Stories by Zach Miners

A music industry group is warning some 50 websites that post song lyrics that they need to be licensed or face the music, possibly in the form of a lawsuit.

In a testament to the rise of on-demand entertainment, Netflix and YouTube now consume just over half of all downstream traffic in North America, while peer-to-peer file-sharing services continue to plummet, according to a new study.

Some new details have emerged about Jelly, the mysterious startup from Twitter co-founder Biz Stone: The company's app is "very close" to launching, and will be available for free on iOS and Android-based devices, Stone recently said.

YouTube is overhauling comments on videos to highlight the ones that actually mean something to viewers, the site said Wednesday.

Although Instagram users do not commonly turn to the site to find out what's happening in the world, CEO Kevin Systrom hopes that will change.

Google has added some new privacy controls to Google+ to give business users a more secure way to share sensitive information on the social network.

Google's increasing use of users' personal data in its services may in the future extend to Maps, where users could see more customized, individual views.

Google has added new features to its search app on iOS, like updated reminders and hands-free search, designed to proactively deliver information to people at certain moments.

Consumers are getting more aware that they can be tracked while they walk around stores but plenty still feel uncomfortable about it, according to a new survey.

Microsoft bills its Bing search engine as a social one, and to keep it that way it's renewing a partnership with Twitter to keep tweets appearing in Bing search results, the companies said Friday.

It's official: Instagram now has ads, and the first one appeared Friday courtesy of fashion designer Michael Kors.

Facebook's popularity might be on the decline among some teenagers, the company signaled Wednesday.

Facebook made new gains in its efforts to monetize its mobile business in the third quarter, reporting Wednesday that those devices drove nearly 50 percent of its advertising sales.

The U.S. National Security Agency has penetrated the main communication links that connect Yahoo and Google data centers around the world, giving it access to the accounts of hundreds of millions of people including U.S. residents, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.

Some Twitter users are complaining about a change that puts photo previews front and center in their streams, and offering advice to others on how to turn it off.