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Tech Tip: Cleaning Out Addresses in Mail App The Mac’s Mail app and other programs can retain outdated contact details, but you can delete or update the information as needed.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...