A book publisher known for its “For Dummies” titles is getting a double-digit boost to its stock price Thursday after revealing it’s teaching artificial-intelligence programs to do a better job. John ...

John Wiley & Sons, which publishes the “Dummies” guides, has sued 27 anonymous Web users for allegedly using BitTorrent to share titles. “By using BitTorrent software to download and distribute ...

The online-learning portal Hungry Minds, which reportedly ran out of money several months ago, has been bought by IDG Books Worldwide, publisher of the Dummies self-help books. Both companies declined ...