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Feb 23, 2019
The digital platform is grappling with the proliferation of anti-vaccination content online, a problem also faced by Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.
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Feb 22, 2019
The potential bans of Huawei technology is overshadowing the mobile phone industry's biggest annual event in Barcelona.
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Feb 22, 2019
The impact virtual and augmented reality software has had on the travel industry is small but growing. Here are a few examples you may encounter before or during your next trip.
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Feb 22, 2019
After sending pilots to the edge of space in December, the company moved a step closer to commercial space travel with another safe flight, this time carrying a test passenger.
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Feb 22, 2019
After sending pilots to the edge of space in December, the company moved a step closer to commercial space travel with another safe flight, this time carrying a test passenger.
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Feb 22, 2019
In this week's newsletter, Nicole Perlroth explains why U.S. companies and government agencies face renewed cybersecurity concerns.
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Feb 22, 2019
A 1982 memoir of an American road-trip remains relevant in a GPS world.
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Feb 22, 2019
Amazon may not call it home. But the city, by design and because of its allure, is increasingly a magnet for coders and companies.
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Feb 22, 2019
The battle over Amazon's New York plans resurfaced tensions among unions over how to deal with Uber, Airbnb and other emerging giants.
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Feb 21, 2019
The company is joining a stampede of high profile start-ups heading toward the public markets.
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Feb 21, 2019
The company had pledged to do away with the controversial practice for sexual harassment claims, but expanded it to all disputes.
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Feb 21, 2019
The Chinese technology company, accused by American authorities of posing a security risk, will add to its research and development group in Canada.
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Feb 21, 2019
DNA is spelled out with four letters, or bases. Researchers have now built a system with eight. It may hold clues to the potential for life elsewhere in the universe and could also expand our capacity to store digital data on Earth
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Feb 21, 2019
With $100 million and a lot of volunteer labor, SpaceIL's Beresheet spacecraft could be the first privately built vessel to reach the lunar surface.
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Feb 21, 2019
The groups called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether Facebook violated consumer protection and child privacy laws.
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Feb 21, 2019
One of the company's newly unveiled models works with 5G wireless networks. Another folds up like a book.
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Feb 20, 2019
Google said it had deleted the accounts and channels of people leaving the comments in question, but acknowledged "there's more to be done."
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Feb 20, 2019
Hoping to beat Uber to the market, Lyft plans to talk up its offering to investors, known as the roadshow, in mid-March and go public in early April.
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Feb 20, 2019
For a glimpse of what's coming, look to Samsung's newly unveiled Galaxy phones. One of the models works with 5G wireless networks, while another folds up like a book.
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Feb 20, 2019
A top security official outlined an alternative approach to the Trump administration's call to keep the Chinese company Huawei out of 5G networks.
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Feb 20, 2019
Isabella Kwai, a reporter in Australia, rarely takes notes on paper anymore and instead uses her iPhone. She can still look sources in the eye while typing.
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Feb 20, 2019
The bills come amid a trend toward "cash-free" stores, which supporters say are more convenient. Critics counter that they discriminate against the poor.
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Feb 20, 2019
The attacks, which come ahead of elections in May, reflect the spread of a broad online campaign linked to Moscow to disrupt its political opponents.
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Feb 19, 2019
What if stemming the tide of misinformation on YouTube means punishing some of its biggest stars?
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Feb 18, 2019
Ren Zhengfei had previously avoided passing judgment on the case out of respect for the legal process. Now he appears to be sharpening his language.
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Feb 18, 2019
The tech giant put "too much focus" on art-house fare, the head of Amazon Studios said. The tech giant will now focus more on films for a broader audience, including "sexy date-night movies."
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Feb 18, 2019
Virgin Hyperloop One is testing a system that would put passengers in pods hurtling through vacuum tubes. Other companies are moving ahead with similar plans.
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Feb 18, 2019
New government regulation of Silicon Valley is needed, a parliamentary committee concluded after an 18-month investigation.
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Feb 18, 2019
President Trump's withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and his trade conflicts with China are believed to have inspired new waves of attacks.
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Feb 17, 2019
Lisa Taback, who worked with Harvey Weinstein on awards campaigns for best picture winners like "The Artist" and "The King's Speech," is in charge of the lavish effort behind "Roma."
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Feb 16, 2019
The results of a consumer genetic test identified the mother of the man whose donated sperm was used to conceive Danielle Teuscher's daughter. Legal warnings soon followed.
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Feb 15, 2019
The region has its act together and knows what it is doing, officials said.
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Feb 15, 2019
The ride-hailing giant said that excluding certain costs, its losses increased significantly in the fourth quarter of 2018.
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Feb 15, 2019
The region has its act together and knows what it is doing, officials said.
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Feb 15, 2019
The deal is the latest example of how the auto industry is being reshaped by new technologies and nimble companies that have raced ahead of many traditional carmakers.
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Feb 15, 2019
What kinds of companies will be the next so-called unicorns? A hint: Many of them won't have much in common with Uber or Airbnb.
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Feb 14, 2019
Labor groups aiming to organize a Staten Island warehouse were in talks with the company a day before it abandoned plans for a Queens headquarters.
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Feb 14, 2019
The social media company is in discussions with regulators over claims that it violated a 2011 consent decree regarding user privacy.
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Feb 14, 2019
The social media company is in discussions with regulators over claims that it violated a 2011 consent decree regarding user privacy.
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Feb 14, 2019
Its plan to build a sprawling complex in Queens in return for nearly for $3 billion in government incentives had come under fierce opposition from local lawmakers.
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Feb 14, 2019
Labor groups aiming to organize a Staten Island warehouse were in talks with the company a day before it abandoned plans for a Queens headquarters.
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Feb 14, 2019
Amazon's pullout poses a challenge to one of the company's bedrock beliefs: that being loved by customers is all that matters.
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Feb 14, 2019
Amazon's plan to build a sprawling complex in Queens in return for nearly for $3 billion in government incentives had come under fierce opposition from local lawmakers.
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Feb 14, 2019
3D-printed and "smart" pharmaceuticals are making medical treatments more effective. But it may take years before the new devices reach most patients, if they do at all.
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Feb 14, 2019
The Modi government's plan, which would require tech companies to automatically block a vast array of content, stifles free speech, critics said.
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Feb 14, 2019
Nothing says ‘I love you' like a customizable algebraic equation.
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Feb 14, 2019
Want to take President Xi Jinping's wisdom with you wherever you go? A lot of Chinese people do. Or they've been told to.
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Feb 14, 2019
The cancellation of a tourism initiative and the abrupt return of a Shanghai-bound Air New Zealand flight has many suspecting Chinese retaliation for a ban on the company Huawei.
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Feb 14, 2019
Nothing says ‘I love you' like a customizable algebraic equation.
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Feb 13, 2019
Careful out there. Scammers are robbing people who are looking for love online, and the problem is only getting worse.
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Feb 13, 2019
The former executive, who oversaw compliance with insider trading rules, was accused by the S.E.C. of profiting on nonpublic information.
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Feb 13, 2019
Melissa Eddy, a Berlin reporter, explains how privacy laws have led to blurred Google Street View pictures, and why WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook are popular almost despite themselves.
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Feb 13, 2019
In a country where wealth usually comes from mining or banking, Scott Farquhar and Mike Cannon-Brookes of Atlassian are a new kind of mogul. And they're getting into politics.
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Feb 13, 2019
Before you get out the hardware, use software like free floor-plan apps and augmented-reality tools to sketch out the ideas for your remodeling projects.
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Feb 13, 2019
The company expected a smooth path to a deal. But then came the rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the progressive left, which shook the foundation of the state's politics.
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Feb 13, 2019
The strip's tagline was "Gay Muslim comics for people who are able to think." Instagram said it had not complied with the government's request to block it.
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Feb 13, 2019
The private Facebook group, called the Ligue du LOL, was behind waves of online mockery of women in journalism, often those who were feminists.
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Feb 12, 2019
A long-awaited executive order would block technology from adversarial powers, including China, from superfast next-generation networks.
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Feb 12, 2019
Democratic lawmakers, empowered by their new House majority, have amplified their criticism of the deal, and two hearings are set this week.
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Feb 12, 2019
A reporter for the site estimates the effort has the support of "90 percent" of eligible employees. The BuzzFeed founder Jonah Peretti has spoken against the idea.
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Feb 12, 2019
New research explores how access to technology helps put girls on par with boys.
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Feb 12, 2019
Mete out love and discipline. Set ambitious goals. Endure a teenager's first dates. Fans say the game Chinese Parents is a surprisingly poignant exercise in role reversal.
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Feb 11, 2019
A so-called neural network analyzed the medical records of 600,000 hospital patients in China, diagnosing their conditions as accurately as doctors did in some cases.
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Feb 11, 2019
The paper, which has flourished under Mr. Bezos' ownership, is now reporting on his dispute with another publisher, American Media Inc.
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Feb 11, 2019
The order did not set aside additional funds for A.I. development, and officials provided few details about how it would track the progress of the administration's new policies.
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Feb 11, 2019
A neural network analyzed the medical records of 600,000 hospital patients in China, and diagnosed their conditions as accurately as doctors did in some cases.
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Feb 11, 2019
From Tokyo to Zurich, readers told us how New York's subway compares with the public transportation in their cities (spoiler alert: not well).
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Feb 11, 2019
But the order does not set aside additional funds for A.I. development, and officials provided few details on how it will track the progress of its new policies.
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Feb 10, 2019
CB Insights, a firm that tracks start-ups, analyzed a variety of data to create a list of 50 private companies around the world that are on a path to a $1 billion valuation.
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Feb 10, 2019
Uber and Airbnb were part of an early generation of tech start-ups that quickly reached $1 billion in value. The up-and-coming generation is looking very different.
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Feb 10, 2019
OnlyFans has put X-rated entertainment in the hands of its entertainers. Call it the paywall of porn.
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Feb 09, 2019
OnlyFans has put X-rated entertainment in the hands of its entertainers. Call it the paywall of porn.
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Feb 09, 2019
With new vegetarian and lab-produced burgers coming to stores, several states are looking to bar newcomers from using the word meat on their labels.
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Feb 08, 2019
If American Media is found to have broken a law, it would be in violation of a deal struck with federal prosecutors in connection to hush money paid to protect Donald Trump.
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Feb 08, 2019
"When people have something to say, they come to Medium, where they can say it at length," a spokeswoman for the online platform said.
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Feb 08, 2019
The threat of legal action by the Chinese tech giant is part of a broader effort to defend itself from charges that it poses a security risk.
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Feb 08, 2019
Blackmail and extortion schemes have existed for centuries, from 17th-century Scottish farmers paying off plunderers to David Letterman revealing he was targeted to keep his affairs quiet.
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Feb 08, 2019
Global criticism of the tech industry hasn't had an impact on the bottom line — at least not yet, writes Kate Conger.
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Feb 07, 2019
Instagram and its parent company, Facebook, will no longer allow images of cutting and will make nongraphic photos of self-harm, such as healed scars, more difficult to find.
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Feb 07, 2019
In an online post, the chief executive of Amazon said the tabloid's owner had used "extortion and blackmail" to try to stop his investigation into leaked photos and text messages.
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Feb 07, 2019
Britain's chief medical officers declined to recommend specific age or time limits, but saw associations between social media use and mental health problems.
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Feb 07, 2019
Net income was $255 million in the fourth quarter, the fifth straight with a profit. But the company reported a loss of users for the third consecutive quarter, to 321 million.
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Feb 07, 2019
The competition authority said the company could no longer combine data from different sources without explicit permission from users.
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Feb 07, 2019
In the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, Facebook, working with a local partner, has found a way to overcome China's internet blocks to make ad dollars.
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Feb 06, 2019
The delivery app's practice of counting tips toward guaranteed minimum payments for its contract workers drew accusations of wage theft.
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Feb 06, 2019
The N.Y.P.D. said that Waze, by allowing people to share the locations of sobriety checkpoints, was impeding the police's ability to keep streets safe.
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Feb 06, 2019
Parents are often surprised by unauthorized credit card charges. The culprit: Bait apps, which lure children into buying virtual junk online. Preventing these purchases isn't easy, but it can be done.
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Feb 06, 2019
The new emojis and variants, which emphasize inclusivity, are expected to come out later this year, the organization that sets standards for emoji compatibility announced.
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Feb 06, 2019
The delivery start-up will retroactively pay shoppers whose tips were included in guaranteed minimum amounts.
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Feb 06, 2019
With its acquisition of two podcasting companies, the streaming service broadens its ambitions to include everything audio.
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Feb 06, 2019
The delivery companies came under fire from critics who said the companies were taking advantage of their workers with deceptive tipping policies.
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Feb 06, 2019
The delivery companies are under fire from critics who say the companies are taking advantage of their workers with deceptive tipping policies.
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Feb 06, 2019
The deals will help the music-streaming giant expand beyond its core service and reduce its reliance on the major record labels.
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Feb 06, 2019
The company is nearing its goal of $800 million in digital revenue ahead of a 2020 target. Paying subscribers rose to 4.3 million, a record.
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Feb 06, 2019
For Daisuke Wakabayashi, who covers Google, computer accessories are important. Very important.
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Feb 05, 2019
Quadriga CX said that Gerald W. Cotten died while visiting India in December, and he was the sole person able to access $250 million in client holdings. Some investors are skeptical.
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Feb 05, 2019
Angela Ahrendts, hired after leading Burberry to global prominence, was among Apple's highest-paid executives.
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Feb 05, 2019
Researchers at DeepMind, owned by Google's parent company, and other companies are applying their powerful A.I. systems to drug discovery research.
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Feb 05, 2019
The social media company, which makes the Snapchat ephemeral messaging app, said on Tuesday that the flood of users who were leaving its platform had subsided.
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Feb 05, 2019
Fast, accurate and no typos! Bloomberg News, The Washington Post and The Associated Press test out machine-generated journalism.
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