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After Driving Streaming Music’s Rise, Spotify Aims to Cash In
On Tuesday, the streaming music giant will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Its path ahead, however, is far from clear.
Facebook Employees in an Uproar Over Executive’s Leaked Memo
The social network’s employees were abuzz on Friday over a 2016 memo from a top executive, in which the executive defended Facebook’s growth...
Russian Accused of Hacking U.S. Tech Firms Is Extradited
Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Nikulin accessed the networks of LinkedIn, Dropbox and Formspring, and may have compromised the information of more ...
Bits: The Self-Driving Car Industry’s Biggest Turning Point Yet
As Uber pulled back on testing after a fatal crash in Arizona, Waymo said it would order up to 20,000 electric vehicles for a self-driving c...
Tech Tip: Keeping Personal Appointments Private on Google Calendar
The corporate version of Google Calendar is ultimately controlled by its administrator, but you may still have a say on who can see your day...
Op-Ed Contributor: How Local Governments Can Prevent Cyberattacks
Atlanta could be just the beginning. But it doesn’t have to be.
Silicon Valley Warms to Trump After a Chilly Start
Even though Mr. Trump still takes potshots at Amazon, the industry’s relationship with the White House is shifting as tech companies find so...
Tesla Looked Like the Future. Now Some Ask if It Has One.
Production delays and other problems have presented the electric-car maker and its founder, Elon Musk, with a crisis of confidence among inv...
Microsoft Reorganizes to Fuel Cloud and A.I. Businesses
The software giant split up its Windows engineering team, a sign of how the PC operating system is being de-emphasized.
Social Q’s: Must I Visit My Dying and Dangerously Facebook-Active Uncle?
A reader wonders whether it’s advisable to “leave politics at the door” and say goodbye to a xenophobic relative in hospice.
A Quick Online Divorce for $60? Not So Fast, Denmark Says
In a nation with one of the highest divorce rates in Europe, the government has come to the conclusion that some breakups should take more t...
Bulletin Board: What Topics Should the ‘Tech We’re Using’ Column Tackle Next?
Our Tech We’re Using columnist, Brian Chen, is eager to hear feedback from readers and requests for future columns about how Times journalis...
Eric Holder Says He’ll Sue to Block Citizenship Question on Census
In a wide-ranging TimesTalks conversation, Mr. Holder, the former attorney general, also said Facebook should be viewed as a communication c...
Trump Attacks Amazon, Saying It Does Not Pay Enough Taxes
The president’s commentary, made in a Twitter post, comes amid reports that Mr. Trump has expressed an interest in reining in the e-commerce...
Op-Ed Contributor: Facebook Isn’t Just Violating Our Privacy
It is also ripping apart the social fabric.
Tech Tip: Recording Skype Video Calls
Several programs can tap into your Skype stream and record and save a family video chat.
Boeing Possibly Hit by ‘WannaCry’ Malware Attack
Company officials played down the extent of the incident. Last year, the WannaCry malware struck thousands of computer systems around the wo...
Executive Who Sold Self-Driving Truck Start-Up to Uber Departs
Lior Ron, a founder of Otto, is leaving a week after an autonomous vehicle killed an Arizona woman. The company said the move was unrelated....
Turner Chief Pushes Back on Core Justice Dept. Argument
John Martin, the chief executive of Turner, told a federal court that his channels were not absolutely vital for a cable or satellite busine...
A Chat Room of Their Own
When thousands of women get together on social media, wryly invoking the suicidal author Virginia Woolf as their muse, what could possibly g...
The Shift: Can Social Media Be Saved?
They exploit our data and make us unhappy. They spread misinformation and undermine democracy. Is salvation possible for social networks?
Tech Fix: Dreaming of a Spotless Social Media Timeline? The Solutions Are Far From Ideal
Facebook and Twitter don’t make it easy to run your old posts through the scrubber. So our personal tech columnist took on the challenge.
Tech We’re Using: Covering Disasters With 2 Phones, in Case One Falls in the Mud
Jule Turkewitz, The Times’s correspondent in Denver, often finds herself on mountain roads and unexpected flights. But being prepared for an...
BMW and Daimler, Once Rivals, Join Forces to Fend Off Silicon Valley
The German carmakers said they will merge their car-sharing and other digital businesses, amid threats from the likes of Uber and Google.
Soul-Searching From Ad Group That Lauded Cambridge Analytica
The Advertising Research Foundation, which gave an award to the research firm last year for its work with data, now says advertisers need to...
Tech Tip: Starting Fresh With Firefox
Last year, Mozilla released a revamped version of its browser that gives surfers plenty to customize up front.
Facebook Introduces Central Page for Privacy and Security Settings
As the social network grapples with the way it handles consumer data, it has unveiled a centralized page for people to control their privacy...
Uber Won’t Renew Permit for Self-Driving Cars in California
The company withdrew its application because, it said, it wants to wait for results of an investigation into a fatal crash in Arizona.
Peter Thiel Employee Helped Cambridge Analytica Before It Harvested Data
The employee worked for Mr. Thiel’s firm Palantir, a Silicon Valley contractor to American spy agencies. Mr. Thiel is a wealthy Trump suppor...
How to Spot a Nuclear Bomb Program? Look for Ghostly Particles
Down a mine shaft in England, researchers plan to test a new method for spotting antineutrinos, which could be a sign of nuclear weapon deve...
Breitbart, Facing Headwinds, Tries a New Tack: Live Events
The right-wing website is taking a cue from one of its foes — the mainstream media — and sponsoring a town-hall event in suburban New Orlean...
Facebook’s Zuckerberg Said to Agree to Testify Before Congress Over Data Privacy
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, has agreed to testify in Washington over how his social network handled people’s data, accordin...
Apple Unveils New iPad to Catch Google in the Classroom
Apple hopes a new $299 iPad for schools and other new software tools will help it catch Google in the hunt for students’ attention.
Waymo, a Google Spinoff, Ramps Up Its Driverless-Car Effort
The company says it will buy up to 20,000 electric cars from Jaguar Land Rover as it strives to put a ride service into operation within two...
Tech Tip: Killing the (Facebook) Messenger
If you no longer wish to use Facebook’s message-sharing app on your smartphone, you can uninstall it.
Uber Ordered to Take Its Self-Driving Cars Off Arizona Roads
A woman was killed by one of Uber’s autonomous cars earlier this month. The company had already suspended its testing.
Op-Ed Contributor: New Leadership Has Not Changed Uber
Its business model has always been the same, and it’s always been destructive.
F.C.C. Joins Push to Limit China’s Telecom Reach
A new proposal would prohibit carriers from using money from a federal fund to buy gear from companies deemed national security risks.
China’s Space Station May Crash to Earth on April Fools’ Day
Experts predict the abandoned space station, Tiangong-1, will fall back to Earth around this weekend. But the risk to anyone on the ground i...
Facebook Comes Under F.T.C. Scrutiny as Stock Slides
The agency confirmed an inquiry into Facebook’s privacy policies as a group of attorneys general asked Mark Zuckerberg, its C.E.O., for more...
Lights, Camera, Artificial Action: Start-Up Is Taking A.I. to the Movies
After selling their robotics company to Google, two engineers are working on technology they think can change how special effects are made.
Tech Tip: Copy Here, Paste There
Apple’s hardware can share apps and services through an iCloud account, making it possible to copy text on an iPhone and paste it on a Mac.
Uber to Sell Its Southeast Asia Business to Grab, a Regional Rival
After ceding China and Russia in recent years, the ride-hailing giant is pulling out of another region where it faced tough — and costly — c...
As Amazon Steps Up Tax Collections, Some Cities Are Left Out
Amazon now collects sales tax in every state that has one, but a report finds that the company still doesn’t collect local taxes in dozens o...
Apple Goes to Hollywood. Will Its Story Have a Happy Ending?
The company is making deals with Steven Spielberg and other big names. But can it avoid the fate of other tech giants who entered the entert...
To Invade Homes, Tech is Trying to Get in Your Kitchen
For many people, kitchens are the center of the home. Tech and appliance makers, aiming to deepen ties to customers, are increasingly target...
Opinion: Don’t Delete Facebook. Do Something About It.
Getting rid of your Facebook account will only offload the platform’s problems onto someone else.
Timeline: Facebook and Google Under Regulators’ Glare
In 2011, the F.T.C. first required a company to create a comprehensive data privacy program for consumers. Europe will soon take another big...
How Calls for Privacy May Upend Business for Facebook and Google
Internet companies were built on a model in which people gave up their information for free services. Now, that idea is under siege.
Siri, Alexa and That Google Gal Will Only Get You So Far
One woman tries the next generation of virtual personal assistants. None of them brought her coffee.
Uber’s Self-Driving Cars Were Struggling Before Arizona Crash
Company documents obtained by The New York Times show Uber was becoming more aggressive with its autonomous car research, even as the techno...
For the U.S. and China, a Technology Cold War That’s Freezing Over
In advanced industries like chip development, the rivals are vying for dominance in a fight that is as much about national security as econo...
Zuckerberg Takes Steps to Calm Facebook Employees
Mark Zuckerberg held a Wednesday meeting with staff, followed by a regularly scheduled meeting on Friday, partly to discuss the Cambridge An...
Craigslist Drops Personal Ads After Passage of Sex Trafficking Bill
The website said that the bill, which removes protections from liability for facilitating trafficking, made it too risky to maintain its per...
Elon Musk Joins #DeleteFacebook With a Barrage of Tweets
Mr. Musk deleted the Facebook pages of two of his companies, SpaceX and Tesla. He and the Facebook C.E.O., Mark Zuckerberg, have, er, not al...
Dropbox Shares Leap in I.P.O., and Silicon Valley Smiles
Shares of Dropbox, the file-sharing company, jumped 45 percent on their first day of trading Friday. The debut is a promising sign for other...
Op-Ed Contributor: How to Prevent Smart People From Spreading Dumb Ideas
Think first before you retweet that bit of fake news.
Tech Tip: Giving Videos a Window of Their Own
Recent versions of the Mac operating system include the ability to watch web video in a separate floating window so you can play while you w...
Dropbox Priced at $21 a Share in I.P.O., Valuing Company at $9.2 Billion
The offering could prompt other so-called unicorns to go public, letting investors and founders reap large gains that currently only exist o...
Beg, Borrow or Steal: How Trump Says China Takes Technology
The justification for Washington’s tariffs on $60 billion in Chinese imports shows the rise of intellectual property as a major trade issue....
AT&T Would Use Time Warner as a ‘Weapon,’ Justice Dept. Says
In opening statements of government’s case to block the AT&T-Time Warner merger, the two sides offered starkly different visions of the ...
Instagram Is Changing Its Algorithm. Here’s How.
The changes appear to address some common gripes, like how some posts can keep appearing on your feed seemingly for days.
The Stone: How Democracy Can Survive Big Data
We can blame Facebook and Cambridge Analytica for the damage they’ve done, but the responsibility lies with all of us.
Bits: Kevin’s Week in Tech: Zuckerberg’s Answers to Privacy Scandal Raise More Questions
Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook’s reliance on advertising aligned with its mission to build a community. But what if Facebook cost $5 per mont...
Op-Ed Columnist: Trump’s High-Tech Dirty Tricksters
Undercover video shows the president’s digital consultants acting like thugs.
Editorial: Facebook Leaves Its Users’ Privacy Vulnerable
After learning how advisers to Donald Trump exploited the company’s vulnerabilities to get him elected, Congress needs to strengthen privacy...
YouTube Will Ban Some Gun Videos
The video streaming company said that it would ban videos promoting the sale or manufacture of firearms and their accessories.
Tech Tip: Chatting Up the Google Assistant
Virtual assistants already have some ability to hold conversations with people, but the technology will get even more talkative.
Wreck of the Juneau Is Found, 76 Years After 5 Brothers Perished
The ship was torn apart by Japanese torpedoes during World War II. Hundreds of sailors died, including the five Sullivan brothers of Waterlo...
Mark Zuckerberg’s Reckoning: ‘This Is a Major Trust Issue’
Facebook’s chief executive spoke with The New York Times about data privacy of users, Cambridge Analytica and the company’s next steps.
At Mars, Jeff Bezos Hosted Roboticists, Astronauts, Other Brainiacs and Me
At the exclusive three-day conference run by Amazon in the California desert, the merely brilliant rub shoulders with the geniuses.
Why Leaving Facebook Doesn’t Always Mean Quitting Facebook
In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, in which data from over 50 million Facebook profiles was secretly scraped and mined for vote...
Facebook Made Him a Billionaire. Now He’s a Critic.
Brian Acton, one of the creators of WhatsApp, sold his company to the internet giant for $19 billion. Now he’s telling people to “#deletefac...
Users Abandon Facebook After Cambridge Analytica Findings
Patrons of the social network are deleting their profiles in protest over reports that the company allowed a political data firm to harvest ...
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Vows to Bolster Privacy Amid Cambridge Analytica Crisis
In his first public statements concerning a data privacy scandal, Mr. Zuckerberg said “there’s more to do, and we need to step up and do it....
Tech Fix: Want to #DeleteFacebook? You Can Try
The social network may be too large to truly quit. Our personal tech columnist answers questions from readers who are contemplating deactiva...
Missing From Facebook’s Crisis: Mark Zuckerberg
Amid a data scandal this week, Mr. Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, and Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer, have been nowhere t...
Targeting Tech Giants, Europe Unveils Digital Tax Proposal
The plan would create a system where digital businesses in Europe would have to pay taxes on their revenues, rather than their profits, to c...
Trilobites: Robotic Fish to Keep a Fishy Eye on the Health of the Oceans
Researchers introduced SoFi, a soft robotic fish that can be operated underwater with a souped up Super Nintendo controller.
The Shift: Think Cryptocurrency Is Confusing? Try Paying Taxes on It
With this year’s April 17 filing deadline fast approaching, many virtual currency traders are sweating over their tax returns.
Tech We’re Using: In India, Everything Can Be Delivered (Except Clean Air)
Vindu Goel, our technology reporter in Mumbai, explains how cheap mobile data is changing the country and why WhatsApp is indispensable.
Computer Chip Visionaries Win Turing Award
After changing the fundamental idea of chip design, former academics Dave Patterson and John Hennessy have received “the Nobel Prize of comp...
Tech Tip: Sharing Your Story in Instagram
The photo-sharing social network includes a feature for posting and annotating multiple photos and videos in one daily collection.
Welcome to Zucktown. Where Everything Is Just Zucky.
In Menlo Park, Calif., Facebook is building a real community and testing the proposition: Do people love tech companies so much they will li...
The End for Facebook’s Security Evangelist
Alex Stamos, Facebook’s chief information security officer, who plans to leave the company by August, is known in Silicon Valley for his str...
Toyota Takes Self-Driving Cars Off Road After Uber Accident
The automaker said it wanted to reassess its testing program after an autonomous Uber vehicle killed a pedestrian.
AT&T-Time Warner Case: How the Biggest Antitrust Trial in Years Could Play Out
Here’s what you need to know about a courtroom battle that could determine how you watch HBO or even sports.
Google Pledges $300 Million to Clean Up False News
After enduring criticism for allowing the rapid spread of conspiracy theories, the tech giant opened up its checkbook to support reliable jo...
How Researchers Learned to Use Facebook ‘Likes’ to Sway Your Thinking
Your interest in Kim Kardashian West can tell researchers how extroverted (very), how conscientious (more than most) and how open-minded (on...
F.T.C. Investigating Facebook in Use of Personal Data by Firm Tied to Trump
The Federal Trade Commission is examining whether Facebook violated a 2011 agreement with the agency on data privacy, a person with knowledg...
Tech Tip: Connecting Hardware to an iPad
Apple’s tablet has a headphone jack and a Lightning port to plug in external devices, but you can also pair gadgets and sling files wireless...
Hundreds of Start-Ups Tell Investors: Diversify, or Keep Your Money
Leading Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are forming a Founders for Change coalition to deliver a message to the white- and male-dominated world...
California Housing Problems Are Spilling Across Its Borders
Reno is among several Western cities experiencing congestion and new tensions as California residents and businesses seek more affordable lo...
What’s Next for Humanity: Automation, New Morality and a ‘Global Useless Class’
In an event organized by The New York Times and How To Academy, the historian and author Yuval Noah Harari offered his predictions for the f...
Yuval Noah Harari on the Future of Humanity
Humans, Mr. Harari warned, “have created such a complicated world that we’re no longer able to make sense of what is happening.”
Facebook Executive Planning to Leave Company Amid Disinformation Backlash
Facebook has reached a deal with its chief information security officer to depart after disagreements over how to address its role in spread...
Tech Fix: How to Protect Yourself (and Your Friends) on Facebook
There are some practical solutions to safeguard some of your data, like installing software to block web tracking technologies.
The Shift: How Facebook’s Data Sharing Went From Feature to Bug
Sure, third-party Facebook apps collected data about users’ lives. But they seemed convenient and harmless, and, really, what could go wrong...
White House Bans Venezuela’s Digital Currency and Imposes Further Sanctions
The Trump administration also blacklisted four individuals associated with President Nicolás Maduro, ratcheting up pressure on a government ...
Europe’s Planned Digital Tax Heightens Tensions With U.S.
A European Union plan would hit Silicon Valley’s technology giants especially hard, further straining relations with the United States over ...
How Driverless Cars See the World Around Them
On Sunday, a woman in Arizona died after being struck by a self-driving car operated by Uber. Here is a guide to how autonomous vehicles ope...
How Cambridge Analytica Harvested Facebook Data, Triggering a New Outcry
What you need to know about how a political data firm tied to the Trump campaign gained access to information on 50 million Facebook users.
Cambridge Analytica, Trump-Tied Political Firm, Offered to Entrap Politicians
A British TV station sent a reporter to pose as a prospective client, and secretly filmed Cambridge Analytica’s chief executive offering to ...
Self-Driving Uber Car Kills Arizona Pedestrian
A woman in Tempe, Ariz., died after being hit by a self-driving car operated by Uber, in the first known fatality of a pedestrian from an au...
Facebook’s Role in Data Misuse Sets Off Storms on Two Continents
American and British lawmakers called on Facebook to explain how a political data firm tied to the Trump campaign harvested private data fro...
YouTube May Add to the Burdens of Humble Wikipedia
Google catches the online encyclopedia by surprise with the announcement that it will hand off one of its knottiest problems to a volunteer ...
Tech Tip: How to Shut Up Noisy Sites in Chrome
Newer versions of Google’s browser include a setting to easily mute web pages that would otherwise open with audio blaring.
Brian Eno Wants to Take You ‘Inside the Music’
The British musician is collaborating with other artists to create a high-tech, immersive experience that will tour Europe and America.
Hashtag Open House
Influencers in Los Angeles and New York are saving us from dreary old open houses. Maybe you can get some cheap rent out of your Snapchat?
Take This App and Call Me in the Morning
A new category of prescription medical treatments, what executives call digital therapeutics, comes in the form of mobile apps.
FedEx Follows Amazon Into the Robotic Future
Humans will have to get used to their machine co-workers. But the robot next to you may not be ready to be your replacement. At least, not y...
Uber’s New Rival in Australia: An Indian Upstart
Ola hopes to become a rare consumer technology firm in India that breaks away from home and grows in a well-to-do market where it can charge...
Adrian Lamo, Hacker Who Reported Chelsea Manning to the F.B.I., Dies at 37
Mr. Lamo, who was also known for hacking into the computer network of The New York Times, was reviled and revered for turning in Ms. Manning...
Data Firm Tied to Trump Campaign Talked Business With Russians
Cambridge Analytica, a company that developed technology to target voters, has denied having connections to Russia. But evidence suggests ot...
How Trump Consultants Exploited the Facebook Data of Millions
Cambridge Analytica harvested personal information from a huge swath of the electorate to develop techniques that were later used in the Tru...
The Future of Time Warner, Coming Soon to a Court Near You
The talk in media circles is focused on what happens if the AT&T deal is stopped by the government and Time Warner is forced to go it al...
Qualcomm’s Former Chairman Said to Explore Taking Company Private
Paul Jacobs, whose father had helped found Qualcomm, is considering taking the chip maker private after months of turmoil at the company.
Encounters: Karlie Kloss Teaches Teenage Girls How to Code
When she’s not jet-setting or hanging with Taylor Swift, the 25-year-old model runs a coding boot camp for young women.
The Rise and Fall of Elizabeth Holmes and the Black Turtleneck
When you wear the same thing every day, it stops being a shirt and becomes a symbol.
Kelp Farms and Mammoth Windmills Are Just Two of the Government’s Long-Shot Energy Bets
Thousands of entrepreneurs gathered near Washington this week for an annual government conference. On the agenda: Unusual solutions to major...
Tech Tip: How to Format Documents While Barely Lifting a Finger
Free dictation tools convert speech to text and several popular programs now let you add text styling and other formatting by voice command....
Bits: Kevin’s Week in Tech: Theranos, Fraud and the Failure to Fail
In this week’s tech newsletter, Kevin Roose discusses the fraud charges against Theranos, the smoke-and-mirrors biotech company.
Who’s Greener? California Housing Plan Splits Would-Be Allies
Legislation would allow more home building along transit routes to reduce gas-guzzling commutes. Some who support the goal have denounced th...
Streaming Soon: A Fight Over AT&T, Time Warner, and the Future of TV
The Justice Department’s case to block AT&T’s $85 billion merger with Time Warner is set for trial next week, in one of the most anticip...
Cyberattacks Put Russian Fingers on the Switch at Power Plants, U.S. Says
Over the last year, Russian hackers have gone from infiltrating business networks of energy, water and nuclear plants to worming their way i...
Rihanna Protests Ad on Snapchat that Mocks Domestic Violence
“This advertisement is disgusting and never should have appeared on our service,” said a Snapchat spokesperson.
Tech Tip: Preserving Those Refrigerator-Door Masterpieces
Storing digital copies of your child’s artwork allows you to look back fondly, long after the pipe cleaners and glitter have been lost to ti...
Pentagon Wants Silicon Valley’s Help on A.I.
Older tech companies have long had ties with military and intelligence. But employees at internet outfits like Google are wary of too much c...
A Cyberattack in Saudi Arabia Had a Deadly Goal. Experts Fear Another Try.
Petrochemical companies were hit by a series of cyberassaults last year. The worst of them, against a widely used safety system, could have ...
Lyft to Bring Driverless Car Tech to Broader Auto Industry
The ride-hailing company is teaming up with Magna, a major auto supplier, to jointly develop self-driving car systems. It’s the latest in a ...
The Shift: Tech Leaders Are Growing Up (Again). That’s a Good Thing.
Former whiz kids who made their fortunes in the tech industry are now settling down, seemingly more attuned to the power they wield.
Facebook Blocks Britain First, a Far-Right Anti-Muslim Group Promoted by Trump
The move comes a week after two leaders were convicted of hate crimes and months after the president elevated their inflammatory views on Tw...
Op-Ed Contributor: Many Drugs and Many Doctors Lead to Many Mistakes
Calling all coders: We need a better prescription-tracking app.
Tech We’re Using: In Hollywood, Cutting the Cord and Other Disruptions
Brooks Barnes, who covers Hollywood for The New York Times, discussed how the tsunami of technology has forced the entertainment industry to...
Tech Tip: Taking Items Off the Mac’s Menu
If you find that your Mac’s top menu is cluttered with icons you never use, you can clean things up.
Broadcom Drops Bid for Qualcomm After Trump’s Intervention
The Singapore-based chip maker had sought to complete the biggest technology deal in history, but the White House blocked it, citing threats...
Google Bans Bitcoin Advertisements in Policy Change
Google said that the new policy will come into effect in June on its own platforms and on third-party websites where it sells advertising sp...
Trump’s Killing of Chip Deal Pushes Protectionism as It Invokes Security
President Trump’s sudden decision to halt Broadcom’s bid to take over Qualcomm reflects a concerted effort to protect American companies fro...
Even With Takeover Bid Blocked, Qualcomm ‘Is in a Tight Spot’
While rival Broadcom no longer appears to be a threat, the American chip maker faces other troubles, including lawsuits and dissatisfied sha...
Op-Ed Contributor: The Real Problem With Video Games
It’s not the violent content. It’s the toxic culture.
DealBook: Larry Page’s Flying Taxis, Now Exiting Stealth Mode
New Zealand has opened its skies to self-piloted electric planes financed by one of Google’s founders.
Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman Benefit From the Streaming Wars
With two new deals, the two Oscar-winners are taking advantage of Hollywood’s hunger for binge-worthy limited series featuring strong women....
Tech Tip: Google’s Security Sweep for Apps
Keeping malware out of app stores is a constant fight, but Google has stepped up its efforts in the past year.
The One Thing That Protects a Laptop After It’s Been Stolen
Here’s one thing you can do today so if your laptop is lost or stolen, your private, personal data doesn’t fall into the wrong hands too.
Need a Lift? Check Out This Flying Taxi
The company Kitty Hawk has been testing a new kind of fully electric, self-piloting flying taxi. It takes off like a helicopter and flies li...
Trump Blocks Broadcom’s Bid for Qualcomm
President Trump issued an order prohibiting Broadcom, a Singapore-based chip maker, from purchasing Qualcomm, citing a threat to the nationa...
As Bots Flourish on Instagram, Companies Form to Fight Them
Marketers are increasingly concerned that too many of the influencers they pay to push their products are actually followed by a percentage ...
Broadcom’s Bid for Qualcomm May Be Headed for Rejection, U.S. Panel Warns
Cfius, a government panel reviewing Broadcom’s $117 hostile takeover bid for chip maker Qualcomm, said it may refer the deal to President Tr...
Tech Tip: How to Prevent the Butt Dial
Smartphone software can make it a little too easy to dial up your contacts whether you meant to or not, but you can help cut down on acciden...
Dropbox Looks to Raise $648 Million in Upcoming I.P.O.
At the midpoint of its expected price range, the company’s share sale values it at roughly $7.5 billion. That is down from its most recent v...
Contributing Op-Ed Writer: YouTube, the Great Radicalizer
The videos it recommends seem to get more and more extreme.
Dropbox Chief to Join Elite Ranks of Idea-to-I.P.O. Founders
Drew Houston, chief executive of Dropbox, is set to become a member of a small club of entrepreneurs who steered a start-up through to the p...
AT&T Backs Off Political Argument in Antitrust Case
AT&T has said the government blocked the company’s deal with Time Warner because of presidential politics. But that argument was absent ...
Google Is Trying Too Hard (or Not Hard Enough) to Diversify
The internet giant is being sued by former employees who say the company is going too far with diversity. Other lawsuits accuse it of the op...
Tech Tip: Closed Captions You Can Actually See
If you have trouble reading the descriptive text on screen, you might be able to adjust the size, color and font in your app or device setti...
Bits: Kevin’s Week in Tech: Is Silicon Valley Really Over?
In this week’s tech newsletter, Kevin Roose discusses whether Silicon Valley investors will act on their envy for Midwest living.
Ex-Leader of Baltimore County Schools, a Tech Booster, Pleads Guilty to Perjury
The former official, Dallas Dance, has been at the center of questions about the relationships between school officials and education techno...
In Sri Lanka, Facebook Contends With Shutdown After Mob Violence
Sri Lanka blocked access to the social network to help stem mob violence directed at its Muslim minority. Facebook said it was cooperating w...
It’s True: False News Spreads Faster and Wider. And Humans Are to Blame.
False claims posted on Twitter were 70 percent more likely to be shared than the truth, researchers at M.I.T. found. And people appear to pr...
Gray Matter: How Lies Spread Online
They diffuse farther, faster and more broadly than the truth does.
Jon Favreau to Pen Live-Action ‘Star Wars’ Streaming Series
The series will be part of Disney’s streaming service, which will be rolled out next year.
How We Identified Burned Villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Historically, these distant conflicts have been difficult to analyze. But new technologies allow us to investigate them in close to real tim...
Tech Tip: Windows 10: When to Restore, Reset or Recover
Several troubleshooting tools included in Windows 10 can help revive your system if it just won’t work properly.
Tech Fix: A Review of the Samsung Galaxy S9, in Emoji
The new smartphone is packed with gimmicky new features like a personal emoji creator. Don’t be surprised if getting used to those emoji tak...
Op-Ed Contributor: How to Make A.I. Human-Friendly
Nothing is “artificial” about this technology. It is made by us, for us.
China’s Huawei Is at Center of Fight Over 5G’s Future
China was a bit player in shaping today’s cellular networks. Now, as 5G approaches, Huawei is determined to lead, worrying Washington.
Broadcom’s Other Regulatory Hurdle: How It Treats Customers
In a previously unreported court document, Western Digital complained about Broadcom’s behavior. That may affect an F.T.C. review of the chi...
Peter Thiel’s Money Talks, in Contentious Ways. But What Does He Say?
In a rare interview, the billionaire Facebook board member and Trump supporter shared his current takes on politics, Silicon Valley and more...
The Parkland Students’ Social Media Story Is More Nuanced Than a Tweet
The activist students of Stoneman Douglas, where 17 people were killed last month, are social media naturals. But it’s not as simple as it s...
Amazon Offers Prime Discount for Medicaid Recipients
The move, offering memberships for $5.99 a month instead of $12.99, expands an effort to attract more shoppers with low incomes, who favor W...
Tech We’re Using: How Canada’s Tech Scene Is Thriving (Including the Instant Pot)
Ian Austen, a correspondent in Canada for The New York Times, chronicles the ups and downs of the country’s high-tech industry.
Tech Tip: Tiny Laptop? Bring Your Own Disc Drive
Laptop makers may have tossed the CD/DVD drive overboard, but there are solutions for those who want to watch movies on disc or archive file...
Broadcom Pledges 5G Investment to Win Approval of Qualcomm Deal
The company said it would create a $1.5 billion investment fund to ensure the United States is the leader in the emerging mobile technology....
State of the Art: For Two Months, I Got My News From Print Newspapers. Here’s What I Learned.
Our tech columnist tried to skip digital news for a while. His old-school experiment led to three main conclusions.
The U.S.-China Rivalry Is, More Than Ever, a Fight Over Tech
The conflict over access to emerging technologies has become painfully clear with the attempt at a hostile takeover of the American chip mak...
Why Companies and Countries Are Battling for Ascendancy in 5G
Taking an early lead in ultrafast next-generation wireless technology can give players a strategic advantage.
Most Americans See Artificial Intelligence as a Threat to Jobs (Just Not Theirs)
A new study reveals how widely Americans use and welcome technologies featuring artificial intelligence.
OpenTable Says Fired Employee Booked Hundreds of Fake Reservations on a Rival Site
The company said the employee, who was fired, acted alone and that the restaurants would be reimbursed for the fraudulent no-shows.
Google Researchers Are Learning How Machines Learn
So-called neural networks have greatly advanced artificial intelligence. But understanding how computers make their decisions can be difficu...
U.S. Calls Broadcom’s Bid for Qualcomm a National Security Risk
The move by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States complicates an already contentious deal.
Uber’s Self-Driving Trucks Hit the Highway, but Not Local Roads
Uber’s autonomous trucks have started hauling trailers on Arizona highways for customers for its freight-booking service.
Square Feet: Once Wary of Facebook and Apple, a Mill Town Tells Them to Keep Expanding
New “hyperscale” data centers from the tech giants, part of a wave of global development, helped lead Prineville, Ore., to a path of recover...
Economic Scene: Your Data Is Crucial to a Robotic Age. Shouldn’t You Be Paid for It?
Getting companies to pay for the information they reap from people’s online lives will improve the data and may counteract a concentration o...
Tech Tip: Wrestling With Auto-Correct
If you find yourself repeatedly correcting Apple’s auto-correction software while you’re typing, you can reset its dictionary or turn it off...
New Foils for the Right: Google and Facebook
A new documentary from Peter Schweizer — the man who gave the world “Clinton Cash” — signals a revised strategy for conservatives in the cul...
Op-Ed Contributor: The Left Shouldn’t Be Too Proud to Meme
Donald Trump and his supporters on the right have been more effective than liberals in using internet memes to promote ideas and attack enem...
Google to Sell Zagat to The Infatuation, an Upstart Review Site
The deal will bring a new owner for Zagat, once the 800-pound gorilla of restaurant recommendations, at a time when competition is stronger ...
Tech Tip: Taking Stock of Your Belongings for the Future
Making a record of your possessions can prove useful for insurance purposes or planning a move, and you can find plenty of apps to help with...
U.S. Asks Qualcomm to Delay Meeting for National Security Review of Broadcom Bid
The surprise move by a government panel comes amid an atmosphere in which foreign takeovers are gaining high levels of scrutiny.
Dorm Living for Professionals Comes to San Francisco
San Francisco's middle class, including teachers, copywriters and more, are engaging in an unusual experiment in communal living. Starci...
The Shift: Here Come the Fake Videos, Too
Artificial Intelligence video tools make it relatively easy to put one person’s face on another person’s body with few traces of manipulatio...
Virtual Currency Offerings May Hit a New Peak with Telegram Coin Sale
It took Facebook seven years to raise its first $1 billion. Thanks to an initial coin offering, it could take the messaging app just four mo...
The Shift: Silicon Valley Is Over, Says Silicon Valley
About a dozen venture capitalists recently took a bus tour through the Midwest, and a funny thing happened: They caught the heartland bug.
Trash in the Fjords? Norway Turns to Drones
Oslo hopes the technology will help identify types of litter so that human divers can scour it off the seabed.
Opinion: Your Kid’s Phone Is Not Like a Cigarette
We can’t fight technology the way we fought Big Tobacco.
YouTube Disciplines Right-Wing Channels as It Steps Up Moderation Efforts
The website’s efforts to police misinformation have become more visible since the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., last month.
5G Cell Service Is Coming. Who Decides Where It Goes?
There is a heated fight about when, where and how the next generation of cell service gets delivered.
China Presses Its Internet Censorship Efforts Across the Globe
Beijing is pushing past its digital borders to influence and control what people say online, as it enjoys growing sway in the technology wor...
Yesterday in Styles: How the Selfie Conquered the World
In the heyday of MySpace — before Instagram and iPhones — selfies were an emergent form of folk art for millennials.
Tech Tip: Tools to Keep Your Children in Line When They’re Online
The computer has so many features that are more fun than doing homework, but parents have controls to restrict games, screen time and more.
Farhad’s Week in Tech: Spotify’s Tough Road, and Our Pile of Reader Feedback
In this week’s tech newsletter, we discuss Spotify’s plans to go public, and a wide range of suggestions for tech coverage in The Times.
Consent in the Digital Age: Can Apps Solve a Very Human Problem?
Apps will let users set their sexual boundaries before intimacy, then solidify them in a legal agreement. But is this really the future of c...
Op-Ed Contributor: The Supreme Court Case That Could Give Tech Giants More Power
The last thing we need at this time is for Amazon, Facebook and Google to avoid antitrust scrutiny.
Modern Love: Am I Gay or Straight? Maybe This Fun Quiz Will Tell Me
A young woman seeks answers to her sexual orientation online, where the endless quizzes she takes deliver whatever label she wants.
Facebook Lets Ads Bare a Man’s Chest. A Woman’s Back Is Another Matter.
Advertisers, especially smaller ones, complain of inconsistency and gender bias in the process that determines whether images are rejected f...
Trilobites: When Did Americans Stop Marrying Their Cousins? Ask the World’s Largest Family Tree
Researchers assembled 5 million family trees using data from the website Geni.com to test several genetic and historical hypotheses.
Facebook to End News Feed Experiment in 6 Countries That Magnified Fake News
The social network is ending Explore, an experiment in countries like Bolivia and Cambodia where it had separated news and other publishers ...
Rites of Passage: Hi Hi Good Morning Hi I Love You It’s Me
WhatsApp connects families around the world in amazing ways, and also is a complete nightmare.
Tech Tip: How to Get Your Tweet Fix Now That Twitter’s Mac App Is Dead
Twitter will stop supporting its official app for Mac computers in mid-March, but you can find alternatives that offer plenty of features.
Bit by Bit, Whole Foods Gets an Amazon Touch
It has been six months since Amazon took over Whole Foods for $13.4 billion. Here are a handful of notable changes Amazon has made to Whole ...
Why This Tech Executive Says Her Plan to Disrupt Education Is Different
Susan Wu, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, has opened a school in Australia.
Subpoenas Signal S.E.C. Crackdown on Initial Coin Offerings
Regulators are believed to have demanded information from as many as 80 people and companies associated with virtual currencies.
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