Here are some of the more interesting items that the tech reporters and editors of The New York Times found on the Web recently. See more here.
Y Combinator Cuts Startup Class Size: âWe Grew Too Fast'
Venturebeat.com |Â Amid funding troubles, Y Combinator, the start-up incubator, is cutting its class size from 84 to less than 50. â"Â Nicole Perlroth
Summit to Buy Powder Mountain to Create Entrepreneur Community
Forbes |Â Summit Series, the conference for 20-something entrepreneurs, is buying Utah's Powder Mountain. â"Â Nicole Perlroth
Chris Hughes Is About to Turn 100
Nymag.com |Â Chris Hughes, the 29-year-old Facebook millionaire, wants to save The New Republic, and journalism too. â"Â Nicole Perlroth
Social Media Comes of Age
Blog.nielsen.com |Â The new normal? Americans spend more of their time online on social media sites than any other kind of site. â"Â Jenna Wortham
We Are With John McAfee Right Now, Suckers
Vice.com |Â Vice magazine is hanging out with tech legend and âperson of interestâ John McAfee as he runs from the law. â"Â Joshua Brustein
4chan Votes Kim Jong Un to Top of Time's Person of the Year
Betabeat.com |Â The pranksters at 4chan put the North Korean dictator at the top of Time's Person of the Year poll. Better than Colbert. â"Â Damon Darlin
Dear Santa: Please Buy Me This $26,000 Transforming Robot
TechCrunch |Â Transformers are REAL. â"Â David Gallagher
Atlantic Media Tries T urning Twitter Into a Bigger Ad Platform
Advertising Age |Â The Atlantic and Quartz Web sites will use an ad company, 140 Proof, to find audiences by surveying social platforms. â"Â Damon Darlin