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Jul 12, 2020
Uber and Lyft hailed a Cornell paper's conclusion that their drivers make solid wages. But others have questioned the researchers' approach.
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Jul 11, 2020
Gen Z and millennial users have found community on the app, particularly during the last few isolating months. And for some of them, it's their livelihood.
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Jul 11, 2020
In a single week, some of the internet's biggest platforms banned users and groups they had tolerated for years. What changed?
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Jul 10, 2020
TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has been under scrutiny as a potential national security threat.
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Jul 10, 2020
Gen Z and millennial users have found community on the app, particularly during the last few isolating months. And for some of them, it's their livelihood.
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Jul 10, 2020
Gen Z and millennial users have found community on the app, particularly during the last few isolating months. And for some of them, it's their livelihood.
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Jul 10, 2020
The social network has been under intense pressure for allowing misinformation and hate speech to spread on its site.
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Jul 10, 2020
TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, has been under scrutiny as a potential national security threat.
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Jul 10, 2020
Virtual cycling offers lessons for how other sports can appeal to fans leading increasingly digital lives.
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Jul 10, 2020
Chris Larsen knows that a crypto mogul spending his own money for a city's camera surveillance system might sound creepy. He's here to explain why it's not.
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Jul 09, 2020
How Facebook's most recent crisis started, and what it says about the company's role in our lives.
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Jul 08, 2020
The buzz that Tyler Blevins, also known as Ninja, generated by streaming on a new platform showed the power famous content creators have in the video game industry.
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Jul 08, 2020
An independent audit faulted the social network for allowing hate speech and disinformation to thrive — potentially posing a threat to the November elections.
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Jul 08, 2020
The social network said the fake accounts were active around the 2016 presidential election.
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Jul 08, 2020
Its users buy and sell the riskiest financial products and do so more frequently than customers at other retail brokerage firms, but their inexperience can lead to staggering losses.
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Jul 08, 2020
Why we should all care who controls the invisible infrastructure of the global internet.
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Jul 08, 2020
All of our tech products will one day become obsolete, but here are some strategies to buying gadgets that you can enjoy for many years.
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Jul 08, 2020
As countries race to deploy coronavirus-tracking software, researchers are reporting privacy and security risks that could affect millions of people and undermine trust in public health efforts.
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Jul 08, 2020
Unlike Nielsen, which measure audience size, Parrot Analytics says it can track viewer enthusiasm. That's more important to subscription services.
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Jul 08, 2020
How a digital avatar helped the fashion designer Hanifa go viral during the pandemic.
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Jul 08, 2020
An independent audit faulted the social network for "vexing and heartbreaking decisions" that affect its users — and potentially the November elections.
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Jul 07, 2020
The agency identified the causes of mishaps in orbit during an uncrewed test flight of its Starliner spacecraft in December.
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Jul 07, 2020
Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's top executives, engaged in "spin" during a meeting over hate speech, civil rights groups said.
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Jul 07, 2020
Marathons and meets are canceled, so runners are using tech to stay connected and compete.
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Jul 07, 2020
An insult takes a dizzying trip through rap, men's rights, misogyny and TikTok.
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Jul 07, 2020
Tech giants suspend handing over information to Hong Kong, setting up a collision with China.
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Jul 07, 2020
Peggy Johnson, who led Microsoft's business development, will take over the struggling virtual reality start-up in August.
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Jul 07, 2020
A commercial deal in Kenya marks the first application of balloon-powered internet in Africa, the region with the lowest percentage of internet users globally.
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Jul 07, 2020
As the city grapples with new restrictions on online speech, American tech giants are on the front line of a clash between China and the United States over the internet's future.
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Jul 07, 2020
The data start-up, which has a valuation of $20 billion, would be the largest Silicon Valley tech listing since Uber made its debut last year.
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Jul 07, 2020
Google, Facebook and Twitter said they were reviewing China's punitive new national security law for the city, a rare public questioning of Chinese policy by major American tech companies.
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Jul 06, 2020
The companies said they were reviewing China's punitive new national security law for the city, a rare public questioning of Chinese policy by major American tech companies.
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Jul 06, 2020
The data start-up, which has a valuation of $20 billion, would be the largest Silicon Valley tech listing since Uber made its debut last year.
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Jul 06, 2020
YouTube shows that some constructions of digital spaces can help combat online nastiness.
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Jul 06, 2020
The social network said it would review the city's punitive new national security law, a rare public questioning of Chinese policy by a large American tech company.
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Jul 06, 2020
The ride-hailing company's core business has struggled in the pandemic, and it is betting on growth of its Uber Eats division.
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Jul 06, 2020
The Justice Department had sought to try Son Jong-woo after he was indicted by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia on money-laundering and other charges.
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Jul 05, 2020
The ride-hailing company's core business has struggled in the pandemic, and it is betting on growth of its Uber Eats division.
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Jul 04, 2020
A battle involving Michael Pack and a U.S.-funded tech group revolves around software from Falun Gong, the secretive, anti-Beijing spiritual movement with pro-Trump elements.
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Jul 04, 2020
Summer camp in the pandemic looks just like a screen. But what happens when kids run away from the computer?
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Jul 03, 2020
The city was among the first to close and among the first to reopen. But Uber's lessons there could be difficult to duplicate elsewhere.
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Jul 03, 2020
Coronavirus is just a distant memory while zipping around in a several-hundred-thousand-dollar custom van on the open road.
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Jul 02, 2020
Researchers have developed a model that uses social-media and search data to forecast outbreaks of Covid-19 well before they occur.
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Jul 02, 2020
The internet is changing, and the freewheeling, anything-goes culture of social media is being replaced by something more accountable.
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Jul 02, 2020
Two rising stars on the app have amassed a huge audience by playing along with their followers' fantasy of romance.
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Jul 02, 2020
Home entertainment today isn't all that different from the time of VHS tapes.
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Jul 02, 2020
The hearing this month would be a central moment in the continuing backlash against the power of Amazon, Facebook, Alphabet and Apple.
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Jul 02, 2020
In a post-quarantine world, heat sensors could help spot sick people with elevated temperatures as they enter public places. But it's not that simple.
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Jul 01, 2020
The hearing this month would be a central moment in the continuing backlash against the power of Amazon, Facebook, Alphabet and Apple.
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Jul 01, 2020
Internet companies should treat people with big followings differently.
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Jul 01, 2020
In a pandemic-induced recession, it's more important than ever to take care of our smartphones and other gadgets.
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Jul 01, 2020
A new report revealed a broad campaign that targeted Muslims in China and their diaspora in other countries, beginning as early as 2013.
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Jun 30, 2020
The social network has tried striking a more conciliatory tone with its advertisers, who object to its handling of hate speech.
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Jun 30, 2020
The social network said it was designating the antigovernment movement as a dangerous organization.
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Jun 30, 2020
The social network said it was designating the antigovernment movement as a dangerous organization.
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Jun 30, 2020
Worn by extremists toting assault rifles, the shirt has gone from dad symbol to battle flag.
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Jun 30, 2020
American cellular businesses will no longer be able to spend federal money on equipment from the two Chinese companies.
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Jun 30, 2020
Steve Huffman, Reddit's co-founder and chief executive, says new rule changes will help the company fulfill its mission.
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Jun 30, 2020
The economics of delivery apps stinks. Uber is offering to buy the food delivery company Postmates to make it stink a little less — for them.
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Jun 30, 2020
Censorship and politics are fracturing the global internet, isolating users and industries accustomed to ignoring national borders.
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Jun 30, 2020
A proposal to give scientists access to huge data sets and powerful computers.
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Jun 30, 2020
Entrepreneurs are working on new business models to address income inequality and a resulting lack of access to the financial system for communities of color.
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Jun 29, 2020
The ride-hailing company has been trying to expand its food-delivery business to compensate for the collapse of its main business.
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Jun 29, 2020
Scammers are out to get personal information that could lead to identity theft.
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Jun 29, 2020
Scammers are out to get personal information that could lead to identity theft.
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Jun 29, 2020
The move is part of the tit-for-tat retaliation after the Indian and Chinese militaries clashed earlier this month.
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Jun 29, 2020
The influential pro-Trump community broke the rules on harassment and targeting, said Reddit, which also banned other groups.
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Jun 29, 2020
The Times said Apple News did not align with its strategy of building direct relationships with paying readers.
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Jun 29, 2020
The action comes as other tech companies increasingly combat hate speech related to President Trump on their platforms.
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Jun 29, 2020
The move is part of the tit-for-tat retaliation after the Indian and Chinese militaries clashed earlier this month.
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Jun 29, 2020
The move is part of the tit-for-tat retaliation after the Indian and Chinese militaries clashed earlier this month.
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Jun 29, 2020
Young people have tweaked the conspiracy, and today's internet sites help spread such false ideas.
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Jun 29, 2020
Young women feeling alienated by dating apps and bar culture are finding love on their For You pages.
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Jun 29, 2020
As the coronavirus keeps spreading, employers are convinced remote work has a bright future. Decades of setbacks suggest otherwise.
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Jun 29, 2020
Worn by extremists toting assault rifles, the shirt has gone from dad symbol to battle flag.
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Jun 28, 2020
Two researchers have studied political expression on the app since the Musical.ly era. Here's what they found.
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Jun 27, 2020
The false theory targeting Democrats, now fueled by QAnon and teenagers on TikTok, is entangling new targets like Justin Bieber.
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Jun 27, 2020
Six former employees were recently named in federal charges that were an indication of the lengths some companies will go to hit back at detractors.
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Jun 26, 2020
Posts about voting will direct viewers to accurate information, and violations from important political figures will be marked "newsworthy."
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Jun 26, 2020
Mary Jo Laupp, who made a viral TikTok video that disrupted a Trump campaign event, plans to create a "political hype house" to support Joe Biden.
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Jun 26, 2020
Small businesses are always asking: Is the tech they now rely on helping or hurting them?
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Jun 26, 2020
The online retailer is taking steps to move people, as well as packages.
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Jun 25, 2020
Mr. Abramoff became the first person charged with violating a law that was amended in response to his previous criminal offenses.
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Jun 25, 2020
The device he developed with a colleague in the 1970s has prevented billions of tons of carbon emissions from being spewed by cars, trucks and lawn mowers.
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Jun 25, 2020
The arrest of a man for a crime he didn't commit shows the dangers of facial recognition technology.
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Jun 25, 2020
An unlikely source of comfort viewing, YouTube compilations of old commercials have provided the writer a strange kind of optimism when so much else seems broken.
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Jun 25, 2020
Attorney General William Barr's attention to the Justice Department investigation shows the high stakes for the agency and for him.
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Jun 25, 2020
A Chinese city is rolling out the database to allow people to check if their partners have a history of abuse. Domestic violence has been exacerbated by lockdowns during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Jun 25, 2020
The database will allow people to check if their partners have a history of abuse. Domestic violence, a longstanding problem in China, has been exacerbated by lockdowns during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Jun 24, 2020
A man of manifold interests, his achievements ranged from developing ideas behind the so-called Internet of Things to publishing the world's biggest book.
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Jun 24, 2020
The internet company has long been criticized about how much information it keeps on users. The change applies only to new accounts.
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Jun 24, 2020
Why the middlemen are the internet's villains.
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Jun 24, 2020
The internet company has long been criticized about how much information it keeps on users. The change applies only to new accounts.
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Jun 24, 2020
From racist graffiti to missed promotions, employees say a "systemic pattern of racial bias" permeates the company.
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Jun 24, 2020
Digitized newspaper archives and hyperlocal historical sources can help you understand how your ancestors lived.
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Jun 24, 2020
The concerns among employees have generated an unusual degree of turmoil inside the tech giant.
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Jun 24, 2020
In what may be the first known case of its kind, a faulty facial recognition match led to a Michigan man's arrest for a crime he did not commit.
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Jun 23, 2020
Eddie Bauer, Magnolia Pictures, Ben & Jerry's and others have suspended campaigns over the platform's content moderation practices.
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Jun 23, 2020
President Trump's executive order came at a time when hiring has slowed, and many U.S. consulates are not conducting interviews for temporary green cards.
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Jun 23, 2020
In a closely watched case, Facebook lost an appeal related to charges that it has violated competition laws by abusing its dominance in social media.
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