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According to reports, the FCC is set to approve a system in which Internet service providers offer a faster pipe to American homes to content companies willing to pay for it.

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The dazzling array of food options at the Googleplex campus in Mountain View, Calif., -- 25 cafes at last count -- is the much-cited example of tech world food perks. And you can peruse the menus at Airbnb and Facebook to get a taste of an equally high bar for not just free food, but worldly food that will delight and fuel employees to work better and harder.

Airbnb and other rental websites have made billions marketing existing housing to tourists — hotel tax free. Soon, Airbnb will start collecting tax in New York City, San Francisco and Portland, Ore.

Hurricane Sandy is bearing down on the East Coast of the U.S., bringing sustained wind, heavy rain, and flooding that's forcing roads, bridges and mass transit systems to close from New York City to Washington. We're following the storm's progress and its impacts here on The Two-Way .

Pro athletes and duffers alike are trying injections of platelet-rich plasma to treat chronic injuries like tennis elbow. But despite thousands of studies, it's not clear that the treatment works.

People turn to Google for answers about how to do everything from changing a tire to putting on makeup. An entire industry has sprung up to make sure its sites — often with content dominated by ads — show up prominently in search results. But Google struck back, changing its formula to de-emphasize these so-called "content farms."

The decision to quit smoking isn't some random act, according to new research from San Diego State University.

For smokers hoping to quit, text messages with tips and reminders may be just as effective as phone counseling, a study finds, doubling the success rate compared to people who didn't text.

The tech industry has been lobbying hard for an update to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, the 1986 law governing online privacy.