WhatsApp Co-Founder Leaving Facebook’s Board Amid User Data Disputes
Jan Koum’s exit is the highest-profile departure from Facebook after months of controversy at the social network. A company executive said s...
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DealBook: Sprint and T-Mobile Try Again, but Antitrust Hurdles Remain the Same
The two wireless carriers argue that a merger would benefit customers, but analysts, and our columnist, are skeptical about the deal’s chanc...
Creepy or Not? Your Privacy Concerns Likely Reflect Your Politics
A new study on surveillance finds that Republicans tend to feel pleased about tracking, both online and in real life, while Democrats often ...
Behind T-Mobile-Sprint Merger, a Race to Keep Up With China in 5G
With the U.S. and China vying for tech leadership, the two wireless companies said their union would help America preserve its strategic edg...
Tech Tip: Why All the New Terms of Service?
With less than a month to go before the European Union enacts new consumer privacy laws for its citizens, companies around the world are upd...
One Goal of Amazon’s HQ2: Learn the Lessons of Seattle
Amazon has surprised officials in cities vying for the company’s new headquarters by asking how to avoid soaring housing costs and paralyzin...
Blockchain Will Be Theirs, Russian Spy Boasted at Conference
Some think the technology that was introduced with Bitcoin has enormous potential. That has a number of countries looking to influence its f...
T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Would Give Japan’s SoftBank Bigger Foothold in U.S.
The founder of SoftBank, Masayoshi Son, is one of the world’s leading tech investors. He has pushed for Sprint, perhaps his marquee American...
Sprint and T-Mobile Are Said to Be Close to Merging
Should the two companies combine, it would form the third largest wireless company in the United States.
Yesterday in Styles: 2004: How Untucked Shirts Became a Male Uniform
No longer just for slobs and summering preppies, dress shirts with untucked shirttails hit the front row and red carpet in the mid-aughts an...
Can a City Ditch the Power Company? Not Without a Fight
San Diego may join a growing trend and become a retailer of electricity, seeking better rates than the local utility and pursuing clean-ener...
Kevin’s Week in Tech: Let’s Check In on the Other Social Networks, Shall We?
Twitter, Snapchat and YouTube all had interesting news that you may have missed.
Tech Tip: Making More Room for a Nook Library
Barnes & Noble’s line of digital-book hardware offers a few ways to keep and store your expanding collection.
How a Genealogy Site Led to the Front Door of the Golden State Killer Suspect
Investigators used DNA from crime scenes and plugged that genetic profile into an online genealogy database, tracing DNA to the suspect, Jos...
Amazon’s Profit Swells to $1.6 Billion, Lifted by Its Cloud Business
The company also said it would raise the price of its popular Prime membership service to $119 from $99.
Microsoft’s Cloud Has Business Booming Again
The technology giant reported strong quarterly results thanks to an aggressive transition to delivering software as an internet service.
Unlike in U.S., Facebook Faces Tough Questions in Britain
Facebook’s chief technology officer testified before a British panel in a hearing that stood in stark contrast to the efforts of American la...
Walmart, With Billions to Spend, Seeks Flipkart E-Commerce Site in India
The company is said to be in talks to acquire Flipkart, India’s leading online retailer, to counter Amazon’s push into the country.
Tech Tip: Adding Fonts to an iPad
With a little help from an installer app, you can use new typefaces with certain programs on Apple’s tablet and other mobile devices.
Facebook’s Privacy Scandal Appears to Have Little Effect on Its Bottom Line
The social network posted increases in profit and revenue as it deals with a torrent of criticism about its privacy practices and the way it...
How Fake Mark Zuckerbergs Scam Facebook Users Out of Their Cash
The Facebook chief executive has vowed to clean up the social network, but his company has failed to stop even those impersonating him from ...
YouTube Kids, Criticized for Content, Introduces New Parental Controls
Parents will be able to handpick the channels and topics their children can view on the app, which has been criticized for allowing disturbi...
What Amazon’s New Headquarters Could Mean for Rents
Winning the contest could mean a steeper increase in local housing costs over the next decade, a study finds. Nashville is already contempla...
Tech We’re Using: How a News Junkie Stays Plugged In: Newsletters and Her Kids
Rebecca Blumenstein, a deputy managing editor of The Times, shared the biggest developments that are coming and how her children use apps.
Tech Tip: How to Juice and Jam at the Same Time
If your phone uses a single port for the charger and headphones, you can still power the battery while you listen to music — with the help o...
Twitter Stays on an Upswing, With Second Straight Quarter of Profit
The social media service may not be adding new users at much of a clip, but it’s advertising-driven business seems to have stabilized.
The Shift: Workers of Silicon Valley, It’s Time to Organize
Employees in the tech industry have an unusual power: They can make their companies act more responsibly. All they have to do is speak up.
Facebook Replaces Lobbying Executive Amid Regulatory Scrutiny
Facebook shuffled its ranks in Washington as it confronts pressure from lawmakers over data privacy, election interference, misinformation a...
Wanted at Chinese Start-Ups: Attractive Women to Ease Coders’ Stress
Some tech companies are hiring female “motivators” for a role that’s a mix of psychologist and cheerleader — to help overworked male program...
European Regulators Ask if Facebook Is Taking Too Much Data
The authorities in a number of countries say the company is unfairly using its leverage over consumers to extract personal information from ...
Tech Tip: Posting PDF Files on Facebook
You can attach one to a post or a status update, but only if you are using a certain type of Facebook page.
Amazon Tries a New Delivery Spot: Your Car
The service new is aimed at anyone who doesn’t want to risk a package being stolen from a porch and can’t receive an order at work.
3 Gadgets You Didn’t Know You Needed, but Are Worth Buying
If you don’t have one of these — or you’ve waited until the options were good enough before investing, now’s the time to buy.
Google’s Parent Company Spends Like It’s Thinking of a Future Beyond Ads
With regulatory pressure looming, Google is spending heavily for its cloud business, hardware products and A.I. assistant.
How Looming Privacy Regulations May Strengthen Facebook and Google
Facebook and Google are dealing with a privacy backlash and new European rules on data collection. The rules, though, may not be as damaging...
This Start-Up Says It Wants to Fight Poverty. A Food Stamp Giant Is Blocking It.
Propel, a start-up, was begun to bring convenience and new services to food stamp recipients. A big government contractor is getting in the ...
YouTube Says Computers Are Catching Problem Videos
The video-sharing site said it took down more than eight million videos in the fourth quarter of 2017. The vast majority were flagged by com...
Apple’s Deal for Shazam Is Delayed in Europe Over Data Concerns
European authorities are testing the idea that data can give companies an unfair edge over rivals.
Tech Tip: You Don’t Want the Malware Prize
Devious code is sending people to fraudulent quiz and contest pages, so ignore that “lucky winner” notice and run a security scan.
A Former Top Wall Street Regulator Turns to the Blockchain
Gary Gensler, who once led the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has joined M.I.T., where he is warning about potential problems for vir...
Zelle, the Banks’ Answer to Venmo, Proves Vulnerable to Fraud
The personal payment platform Zelle is flourishing. But so are fraudsters, who are exploiting weaknesses in the banks’ security.
Amazon’s Critics Get New Life With Trump’s Attacks on the Company
Many of Amazon’s opponents have struggled for years to be heard. Now they have the country’s most powerful bullhorn — President Trump — on t...
Is Facebook’s Campbell Brown a Force to Be Reckoned With? Or Is She Fake News?
As Facebook’s head of news partnerships, Ms. Brown, a former CNN and NBC anchor, is emerging as a surprisingly adept negotiator for her publ...
Tesla Factory Safety Under Scrutiny After Worker Is Injured
Days after a news report focused on conditions at the plant, a California agency said it was investigating an episode that left a millwright...
Electric Scooters Are Causing Havoc. This Man Is Shrugging It Off.
Travis VanderZanden, chief executive of electric scooter start-up Bird, is unperturbed by how San Francisco and other cities are in an uproa...
India’s ATMs Are Running Out of Cash. Again.
The shortage, caused by government policies, poses a challenge for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was also responsible for India’s last c...
U.S. Said to Investigate AT&T and Verizon Over Wireless Collusion Claim
Complaints to the Justice Department allege that the companies and a standards group worked together to restrict eSIM technology, a cardless...
The Saturday Profile: Long Before Cambridge Analytica, a Belief in the ‘Power of the Subliminal’
Decades ago, Nigel Oakes believed it was possible, using science, to influence human behavior on a mass scale. That ultimately led to data m...
G.E. Earnings Show Some Signs of a Turnaround
Despite a first-quarter loss, General Electric reported improving trends in industrial earnings and reaffirmed its profit outlook for the ye...
Tech Tip: Getting Your Desktop Windows in Order
If your screen has become jumbled with too many open files, folders and programs to manage, you can quickly sort the pile.
Bits: Kevin’s Week in Tech: Jeff Bezos Reminds Tech Who’s Boss
Amazon’s chief executive sent out his annual shareholder letter this week. Our tech columnist recounts what stood out from it.
Confronting a Crisis? Now, Kim Jong-un Can Just Pick Up the Phone
North Korea and South Korea have installed the first-ever telephone hotline between their top leaders in another sign of improving relations...
Venture Capitalists Seek ‘Safe Harbor’ for Virtual Currencies
A group led by the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is proposing that some virtual currencies not be regulated as securities.
AT&T Chief Attacks Lawsuit to Block Time Warner Merger
Randall Stephenson, AT&T’s chief executive, defended his deal to buy Time Warner and said a combined company would be no different than ...
Audit Approved of Facebook Policies, Even After Cambridge Analytica Leak
PwC, an auditing firm responsible for monitoring Facebook’s compliance with a federal consent decree, effectively gave the company a clean b...
A.I. Researchers Are Making More Than $1 Million, Even at a Nonprofit
Tax forms filed by OpenAI provide insight into the enormous salaries and bonuses paid to artificial intelligence specialists across the worl...
G.E. Makes a Sharp ‘Pivot’ on Digital
The industrial giant plunged into internet-era software with gusto. But it has trimmed back after finding that becoming a tech player is dau...
It Could Be Game Over for a Onetime King of Donkey Kong
The million-point record of Billy Mitchell, the subject of a 2007 documentary, has been thrown out, and Steve Wiebe, his rival, claims “swee...
Tech Tip: Protecting Privacy Inside and Outside the House
The incognito and private browsing modes built into most modern browsers shield your online activity at home — but maybe not to the rest of ...
Test Run: Smartphone Apps for Spontaneous Travel
While travelers have long been able to set up airfare alerts, these apps go a step further in helping flexible travelers plan a last-minute ...
Comcast Bid 16% More Than Disney for 21st Century Fox, Filing Shows
Although its rebuffed proposal was higher on a per-share basis, Comcast didn’t offer protection if a deal was blocked, according to a filing...
Amazon Reboots the Studio Where ‘Citizen Kane’ and ‘E.T.’ Were Made
The tech giant has moved its entertainment division into Culver Studios, a 14-acre site where “Gone With the Wind” was also filmed.
Maryland Schools May Tell Children When It’s Time to Log Off
The state is the first to pass legislation requiring education officials to develop health and safety guidelines for digital devices.
Time Warner C.E.O. Testifies That AT&T Deal Is Needed to Battle Silicon Valley
Jeffrey Bewkes, Time Warner’s chief executive, said on Wednesday in federal court that Time Warner is an underdog against Amazon, Netflix an...
Facebook’s Current Status With Advertisers? It’s Complicated
Marketers have long had a symbiotic relationship with the social network. But user concerns about data has companies taking a harder look at...
Tech We’re Using: Following the Trail of Online Ads, Wherever It Leads
Sapna Maheshwari, who covers advertising for The Times, discusses how she tracks the online ads that track us.
Tech Tip: Locking Up Your Lock Screen
If your Windows 10 lock screen changes daily or slows you down in getting to your desktop, you can change its behavior.
Corner Office: Marissa Mayer Is Still Here
The former Yahoo chief is renting Google’s original office, where “there’s a lot of good juju,” and planning her next act. She just won’t sa...
U.S. Moves to Block Sales by Chinese Telecom Equipment Makers
An F.C.C. vote targeting Huawei and ZTE intensified a high-stakes fight between the United States and China for domination of the tech indus...
Inside Cambridge Analytica’s Virtual Currency Plans
The data firm was hoping to do its own so-called initial coin offering and quietly helped promote other companies in the unregulated industr...
Justices Divided on Sales Taxes for Online Purchases
The Supreme Court heard arguments about whether to overrule a 1992 decision that shielded many internet retailers from having to collect sal...
Supreme Court Tosses Out Microsoft Case on Digital Data Abroad
A closely watched clash between federal prosecutors and Microsoft fizzled after Congress enacted a new law last month.
Economic Scene: Facebook Is Creepy. And Valuable.
To protect the public without overreacting, the issue for legislators and regulators to weigh is how much the data-driven ecosystem is worth...
Tech Tip: Declining Android’s Automatic Correction Help
Google’s smartphone software includes a set of tools to help you type — but if they trip you up, turn them off.
Huawei, Failing to Crack U.S. Market, Signals a Change in Tactics
The Chinese telecom giant, which has been dogged by concerns about its ties to Beijing, dropped its top Washington liaison and other America...
A Beginner’s Guide to Taking Great Video on Your Phone
Everyone from pro photographers to amateur shutterbugs are using phones to shoot video projects. Here’s how you can get started.
Chinese Tech Company Blocked From Buying American Components
The Trump administration said Monday that it was halting exports from the United States to ZTE Corporation, a blow to one of China’s best-kn...
Robots Ride to the Rescue Where Workers Can’t Be Found
Fast-growing economies in Eastern Europe have led to severe labor shortages, so companies are calling in the machines.
Tech Tip: Reclaim Your Screen From Scammers
Internet con artists hope their crafty coding will fool you into asking for their fraudulent tech-support services, but you can often escape...
Chinese Social Media Site Reverses Gay Content Ban After Uproar
Sina Weibo vowed to scale back a “cleanup” campaign, but some gay rights advocates demanded an apology.
Employees Jump at Genetic Testing. Is That a Good Thing?
Genetic disease risk screening is becoming a popular employee benefit. But the tests may not be all that beneficial for the general populati...
Silicon Valley Venture Capitalists Prepare for an I.P.O. Wave
With Dropbox and Spotify successfully going public, tech investors believe that a bonanza of initial public offerings is finally about to ar...
‘I Am Gay, Not a Pervert’: Furor Erupts in China as Sina Weibo Bans Gay Content
Activists said the social media site’s vow to delete posts with homosexual themes was the latest sign of discrimination in the country.
Facebook Takes the Punches While Rest of Silicon Valley Ducks
Google’s ad business is twice as big as Facebook’s. But executives at Google and other big tech companies have avoided intense scrutiny. For...
Tech Tip: Beating Those Wireless Printer Woes
If you can’t get your printer on the network, you may be able to get assistance without waiting for a human to come to the phone.
Bits: Kevin’s Week in Tech: Another Facebook-Free Edition
We got through another week of wall-to-wall news about Facebook. Here are a few other stories that might have escaped your attention.
Russian Court Bans Telegram App After 18-Minute Hearing
A Moscow judge blocked the messaging app after it refused to give the security services its encryption keys. But the company says they don’t...
The Personal Data of 346,000 People, Hung on a Museum Wall
An artist is under investigation for an exhibit intended to highlight China’s lack of privacy protections and a public sense of futility.
Peter Grünberg, 78, Winner of an ‘iPod Nobel,’ Is Dead
Discovering how to store vast amounts of data by manipulating magnetic and electrical fields paved the way for devices like the smartphone.
Is Trump Serious About Trade War? China’s Leaders Hunt for Answers
Some of the most powerful men in China have been seeking out experts to gain a better understanding of how to respond to President Trump’s c...
Car Horns Honk, and China’s Internet Censors Swoop In
The community for users of Neihan Duanzi, a joke-sharing app, extended beyond the bounds of cyberspace. That may have angered China’s censor...
Senators Had a Lot to Say About Facebook. That Hasn’t Stopped Them From Using It.
The 44 senators who questioned Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday have one thing in common: They’re all his users.
2 Days, 10 Hours, 600 Questions: What Happened When Mark Zuckerberg Went to Washington
Mr. Zuckerberg was on Capitol Hill to defend his company’s reputation and try to assure the public that Facebook was still a friendly platfo...
After Cambridge Analytica, Privacy Experts Get to Say ‘I Told You So’
The scandal over how Facebook let a consulting firm gain access to user information is ushering in a new era for privacy experts, whose warn...
Tech Tip: Editing RAW Images on an iPad
Photographers who want to leave the bulky laptop at home can edit and save images in the uncompressed RAW format right on Apple’s tablet.
The Shift: Facebook Is Complicated. That Shouldn’t Stop Lawmakers.
The biggest obstacle to regulating Facebook is not Congress’s lack of digital expertise. It’s a lack of political will.
Mark Zuckerberg Has a Lot of Homework to Do
In two days on Capitol Hill, the Facebook chief promised numerous lawmakers that he would get back to them with answers to their questions. ...
Zuckerberg Faces Hostile Congress as Calls for Regulation Mount
Facebook’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, faced harsher critics in the House during his second day of congressional hearings. But there i...
Tech Fix: I Downloaded the Information That Facebook Has on Me. Yikes.
Using a tool that Facebook offers its users, our columnist found out more than he wanted to know about the social network, the ad industry a...
Lawmakers Grill Mark Zuckerberg Over Facebook: Live Coverage
Mr. Zuckerberg is testifying before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in his second and final day of congressional testimony over Face...
Tech We’re Using: How to Stay on Top of Breaking News
Jonah Bromwich, a breaking news reporter at The Times, uses an arsenal of social media tools to catch the latest tweets, posts and comments ...
Tech Tip: What to Do if Your Email Is Hacked
If a scammer has swiped your password and is using your account to spew spam, take action and add measures to help stop it from happening ag...
Mark Zuckerberg’s Own Data Disclosed After Senate Hearing: His Notes
Photographs showed two pages the Facebook chief executive used to prepare his testimony on Capitol Hill, including answers to unasked questi...
What You Don’t Know About How Facebook Uses Your Data
A public scolding on Capitol Hill will do little to change how Facebook powers its $40.6 billion business: meticulously monitoring what you ...
An Inside Look at Your Favorite Dating Sites
What’s happening behind the scenes at the sites and apps you know and love and hate, along with a couple that may not be on your radar (or p...
It Built an Empire of GIFs, Buzzy News and Jokes. China Isn’t Amused.
Bytedance, founded six years ago, is now one of the world’s most valuable tech start-ups. But it keeps finding ways to displease Chinese cen...
Facebook Fallout Deals Blow to Mercers’ Political Clout
Rebekah and Robert Mercer, the conservative donors behind Cambridge Analytica, are trying to limit damage to their nascent empire and deflec...
E.P.A. Assesses Threats on Twitter to Justify Pruitt’s Spending
The effort seeks to support the agency administrator’s first-class travel and 24-hour security detail, even on a personal trip to Disneyland...
Mark Zuckerberg’s I’m Sorry Suit
The Facebook C.E.O. wore a suit and tie to testify before Congress instead of his usual gray T-shirt. Here’s why it mattered.
Fact Check: Fact Check: What Mark Zuckerberg Is Saying About Facebook, Data and Elections
We fact checked what Facebook’s chief executive is telling lawmakers in congressional hearings about the social network’s responsibilities t...
Facebook Data Collected by Cambridge Analytica Included Private Messages
The social network revealed that the harvesting of people’s Facebook data was not limited to public profile information.
Tech Tip: Closing Facebook Comment Windows
Facebook’s “post tabs” try to keep you in the conversation your friends are having about your posts, but you can turn off the tabs.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Testimony to Congress: A Sneak Peek
The Facebook founder faces two days of hearings, beginning Tuesday, at which he will be grilled about the company’s ability to protect its u...
Criticized for Ignoring Violence in Myanmar, Zuckerberg Steps In
After local activists accused Facebook of not doing enough to stop hate speech on its platform, they got a response from the chief executive...
What Mark Zuckerberg Will Be Grilled On at the Congressional Hearings
Appearing for the first time before a congressional committee, the Facebook founder is likely to be asked about privacy, Russian meddling, f...
Zuckerberg to Tell Congress Facebook Made ‘Big Mistake’ on Multiple Fronts
When he appears before Congress this week, Mr. Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, will issue a broad apology for failing to prevent the...
Uber to Buy Jump, Maker of Electric Bicycles, After Bike-Sharing Test
Uber said customers’ trips on pedal-assist bikes in a San Francisco pilot program covered almost the same distance as an average car ride.
Adelaide Journal: Elon Musk Likes it Here. Will Other Tech Innovators Follow?
The Australian rust belt city of Adelaide wants to replicate the same innovation model that has revived American cities like Chattanooga and...
Tech Tip: Dodging Fake Fraud Alerts
Many financial institutions offer fraud alerts by text, but if you’re not sure the message is real, call the company directly or check your ...
YouTube Is Improperly Collecting Children’s Data, Consumer Groups Say
More than 20 organizations are joining forces to file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission.
‘You Are the Product’: Targeted by Cambridge Analytica on Facebook
Facebook plans to begin notifying users on Monday who were affected by Cambridge Analytica’s data collection. The Times has already spoken w...
How Cambridge Analytica Exploited the Facebook Data of Millions
Tens of millions of American Facebook users had their data harvested by Cambridge Analytica and a British-based researcher. Here’s how it ha...
A Tough Task for Facebook: European-Type Privacy for All
Facebook just promised to offer its users around the world the same privacy controls required under a new European data protection law. What...
The Shift: Facebook’s Other Critics: Its Viral Stars
As Facebook reels from a privacy scandal, some of its most popular users are lashing out over declining traffic, policy changes and financia...
Zuckerberg Gets a Crash Course in Charm. Will Congress Care?
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief, faces his biggest test yet: two days in the hot seat on Capitol Hill. The company has pulled out the stop...
‘Big Brother’ in India Requires Fingerprint Scans for Food, Phones and Finances
The government requires its people to submit finger, eye and facial images. The ID is mandatory for many services, but opponents say it infr...
Facebook to Require Verified Identities for Future Political Ads
As Mark Zuckerberg, the company’s chief executive, prepares to testify before Congress, the company also said it supported the proposed Hone...
As Trade Conflict Escalates, U.S. and China Enter a Battle of Wills
Victory could be difficult to verify, much less achieve, as the U.S. protests Beijing’s effort to retool Chinese industries for the 21st cen...
Tech Tip: Moving Your E-Book Collection to One Device
If you are getting ready to upgrade your e-reader or tablet and want to take your existing e-book library along, consider your options.
Bits: Kevin’s Week in Tech: Extra! Extra! News Beyond Facebook!
Despite the wall-to-wall Facebook news of the past few weeks, lots of important things are happening in the tech world that don’t involve th...
China Isn’t Happy About Its Newest Internet Stars: Teenage Moms
Two popular video platforms disappeared from Chinese app stores after state media accused them of promoting underage pregnancy.
Corporate Security, Easily Sidestepped, Seeks Stronger Shields
Active shooter trainings, security cameras and “behavioral threat assessment teams” try to avoid or mitigate office attacks like the one at ...
Groups in Myanmar Fire Back at Zuckerberg
Responding to Mark Zuckerberg’s comments in a Vox interview, civil society advocates said Facebook had no consistent methods for dealing wit...
Common Sense: With Tesla in a Danger Zone, Can Model 3 Carry It to Safety?
A test drive shows the allure of the company’s mass-market electric car and limitations of its Autopilot system.
Tech Tip: Monitoring the Health of a Backup Drive
Hard drives don’t last forever, but utility programs and careful observation can help you decide when it’s time to replace a backup drive.
Trilobites: How Do You Count Endangered Species? Look to the Stars
Pairing astronomers’ algorithms for star-hunting with drones equipped with infrared cameras, scientists have developed a new tool kit to hel...
YouTube Attacker’s Complaints Echoed Fight Over Ad Dollars
Video creators, including Nasim Aghdam, have been complaining for months about YouTube’s pulling their ads. Then one of them went to company...
Tinder and Bumble Are Seriously at War
Is all fair in love and apps? Many highly paid lawyers suggest that nothing is ever fair. We’ll explain the drama.
Is Amazon Bad for the Postal Service? Or Its Savior?
President Trump says Amazon costs the U.S.P.S. billions of dollars. But the available evidence is far less certain, and some of it suggests ...
Tech Fix: Unknown Tech Brands Aren’t Like Groceries. Don’t Just Grab Them.
It’s time to stop using technology and the internet as though you were shopping at a supermarket.
Cyberattack Shows Vulnerability of Gas Pipeline Network
An attack on a shared data network forced four natural-gas pipeline operators to temporarily shut down computer communications with customer...
Cambridge Analytica and Facebook: The Scandal and the Fallout So Far
Revelations that digital consultants to the Trump campaign misused the data of millions of Facebook users set off a furor on both sides of t...
‘Vegan Bodybuilder’: How YouTube Attacker, Nasim Aghdam, Went Viral in Iran
Nasim Najafi Aghdam, the woman who attacked YouTube on Tuesday, had a strong following for her often bizarre videos.
As Spotify Goes Public, Sony Cashes In
On the streaming service’s first day of trading, the major music label sells 17 percent of its stake in the company for more than $250 milli...
Tech We’re Using: Twitter, Facebook, Slack: Using Every Tool to Hear What Readers Think
Hanna Ingber, editorial director of The Times Reader Center, provided a how-to on using social media to converse with readers on topics from...
Google Workers Urge C.E.O. to Pull Out of Pentagon A.I. Project
Thousands of employees have signed a letter protesting Google’s role in a program that could be used to improve drone strike targeting.
Mark Zuckerberg to Testify to Congress on Facebook’s Handling of Data Next Week
Mr. Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, will appear before a House committee on April 11. He is also expected to appear before at least ...
Woman Accused of Shooting 3 at YouTube Had Complained About Company
Nasim Najafi Aghdam, who the police said shot three people at YouTube’s headquarters before killing herself, had accused the company of cens...
Tech Tip: Setting Options for Ad Blockers
Searching for a balance between too much advertising and just enough to make money, some ad-blocking programs now allow “acceptable” adverti...
Grindr Sets Off Privacy Firestorm After Sharing Users’ H.I.V.-Status Data
Reports that the social network shared sensitive health and sexual data with outside companies set off a backlash.
Spotify’s Wall Street Debut Is a Success
After its first day on the New York Stock Exchange, the music streaming service was valued at $26.5 billion, putting it in the company of fi...
Shooting at YouTube Offices Wounds 3; Female Suspect Is Dead
Officials were investigating the motivation behind a woman’s attack at the suburban California headquarters.
Apple Hires Google’s A.I. Chief
The iPhone maker is the most valuable company in the world. But many believe its artificial intelligence technology falls short of its rival...
Contributing Op-Ed Writer: Don’t Fix Facebook. Replace It.
We need better options that are designed to protect our privacy.
Square Feet: Building a Connected City From the Ground Up
A developer of planned communities is joining with General Electric to build a smart city near Boston with driverless cars and heated sidewa...
Spotify Is Greeted by Wall Street With a Swiss Flag, Even Though It’s From Sweden
In a gesture of welcome gone wrong, the New York Stock Exchange marks the debut of the Stockholm-based company with the red and white flag o...
Editorial Observer: The Bright, Shiny Distraction of Self-Driving Cars
Widespread use of automated vehicles might one day result in fewer car-related deaths, but in the meantime we should focus on proven solutio...
Tech Tip: Cleaning Out Addresses in Mail App
The Mac’s Mail app and other programs can retain outdated contact details, but you can delete or update the information as needed.
Op-Ed Contributor: India Loves Data but Fails to Protect It
The chasm between India’s digital governance aspirations and its ability to protect that data collected from hundreds of millions of citizen...
2 Founders of $32 Million Centra Virtual Currency Project Are Arrested
The company raised millions from investors in an initial coin offering last year, with backing from the boxing great Floyd Mayweather.
Op-Ed Contributor: What ‘2001’ Got Right
Fifty years after its release, “2001: A Space Odyssey” seems prescient — an allegory about how destructively artificial intelligence can be ...
Editorial: Facebook Is Not the Problem. Lax Privacy Rules Are.
If we learn anything from the recent controversies surrounding the social media giant, it should be that America’s privacy laws need beefing...
Op-Ed Contributor: Can Europe Lead on Privacy?
Americans should be able to control their personal information, too.
As Malaysia Moves to Ban ‘Fake News,’ Worries About Who Decides the Truth
The country is widely expected to pass a bill that makes spreading misinformation punishable by six years in jail. Critics say it is intende...
Tech Tip: Checking Your Browser Version
Most web browsers now update themselves, but if you’re not sure what version number you’re actually running, take a peek under the hood.
At 12, His Science Video Went Viral. At 14, He Fears He Was Too Rude.
Marco Zozaya critiqued those linking vaccines and autism, but he struggles like many science communicators with social media platforms that ...
Tech Thinks It Has a Fix for the Problems It Created: Blockchain
First used with Bitcoin, blockchain technology could reduce the control that big internet companies have over our personal information. But ...
They Tried to Boycott Facebook, Apple and Google. They Failed.
People are increasingly calling for boycotts of the big tech companies amid a backlash. The problem is that Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Goog...
Retailers Race Against Amazon to Automate Stores
The opening of Amazon Go was alarming for many retailers, who saw a sudden willingness by Amazon to wield its power in new ways.
Card Data Stolen From 5 Million Saks and Lord & Taylor Customers
A ring of cybercriminals tapped into cash registers at retail stores to obtain the card numbers, then offered them for sale, a security firm...
As Facebook Struggles, Rivals’ Leaders Stay (Mostly) Mum
Tim Cook and Ginni Rometty have recently criticized Facebook. But don’t expect a long lineup of other tech industry leaders to speak out any...
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