California Lawmakers Pass Nation’s Toughest Net Neutrality Law
The bill is sure to set up a fight between broadband providers, like Verizon and AT&T, and consumer groups.
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India Pushes Back Against Tech ‘Colonization’ by Internet Giants
With Facebook, Google and Amazon dominating India’s internet, lawmakers have declared their intention to impose tough new rules on the tech ...
The Hot College Gig: Online Brand Promoter
American companies are turning to students to push products on their personal social media accounts.
You’ll Never Guess Which Company Is Reinventing Health Benefits
Frustrated with insurers, some large companies — including a certain cable behemoth — are shedding long-held practices and adopting a do-it-...
Bits: The Week in Tech: Claims of Censorship Come Through Loud and Clear
The president, social media users and even employees are accusing tech companies of political bias. How will the companies respond?
Too Many Chinese Children Need Glasses. Beijing Blames Video Games.
China’s Tencent and other video game companies saw their shares tumble as the government puts additional pressure on the industry.
State of the Art: Here’s the Conversation We Really Need to Have About Bias at Google
President Trump’s charges that Google shows anti-conservative search bias is wrong. But Google may well be biased against minorities and oth...
San Francisco Grants 2 Scooter Permits (but Not to the Early Disrupters)
The city’s regulators have a message for freewheeling scooter start-ups: Those that “ask forgiveness, not permission,” will not be forgiven....
Are Violent E-Sports Olympic Material? Some Boosters Say Yes
Competitive video gaming is an exhibition sport at the Asian Games and there’s a push to include it in the Olympics. But some are concerned ...
How Burning Man Has Evolved Over Three Decades
Every year thousands make the pilgrimage to the Nevada desert to dance, do drugs and make colossal art.
From Rooftops to Algae Pools: Orlando’s Vision for Carbon-Free Energy
On its own and in league with other cities, Orlando is working to curb climate change, starting with the electricity it generates.
Every Generation Gets the Beach Villain It Deserves
Aggressive, shameless, obsessive, and optimistic, the tech billionaire Vinod Khosla is willing to litigate the California coast for the rest...
Tech Tip: You Took Lousy iPhone Photos. Here’s How to Make Them Beautiful.
Not every shot on your smartphone will be Instagram worthy, but you can often salvage middling snaps with just a few taps. Here are six easy...
The New New World: Customers Died. Will That Be a Wake-up Call for China’s Tech Scene?
The rape and killing of two women using a ride-hailing service owned by Didi Chuxing should be a shock to an industry that has long prized g...
She Helped Crack the Golden State Killer Case. Here’s What She’s Going to Do Next.
Barbara Rae-Venter’s genealogical sleuthing acumen has inspired others to help law enforcement with unsolved cases, as well as an ethics and...
Tech We’re Using: The One Thing A.O. Scott Doesn’t Use to Review Movies (No Spoilers!)
Technology has changed the way that movies are made, but not how our chief film critic likes to review them — and he has a low-tech writing ...
State of the Art: ‘Overtourism’ Worries Europe. How Much Did Technology Help Get Us There?
A rising chorus blames Airbnb, Uber and other internet-enabled travel conveniences for a boom that threatens a sustainable balance.
Dozens at Facebook Unite to Challenge Its ‘Intolerant’ Liberal Culture
In a rare sign of internal dissent, more than 100 employees have formed a group to agitate for better representation of conservative views.
In Elon Musk’s World, Brakes Are for Cars, Not C.E.O.s
From his management style to his personal life, the Tesla chief seems comfortable with chaos, often of his own creation. Is that best for hi...
item: Is This the Suitcase of the Summer?
Wired millennials appreciate Away’s bright colors and charging capacities.
Trump Accuses Google of Burying Conservative News in Search Results
The president hinted that he would take action against the search giant in his latest attack on a technology company.
Trump Accuses Google of Burying Conservative News in Search Results
The president hinted that he would take action against the search giant in his latest attack on a technology company.
Silicon Valley Takes Another Step Toward Autonomous Flying
A new flying ambulance service will use small helicopters outfitted with tech that could eventually let them fly without pilots.
These Cultural Treasures Are Made of Plastic. Now They’re Falling Apart.
Museum conservators are racing to figure out how to preserve modern artworks and historical objects that are disintegrating.
In a Shift in Driverless Strategy, Uber Deepens Its Partnership With Toyota
Toyota is investing $500 million in Uber and the ride-hailing company plans to provide its autonomous technology to the Japanese carmaker, a...
Elon Musk and Tesla Resolved One Issue. Now for the Rest.
After deciding not to try to remove its shares from the market, the electric-car maker must focus on some stubborn challenges while facing n...
Ally of South Korean Leader Conspired to Rig Online Opinion, Inquiry Finds
A special counsel found that a key ally of President Moon of South Korea conspired in an illegal attempt to influence public opinion ahead o...
INTERNETTING WITH AMANDA HESS: How Unboxing Videos Soothe Our Consumerism-Addled Brains
On the internet, we can vicariously consume more stuff than we could ever actually buy, touch or even see in our lifetimes. Are these videos...
INTERNETTING WITH AMANDA HESS: The Dark Side of the Male Fitness Internet
One of the internet’s most popular fitness personalities is a dead bodybuilder named Zyzz. Is he the key to unlocking the links between toxi...
iNTERNETTING WITH AMANDA HESS: Astrology Is Fake But It’s Probably Fine
From astrology memes to Instagram crystals, mysticism is taking over the internet. Is it all irrational nonsense — or is it a necessary corr...
Tech Industry Pursues a Federal Privacy Law, on Its Own Terms
With California setting a benchmark for restrictions, companies are lobbying to supersede it with proposals that would give them wide leeway...
Artificial Intelligence Is Now a Pentagon Priority. Will Silicon Valley Help?
The Defense Department, believing that A.I. research should be a national priority, has called on the White House to “inspire a whole of cou...
Didi Suspends Carpooling Service in China After 2nd Passenger Is Killed
The Chinese ride-hailing giant, which also fired two executives, has been criticized for not addressing the safety concerns of women who use...
Inside Elon Musk’s Reversal on Taking Tesla Private
The chief executive decided that rather than being a prayer answered, funding for a buyout would present a host of new troubles, people clos...
What to Read While You Wait for That Memoir of Steve Jobs to Hit Stores
Lisa Brennan-Jobs’s “Small Fry” comes out Sept. 4. In the meantime, here are other memoirs about complicated family dynamics that you might ...
Alphabet’s Plans for a China Comeback Go Beyond Google Search
The company’s driverless-car unit, Waymo, has registered a Shanghai subsidiary — the latest sign of the breadth of its interest in the count...
My WORKOUT: How One Silicon Valley C.E.O. Masters Work-Life Balance
Chris O’Neill, of Evernote, makes a list every night, stays fit, blocks out his workweek by theme and listens to his children.
How ‘Searching’ Uses Tech Devices as Narrative Devices
A thriller that takes place entirely on computer screens and apps required rethinking everything. The filmmakers explain — by text, Google H...
Bits: The Week in Tech: Democracy Under Siege
Microsoft busted Kremlin-linked hackers who broadened their targets in the United States. And Facebook, YouTube and others found new influen...
Tech Tip: Manage Your Digital Magazines
You can clear the clutter from your coffee table with electronic editions of your favorite periodicals.
Global Health: Russian Trolls Used Vaccine Debate to Sow Discord, Study Finds
Twitter accounts that were used to meddle in the 2016 presidential election also sent both pro- and anti-vaccine messages and insulted paren...
Google Deletes 39 YouTube Channels Linked to Iranian Influence Operation
The accounts were linked to the state broadcaster, the company said. The news followed similar moves by Facebook and Twitter.
Elon Musk Wants to Take Tesla Private. Can He Make the Math Work?
A buyout of the electric-car maker would be complicated and costly.
An Artist Warns of a Robot-Ruled Future. Or Is It Our Present? Let’s Discuss.
At the Guggenheim, an art critic and The Times’s former Shanghai bureau chief discuss a brilliant new artwork that dissects China’s economic...
Tech Tip: Make Several Gmail Addresses Out of One
Thanks to the way Google processes your mail, you can modify part of your address for different situations and still get all your messages.
Alibaba Had a Bright Quarter, Despite Clouds Over China’s Economy
Chinese stocks are slumping. The currency is down. But serving the country’s middle-class shoppers still seems to be rollicking good busines...
Profile: In ‘Small Fry,’ Steve Jobs Comes Across as a Jerk. His Daughter Forgives Him. Should We?
Lisa Brennan-Jobs has written a memoir about her famous father. The details are damning, but she doesn’t want them to be.
Attempted Hacking of Voter Database Was a False Alarm, Democratic Party Says
The Democratic National Committee says suspicious activity was merely a test.
How FireEye Helped Facebook Spot a Disinformation Campaign
The cybersecurity company has shifted its attention to detecting disinformation and uncovering social media campaigns intended to influence ...
Australia Bans China’s Huawei From Building 5G Wireless Network
American officials have long worried that Chinese tech firms such as Huawei and ZTE could be involved in espionage. Those jitters are now go...
State of the Art: Can Facebook, or Anybody, Solve the Internet’s Misinformation Problem?
Facebook showed it was proactive against online threats when it revealed new global influence campaigns this week. But being proactive is fa...
Europe Worries as Facebook Fights Manipulation Worldwide
The social network’s disclosure of a new misinformation effort shows manipulation of its platform isn’t a phenomenon limited only to America...
Democratic Party Says It Has Thwarted Attempted Hack of Voter Database
The D.N.C. this week contacted the F.B.I. about the attempted hack, which was not successful.
Tech We’re Using: Managing Manterruptions and Her Dog’s Instagram
Jessica Bennett, gender editor for The Times, talks about diversifying reporting subjects, monitoring how many times she gets interrupted an...
Tech Tip: Help a Fellow Mac User With Remote Tech Support
Just like Windows users, Mac owners have ways to share and control another computer over the internet to give a quick assist online.
Tech Fix: Samsung’s Galaxy Note9: Too Much Phone for Most of Us
The new $1,000 device is aimed at power users who work, play, consume and create on their phone. For others, there are plenty of cheaper opt...
State of the Art: Google Tried to Change China. China May End Up Changing Google.
Google once held itself up as proudly nonconformist. A decision to abide by Chinese censors would mark a new era for the company — one of co...
Facebook Identifies New Political Influence Operation Ahead of Midterm Elections
The social network found and removed hundreds of fake accounts and pages, some of which originated in Iran and Russia.
INTERNETTING WITH AMANDA HESS : We Answer Your ‘Internetting’ Questions. Mostly About Raccoons.
You online engage with us, we online engage with you. Welcome to “Internetting After Dark,” the show about the show. New episodes return nex...
Apple Buys Rights to Series Based on New York Times Climate Change Article
The article by Nathaniel Rich, published in The New York Times Magazine this month, detailed how a group of scientists, activists and politi...
New Russian Hacking Targeted Republican Groups, Microsoft Says
Microsoft was surprised not that recent “spear phishing” attempts had occurred, but that they targeted traditional conservative think tanks....
Uber Appoints New Head of Finance as It Marches Toward an I.P.O.
Picking a chief financial officer is crucial for Uber because the company has said it plans to go public by the end of 2019, in what is like...
Amazon’s Ripple Effect on Grocery Industry: Rivals Stock Up on Start-Ups
Since the Whole Foods sale a year ago, traditional grocers have agreed to a variety of deals and partnerships. The latest investment is a Ja...
Slack Raises $427 Million More, at $7.1 Billion Valuation
Slack’s appetite for funding and its eye-popping leaps in valuation are becoming normal in the private investment market.
Tech Tip: Keep Your Electronic Communications Really Secure
Standard SMS text and email may not protect the privacy of your correspondence, but apps that encrypt your chats lock up your messages from ...
Susan Miller Always Has a Story for You
Why does her reign as queen of astrologers endure? It’s the magic.
Kelly Marie Tran: I Won’t Be Marginalized by Online Harassment
The “Star Wars” actress was “brainwashed into believing that my existence was limited to the boundaries of another person’s approval.” Now s...
Summer of Scams: A Bunch of Men Got Tinder-Pranked in Union Square
And a familiar culprit is involved.
Netflix Tests Promotional Videos but Users See ‘Commercials’
An experiment by Netflix to highlight some of its shows with promotional videos was met with resistance from viewers who disliked the interr...
Tech Tip: Going Vertical for Instagram’s New Video App
IGTV, the company’s new venture, allows longer videos, but your clips need to meet a few requirements.
After the Cryptocurrency Boom: Hard Lessons for New Investors
The number of people who bought virtual currencies more than doubled last winter. For people who got in late, the bust has been disastrous.
Tesla Slashes Spending, and May Add to Its Troubles
The electric-car maker’s cash position was closely watched even before its chief executive, Elon Musk, floated the idea of taking the compan...
Interviewing Elon Musk
For our Corner Office columnist, an hour with a deeply emotional Mr. Musk was not just another C.E.O. interview.
Uber’s Vision of Self-Driving Cars Begins to Blur
Since a self-driving Uber killed a pedestrian in March, the company’s executives have been divided over the future of its autonomous vehicle...
Elon Musk’s No Good, Very Bad Year
“This past year has been the most difficult and painful year of my career,” said Mr. Musk, the head of Tesla. “It was excruciating.”
Investors Betting Against Tesla Made $1 Billion on Friday
Tesla’s stock tumbled 10 percent Friday, generating more than $1 billion in profits for investors betting on a fall in the electric-car make...
Weekend at Elon’s: A Tesla Subplot With Azealia Banks
The rapper’s account of an encounter with Elon Musk set social media on fire. But that wasn’t the last word. Not by a long shot.
Tech Tip: Give Your Old Computer New Life
If you’re not ready to buy a whole new system, you might be able to add new parts and upgrade your aging machine for less than a few hundred...
Bits: The Week in Tech: When In Doubt, Never Tweet
Twitter struggled, and failed, to answer the question of what is allowed on its platform. And Elon Musk dealt with the consequences of havin...
5 Takeaways From Elon Musk’s Interview With The New York Times
The Tesla chief executive addressed a wide range of issues, including the search for a chief operating officer and his tweet that sent the c...
Elon Musk Confronts a Fateful Tweet and an ‘Excruciating’ Year
After setting off a furor that unsettled the markets and his own board, the Tesla chief talks about the pressure he is under and his struggl...
Wheels: As Cars Collect More Data, Companies Try to Move It All Faster
It’s been three decades since cars’ internal networks got an update. With autonomous vehicles on the horizon, quick decisions will rely on a...
‘Weaponized Ad Technology’: Facebook’s Moneymaker Gets a Critical Eye
Facebook gives political campaigns the ability to tailor ads to as few as 20 people. Critics say the technique can polarize and manipulate v...
Netflix and Kenya Barris, Creator of ‘Black-ish,’ Reach a Deal
The production deal, which had been expected, came after Mr. Barris’s relationship with ABC soured, leading him to negotiate an early exit f...
ScienceTake: The Secret to Ant Efficiency Is Idleness
To dig a nest tunnel quickly and get the most out of their efforts, 30 percent of fire ants do 70 percent of the work.
Settling Arguments About Hydrogen With 168 Giant Lasers
Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory said they were “converging on the truth” in an experiment to understand hydrogen in its...
Google Employees Protest Secret Work on Censored Search Engine for China
About 1,000 of the internet company’s employees have signed a letter demanding transparency, saying censored search results raise “urgent mo...
Tech Tip: Create Your Own Emoji Characters, One Way or Another
Your mobile device and computer already have thousands of those colorful pictographs available. But if you can’t find the exact one to commu...
Tech Fix: Are Targeted Ads Stalking You? Here’s How to Make Them Stop.
Ever been haunted by an online ad for an item you researched or bought? Targeted ads were designed to follow you around everywhere. Here’s h...
For 9 Hours, Cubans Got Internet in an Unusual Place: Everywhere
In order to post a picture to Facebook or send an email, Cubans must buy an access card and find a public hot spot. But a recent test hinted...
Uber’s Losses Continue in Its March Toward an I.P.O.
Uber’s latest quarterly results indicate little change to its financial trajectory under Dara Khosrowshahi, who took over a year ago.
As Chinese Internet Giant Tencent Stumbles, Beijing Gets the Blame
Bureaucratic reshuffling made it difficult for the company, an emblem of Chinese innovation, to get approvals to make money off new games, h...
Tech We’re Using: When You Track Oreos, Exercise and Everything Else
Tim Herrera, editor of The New York Times’s Smarter Living section, does not believe the answer to happiness is less technology. Here’s why....
For Online Daters, Women Peak at 18 While Men Peak at 50, Study Finds. Oy.
The study, which looked at nearly 200,000 users, also showed that a man’s desirability increased with greater education. For women, it was a...
Tech Tip: The Mobile Virtual Network Operator Will Connect You Now
What’s a M.V.N.O.? It’s typically a smaller wireless carrier that offers inexpensive service plans but gets its network signals from a bigge...
Twitter Suspends Alex Jones for Seven Days Over Tweet
Twitter said a tweet by Mr. Jones violated its rules against inciting violence. The move was Twitter’s harshest against Mr. Jones after othe...
Tesla Directors Do Damage Control After Elon Musk Tweets
Tesla’s board of directors has hired multiple outside law firms, and a number of board members and Tesla employees have urged Mr. Musk to st...
How a Fake Group on Facebook Created Real Protests
The Black Elevation page held rallies, posted videos and encouraged the fight against racism. Whoever ran it even interviewed a job applican...
‘Mega-Round’ Investors Shower Start-Ups With Millions
Start-ups raising $100 million or more from investors used to be a rarity. Now, this scale of fund raising is commonplace.
Banks and Retailers Are Tracking How You Type, Swipe and Tap
Biometrics are moving way beyond fingerprints: To fight fraud, companies are building databases on people’s behaviors and movements.
Uber Picks N.S.A. Veteran to Fix Troubled Security Team
Matt Olsen, the former general counselof the National Security Agency, will replace Joe Sullivan, who was fired after the disclosure of a da...
Tesla’s Board Moves to Oversee Musk’s Efforts to Take Company Private
Three independent members of the board will have “full power and authority” to evaluate any privatization efforts proposed by Elon Musk, the...
Turkey’s Erdogan Fought a Coup With His iPhone. Now, He Wants to Boycott U.S. Goods.
The remarks by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan come as the country grapples with a worsening economic crisis and a widening diplomatic disput...
Tech Tip: Make Your Own Message Folders in Windows 10
If the standard set of folders that comes with the Windows 10 Mail program are not enough, you add and delete your own.
Feature: The Unlikely Activists Who Took On Silicon Valley — and Won
Facebook and Google made billions mining personal data, and fought off anyone who threatened to stop them. Then came a challenge in their ow...
Fighting Conspiracies, Sandy Hook Parent Is Thwarted by Online Policies
The father of a 6-year-old victim has tried to erase lies about his son from the internet, but Automattic, which runs WordPress, says “untru...
Elon Musk Says Meetings With Saudis Preceded Tweet on Taking Tesla Private
In a blog post, Mr. Musk, the electric carmaker’s chief executive, offered his fullest explanation yet for what he said were the circumstanc...
Tech Tip: What Chrome Means by ‘Not Secure’
Google’s recent update to the browser warns users when websites aren’t automatically protecting their communication.
Richard Russell’s Flight Experience Before Stealing a Plane? ‘I Played Video Games’
Flight instructors and aviation experts were split on whether games and simulations could prepare someone to operate a real plane.
Advertising: Google-Facebook Dominance Hurts Ad Tech Firms, Speeding Consolidation
The investment of venture capital money into ad tech start-ups is falling sharply, helping push a wave of acquisitions.
Strong Women on the March at Seattle Art Fair
In a city where power, gender and technology converge, artists ask hard questions about diversity.
‘This Is Incredibly Complex’: Inside Twitter’s Debate About What Stays on Its Site
The social media company provided a rare look inside a policy meeting as it struggled with criticism that it left up posts from the conspira...
Tech Tip: The Security of Cellular Connections
That free Wi-Fi network may not be so free if it is unsecured and someone hijacks your data. Your phone’s cellular data connection offers mo...
Bits: The Week In Tech: Infowars and China’s Great Firewall
As exasperating as the debate about tech giants’ role in policing content may be for Americans, people in China can only dream of having suc...
What’s the Right Number of Taxis (or Uber or Lyft Cars) in a City?
Technology has made it easier to identify and manage the optimal supply, but it also depends on which problem you’re trying to solve.
The Shift: Facebook Banned Infowars. Now What?
Slippery-slope fears about mass censorship by social media platforms are probably overblown. But many valid questions remain.
Riders Wonder: With Uber as New York’s Plan B, Is There a Plan C?
Riders mull a world with fewer Ubers, a day after New York became the first major American city to cap the growth of for-hire vehicles.
Wanted: ‘Lost Einsteins.’ Please Apply.
The Pioneer Fund is using the Silicon Valley model to find and nurture people who have talent but lack opportunity.
Samsung Unveils New Galaxy Note Smartphone Amid Slowing Sales
Samsung on Thursday took the wraps off the Galaxy Note9, its latest big-screen smartphone, even as it confronts a saturated market for the d...
Tech Tip: How to Look for Proof of a Spoof
If your friends are getting email messages you didn’t send, someone may be forging your address on spammy activities.
Tech Companies Banned Infowars. Now, Its App Is Trending.
Days after Google, Facebook and Apple removed Infowars content, the app from the right-wing conspiracy site has surged in downloads.
Playing Catch-Up With Walmart, Amazon Offers Digital Grocery Pickup at Whole Foods
Amazon said its Whole Foods stores would let customers order groceries online and pick them up in person. Walmart already offers that servic...
Tech Fix: The Internet Trolls Have Won. Sorry, There’s Not Much You Can Do.
When it comes to online comments and discourse and what you can do to limit their toxicity, you only have a certain amount of power. The rea...
Uber Hit With Cap as New York City Takes Lead in Crackdown
The City Council voted on Wednesday to cap Uber vehicles and other ride-hail services.
Tech We’re Using: Why ‘Fred’ Is the Best Friend of Economics Writers
Neil Irwin, who covers economics for The Upshot, often turns to “Fred,” a site full of economic data that is maintained by the Federal Reser...
Tech Tip: Give Long-Distance Windows Help From the Comfort of Your Own Home
Built-in utilities and third-party programs let you connect and control another computer so you can provide personal tech support to family ...
Why a Cap on Uber in New York Would be a Major Blow for the Ride-Hail Giant
The New York City Council is expected to vote on Wednesday on a cap for Uber vehicles and other ride-hail services.
Disney Reports Earnings, but Focus Is on Its Streaming Service
Robert A. Iger, Disney’s chief executive, offered up few specifics about the service, but said its successful introduction would be the comp...
Gatekeepers or Censors? How Tech Manages Online Speech
The rules that Apple, Google, Facebook and Twitter follow in their roles as arbiters of online speech are often vague. Critics say they are ...
Snap’s Drop in Active Users Could Signal a Social Media Peak
The maker of Snapchat said it lost 3 million daily active users in the latest quarter, following similar drops or flattening growth from Fac...
Cybersecurity Firm Finds Way to Alter WhatsApp Messages
The Facebook-owned messaging service says it is still safe, and what Check Point Software discovered was a system operating as it was intend...
On Hunt for Content, AT&T Closes Deal for Chernin’s Otter Media
The company, which was owned by the Chernin Group and includes video and streaming offerings, was sold in a deal that values Otter at more t...
Ikea Arrives in India, Tweaking Its Products but Not Its Vibe
The Swedish furniture giant opens in Hyderabad, India, this week. To appeal to customers, it is cutting prices, offering assembly and sellin...
Elon Musk Says He’s Considering a Move to Take Tesla Private
The chief executive cited stock-market pressures as having an adverse effect. The announcement followed a report that a Saudi fund had taken...
Free Speech Scholars to Alex Jones: You’re Not Protected
The scholars, writing in a recent defamation suit, argued that much of what Mr. Jones of Infowars has said online does not deserve First Ame...
Tech Tip: How Your Screen Knows to Spin
Meet the accelerometer, a small sensor in your device that knows which way is up and how fast you’re driving.
Judge in AT&T Case Ignored ‘Economics and Common Sense,’ Government Says
The Justice Department’s argument is the start of its second attempt to stop the $85.4 billion merger between AT&T and Time Warner.
Apple, Facebook and YouTube Remove Content From Alex Jones and Infowars
Technology firms move to curb one of the loudest voices in conspiracy theories, fueling further debate over free speech online.
The New New World: A Generation Grows Up in China Without Google, Facebook or Twitter
Many foreign internet giants are blocked, leaving some young Chinese to wonder what those services even are — and reinforcing Beijing’s ideo...
Tech Tip: The Swim Test for Smartphones
How waterproof is your device? An international standard measures a gadget’s ability to withstand dips and dunks — as well as dust and dirt....
‘The Beginning of a Wave’: A.I. Tiptoes Into the Workplace
Artificial intelligence software is making its presence felt in subtle ways, in an unglamorous place: the back office.
Disney’s Streaming Service Starts to Come Into Focus
Ricky Strauss, a successful marketer, has been given oversight of original films and TV shows for Disney’s coming streaming service. Does he...
Cities’ Offers for Amazon Base Are Secrets Even to Many City Leaders
As Amazon continues its search for its second headquarters, some city officials wonder what was offered and how much it will cost taxpayers....
The Future Is ... Personal Ads?
A queer online dating community has formed around an old-school format for hookups.
Peloton’s New Infusion Made It a $4 Billion Company in 6 Years
The fitness company selling stationary bikes and subscriptions to live classes once confused investors. Now, after new financing of $550 mil...
Tech Tip: The Basic Ingredients for Your Podcast Recipe
Making your own audio show can be fun and relatively inexpensive, but you should have a plan and get the right gear before you hit the Recor...
Bits: The Week in Tech: SoftBank Strikes Again
Every SoftBank investment can make waves, just like the $240 million one in Brandless that it made this week.
Amazon Removes Products Featuring Nazi Symbols
The retailer said it would no longer let third-party merchants sell goods with Nazi and white nationalist symbols on its platform, after pre...
Times Stands By Editorial Board Member After Outcry Over Old Tweets
The New York Times said Sarah Jeong, who was hired on Wednesday, would keep her job. Tweets she wrote from 2013 to early 2015 that were crit...
Inside Apple’s 20-Year March to $1 Trillion From the Brink of Bankruptcy
Steve Jobs said Apple was 90 days from bankruptcy in 1997. Now it is worth $1 trillion.
Tech Tip: Scrub Your Android Tablet Before Handing It Down
Before giving your device to a family member or selling it to someone else, be sure to erase all the content and remove your accounts.
Google Maps Says ‘the East Cut’ Is a Real Place. Locals Aren’t So Sure.
Google’s digital maps have become the world’s default atlas and the arbiter of what neighborhoods are called, even when many residents disag...
How Fake Influence Campaigns on Facebook Lured Real People
Activists became entangled with fake accounts and pages on Facebook, leading to significant consequences for them as the company tried to cl...
News Analysis: Facebook Grapples With a Maturing Adversary in Election Meddling
The influence campaign revealed on Tuesday is adapting and evolving to better disguise itself, which limits the social network’s approach to...
Tesla, With Gains in Model 3 Output, Says Profit Is Imminent
The electric-car maker consumed cash at a reduced rate in the second quarter, but still used $436 million as it continued to ramp up product...
Facebook’s Security Chief to Depart for Stanford University
Alex Stamos, Facebook’s chief security officer, is joining Stanford to teach and to examine the role of security and technology in society.
For a Return to China, Google Is Said to Build a Censored Search Engine
Google withdrew from China in 2010 to protest the country’s censorship. Now the internet giant is working on a search engine that complies w...
Tech Fix: Autoplay Videos Are Not Going Away. Here’s How to Fight Them.
Videos that start without your consent are prominent across the web. Our tech columnist explains how the industry got here and what we can d...
What Is QAnon: Explaining the Internet Conspiracy Theory That Showed Up at a Trump Rally
Do you remember Pizzagate? It’s a little like that: a web of baseless conspiracy theories. And its supporters were highly visible at an even...
Tech We’re Using: Gaza and Google Translate: Covering the Conflict When You Don’t Speak the Language
David M. Halbfinger, The Times’s Jerusalem bureau chief, found Google Translate useful in Israeli and Palestinian territory, but Waze someti...
Campaigns Enter Texting Era With a Plea: Will U Vote 4 Me ὤF ?
Welcome to the age of the political mass-text. Candidates in this year’s midterm elections are adding a new, hard-to-ignore tool to their ar...
Tech Tip: Find Recently Lost Files on Your Mac
Can’t locate that file you were working in a few days ago and can’t remember what you called it? Here are some places to look.
Data Breaches Keep Happening. So Why Don’t You Do Something?
News about leaks of personal information can lead consumers to believe that’s the new normal, but experts caution against such “breach fatig...
State of the Art: Stumbles? What Stumbles? Big Tech Is as Strong as Ever
Facebook’s earnings report sent tech stocks cratering. But don’t let that fool you: Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft are still ...
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