markets in New York and London to warn investors of its claim that five oil exploration companies are working illegally off the Falkland...

(03-22) 18:11 PDT Seattle (AP) -- A Democratic senator from Connecticut is writing a bill that would stop the practice of employers asking job applicants for their Facebook or other social media passwords, he told The...

(03-22) 17:53 PDT San Diego, CA (AP) -- The U.S. Justice Department says Ross Stores Inc. has agreed to pay more than $17,000 to settle a claim that it discriminated against employees at a San Diego store when verifying...

(03-22) 16:58 PDT CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Public warnings by critics of Venezuela's government about possible pollution of drinking water has brought a court order that the country's news media must back up any...