More Profits Could Send Apple Over $1 Trillion
Profits rose by nearly a third in the latest quarter, Apple said, news that could soon make the tech giant the first public company worth mo...
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San Francisco Officials to Tech Workers: Buy Your Lunch
A proposed ordinance would ban employee cafeterias in new construction, encouraging tech workers to leave the office to buy their meals.
Facebook Has Identified Ongoing Political Influence Campaign
Facebook has identified a coordinated political influence campaign that includes stoking division around white supremacy and the Abolish ICE...
Tech Tip: How to Stop Facebook From Bringing Up Bad Memories
Before the social network makes automatic videos of your photos, tell it the names of the people you don’t wish to see in the clips.
On the Runway: The Fight for the One-Piece Swimsuit Emoji
Why is the only bathing suit available in the emoji lexicon a polka-dot bikini? Two women have finally proposed an alternative. Somehow? Not...
For Sale: Survey Data on Millions of High School Students
College-planning surveys give a peek into the opaque and little-regulated market of data-mining of minors.
Tech Tip: How to Get a Weekly View in Apple’s Calendar
A few iOS apps show different screens when you rotate a phone to a horizontal position.
internetting with amanda hess: The Hidden Language of Hands Videos
In the age of the selfie, we spend a lot of time showing off our faces. But lately a different body part is vying for attention. (Well: two....
INTERNETTING with amanda hess: Dogs Took Over the Internet. Our Souls Are at Stake.
Dogs are order. Cats are chaos. Dogs are loyal and compliant. Cats are … not. Why has the internet suddenly switched its allegiance? Episode...
internetting with amanda hess: Welcome Our New Fembot Overlords
From digital helpmates like Siri to computer-generated Instagram models like Lil Miquela, feminized tech is all around us. Are actual human ...
Have a Cryptocurrency Company? Bermuda, Malta or Gibraltar Wants You
With their eyes on blockchain jobs and revenue, small countries and territories are competing to become the go-to destinations for entrepren...
Uber Gains Civil Rights Allies Against New York’s Proposed Freeze: ‘It’s a Racial Issue’
The Rev. Al Sharpton and other leaders are stepping into the battle over a proposed limit to the growth of for-hire vehicles, calling it a c...
British Lawmakers Accuse Facebook of Failing to Aid Inquiry Into ‘Fake News’
In a report to be released Sunday, a parliamentary committee accused Facebook of providing “disingenuous” answers to questions and of withho...
Sex Scandal Toppled a Silicon Valley Chief. Investors Say, So What?
Mike Cagney lost his job as chief executive of Social Finance after a board investigation into sexual misconduct. Some of those board member...
Facebook and YouTube Give Alex Jones a Wrist Slap
A Facebook suspension and a YouTube probation, for videos that violated policies, followed weeks of controversy over Mr. Jones, who oversees...
Idaho Inmates Hacked Prison Service for $225,000 in Credit
A total of 364 prisoners at five correctional facilities found a way to inflate their JPay account balances, officials discovered this month...
Tech Tip: When You Want to Be Disturbed During ‘Do Not Disturb’ Time
Android and iOS have a setting to mute alerts, calls and notifications when you need some peace and quiet, but you can still let important c...
Bits: The Week in Tech: Inequality Rising
Why the week’s most important technology story involved the tragic slaying of a young woman at a train station in San Francisco’s East Bay.
Twitter Stock Drops After User Numbers Decline
A fall in monthly active users overshadowed revenues that exceeded analysts’ expectations.
Corner Office: Dan Schulman of PayPal on Guns, Cash and Getting Punched
A New Jersey native whose mother took him to civil rights marches says companies and chief executives “have a moral obligation to try to be ...
Microsoft Employees Question C.E.O. Over Company’s Contract With ICE
Microsoft employees presented Satya Nadella, the chief executive, with a petition signed by over 300,000 people that called on the company t...
What Is a ‘Shadow Ban,’ and Is Twitter Doing It to Republican Accounts?
An accusation that Twitter was suppressing conservative political views drew the attention of President Trump. Here’s what’s really going on...
NXP’s Chief Criticizes China After Qualcomm Deal Collapses
Richard Clemmer, NXP’s chief executive, blamed Chinese authorities for withholding approval of a $44 billion deal with Qualcomm amid a trade...
Amazon Delivers a Pile of Cash, but No Fireworks
The online retailer’s profits exceeded expectations but its revenues did not, leading to a muted response from Wall Street.
Worried About the I.R.S. Scam? Here’s How to Handle Phone Fraud
A huge I.R.S. impersonation operation has highlighted the threat of phone and internet fraud. Experts have advice on how to protect yourself...
Facebook Shares Plunge in Early Trading After Earnings Fall Short
The social media company’s stock tumbled more than 18 percent a day after a second-quarter earnings report showed slowing growth in new user...
Tech Tip: Ways to Lighten Your Data Load
A browser that’s set to compress or block images, ads and other bandwidth-hogging parts of a web page can save you megabytes.
Amazon’s Facial Recognition Wrongly Identifies 28 Lawmakers, A.C.L.U. Says
The errors emerged as part of a test by the A.C.L.U. that compared the photos of all federal lawmakers against a database of 25,000 publicly...
As Qualcomm Deal Is Scrapped, China Denies Trade Link
As frictions intensified this year, Beijing’s prolonged antitrust review of the NXP purchase came to be seen as a form of leverage over nego...
T-Shirts, Toilet Paper and Rotten Mangoes. This Chinese App Sells It All.
China is getting richer, and its economy is going higher-end. But the online bazaar Pinduoduo has found that plenty of people still love che...
Facebook Stock Tumbles as User and Sales Growth Slows After Scandals
The social network’s second-quarter report was one of the first signs that months of scrutiny is affecting the business.
Qualcomm Expects to Call Off $44 Billion Deal for NXP Semiconductors
The chip maker said it would terminate the transaction by the end of Wednesday if regulators in China did not approve it.
Waymo Teams Up With Walmart, Avis and Others for Short Driverless Rides
The autonomous vehicle company spun off from Google is offering people in the Phoenix area rides for running errands.
A Non-Gamer’s Guide to Fortnite, the Game That Conquered All the Screens
It distracted classrooms all spring and reached 40 million users last month, before most parents and teachers had any idea what it was. We’l...
Men Are Freaking Out About Their Sperm
A study suggests that sperm counts have been dropping for decades. Is this how the big dystopia begins? Probably not! Still, Silicon Valley ...
China Said to Quickly Withdraw Approval for New Facebook Venture
For a moment it seemed like the world’s biggest social network had established a beachhead in the world’s largest internet market. But only ...
Tech We’re Using: How Syrians Pioneered Digital Tools to Stand Up to Authorities
Smartphone video, now used to document abuses across the globe, has been crucial in telling the outside world about Syria’s war, says Anne B...
Tech Tip: Picking an iPad as a Portable Photo Studio
Apple has a range of models in its tablet line, but you may not need the most expensive one to suit your image-editing needs.
State of the Art: Tech Companies Like Facebook and Twitter Are Drawing Lines. It’ll Be Messy
Big tech companies are asking themselves where their responsibilities start and stop. Sorting that out will be complicated and may end up in...
Facebook, Trying to Move Forward in China, Registers a Chinese Subsidiary
Facebook gained approval to open a Chinese subsidiary on July 18, according to a Chinese government filing. The social network has been bloc...
Head of Chinese Giant JD.com Named as Host of Sydney Party in Sexual Assault Case
Richard Liu had tried to suppress the release of his name as host of a party by citing potential damage to his marriage and business.
Tech Tip: When Troubleshooters Run Into Trouble
Microsoft has a collection of little programs that try to fix problems on your Windows PC, but depending on your system, the success rate ca...
internetting with amanda hess: Like, Comment, Subscribe, Weep
In our 10-episode video series, Amanda Hess decodes the culture of the internet, the super-fun hellscape in which we live out our days.
Google Shrugs Off $5.1 Billion Fine With Another Big Quarter
Less than a week after the European Union fined Google $5.1 billion for abusing its dominance in smartphones, the tech giant still posted bi...
Tronc Cuts Daily News Newsroom in Half and Ousts Editor in Chief
The Chicago-based media company bought the New York tabloid less than a year ago. On Monday, it announced major newsroom cutbacks.
Tech Tip: An Old Scam With a New Twist
If you have gotten a message from someone who claims to have dirt on you — and shows off, as proof, a password you’ve previously used — here...
St. Louis Uber and Lyft Driver Secretly Live-Streamed Passengers, Report Says
Jason Gargac, 32, told The St. Louis Post-Dispatch that he made $3,500 from the live streams, which many criticized as an invasion of privac...
Comic Book Publishers, Faced With Flagging Sales, Look to Streaming
Publishers like DC and Dark Horse Comics are creating their own digital platforms to connect more directly with readers and encourage fan en...
It’s Not Just the Tampon Tax: Why Periods Are Political
More people than ever are discussing periods in public, including a push for “menstrual equity” and an end to tampon taxes. We explain.
Wild About Tech, China Even Loves Robot Waiters That Can’t Serve
Some in China are building a future that isn’t quite ready. Still, the exuberance may be a good thing, as useful products find their place a...
Shonda Rhimes Describes Her Grand Netflix Ambitions
The star producer reveals the eight shows she plans to make for the streaming service, which wooed her away from ABC with a nine-figure deal...
After a Fiasco, California Aims Again at Remaking the Power Grid
Two decades ago, a new approach to power delivery led to blackouts. Now the state is considering another energy makeover: a regional electri...
Bits: The Week in Tech: A Doozy of a Week for Industry Bosses
Elon Musk apologized for calling a Thailand cave diving rescuer a pedophile, while Mark Zuckerberg was tongue-tied by Holocaust deniers.
How Financial Products Drive Today’s Art World
Christie’s inaugural Art & Tech Summit in London showed what blockchain can (and can’t) do for the market.
Tech Tip: How to Yank Passwords Out of Firefox Quantum
Mozilla’s overhaul of its flagship browser is incompatible with certain add-ons, but you can still rescue your saved passwords with a little...
G.E. Announces Progress on Cost-Cutting, but Risks Still Lurk
The company, which reported a 30 percent decline in net profit to $615 million, has set about shrinking its business to focus on three major...
Pave Over the Subway? Cities Face Tough Bets on Driverless Cars
Transit advocates fear that unrealistic hopes for new technology — and how soon it’ll get here — could lead cities down the wrong path.
Chinese Shopping App Pinduoduo Sued in U.S. Ahead of I.P.O.
As it prepares to list shares on the Nasdaq, the fast-growing online marketplace has been hit by a complaint that it allows sales of knockof...
State of the Art: What Stays on Facebook and What Goes? The Social Network Cannot Answer
Asked about the kind of content Facebook keeps up and the kind it removes, company executives from Mark Zuckerberg on down have been comical...
Microsoft Emerges as Clear No. 2 in Cloud Computing
The cloud computing market is booming, but companies are leery of relying on one tech giant. That is helping Microsoft.
Tech Fix: What Europe’s Google Fine Means for Android Users
The European Union fined Google a record $5.1 billion. But the ruling will probably have little effect on current Android users.
U.S.-Funded Broadcaster Directed Ads to Americans
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is mostly restricted by law from promoting its content in the United States except on request.
Tech Fix: What Europe’s Google Fine Means for Android Users
The European Union fined Google a record $5.1 billion. But the ruling will probably have little effect on current Android users.
Trump, in Latest Swipe at E.U., Assails $5.1 Billion Fine Against Google
President Trump has repeatedly criticized the European Union for what he insists are its unfair trading practices.
Tech Tip: How to Convert Photo Files in Bulk
If the thought of saving a huge folder of photo files in a different format makes you tired, perk up. You can do them all at once, and you m...
Trump Tried to Protect Qualcomm. Now His Trade War May Be Hurting It.
Qualcomm’s chief executive, Steve Mollenkopf, needs Beijing’s regulatory approval to buy another chip maker, NXP. But a prolonged deal revie...
New York City Looks to Crack Down on Airbnb Amid Housing Crisis
The City Council voted unanimously to significantly regulate Airbnb and its peers, taking aim at landlords renting apartments a few nights a...
Facebook to Remove Misinformation That Leads to Violence
Critics say the company has not done enough to block false posts that have led to attacks in countries including Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Indi...
Mark Zuckerberg Tries to Clarify Remarks About Holocaust Deniers After Outcry
Facebook’s chief executive had said in an interview that false and “deeply offensive” conspiracy theories alone were not enough to get someo...
Elon Musk Walks Back ‘Pedo Guy’ Attack on Cave Diver After Investor Pressure
The tech billionaire had faced mounting criticism for calling the British diver a pedophile after the man criticized Mr. Musk’s submarine.
Tech Fix: The Benefits (and Limits) of Using Tech to Plan a Wedding
Our newly engaged tech columnist tried to use tech to plan his wedding. He was immediately overwhelmed by the complexity of the process.
Trilobites: A Folding Robotic Claw Captures Jellyfish Without Squishing Them
A new invention could help marine scientists study sea creatures in their natural habitat more effectively without harming them in the proce...
Tech We’re Using: When a Tech Reporter Doesn’t Use Much Tech
David Streitfeld has covered technology for years for The Times. He thinks the Luddites are misunderstood.
State of the Art: How to Combat China’s Rise in Tech: Federal Spending, Not Tariffs
The United States government once invested mightily to build the modern world. Now it has abdicated that role to a foreign rival.
Tech Tip: Flicks and Other iPad Keyboard Tricks
The latest version of Apple’s iOS software for the iPad tries to save you time with typing shortcuts — once you know what they are.
Google Fined $5.1 Billion by E.U. in Android Antitrust Ruling
European officials hit the internet giant with the record penalty for abusing its power in the smartphone market, the region’s latest move t...
The Biggest Spender of Political Ads on Facebook? President Trump
A new study based on Facebook data provides a picture of who is placing political ads on the social network ahead of the midterm elections. ...
Trilobites: 3D Color X-rays Could Help Spot Deadly Disease Without Surgery
A new medical scanner, derived from technology used by particle physics researchers at CERN, “is like the upgrade from black-and-white film ...
Tech Tip: Add Pictures to Android Contacts
Tired of seeing your friends as initials in tinted circles? If they don’t have a profile photo already, you can add your own to their addres...
Uber Is Target of Federal Sex Discrimination Inquiry
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is investigating the ride-hailing company’s hiring and pay practices.
Latest Sign of China’s Slowdown: A Technology Cash Crunch
Long awash in money, the country’s start-up scene has seen an unprecedented downturn. That could be a bad sign for the rest of the Chinese e...
Tech Tip: Chrome’s Glass Ceiling on an iPhone
Apple may prevent you from swapping out some of its own apps for your preferred defaults, but you can at least get your choices within easy ...
Bots of the Internet, Reveal Yourselves!
A bill in the California legislature would regulate bots by making them disclose their automated nature. But how?
Zhengzhou Dispatch: Looking Through the Eyes of China’s Surveillance State
A rare chance to try on a tool of a would-be surveillance dystopia gave a glimpse of the wariness that a closely watched populace can’t hide...
Inside the Mating Rituals of Brands and Online Stars
With deals collectively worth billions of dollars at stake, the pressure is on advertisers and viral performers on sites like YouTube and In...
Amazon’s Curious Case of the $2,630.52 Used Paperback
Booksellers on the online marketplace are charging thousands for books that normally sell for a few dollars. Authors are perplexed — and ann...
Could You Make It Through Dinner Without Checking Your Phone?
In an effort to free people from the phones, if just for a meal, one Manhattan restaurant suggests that diners stash their devices in a box ...
At Uber, New Questions Arise About Executive Behavior
As Uber cleans up its corporate culture, employees have filed complaints about the chief operating officer, Barney Harford, for his comments...
How Russian Spies Hid Behind Bitcoin in Hacking Campaign
Operatives used cryptocurrency to obscure their identities and pay for the infrastructure needed to steal emails from Hillary Clinton’s 2016...
Investing in SoftBank Is Becoming a Bet on Its Founder’s Deal-Making Prowess
SoftBank is turning itself into what is essentially a gigantic, publicly traded venture capital firm run by its founder, Masayoshi Son.
How to Make the Most of Amazon Prime Day 2018
Amazon says it will offer more than a million deals, including discounts on Echo devices, kitchen appliances and more — and extend the sale ...
Microsoft Urges Congress to Regulate Use of Facial Recognition
Amid a growing call for governments to rein in the use of the technology, Microsoft became the first tech giant to join the chorus.
Tech Tip: How to Go Back to the Old Gmail
Google’s overhaul for the web may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but you can return to the previous version for a while longer.
Bits: The Week in Tech: What Trump’s Trade War Is Really About
Here’s a reminder of how technology aspirations and competition are at the heart of the battle between the United States and China.
Corner Office: Stacy Brown-Philpot of TaskRabbit on Being a Black Woman in Silicon Valley
The Detroit native studied at Penn and Stanford, worked for Goldman and Google, and now runs the gig economy pioneer that Ikea acquired in 2...
4,500 Tech Workers, 1 Mission: Get Democrats Elected
Tech for Campaigns, a volunteer network of people with day jobs at companies like Google, is trying to drag Democratic campaigns into the di...
Nextdoor Is Betting a Social Network Can Still Be a Platform for Politics
The neighborhood-based site has found a foothold in the most local of pastimes as it tries to shed past negative publicity.
Women Making Science Videos on YouTube Face Hostile Comments
After studying 23,005 comments left on videos about science and related topics, a researcher says, “I could see why people would not want to...
Obama and Other Big Names on Twitter Lose Millions of Fake Followers
As the platform began slashing fake accounts from users’ followers, some popular figures — including Ellen DeGeneres, Shaquille O’Neal, Just...
Justice Department Plans Appeal of AT&T-Time Warner Merger Approval
A federal judge approved the deal a month ago, saying the federal agency did not sufficiently prove that the merger would harm competition a...
Two Senators Call for Investigation of Smart TV Industry
In a letter to the Federal Trade Commission, Edward J. Markey and Richard Blumenthal expressed concern that Samba TV wasn’t transparent with...
Tech Tip: Pay Off Those I.O.U.s on the Go
Along with Apple Pay Cash, several apps and services make it easy to send and receive funds right on your phone, smartwatch or tablet.
Broadcom Reaches Nearly $19 Billion Deal to Buy CA Technologies
The acquisition would be Broadcom’s first big move since its $117 billion bid for Qualcomm was blocked by the Trump administration in March....
How Rare Earths (What?) Could Be Crucial in a U.S.-China Trade War
Chinese companies dominate important parts of the global supply chain. The Australian C.E.O. of one alternative source of key minerals says ...
PayPal Apologizes for Letter Demanding Payment From Woman Who Died of Cancer
“We have received notice that you are deceased,” said the letter, which threatened legal action over outstanding debt and left the British w...
State of the Art: How Online Hobbyists Can Reaffirm Your Faith in the Internet
Much of the internet feels terrible. But using the web to learn an offline hobby can give you a glimpse of a healthier relationship with you...
Google’s Parent Births New Businesses: Balloons and Drones
The lab at Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has graduated two projects — one to build delivery drones and another making internet-beaming ...
Tech We’re Using: How the 52 Places Traveler Stays Charged While Chronicling the World
Jada Yuan, who is circling the globe this year for The Times, packs a lot of tech for her journeys. A lot.
Battling Fake Accounts, Twitter to Slash Millions of Followers
Twitter will begin removing tens of millions of suspicious accounts from follower numbers, signaling a major new effort to fight fraud and r...
Tech Fix: I Used Apple’s New Controls to Limit a Teenager’s iPhone Time (and It Worked!)
Apple’s new parental controls cut a teenager’s iPhone use in half. It wasn’t as effective on our personal tech columnist.
Tech Tip: Emergency Charging Options on the Road
The time-honored travelers’ trick of charging your phone from the USB port on the hotel-room television is one option for powering up away f...
Facebook Is Fined by British Agency Over Cambridge Analytica Data Leak
The Information Commissioner’s Office said it was fining Facebook 500,000 pounds — the maximum allowed — for letting Cambridge Analytica har...
Cisco Chief Executive’s New Mantra: Simplify Computer Networks
Chuck Robbins’s strategy is giving a Silicon Valley giant — one that used to benefit from technological complexity — momentum despite the gr...
Martin Sorrell Beats WPP in Bidding War for Dutch Marketing Firm
Mr. Sorrell and his new firm, S4 Capital, beat out the advertising giant, his former company, for the purchase of MediaMonks
Tesla to Build China Plant With Goal of Producing 500,000 Cars a Year
The wholly owned operation, based in Shanghai, would be the first overseas factory for the automaker’s electric vehicles.
A Tech Guru Captivated Canada. Then He Fled to China.
Sun Yian was seen as the country’s way into the huge Chinese tech boom. Instead, his disappearance has raised questions about Canada’s eager...
Tech Tip: Sharing the Best Part of the Video
Here’s how to cut to the chase and send your friends links to clips that start playback at a specific time.
Facebook’s Push for Facial Recognition Prompts Privacy Alarms
Facebook is working to spread its face-matching tools even as it faces heightened scrutiny from regulators and legislators in Europe and Nor...
A Taste of Lime: Uber Invests in an Electric Scooter Company
The investment in Lime, an electric scooter start-up, is the latest effort by Uber to expand beyond ride-hailing.
How to Make the Most of Amazon Prime Day 2018
Amazon says it will offer more than a million deals, including discounts on Echo devices, kitchen appliances and more — and extend the sale ...
Tech Tip: How to Unlock Your Phone for Overseas Travel
If you want to use a local data plan when traveling to another country, you might be able to get your carrier to free your phone for use on ...
Index Ventures Has Been on a Run. Now It’s Raising Funds to Keep It Up
The venture firm, which plans to announce $1.65 billion in new funds, is hoping to use the money for new investments in Europe and Silicon V...
I: The Memories Hiding in My Data Dump
Looking through information stored by Facebook and Google was like reading a diary I hadn’t intended to keep.
Xiaomi, a Chinese Technology Darling, Slumps After I.P.O.
The poor performance shows a weak start for Hong Kong’s effort to attract more share offerings from China’s thriving technology companies.
Sorry, Power-Lunchers. These Tables Are Reserved for Drop-In Workers.
Everything is a co-working space now — including upscale restaurants before they open for dinner. The start-up driving the trend is Spacious...
Advertising: Martin Sorrell Is Gone From WPP, but That Doesn’t Mean He’s Gone Quiet
Mr. Sorrell, who reigned at the advertising conglomerate for more than three decades before being pushed out, has created a new company and ...
HBO Must Get Bigger and Broader, Says Its New Overseer
“It’s going to be a tough year,” the AT&T veteran John Stankey said in a candid talk with HBO’s chief executive, Richard Plepler, and ne...
Amazon Is Used to Promote White Supremacist Merchandise and Views, Report Says
Among the items for sale on the site were Nazi-themed action figures and onesies for babies stamped with alt-right images, the report said.
Inside China’s Dystopian Dreams: A.I., Shame and Lots of Cameras
Beijing is putting billions of dollars behind facial recognition and other technologies to track and control its citizens.
Oprah, Is That You? On Social Media, the Answer Is Often No.
The sheer volume of fake Facebook and Instagram accounts that pose as celebrities is bringing real-life headaches to those public figures, i...
High-Skilled White-Collar Work? Machines Can Do That, Too
Few jobs would appear less prone to automation than fashion industry taste-making. But artificial intelligence is undeterred.
The Selfie That Dares to Go There
Men are not the only ones texting pictures of their private parts.
Bits: The Week in Tech: Facebook Is Disinvited From July Fourth Barbecues
Facebook’s bad news cycle doesn’t seem to be coming to an end anytime soon, with broadened federal investigations and organizations still us...
Tech Tip: How to Free Up Space on Your Mac
Apple includes a few tools with macOS to help manage unnecessary files on your computer.
Facebook Removes a Gospel Group’s Music Video
Zion’s Joy!, a vocal group from Indianapolis, takes issue with the company’s treating the video for “What Would Heaven Look Like” as politic...
Tech Giants Win a Battle Over Copyright Rules in Europe
Lawmakers rejected a bill backed by news outlets and music publishers to restrict the use of their content on platforms like YouTube and Fac...
State of the Art: Employee Uprisings Sweep Many Tech Companies. Not Twitter.
Many tech workers are forcing their employers to reconsider how their products are being used by the federal government. When will that acti...
The New New World: Why Made in China 2025 Will Succeed, Despite Trump
The modernization push will proceed even if the White House finds a way to hinder the Beijing-led effort to propel its businesses into the n...
Tech Fix: Ready for Vacation? Here’s the Best Tech for Trip Planning
Our personal tech columnist uses a combination of custom maps, spreadsheets and itinerary management apps to promote maximum enjoyment.
Tech Tip: How to Use Timeline With Windows 10
The most recent version of Microsoft’s operating system can track your actions on the computer so you can return to past tasks — if you allo...
How Smart TVs in Millions of U.S. Homes Track More Than What’s on Tonight
Samba TV, which has deals to put its software on sets made by about a dozen TV brands, uses viewing data to make personalized show recommend...
Internet Renegade Kim Dotcom Loses Appeal on Extradition to U.S.
Mr. Dotcom, a New Zealand resident, has been accused of copyright infringement and money laundering tied to illegal downloads that generated...
Tagwalk Wants to Be the Google of Fashion
You may not have heard of it, but this French start-up says it has created fashion’s first search engine.
Tech We’re Using: So, About That Treadmill Desk in the Newsroom
For Nellie Bowles, who writes about tech culture for The Times, the most crucial tech tool for doing work isn’t portable. But it keeps her o...
Tech Tip: How to Change a Batch of File Names at Once
If you want digital photos to have names that are more descriptive than something that looks like a license plate, you don’t have to type th...
How to Keep Up with the World Cup if You Can’t Watch Live
Maybe the match you want to see was played while you were sleeping. Maybe you want to see that stunning shootout all over again. Here’s how ...
Another View: How Should Antitrust Regulators Check Silicon Valley’s Ambitions?
The United States needs an approach to merger regulation that supports transactions that create enterprises capable of standing head-to-head...
Silicon Valley’s Giants Take Their Talent Hunt to Cambridge
A boom in artificial intelligence research has drawn the tech industry’s biggest companies and their checkbooks to the storied English city....
Facebook Ads Offer Peek at Looming Supreme Court Fight
Even before President Trump’s new Supreme Court nominee is announced, partisan groups have flooded Facebook and other social networks with p...
Yelp Can’t Be Ordered to Remove Negative Posts, California Court Rules
The California Supreme Court said that federal law protected internet companies from liability for statements written by others.
Lyft and Uber Won’t Be Happy Until They’re Your One-Stop Transit Guide
Ride-hailing companies are buying their way into bike-sharing, but that’s just another step toward them owning the entire way we navigate ci...
Tech Tip: Reader Mode in Safari
Apple’s Reader tool doesn’t outright block advertisements, but it can temporarily isolate the page text so you can read without distractions...
Facebook Faces Broadened Federal Investigations Over Data and Privacy
The Justice Department, F.B.I. and S.E.C. are broadening investigations or starting inquiries into Facebook over its leak of user data to Ca...
Trilobites: It’s Time for a Chemistry Lesson. Put on Your Virtual Reality Goggles.
A new tool allows researchers to manipulate molecules in three dimensions, recalling physical models used to visualize forests of atoms in t...
Lyft Follows Uber Into Bike-Sharing Lane, Buying Owner of CitiBike
The ride-hailing company agreed to buy the core operations of Motivate, which offers bicycle rentals in eight United States cities.
Tesla Achieves a Key Weekly Goal for Producing Its Model 3
The automaker said it turned out 5,000 of the mass-market sedans last week, a threshold it has said is crucial to reaching profitability.
Already at Movie Theaters Near You: Ticket Subscriptions
From MoviePass to Alamo Drafthouse, more companies are getting into the ticket subscription business. Here’s a survey of some of the most pr...
Tech Tip: How to Measure a Straight Line in Google Maps
In addition to supplying highway mileage, Google can calculate the shortest distance between two locations.
Delivering Amazon Packages to the Top of the World
With big ambitions in India, the retail giant has recruited hundreds of small businesses to get packages to the most remote customers — incl...
Mind: Endless Gaming May Be a Bad Habit. That Doesn’t Make It a Mental Illness.
The World Health Organization has made “internet gaming” a diagnosable disorder. But many experts aren’t even sure it exists.
Deal to Return Dell to Public Trading, but Still in Its Founder’s Hands
A stock buyout deal would make Dell public once again, although with its founder, Michael S. Dell, and the investment firm Silver Lake firml...
Here’s Some Cryptocurrency. Now Please Use It.
Ripple, a start-up company, is sitting on $30 billion of its digital token, XRP. It is trying to get people to think of XRP as more than an ...
Instagram Account That Sought Harassment Tales May Be Unmasked
A defamation lawsuit may expose the creators of the account, called Diet Madison Avenue, that published the names of alleged harassers in th...
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