Brian Bennett joined PPC Associates, San Mateo, Calif., in a new post, vice president for sales and customer development. He had most recently been at Conductor, New York. Read more..

By STUART ELLIOTT - The New York Times

Sony Pictures Television, which has been a largely underacknowledged division, is gaining recognition for some ambitious efforts; change for business is due in part to prodding by one of Sony's largest shareholders Daniel S Loeb, who has blasted studio for not performing. Read more..

By BROOKS BARNES - The New York Times

Baidu, leading search engine in China, agrees to buy 91 Wireless for $1.9 billion from NetDragon, deal that could bring more order to China's messy world of mobile apps; move should also help Baidu regain ground against two other Chinese Internet giants, Alibaba and Tencent, which were quicker to add mobile capabilities. Read more..

By ERIC PFANNER - The New York Times

Lewis Kornfeld, president of Radio Shock, dies at age 97. Read more..

By DANIEL E. SLOTNIK - The New York Times

Stuart Elliott Advertising column; United States Postal Service is devoting more attention and promotion of its delivery services; strong growth in package deliveries from e-commerce sites have helped set off losses that online communications have cost post office in revenue. Read more..

By STUART ELLIOTT - The New York Times

Tom Aikens is a Michelin-starred chef and runs the Tom Aikens and Tom's Kitchen restaurants in London. Read more..

By JULIA WERDIGIER - International Herald Tribune

Samsung Electronics reportedly plans to introduce wristwatch that can make phone calls, play video games and send emails; launch could beat Apple to market with technology that moves mobile communications beyond smartphones and into entirely new product category. Read more..

By ERIC PFANNER - The New York Times

It may seem counterintuitive, but constraints give us something to use as a framework, a way to help us judge what to do next. Read more..

By CARL RICHARDS - The New York Times

How can you share 3 cupcakes among 5 students and avoid giving someone a tiny sliver of cake? Read more..

By GARY ANTONICK - The New York Times

The centerpiece for Merrick Pet Care’s new cat food line will be a food blog “written” by W. (Mittens) Bloomfield, an acerbic American Shorthair. Read more..

By STUART ELLIOTT - The New York Times