Bloomberg In a bid to keep its planned Central Park Tower afloat, Extell Development Co. agreed to a deal that might one day force it to part with the luxury condo project. A joint venture with China’s SMI USA to build the $3 billion skyscraper on Manhattan’s Billionaires’ Row comes with a deadline: If a construction loan isn’t obtained …

  AP Lock picking might seem ridiculously old-fashioned at a cyber-security gathering — but learning it can actually help people protect machines from digital threats. As security improves to block remote attacks over the internet, hackers look for ways to deliver malicious software physically instead — for instance, by breaking into a company’s data centers. Like cracking a digital system, …

  Relaxnews New research from JD Power regarding smartphone satisfaction finds that the people most likely to constantly upgrade their handset are also the most content with their phones, at least for the short period of time that they are actually in their possession. “It’s surprising to learn that the expected length of mobile device ownership can influence the purchase …