In China, Hacking Has Widespread Acceptance

Hacking in China thrives across official, corporate and criminal worlds and is openly discussed and promoted, whether for breaking into private networks, tracking dissent or stealing trade secrets.

    

Xbox One Enters Changed Gaming Landscape

Microsoft’s new game console also serves as a home entertainment hub, a response to the rising popularity of mobile devices for playing games.

    

Yahoo to Move Into Old New York Times Headquarters

The company has signed a long-term lease to establish its New York headquarters in four floors at the former home of The New York Times on West 43rd Street.

    

The Media Equation: Telecom’s Big Players Hold Back the Future

A law school professor is on a permanent campaign to argue that the telecom and cable industry has been overtaken by monopolists who resist innovation and overcharge consumers.

    

Hunting for Syrian Hackers’ Chain of Command

If researchers prove the Assad regime is closely tied to the Syrian Electronic Army, foreign governments may choose to respond, because the attacks have real-world consequences.

    

Google Expected to Start a Competitor to Spotify

The service is expected to be announced as early as Wednesday, and reflects agreements the company has made with the three major music labels.

    

As Culture Moves Online, France Tries to Follow It With a Tax

A government adviser has suggested that manufacturers pay a 1 percent levy on the price of the devices to finance French movies, music and books.

    

Media Decoder: Snooping and the News Media: It’s a 2-Way Street

Lines are being crossed in all directions, with the government seizing journalists’ phone records, and Bloomberg reporters monitoring the actions of their clients.

    

Trying to Be Hip and Edgy, Ads Become Offensive

Some of the biggest names in marketing have had to apologize after consumers objected to ads that hinged on race, rape and suicide.

    

Advertising: Now the TV Heavyweights Have Their Week to Unveil Shows

At the annual upfront week, the largest broadcast networks and cable channels will show off their programming for the 2013-14 season in expensive presentations.

    

YouTube Introduces First Pay Channels

The Web site identified 30 partners in its online video marketplace, which offers subscription rates ranging from 99 cents to $7.99 a month.

    

YouTube Is Said to Plan a Subscription Option

The Web site was expected this week to announce a plan to let some video makers convert fans into paying customers.

    

The Media Equation: For Media Moguls, Paydays That Outstrip Other Fields

Leaders in other industries may be well paid, but they earn far less than their media counterparts.

    

Advertising: In Online Video, Street Cred vs. Quality

Companies promoting their offerings for advertisers this week are stressing authentic user-generated videos or professional, trustworthy content.

    

Bombings Trip Up Reddit in Its Turn in Spotlight

While Reddit has never pretended to be a news organization, as it grows bigger and more influential, the rest of the world expects it to exercise judgment.

    

‘Saturday Night Live’ Archives Moving to Yahoo

The Internet company signed a deal for exclusive streaming rights to past episodes of “Saturday Night Live” to gain an edge in a small market for digital video advertising.

    

Judge Rules Against Viacom in Copyright Suit Against YouTube

Viacom had claimed that the Web video service violated copyright law by showing unauthorized clips of shows like “South Park.’’

    

Trial of Putin Nemesis Is Delayed for a Week

The judge in the trial of the anticorruption blogger Aleksei A. Navalny granted his request for a postponement to allow more time to prepare.

    

The Media Equation: More Cracks In TV’s Business Model

Television has thrived on bundling, which offers a way of protecting things but also tends to obscure the weaknesses within. Now those flaws are becoming more apparent.

    

McCandlish Phillips, Times Reporter, Dies at 85

Mr. Phillips, associated with The Times for more than 20 years, wrote a 1965 exposé of a man in Queens with an Orthodox Jewish background who was a senior Ku Klux Klan official.