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DealBook: Google’s Effort to Skirt Regulation May Invite More Scrutiny
Google may have pushed the boundaries of antitrust law in its Waze deal, but the question is whether the government pushes back.

F.C.C. Nominee Favors Competition Over Regulation
Tom Wheeler, President Obama’s choice to lead the agency, said its support of competition was especially important because of Americans’ dependence on communications networks.

Bits Blog: Tech Moves to the Background as Design Becomes Foremost
As the speed of chips and the size of screens move into the background, design is becoming part of mainstream discussions about gadgets.

Bits Blog: The Latest to Disclose Government Requests, Yahoo Reveals the Least
The Internet giant said it had received 12,000 to 13,000 requests for data from American law enforcement authorities from December through May.

Bits Blog: Google Asks Secret Court for Permission to Publish National Security Request Data
Google escalated its pressure on the government to permit it to publish more detailed data about the requests it receives for the information of foreign users.

Bits Blog: I.B.M. Inflates Its Cloud
I.B.M. announced it has 100 cloud computing offerings and is targeting executives in areas like marketing and human resources.

Gadgetwise Blog: Wireless Charging on the Go for the iPhone 5
Duracell recently introduced the PowerSnap Kit, a charging case and battery that works with its Powermat charging stations.

Gadgetwise Blog: Zapping Bugs With the Wave of a Racket
Zapping mosquitoes with an electrified tennis racket might seem to be a surefire entrant into the World’s Dumbest Ideas Hall of Fame. But the Stinger Portable Bug Zapper actually works.

Disruptions: Smartphone Battles Shift to Software
From the outside, most smartphones look the same, and technology companies seem to be making a bigger effort to distinguish themselves by the interface experience.

Gadgetwise Blog: A Tiny Amp for Power-Hungry Headphones
Nuforce, a maker of audio electronics, has come up with the Mobile Music Pump, a mini-amplifier for headphones.

Gadgetwise Blog: Q&A: Fixing an iPad Home Button
The button can suffer from software and hardware issues, but there are repair options and workarounds to try.

Gadgetwise Blog: A Small Subwoofer With Case-Busting Bass
Sunfire has turned the normal formula of high fidelity, which says more bass requires bigger speakers, on its head with the Atmos.

Solar-Powered Plane Faces the Human Factor
The designers of the Solar Impulse are tackling the challenge of accommodating the pilot of the electric-powered craft.

More Data on Privacy, but Picture Is No Clearer
Apple joined the list of companies that have disclosed information about government surveillance, but many questions remain unanswered.

Alamogordo Journal: Hunting for an E.T. Castoff in a Most Terrestrial Place
A company plans to excavate a landfill in the New Mexico desert where Atari is rumored to have dumped millions of copies of the video game E.T. after it flopped in 1983.

AT&T to Introduce Solar-Powered Charging Stations
The portable chargers for wireless devices will rotate among areas in New York City until October.

Bits Blog: Google Calls U.S. Data Request Disclosures a Step Backward for Users
Google sought permission to publish more granular data on national security requests than Facebook or Microsoft published, and said anything less didn’t provide enough transparency.

Gadgetwise Blog: A Wireless Speaker That Offers More Listening Choices
The Minx Air 200 wireless speaker from Cambridge Audio delivers big sound while allowing users to personalize their listening experiences.

Apple Executive Defends Pricing in Case on E-Books
Eddy Cue, a senior vice president at Apple, denied the government’s charges that the company was working with e-book publishers to raise prices.

Google Settles Suit, Clearing Way for Stock Split
Google has resolved a shareholder lawsuit blocking a long-delayed stock split, clearing the way for the Internet search leader to issue a new class of non-voting shares later this year.

Bits Blog: Supercomputing for Everyone
China now has the world’s fastest supercomputer, powered entirely with Intel semiconductors, which the company hopes can be a model for business computing.

Gadgetwise Blog: Why You Don’t Need a 4K TV
While 4K TV offers few advantages now, in the future it may bring better color to the screen, and at least one TV brings that new color now.

DreamWorks and Netflix in Deal for New TV Shows
DreamWorks Animation will supply Netflix with a flood of new episodic TV programs inspired by characters from past DreamWorks franchises, which include “Shrek” and “The Croods.”

LinkedIn Builds Its Publishing Presence
LinkedIn’s Influencers program, which consists of people in leadership positions posting about their lives and careers, has transformed viewer engagement on the site, its chief executive said.

Bits Blog: Apple Releases Some Data on Government Requests
After reports of technology companies cooperating with government surveillance efforts, Apple disclosed information about how it uses data from its online services.