Facebook Aims to Soothe Wall Street Over News Feed Changes
The social network, which is overhauling what people consume on the site, said its business would remain robust even if some users spent les...
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Contributing Op-Ed Writer: Should Trump Nationalize a 5G Network?
He would probably do it the wrong way. But done right, it could be a great idea.
Microsoft Sales Lifted by Cloud Computing
The company’s shift to providing cloud services continues to pay off, as its revenue rose to $28.92 billion last quarter.
Worries Grow That the Price of Bitcoin Is Being Propped Up
When the price of Bitcoin goes down, activity on an influential exchange pumps it back up. That has investors and regulators asking question...
Amazon Wants to Disrupt Health Care in America. In China, Tech Giants Already Have.
While the United States is focused on reining in costs, Chinese tech firms are looking to build the hospital of the future using artificial ...
Tech Fix: Your iPhone Slowed Down. Here’s What to Do When the Solution Is Just as Slow.
Apple has offered to replace the batteries of iPhones that have slowed down. But people are facing long waits for new batteries, so we came ...
Tech We’re Using: A ‘Gadget Junkie,’ Wearing His Tech and Covering Deals
Andrew Ross Sorkin, DealBook columnist and all-day wearer of AirPods headphones, talks about the technology he uses for work and in his life...
Tech Tip: Getting a Fresh Start With Windows 10
A recently added feature in Windows 10 tries to simplify the process of performing a clean installation of the operating system.
Uber’s New Training Wheels: Testing Bike Sharing in San Francisco
The company will start a pilot program that allows targeted users to rent bikes throughout the hilly city.
Xerox, an Innovator Hit by Digital Revolution, Cedes Control to Fujifilm
The American company pioneered office copy machines and the graphic interface used by today’s computers. But it was unable to turn that tech...
State of the Art: Tackling the Internet’s Central Villain: The Advertising Business
From Russian propaganda to tech addiction, the incentives and excesses of the digital ad business are the cause of much of what ails online ...
Secrets or Knowledge? Uber-Waymo Trial Tests Silicon Valley Culture
Two of the tech industry’s heavyweights are heading to court over claims that the ride-hailing company stole driverless car technology.
Facebook Bans Ads for Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies
The social network said it wanted to prevent misleading or deceptive promotional practices.
Vice Media’s Digital Chief Loses Job After Sexual Harassment Investigation
After placing Mike Germano on leave weeks ago, Vice said he would not return. Two women at the company had accused him of inappropriate beha...
Worker Who Sent Hawaii Missile Alert Thought Threat Was Real, F.C.C. Says
The mistake, which touched off widespread confusion and panic, happened when a state emergency services employee misinterpreted instructions...
Wag, the Dog-Walking Service, Lands $300 Million From SoftBank Vision Fund
Wag, the start-up behind an app that lets you book a dog walker, is the latest company to get the backing of the deep-pocketed investor Masa...
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Team Up to Disrupt Health Care
The companies will focus on technology to provide simplified, high-quality health care for their employees.
Tech Tip: Following Along on Instagram
Once you find them, you can follow people, places and things on the visual social network.
What He Did on His Summer Break: Exposed a Global Security Flaw
Nathan Ruser, an Australian college student, discovered that a fitness app revealed the locations of military sites around the world. Now he...
Contributing Op-Ed Writer: The Latest Data Privacy Debacle
The Strava episode shows that the confidentiality of information is a public good that cannot be regulated by millions of individual choices...
The Shift: Kodak’s Dubious Blockchain Gamble
What’s a 130-year-old photo company doing dabbling in cryptocurrency? Either revolutionizing digital rights management or trying to make a q...
Turn Off Messenger Kids, Health Experts Plead to Facebook
In a letter organized by the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, dozens of health experts say the new app preys on a vulnerable group....
Federal 5G Network Is Panned by F.C.C. and Industry
The chairman of the F.C.C. and major trade groups said private companies were best positioned to build the next generation of cell networks....
The Stone: The ‘Killer Robots’ Are Us
The campaign to ban autonomous weapons takes aim at technology, and lets humans off the hook.
Strava Fitness App Can Reveal Military Sites, Analysts Say
A global map published by the company shows users’ movements and is said to expose data about bases and personnel, including those of U.S. f...
Tech Tip: Asking Siri to Play a Newscast
Apple’s voice-activated software assistant can now stream an up-to-date audio newscast on command.
Advertising: An Ad Executive Often in the Vanguard Peers Into the Future
Rob Norman, a leading industry voice who recently retired, talked with The Times’s advertising reporter about Facebook, Google and the possi...
Tech Giants Brace for Europe’s New Data Privacy Rules
A stringent set of data protection rules will take effect in Europe in May. Facebook, Google and others are working overtime to be ready.
Side Benefit to Amazon’s Headquarters Contest: Local Expertise
The applications from 238 places contained valuable information, like potential tax breaks, that the company can use for other projects.
Is This Shiny Satellite Sky Art or ‘Space Graffiti’?
The launch of a spinning geodesic sphere called the Humanity Star has set off concerns about the growing number of bright objects illuminati...
New York Attorney General to Investigate Firm That Sells Fake Followers
The company, Devumi, sold at least 55,000 Twitter bots that used personal information taken from real people.
Trilobites: A Suitcase-Size Satellite’s Big Image of Frozen Earth Below
A new image of Alaska from the recently launched Iceye satellite shows how much you can accomplish with a tiny satellite.
Reese Witherspoon’s Second Act: Big-Time Producer
From Oscar-winning actress to Emmy-winning producer: After taking charge of her career, she makes deals with HBO and Apple.
Promising Billions to Amazon: Is It a Good Deal for Cities?
Many economists see deals offering tax breaks to attract corporate sites as inefficient, expensive and ultimately ineffective.
Op-Ed Contributor: Russian Trolls Are Only Part of the Problem
Facebook and Twitter need to realize that “fake news” and hateful content can be homegrown, too.
Tech Tip: Sharing Events From Other Google Calendars
If your organization allows it, you can export birthdays and events from one calendar to another.
Bits: Farhad’s Week in Tech: Netflix Is a Monster, and Apple’s HomePod Arrives Soon
In this week’s tech newsletter, a look at Netflix’s huge earnings, Democrats splitting with Silicon Valley and Apple’s new speaker.
The Remote Control, Out of Control: Why À La Carte TV Is Too Much for a Trekkie
CBS airs the latest Star Trek spinoff on its paid subscription service. But how many are we supposed to buy? This fan says no. For now.
China Embraces a Game About a Traveling Frog
For whatever reason, Travel Frog, an extremely low-key Japanese mobile game, is a hit in China. “You don’t even need to think about anything...
Prediction: Change Coming for ESPN’s FiveThirtyEight
With the contract of its founder, Nate Silver, expiring in August, the sports network is exploring a sale of the site known for its election...
Airbnb Names First Independent Board Member
The home-rental company’s appointment of the departing American Express chief, Kenneth I. Chenault, is a signal that it is preparing for lif...
Apple Goes Deeper Into La La Land With Damien Chazelle Project
As part of its plan to spend more than $1 billion on original programming, it strikes a deal with the Oscar-winning writer and director.
Tech Tip: Getting Those Giant Video Clips Off Your iPhone
High-definition video recordings are usually too large to send by email, but you have plenty of other ways to share and save those files.
Op-Ed Contributor: Artificial Intelligence’s ‘Black Box’ Is Nothing to Fear
We actually understand this technology better than we understand human decision-making.
ScienceTake: This Tiny Robot Walks, Crawls, Jumps and Swims. But It Is Not Alive.
Researchers have created a tiny robot, small enough to navigate a stomach or urinary system, that one day may be used to deliver drugs insid...
Tech Fix: Meet the $800 Smartphone That You Probably Won’t Buy
The Mate 10 Pro from Huawei, the Chinese manufacturer, has a great camera and better battery life than competitors. But American carriers ar...
Apple, in Sign of Health Ambitions, Adds Medical Records Feature for iPhone
A new feature on the iPhone Health app will allow users to automatically download blood test results and other data from their health care p...
Tech We’re Using: Using Drones and Netflix in the Andes, but Sidestepping Google Maps
Nicholas Casey, Andes bureau chief for The Times, discussed the benefits of technology in many South American countries — and why Google Map...
Tech Tip: Filling Out Forms on the Web
A web browser’s AutoComplete or “autofill” function can save time, but the software is not without risks.
Apple, in Sign of Health Ambitions, Adds Medical Records Feature for iPhone
A new feature on the iPhone Health app will allow users to automatically download blood test results and other data from their health care p...
Katerra, a Construction Start-Up, Raises $865 Million
The new round, led by SoftBank’s enormous Vision Fund, will bolster a company that is trying to standardize the construction of offices and ...
Qualcomm Is Fined $1.2 Billion by E.U. Antitrust Officials
Regulators said the giant American chip maker had offered financial incentives to ensure manufacturers bought equipment solely from the comp...
State of the Art: About That Joint: Marijuana Start-Ups Pass
Who smokes marijuana anymore? Because of more sophisticated marketing, people can now vape it, eat it, drink it and apply it, leading to an ...
Op-Ed Contributor: Apple Can’t Resist Playing by China’s Rules
The company will be taking part in the suppression of freedoms abroad while espousing high-minded values at home.
Former Baltimore County Schools Leader Charged With Perjury
Shaun Dallas Dance, the district’s former superintendent, has been at the center of questions about the district’s ties with educational tec...
The Google Lunar X Prize’s Race to the Moon Is Over. Nobody Won.
None of the remaining competitors for the $20 million award will be able to get off the ground by March 31, a deadline that had already been...
Anthony Noto Leaves Twitter to Become SoFi C.E.O.
Mr. Noto, a former Goldman Sachs banker, had served as Twitter’s chief operating officer since November 2016.
Tech Tip: Watching Netflix en Français
Many videos in the Netflix library offer subtitles or alternative audio in several languages.
Once Cozy With Silicon Valley, Democrats Grow Wary of Tech Giants
A new paper by two former Hillary Clinton aides, criticizing digital advertising as a tool for disinformation campaigns, captures a party’s ...
Op-Ed Contributors: Why the I.R.S. Fears Bitcoin
Cryptocurrencies could lead to significant losses in tax revenue.
Ando, David Chang’s Meal-Delivery Business, Ends Service
The company is being absorbed by UberEats, the restaurant delivery app operated by Uber.
The Shift: What if a Healthier Facebook Is Just … Instagram?
As Facebook undergoes a renovation focused on improving its users’ well-being, the company could take inspiration from an app it already own...
SpaceX’s Big Rocket, the Falcon Heavy, Finally Reaches the Launchpad
After years of delay, the Falcon Heavy — a beefed-up version of SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 — could launch in the weeks ahead.
Montana Governor’s Executive Order Would Force Net Neutrality
The order would forbid broadband providers with new or renewed state contracts to block or charge higher fees for faster delivery of website...
The Pour: The History of Wine in 442 Podcasts
“I’ll Drink to That” has become an invaluable archive for those interested in some of the great characters and personalities in wine.
Tech Tip: Managing an iPad’s Battery Use
Apple says its tablets did not get the same “power management” software that slowed down many iPhone models so iPads do not get the battery ...
There Is Nothing Virtual About Bitcoin’s Energy Appetite
Creating a single token requires as much electricity as two years’ worth of consumption by an average American home. Some enthusiasts believ...
Advertising: As Facebook Changes Its Feed, Advertisers See Video Ambitions
The changes the social network recently made to its news feed has some advertisers thinking there will be opportunities for growth in video....
Inside Amazon Go, a Store of the Future
The technology inside Amazon’s new convenience store, opening Monday in downtown Seattle, enables a shopping experience like no other — incl...
Nations Seek the Elusive Cure for Cyberattacks
Securing the world from these types of attacks will be on the agenda when many of the world’s top leaders gather at the World Economic Forum...
Facebook to Let Users Rank Credibility of News
Facebook said it planned to prioritize high-quality news on its site by allowing its users to rank news sources that they see as the most cr...
Tech Tip: Safely Shopping for Windows 10 Software
Microsoft’s Windows 10 can be set to warn about or block programs downloaded from the web, but you are not restricted to the Windows App Sto...
Bits: Farhad’s Week in Tech: Big Tech Is Pouring Love on America. Thank Trump?
In this week’s tech newsletter, we look at Amazon’s and Apple’s plans to invest in the United States, plus the collapse in cryptocurrencies....
Can Software Predict Crime? Maybe So, but No Better Than a Human
A study published in Science Advances suggests that amateurs are about as accurate as the COMPAS software that many judges use to inform the...
A Maine Racetrack Didn’t Lure Amazon. Multiply That Disappointment by 218.
With 218 places missing the cut for Amazon’s second headquarters, cities like Ottawa and Tucson were left to absorb the same result as “the ...
Executive Behind Facebook’s China Charm Campaign Is Out
Facebook’s lead liaison with Beijing has left the company without getting the social network access to China’s huge internet market.
When Trading in Bitcoin, Keep the Tax Man in Mind
The virtual currency has enjoyed a spectacular rise in value, but there are important tax implications. Here’s a guide.
IBM Ends 22-Quarter Streak of Falling Revenue
The gain was modest — revenue rose by 4 percent — but the company’s fourth-quarter report is a sign that IBM’s finances are stabilizing.
A Savage Question About Obama and HQ, Answered
Of course it wasn’t him. It was Michelle’s birthday. He took her out to dinner and a play. Sorry.
Lebanese Intelligence Turned Targets’ Android Phones Into Spy Devices, Researchers Say
For more than six years, Lebanon’s intelligence agency spied on targets’ Android mobile devices and desktop computers using decoy apps and o...
Where Amazon May Build Its New Headquarters
The e-commerce giant announced a short list of places that could become home to its second headquarters. The process has garnered the kind o...
Tech Tip: Take a Time Travel Trip With Dropbox and Word Files
Dropbox has a feature that stores all the past versions of a file for about one to four months, depending on your subscription plan.
Amazon Chooses 20 Finalists for Second Headquarters
The list released Thursday leaned toward cities in the Midwest and on the East Coast, and away from the tech-saturated hubs of the West Coas...
They Have Seen the Future, and It’s Wasting Zombies at the Arcade
Virtual reality, long-promised, is finally gaining traction in New York video boutiques. But is there more to VR than just games?
IBM May Finally Stop Shrinking. But Is It a Turnaround?
For five and half years IBM has reported a steady erosion of revenue, a losing streak that analysts predict will end on Thursday.
Apple, Capitalizing on New Tax Law, Plans to Bring Billions in Cash Back to U.S.
Less than four weeks after President Trump signed a new tax bill, Apple plans to repatriate the vast majority of its $252 billion in cash he...
Bitcoin Falls Below $10,000 as Virtual Currency Bubble Deflates
The price of one Bitcoin is down 50 percent from its peak as concerns grow that governments may crack down on virtual currency trading.
Facebook to Take Broader Look at Possible Russian Role in Brexit Vote
The company said its previous investigation had been too narrow, centering on accounts already identified by American intelligence agencies....
Google Sells A.I. for Building A.I. (Novices Welcome)
With a new cloud-computing service, businesses can build their own artificial intelligence algorithms, even if they have little experience w...
Tech We’re Using: How Technology Is (and Isn’t) Changing Our Reading Habits
Alexandra Alter, who covers books for The Times, discussed the limits to how tech has transformed the industry.
Meet Your Art Twin: A 400-Year-Old With an Oily Complexion
Art museum selfies are getting more personal as visitors seek their doppelgängers in paintings and sculptures. A new feature in a Google app...
Tech Tip: See Everything That Starts Up With Windows 7
The free Autoruns utility offers a detailed view of the programs, services and other software that run automatically with Windows.
State of the Art: It’s Time for Apple to Build a Less Addictive iPhone
Apple gave us the modern smartphone. Now, it can create a new take on the device by encouraging us to use it more deliberately — and a lot l...
Op-Ed Contributor: Facebook Doesn’t Like What It Sees When It Looks in the Mirror
But will Mark Zuckerberg be any good at social engineering?
22 Attorneys General Sue to Block Net Neutrality Repeal
Led by Eric Schneiderman of New York, the attorneys general said the rollback of so-called net neutrality rules were “arbitrary and capricio...
YouTube Adds More Scrutiny to Top-Tier Videos
A policy update aims to prevent advertisements from appearing next to troublesome content.
Senate Democrats Push for a Net Neutrality Vote. Do They Have a Chance?
Even if Democrats win that vote, they will have trouble restoring internet rules that the Federal Communications Commission repealed in Dece...
Tech Tip: Sharing High-Resolution Photos by Email
You can shrink the size of a photo attachment to make the message smaller, but the picture quality is reduced as well.
Global Health: ‘Smart Thermometers’ Track Flu Season in Real Time
Can 500,000 thermometers transmitting 25,000 readings a day forecast the spread of flu more accurately than the C.D.C.?
Alexa, We’re Still Trying to Figure Out What to Do With You
Many people use digital assistants for the basics, like the weather forecast or music. It’s a long way from the digital home envisioned by t...
Tech Tip: Keeping Up With the Meltdown and Spectre Bugs
Companies have rushed to create patches for Meltdown and Spectre — two new major security vulnerabilities — but not everything has gone smoo...
Graydon Carter, Ex-Editor of Vanity Fair, Invests in an App
The music producer Quincy Jones and the mogul Ron Meyer join Mr. Carter, who is now on ‘garden leave,’ in investing in an Instagram-style ap...
Big Bets on A.I. Open a New Frontier for Chip Start-Ups, Too
Forty-five young companies are building processors just for artificial intelligence. At least five have raised more than $100 million from i...
In Some Countries, Facebook’s Fiddling Has Magnified Fake News
Last fall, the online giant altered what people in six nations see. Established news sites said their web traffic declined, adding that more...
Everyone Is Getting Hilariously Rich and You’re Not
The revolution will be ushered in by young guys who are also cryptocurrency millionaires. Oh wait, they may be broke already.
Inside Uber’s $100,000 Payment to a Hacker, and the Fallout
How Uber grappled with a 2016 hack is under scrutiny and has cast a chill over how other companies deal with security threats.
State of the Art: The Difficulties With Facebook’s News Feed Overhaul
Facebook faces complex questions over its prioritization of “meaningful” content in the News Feed, including whether people want that kind o...
Disruptions: Is the Answer to Phone Addiction a Worse Phone?
A small group of people have turned their phone screens to shades of gray to make them less stimulating. That’s the opposite of what tech co...
Live Nation Settles Suit With Ticketing Start-Up, Buying Its Assets
The concert business giant announced that it settled with Songkick for $110 million and an additional undisclosed sum to acquire the company...
Thiel Makes a Bid for Gawker.com, a Site He Helped Bankrupt
Peter Thiel, the tech billionaire, helped run Gawker Media offline. Now he is trying to buy what is left of it.
Mr. Amazon Steps Out
Jeff Bezos is the world’s richest person and can afford virtually any luxury. But obscurity is no longer among them.
A.I. Has Arrived in Investing. Humans Are Still Dominating.
Artificial intelligence programs increasingly help fund managers run their portfolios, but will they will be good enough to replace them?
G.M. Says Its Driverless Car Could Be in Fleets by Next Year
Once federal and state agencies grant approval, the electric vehicle will be ready for production on a standard assembly line, the automaker...
Op-Ed Contributor: Social Media Is Making Us Dumber. Here’s Exhibit A.
Steven Pinker is a liberal, Jewish professor. But social media convinced people that he’s a darling of the alt-right.
Jeff Bezos Jumps Into ‘Dreamer’ Fight With Gift for Scholarships
Mr. Bezos’ $33 million donation for young immigrants brought to the country illegally injects him into one of the most contentious political...
Tech Tip: Changing Country Codes With Google
If Google Hangouts keeps adding the wrong dialing codes, check your settings to see where the software thinks you are.
Facebook Is Changing. What Does That Mean for Your News Feed?
The social network has implemented major changes to the types of posts, videos and photos that appear in your News Feed. Here is what you sh...
Farhad’s Week in Tech: A Power Outage at CES, and Facebook Wants to Get ‘Meaningful’
The big tech conference in Las Vegas didn’t generate much news, but Facebook did when it said it would make sweeping changes to its news fee...
On the Runway: Is the Fashion Wearables Love Affair Over?
Judging by the Consumer Electronics Show, the answer may be yes.
Why Is South Korea Spooking the Global Bitcoin Market?
The government says it is looking at banning virtual currency trades. But it isn’t clear whether, or how quickly, it will follow through.
Facebook Overhauls News Feed to Focus on What Friends and Family Share
In the next few weeks, you will see fewer viral videos and news articles from media companies, and instead see more posts that include inter...
Dropbox Is Said to Be Planning to Go Public This Year
The online storage company, one of Silicon Valley’s closely watched “unicorns,” has filed confidentially to stage an initial public offering...
Contributing Op-Ed Writer: Robots Can’t Vote, but They Helped Elect Trump
The areas of the country with the largest robot work forces gave the president an unanticipated advantage in the Electoral College.
CES 2018: What the Gadget Fest Looks Like in ‘the Year of A.I.’
Thousands of electronics enthusiasts flooded the trade show to see the latest devices, but the darling of the event was the artificial intel...
Tech Tip: Protecting Yourself From Ransomware
Common sense and software can keep your system safer from security threats.
Trump Tweets Support for Limiting Surveillance Law, Then Reverses Himself
President Trump muddles his administration’s position on restrictions to a surveillance law just as the House debates whether to approve it....
States Push Back After Net Neutrality Repeal
At least six, including California, New York and Washington, are considering bills to restore protections that the F.C.C. ended, but politic...
YouTube Drops Online Star Logan Paul From Premium Advertising
The online service also suspended production of a movie with Mr. Paul a week after he posted a video of a dead body hanging from a tree in J...
India Extends Hand to Apple and Others by Easing Rules on Foreign Firms
The government said foreign-owned, single-brand retailers would get more time to meet its requirements to sell products made by Indians.
Tech We’re Using: He Weaned Himself From Ride-Hailing Apps. Here’s Why.
Mike Isaac, a tech reporter for The Times, now uses Uber and Lyft infrequently, though he remains a steady user of Twitter and HQ Trivia.
Tech Tip: Adding Gmail Contacts to an iPad
You can synchronize your Google Contacts to an iOS device with just a few taps.
As Electric Cars’ Prospects Brighten, Japan Fears Being Left Behind
The country, which missed out on some earlier technological shifts, is now scrambling to catch up as the world warms up to battery-powered v...
Secret Zuma Satellite Launched by SpaceX May Have Failed. What Happened?
Rumors are that an expensive, classified mission code-named “Zuma” failed to deploy in orbit and is now lost. Will we ever find out what act...
AT&T Drops Huawei’s New Smartphone Amid Security Worries
The telecommunications giant canceled a deal to sell the Mate 10 after U.S. lawmakers expressed misgivings about what they said were Huawei’...
Tech Tip: Finding a Scanner for the Big Jobs
Mobile scanning apps are convenient, but if you have reams of paper to digitize, dedicated scanning hardware may streamline the task.
State of the Art: What a $4,000 Treadmill Means for the Future of Gadgets
Peloton, which sells an internet-connected spin bicycle, unveiled a $4,000 internet-connected treadmill. The company’s insight: The gadget i...
Tech Backlash Grows as Investors Press Apple to Act on Children’s Use
Apple should give parents more tools to curb technology use by children and study the health effects of excessive screen time, two big funds...
Google Memo Author Sues, Claiming Bias Against White Conservative Men
James Damore, an engineer who was fired after writing about gender differences, accused the company of workplace discrimination in a lawsuit...
Tech Tip: Finding the Perfect Part of a Live Photo
You can edit Apple’s Live Photos and pick a new favorite frame in the sequence as the “key” image.
Contributing Op-Ed Writer: The Looming Digital Meltdown
Modern computing security is like a flimsy house that needs to be fundamentally rebuilt.
Op-Ed Contributor: Cybersecurity Today Is Treated Like Accounting Before Enron
Our digital assets are too important for this. We need defensive policies and more uniform corporate governance.
Ad Warns Riders About Uber and Lyft, but Some Call It Alarmist
A National Limousine Association campaign featuring Pamela Anderson encourages ride-sharing customers to watch out for their safety, but cri...
India Clings to Cash, Even as Tech Firms Push Digital Money
India’s Paytm and global heavyweights like Google are moving aggressively to persuade reluctant Indians to give up their rupee notes.
Tatsuro Toyoda, Who Led Toyota’s Global Expansion, Dies at 88
Mr. Toyoda led Toyota’s first factory in North America, bringing with him a Japanese approach to manufacturing and labor relations.
Can Sweatcoin, a Hot Fitness App, Keep You Off the Couch?
Sweatcoin has been a popular download for months by offering a twist to fitness tracking. Users gain “sweatcoins” that can be used to buy pr...
Intel Faces Scrutiny as Questions Swirl Over Chip Security
Intel and its chief executive, Brian Krzanich, are in the hot seat over Meltdown and Spectre, two chip security issues that were disclosed l...
Let’s Talk About the Gorilla Channel for One More Day
A joking tweet claimed that President Trump had demanded a TV channel devoted to primates. Most got the gag, some didn’t, and it quickly bec...
Big Tech to Join Legal Fight Against Net Neutrality Repeal
The announcement, by the Internet Association, made clear that companies like Google, Facebook and Netflix would back a legal fight.
Without Naming Trump, Twitter Says It Won’t Block World Leaders
Twitter said on Friday that prohibiting a world leader from posting on the platform “would hide important information people should be able ...
Big Tech to Join Legal Fight Against Net Neutrality Repeal
The announcement, by the Internet Association, made clear that companies like Google, Facebook and Netflix would back a legal fight.
Uber Shareholders Including Kalanick Loosen Grip With Sales of Stock
Travis Kalanick, the former C.E.O., and some other early investors who controlled Uber’s ownership were said to be selling stock to a consor...
Tech Tip: Sharing Online Albums With Google Photos
Even if you do not have Google Photos set to back up every picture automatically, you can upload selected images for your friends to see.
487 Original Programs Aired in 2017. Bet You Didn’t Watch Them All.
The staggering growth of original shows largely comes from the seemingly endless budget lines that help produce new shows for streaming serv...
Fire-Breathing Robots Bring Anarchy to a Chelsea Art Gallery
Mark Pauline, a.k.a. Survival Research Laboratories, has resisted the commercial side of the art world for years. Now he has work for sale i...
Bits: Farhad and Mike’s Week in Tech: Another Huge Security Flaw
Two Times technology reporters discuss the goings-on of Silicon Valley and beyond. This week: The year kicks off with a nightmare computer b...
Critic’s Notebook: How HQ Trivia Became the Best Worst Thing on the Internet
Despite a glut of glitches and questions bordering on the ridiculous, the game taps into our universal feeling of being aggrieved.
Rise of Bitcoin Competitor Ripple Creates Wealth to Rival Zuckerberg
A co-founder of Ripple, a virtual currency, could briefly lay claim to being the world’s fifth richest person on Thursday, bypassing Mark Zu...
What You Need to Do Because of Flaws in Computer Chips
Hackers can exploit two major security flaws in microprocessors running virtually all machines on Earth. What do you do now?
Tech Tip: Taking a Look at Linux
The alternative open-source operating system can handle common computing chores, runs on most PC hardware and has a low, low price of “free....
Internet Users in China Expect to Be Tracked. Now, They Want Privacy.
Chinese are demanding better protections even as the government and tech giants like Alibaba and Tencent gather ever more data.
Iranian Hackers: Sophisticated, Frustrated and a Rising Global Threat
A new report details how hackers in Iran have matured from defacing websites with crude photos to starting systematic cyberespionage campaig...
Competing with the Giants in Race to Build Self-Driving Cars
Aurora, a start-up founded by the former head of Google’s self-driving project, will feed its technology into car giants Volkswagen and Hyun...
Researchers Discover Two Major Flaws in the World’s Computers
Called Meltdown, the first and most urgent flaw affects nearly microprocessors made by Intel. The second, Spectre, affects most other chips....
Tech Fix: The Big Tech Trends to Follow at CES 2018
The stars of next week’s giant electronics show won’t be flashy gadgets. Instead, the focus will be on artificial intelligence and its impac...
Tech We’re Using: Tapping Technology to Advance the Future of Journalism
Virtual reality. Podcasts. Snapchat Discover. Notifications. Sam Dolnick, an assistant managing editor of The Times, on the digital future o...
Spotify Is Said to Be Going Public in Early 2018
The streaming music giant filed a confidential registration with the S.E.C. in late December, with the intention of listing its shares in th...
Russia and Venezuela’s Plan to Sidestep Sanctions: Virtual Currencies
Both countries have floated plans to create homegrown virtual currencies that would put them outside the global financial and banking system...
Would Twitter Ever Suspend Trump’s Account?
Critics have wondered whether the president’s more violent tweets — including those directed at North Korea — could merit a suspension or ba...
Tech Tip: Organizing Apps Directly in iOS
Apple recently removed the app-management function in its iTunes desktop software, but has tricks for arranging icons right on a phone or ta...
Noted: A Selfie for Your Shelf
You can now get a remarkably lifelike, 3-D-printed miniature figurine made for display in home or office. Isn’t technology marvelous?
Didi Chuxing, China’s Ride-Hailing Giant, Said to Buy Uber Rival in Brazil
Didi agreed to acquire the rest of 99, a Brazilian ride-hailing start-up that it had previously invested in, in an all-cash deal worth aroun...
State of the Art: Expect 2018 to Be More Sane? Sorry, It’s Not Going to Happen
Instead of revealing unseen order and predictability in the world, technology has made the world more volatile.
Iranian Authorities Block Access to Social Media Tools
Anti-government protesters face a crackdown on the apps they use to organize and communicate with the outside world.
Op-Ed Contributor: A.I. and Big Data Could Power a New War on Poverty
Conventional wisdom says artificial intelligence will eliminate jobs. But it can also improve education and employment.
Toutiao, a High-Flying Chinese App, Delivers News to Millions. China’s Censors Have Noticed.
Authorities have told the popular service to clean up salacious material, illustrating the balance required to meet China’s voracious news d...
Tech Tip: Adjusting Twitter’s Sensitivities
You can set your Twitter account to allow or block posts that may contain objectionable material.
How Antivirus Software Can Be Turned Into a Tool for Spying
Government officials warn that software from Kaspersky Lab could be subverted by Russian intelligence. A security researcher shows how it co...
Tech Tip: Copying iPhone Messages to the Computer
Several inexpensive programs can easily archive text messages, voice mail, music and other content from your phone to your PC or Mac.
With Disney Deal Looming, Murdoch’s Empire Is Fractured
Rupert Murdoch’s decision to sell most of 21st Century Fox has many wondering what the future holds for him and the two sons who seemed on t...
Rocket Launches and Trips to the Moon We’re Looking Forward to in 2018
The launch of a new rocket by Elon Musk’s SpaceX and moon landings by India, China and private companies could occur this year, but no one i...
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