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Online Treatment May Help Insomniacs

Two studies suggest that online applications based on cognitive behavioral therapy can be effective in treating insomnia.... Read more »

Cost of Decoding a Genome Is Lowered

A Stanford engineer used a new technology he invented to decode his own genome for less than $50,000.... Read more »

Breakfast Can Wait. The Day’s First Stop Is Online.

Technology has shaken up morning routines — people are increasingly waking up and lunging for their laptops.... Read more »

Big Investor to Sell Part of Stake in Lenovo Parent

The biggest stakeholder in the parent company of Lenovo said it was seeking to sell 29 percent of the parent company’s shares for $404 million.... Read more »

Chief Steps Down as Nortel Posts Bigger Quarterly Loss

The telecommunications equipment maker, which is in bankruptcy, said its C.E.O. would step down immediately and its board will shrink to three directors from nine as it sheds major assets.... Read more »

Privacy Plan for Federal Web Sites Gets Mixed Reviews

The federal government plans to allow more tracking of visitors to its Web sites using cookies. But privacy advocates have expressed concerns about the changes. Read more »

Twitter Goes Down Again After More Cyberattacks

Twitter, which suffered a severe outage last week, was hit by two more cyberattacks Tuesday and crashed again. The outages highlight weaknesses in the infrastructure of the popular micro-blogging service. Read more »

Facebook's Search Toolbar Gets More Muscle

Facebook is enhancing its search functions in an effort to provide a better snapshot of what people are doing and thinking right now. Read more »

Using Twitter as a Collective Mood Ring

Two Vermont statisticians are analyzing Twitter's river of messages to monitor the public's changing moods and what affects them. Read more »

With SpringSource, VMware Moves Beyond Virtualization

The $420 million purchase of a maker of open-source software tools is part of VMware's bid to offer everything needed to run a data center. Read more »