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Apple to Manufacture New Mac Pro Computer in China Instead of U.S.
The company’s move to shift assembly of the only major product it had made in America outside the country comes amid a continuing trade war ...
The Week in Tech: Can You Put a Price on Your Personal Data?
New legislation could tell you how much your data is worth. But you might be disappointed by the price tag.
The Growing Threat of Hypersonic Missiles
Those in charge of hypersonic missiles are focused on building them, not imagining the reactions they might inspire in others.
A Unicorn Lost in the Valley, Evernote Blows Up the ‘Fail Fast’ Gospel
In this season of multibillion-dollar I.P.O.s, the 15-year-old start-up is proving that failure, for companies of a certain size, rarely hap...
As Trump and Xi Talk Trade, Huawei Will Loom Large
China is not expected to accept a deal to lift tariffs unless there’s relief for its biggest, most internationally successful tech company.
Facebook Did Not Address Hacking Attack on Popular Grief Support Page for Weeks, Moderators Say
Page administrators of Grief the Unspoken say a hacker repeatedly posted disturbing images on the page, which has 500,000 followers.
Jony Ive, Designer Who Made Apple Look Like Apple, Is Leaving the Company
The longtime Apple executive, who played a key role in the iPod and iPhone, is starting his own firm after nearly 30 years at the company. A...
Trade War Has Damaged U.S. Chip Industry in Ways a Deal May Never Fix
Beyond the current financial hit, American producers fear Chinese companies will strengthen domestic manufacturing and switch to other forei...
Twitter to Label Abusive Tweets From Political Leaders
The labeled messages will not be removed from the service, the company said, because they are a matter of public interest.
Kim Kardashian West and the Kimono Controversy
She responds to accusations of cultural appropriation: “I understand and have deep respect for the significance of the kimono in Japanese cu...
Ford to Cut 12,000 Jobs in Europe
The automaker said it would close plants across the region, leading to job losses for more than 18 percent of its work force.
Would You Pay $30 a Month to Check Your Email?
One of Silicon Valley’s buzziest start-ups, Superhuman, is betting its app’s shiny features are worth a premium price.
Google and the University of Chicago Are Sued Over Data Sharing
The lawsuit demonstrates the tension between building A.I. systems and protecting the privacy of patients.
‘It’s Gigantic’: A New Way to Gauge the Chances for Unresponsive Patients
Researchers have found a way to detect “covert consciousness” that could aid the recovery of people with severe brain injuries.
Etika, a YouTube Personality, Is Mourned by Fans
The 29-year-old’s death highlighted the way that social media networks handle posts by users who are struggling with mental illness.
Reddit Restricts Pro-Trump Community Because of Threats
The forum The_Donald was “quarantined” for threats of violence toward police officers and public officials in Oregon.
Unleashed, Robo-Insect Takes Flight
Tiny wings and tinier solar cells allow autonomous movement in a new robotic “bee.”
A Comprehensive Guide to Taking Your Smartphone Abroad for Cheap
For $15 to $40, you can easily bring your phone to a foreign country and enjoy access to apps, maps and the web. But it takes a lot of steps...
Buy Low-Tops, Sell High-Tops: A Sneaker Exchange Is Worth $1 Billion
StockX is one of several online marketplaces that have turned resales of shoes into a big — and highly valued — business.
Regulators Have Doubts About Facebook Cryptocurrency. So Do Its Partners.
The social media company said it had signed 27 partners to its Libra project. But executives at some of those companies said they were appro...
U.S. Tech Companies Sidestep a Trump Ban, to Keep Selling to Huawei
Chip makers’ deals underscore how difficult it is to clamp down on companies that the administration considers a national security threat.
SpaceX Falcon Heavy’s 3rd Launch — How to Watch
The powerful rocket will carry an assortment of cargo to orbit, including a solar sail, an atomic clock and the ashes of 152 people.
Taxi Officials Are Grilled Over Lending Crisis: ‘This Is a Moral Outrage’
In an emotional City Council hearing, lawmakers said New York officials could have stopped exploitative loans that have devastated thousands...
How E-Commerce Sites Manipulate You Into Buying Things You May Not Want
Research released this week finds that many online retailers use so-called dark patterns to influence what shoppers decide to purchase. Crac...
The Bug That Crashed New York’s Wireless Network
Despite warnings, New York City’s technology managers were blindsided by the so-called GPS rollover, failing to install simple but necessary...
Found After a Kabul Attack: A Soviet Rifle With a Peculiar Serial Number
At the site of an ISIS attack in Afghanistan, authorities recovered a firearm that was likely engineered by the Soviets in the 1950s.
Chinese Drones Made in America: One Company’s Plan to Win Over Trump
The world’s largest drone maker is the latest Chinese technology company scrambling to retain their ability to sell to the United States.
A.I. May Not Take Your Job, but It Could Become Your Boss
The goal of automation has always been efficiency. What if artificial intelligence sees humanity itself as the thing to be optimized?
In Streaming Age, Classical Music Gets Lost in the Metadata
Has music streaming ignored aficionados of Mozart and Beethoven? Two new services, Idagio and Primephonic, address the needs of the genre’s ...
What Happens After Amazon’s Domination Is Complete? Its Bookstore Offers Clues
Popular novels, technical tomes and self-published books are pirated and sold on Amazon. That may actually be helping the company extend its...
5 Lessons From Microsoft’s Antitrust Woes, by People Who Lived It
The Microsoft case from the 1990s provides a road map for today’s tech giants and regulators.
L.A. to Vegas and Back by Electric Car: 8 Hours Driving; 5 More Plugged In
You’ll need to charge your vehicle more often than filling a gas tank, it takes longer, and the chargers can be scarce. Here’s how one road ...
U.S. Blacklists More Chinese Tech Companies Over National Security Concerns
The move to place five additional Chinese actors on the “entity list” heightens tensions just as American and Chinese officials try to get t...
Computer Science Research Gender Gap Won’t Close for 100 Years
Women and men are forecast to produce a similar volume of medical research by 2048, according to a new study. In computer science, that won’...
The Week in Tech: Facebook’s Crypto Dream Faces Deep Mistrust
The social network has ambitious plans to create a universal currency for the internet. Its reputation could get in the way.
Taiwan’s iPhone Tycoon Walks a Fraught U.S.-China Line in Presidential Run
Terry Gou, who on Friday stepped back from his electronics empire, must strike a balance between the Washington and Beijing as the trade war...
Anti-Robocall Bill Gets Bipartisan Backing
The measure, introduced by House members, would require phone carriers to offer screening technology to customers at no additional cost.
In Hawaii, Construction to Begin on Disputed Telescope Project
Work on the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea, bitterly opposed by Hawaiian activists, may soon be underway.
Driverless Cars May Be Coming, but Let’s Not Get Carried Away
“We’ve tried to turn down the hype and make people understand how hard this is,” says Gill Pratt, an expert in robotics and head of the Toyo...
Slack Stock Soars, Putting Company’s Public Value at $23.1 Billion
The workplace messaging company’s shares rose in early trading on the stock market on Thursday, and by the afternoon its value was more than...
A Microscopic Realm Seen ‘Through the Eyes of the Cell’
A new imaging tool works more like Google Maps than a traditional microscope.
U.K. Age Checks for Online Porn Sites Are Delayed
Rules requiring users to prove they are over 18 were postponed because officials failed to adequately notify the European Commission about t...
To Take Down Big Tech, They First Need to Reinvent the Law
For decades, antitrust has focused on the welfare of the consumer. Now a backlash over Big Tech’s power has regulators and scholars trying t...
F.T.C. Said to Be Investigating YouTube Over Child Privacy Claims
The video service has been under increasing pressure from parents and consumer groups for the way it handles children’s videos.
Browsing LinkedIn and Instagram to Put Herself in Readers’ Shoes
People consume news in many ways, which is why Anna Dubenko’s job — editor of off-platform strategy — takes her to platforms where others go...
Slack Wants to Replace Email. Is That What We Want?
As the office chat start-up prepares to go public, some of us are still figuring out how available we want to be — and whether it’s O.K. to ...
Hypersonic Missiles Are Unstoppable. And They’re Starting a New Global Arms Race.
The new weapons — which could travel at more than 15 times the speed of sound with terrifying accuracy — threaten to change the nature of wa...
BuzzFeed News Is Part of a Union Wave at Digital Media Outlets
The site’s journalists took part in an IRL protest after a series of tweets criticized the company’s refusal to recognize their affiliation ...
Google Pledges $1 Billion to Ease Bay Area Housing Crisis
Google is the latest technology company to address the housing problems caused by the tech industry’s success.
How Libra Would Work for You
We break down the new Facebook-backed cryptocurrency and what the company hopes you will be able to do with it, even though it hasn’t quite ...
Facebook Plans Global Financial System Based on Cryptocurrency
Despite skepticism and concern about Facebook’s reach, the company envisions an alternative financial system based on a new cryptocurrency c...
J.J. Abrams Said to Be Near $500 Million Deal With WarnerMedia
WarnerMedia will get a first look at projects developed by the media company run by Mr. Abrams and his wife, which made hits like “Star Trek...
The U.S. Has Its Eye on Big Tech. Will Criminal Inquiries Result?
Could Facebook, Google or Apple be considered monopolies? Increased government oversight of the technology giants could consider that possib...
Virtual Brand Promoters Are So Lifelike, You Just Might Believe What You See
From Calvin Klein to KFC, the rise of the computer-generated influencer on social media.
U.S. Escalates Online Attacks on Russia’s Power Grid
The Trump administration is using new authority to take more aggressive digital action in a warning to Moscow and in a demonstration of its ...
Grow Faster, Grow Stronger: Speed-Breeding Crops to Feed the Future
Plant breeders are fast-tracking genetic improvements in food crops to keep pace with global warming and a growing human population.
Huawei Chief Predicts Sales Will Flatline After Trump Crackdown
Being cut off from American technology will hurt business at the Chinese company this year and next, Ren Zhengfei said, though he vowed a 20...
Comedian Wins $4.1 Million in Lawsuit Against The Daily Stormer
The neo-Nazi website falsely accused the comedian, Dean Obeidallah, of committing terrorism. He hopes to give money to organizations that fi...
California Tests a Digital ‘Fire Alarm’ for Mental Distress
The state is teaming up with Silicon Valley to make mental health services more available. Promises abound, and so do potential problems.
Huawei Chief Predicts Sales Will Flatline After Trump Crackdown
Efforts to cut off the Chinese company from U.S. technology will crimp business over the next two years, said Ren Zhengfei, though he vowed ...
How Data Can Help You Win in the Winner-Take-All Economy
To adapt to a faster pace of change, it helps to learn how to crunch numbers about whole organizations — and about yourself.
After Losing His Parents, an Author Wonders: Who and What Is Real?
In “Picnic Comma Lightning,” Laurence Scott combines a memoir about grief with an investigation into the ways technologies blur the line bet...
Sprint and T-Mobile Merger Is Said to Be Near Justice Dept. Approval
The move could weaken an effort by a group of state attorneys general to halt the deal.
How Weapons Secrets Often Fall Into Enemy Hands
When a new weapon is introduced in war, the creator’s adversaries always look for an opportunity to get ahold of it.
Russia Sought to Use Social Media to Influence E.U. Vote, Report Finds
A misinformation campaign by groups linked to Russia tried to depress voter turnout in last month’s parliamentary elections, a European Comm...
The Week in Tech: Big Trouble With Trustbusters and China
The tech industry is caught in the middle of escalating trade tensions with China. And at home, regulators are getting serious about crackin...
When Rohingya Refugees Fled to India, Hate on Facebook Followed
After posts on the social network contributed to Myanmar’s genocide of Rohingya Muslims, Facebook vowed to fix the problem. Then the vitriol...
Stanford Team Aims at Alexa and Siri With a Privacy-Minded Alternative
A handful of companies already dominate the market for digital assistants. The implications for consumer privacy are a serious concern, rese...
Tracking Your Sleep? Beware Orthosomnia and Other Risks
Popular sleep-tracking apps and devices can flood you with data about your night. But doctors warn there is no such thing as “perfect” sleep...
A Digital Cat-and-Mouse Battle Between Police and Protesters in Hong Kong
An attack against the messaging app Telegram and the arrest of a user show how the Hong Kong clash is unfolding digitally, with growing soph...
Huawei Is Said to Demand Patent Fees From Verizon
The demand, which could amount to a billion dollars, represents a new wrinkle in the tensions between the Trump administration and China.
In New York, Asking What Australians Want
What are Times readers hungriest for? Here’s how Jodi Rudoren, associate managing editor for audience, finds out and then works to serve the...
Get More From Your Letters With Custom Stationery for Print or Pixels
Even in today’s digital world, notes sent under a formal letterhead can help get the right message across. Here’s how to make your own power...
How 5 Data Dynamos Do Their Jobs
Reporters from across the newsroom describe the many ways in which they increasingly rely on datasets and spreadsheets to create groundbreak...
Would You Like to Spend Forever in This Tree?
A California start-up wants to “redesign the entire end-of-life experience.” The answer to “eternity management”? Forests.
A Fake Zuckerberg Video Challenges Facebook’s Rules
Last month, the social media company would not remove a doctored video of Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Facebook said the video of Mr. Zuckerberg wi...
Amazon to End Its Restaurant Delivery Service
Amazon Restaurants, which was available in nearly 200 American cities, will officially close on June 24. The company says it will focus on g...
House Opens Tech Antitrust Inquiry With Look at News Media
Media executives are expected to tell lawmakers that big tech platforms have decimated the news industry.
Sprint-T-Mobile Merger Faces New Hurdle With Lawsuit by States
A group of state attorneys general filed a federal lawsuit to block a proposed merger of the third- and fourth-largest wireless carriers in ...
Letter of Recommendation: Bug Fixes
It’s a pleasure to watch software improve. I read the change logs, and I think: Humans can do things.
They Just Won’t Die: Dark Web Drug Sellers Resist Police Crackdowns
The notorious Silk Road site was shut down in 2013. Others have followed. But the online trafficking of illegal narcotics hasn’t abated.
Huawei Tells Parliament It’s No Security Threat, Aiming to Avoid a Ban
British lawmakers questioned a Huawei executive on Monday about American allegations that the company poses a risk to national security.
A Judge Rules Against One Stem-Cell Clinic. There Are Hundreds of Them.
In a long-sought victory for the F.D.A., a federal judge said officials have the authority to regulate stem-cell treatments made from patien...
Vice Media Loses Its HBO Show and a Top Executive
Josh Tyrangiel is out after a four-year run. Jesse Angelo, the former publisher of The New York Post, is set to come aboard.
A Tech Giant Hurt Your Business? Take a Number
A wide range of companies are lining up to complain about Silicon Valley’s power as lawmakers and regulators step up their scrutiny of Big T...
Salesforce to Buy Tableau in $15.3 Billion Deal, Its Biggest Acquisition
The San Francisco-based cloud computing pioneer is taking over a company with more than 86,000 customers, including Verizon and Netflix.
FedEx Says It’s Ending Express Shipping Service for Amazon
The decision, while not financially significant for either company, shows how the online retailer has gone from a sought-after customer to a...
Two Top Uber Executives Are Out as C.E.O. Consolidates Power
A month after Uber’s rocky I.P.O., its chief executive laid off two members of his executive team: the chief operating officer and the chief...
Want to Buy a Ticket to the Space Station? NASA Says Soon You Can
NASA plans to open the International Space Station to commercial business, including tourism. But the tickets won’t be cheap.
The Week in Tech: What Not to Expect From Big Tech’s Antitrust Showdown
The legal action against Silicon Valley’s giants will be long, difficult, uncertain and, for some people, disappointing.
Tech Giants Amass a Lobbying Army for an Epic Washington Battle
Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google, facing the growing possibility of antitrust action and legislation to rein in their power, are spending ...
Encountering the ‘New Order’ at MoMA
The blind spots and new possibilities of the technologies we love (and hate).
Google to Buy Data Analytics Company Despite New Antitrust Scrutiny
Google said it would acquire Looker for $2.6 billion in a bid to catch rivals in the cloud-computing industry.
Democrats Take Aim at Silicon Valley. They Take Its Cash, Too.
Until recently Silicon Valley was seen as one of the few relatively untainted sources of big-money donations for Democratic candidates. Now,...
Election Rules Are an Obstacle to Cybersecurity of Presidential Campaigns
Security experts warn that time is running out for campaigns to create protections against the cyberattacks and disinformation seen in recen...
Uber Copter to Offer Flights From Lower Manhattan to J.F.K.
For an 8-minute, one-way flight, the average ride will cost between $200 and $225 per person and include private ground transportation on bo...
In China, a Viral Video Sparks a Challenge to Rape Culture
The images were meant to exonerate Richard Liu, the e-commerce mogul. They have also helped fuel a nascent #NoPerfectVictim movement.
Uber Copter to Offer Flights From Lower Manhattan to J.F.K.
For an 8-minute, one-way flight, the average ride will cost between $200 and $225 per person and include private ground transportation on bo...
How Updates in iOS 13 and Android Q Will Change Your Smartphone
New versions of the Apple and Google operating systems are packed with hundreds of new features. Here are the few you should know about.
Outside the U.S., It’s All About WhatsApp
Adam Satariano, who covers technology in Europe, became a frequent user when he moved to London.
Overlooked No More: Alan Turing, Condemned Code Breaker and Computer Visionary
His ideas led to early versions of modern computing and helped win World War II. Yet he died as a criminal for his homosexuality.
YouTube to Remove Thousands of Videos Pushing Extreme Views
The decision by YouTube, which is owned by Google, is the latest action by a Silicon Valley company to stem the spread of hate speech and di...
Your Instagram Feed Is About to Have More Ads From Influencers
On Tuesday, the photo platform announced that advertisers could promote influencer-created content in people’s feeds, even if those people d...
In China, a Reuters Partner Blocks Articles on the Tiananmen Square Massacre
The 30th anniversary of the pro-democracy protests has prompted a censorship wave in China. Refinitiv, a data company partly owned by Reuter...
Vice.com Editors Exit as Shake-Up Continues
After layoffs and a move toward video, two editors left Vice.com.
Come for the Deep-Sea Selfies. Stay to Learn About Sustainability.
“Ocean Cube,” an exhibition of five Instagramable dreamlike rooms, offers commentary on pollution.
Apple Backs Off Crackdown on Parental-Control Apps
The iPhone maker acted as tech giants faced more scrutiny over what critics argue is anticompetitive behavior.
A Eulogy for iTunes
Apple’s software changed the way we listen to music. And though it got a little bloated over the years, we will miss it.
Elizabeth Warren’s ‘Break Up’ Message Is Squarely in Tech Workers’ Paths. There Are Skeptics.
The message, paid for by the Democratic senator’s presidential campaign, doesn’t sit well with the San Franciscans who fear unintended conse...
Facebook Faces F.T.C. Scrutiny as Antitrust Focus Turns to Big Tech
Federal regulators have divided up responsibility for antitrust oversight for the biggest technology companies.
Apple WWDC Live Updates: iOS 13 and New Watch Features
Apple is rolling out ambitious new original programming, plus updates for the iPhone, Watch and other popular devices at its annual develope...
Google and Amazon Are at the Center of a Storm Brewing Over Big Tech
Support for scrutiny of the tech giants is coming from across the political spectrum. For Google and Amazon, any investigations would be a m...
On YouTube’s Digital Playground, an Open Gate for Pedophiles
The site’s automated recommendation system, at times drawing on home movies of unwitting families, created a vast video catalog of prepubesc...
Google Disruptions Affect Gmail, YouTube and Other Sites
The errors also affected businesses that rely on Google’s technology. Google said the problems were not caused by a cyberattack.
As Slack Prepares to Go Public, Its C.E.O. Is Holding His Tongue
Stewart Butterfield, Slack’s chief executive, has been outspoken. Maybe too outspoken for a business software company that is about to go pu...
What Should HBO Cost? The Question Is Giving AT&T Executives a Headache
The corporate home of Wonder Woman, Harry Potter and “Friends” weighs how its streaming service can compete on price with Disney, Netflix an...
After SpaceX Launch, a Fear of Satellites That Outnumber All Visible Stars
Images of the Starlink constellation in orbit have rattled astronomers around the world.
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