New York Times Slims Down R&D to Get Back to Basics

Digiday: The New York Times’ R&D Lab, started in 2006, grew to a 12-person team that dreamed up products of the future. Now, the research unit, recast as Story[X] a year ago, is slimmed down to five people and more focused on the here and now than sci-fi fantasies. Leading the team is Marc Lavallee, who previously was head of interactive news technology.