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Jun 15, 2018
The report shows some improvements from last year, but for the first time the company revealed breakdowns by race and gender.
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Jun 15, 2018
How often do Amazon Echos misinterpret commands? Two senators want to know.
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Jun 15, 2018
Default privacy settings often aren't very private. Our tech columnist is back with round two of his clickable guide to improving your privacy on all sorts of devices and online services.
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Jun 15, 2018
The two companies moved swiftly after a judge gave his blessing this week.
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Jun 14, 2018
Financial regulators just made a huge decision affecting bitcoin and ether.
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Jun 14, 2018
Another fallout from the crises at the world's largest social network.
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Jun 14, 2018
William Shatner once called bitcoin a ‘snob currency.' Now he's helping to market a solar-powered cryptocurrency mine.
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Jun 14, 2018
"The main takeaway is that manipulation seems to have played a large role in the rise of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies," the study's co-author said.
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Jun 13, 2018
Apple announced Wednesday that it would block access to a port that law enforcement uses to crack into iPhones, a move that could reignite debate over whether tech companies are doing enough to help authorities probing serious crimes.
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Jun 13, 2018
The security upgrade, which would disable the Lightning port on the bottom edge of iPhones an hour after users lock their phones, could reignite debate over whether tech companies are doing enough to help authorities probing serious crimes. It would have little practical effect on most people using the devices but would make it far […]
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Jun 13, 2018
A new Apple policy aims to avoid Facebook's privacy mistakes.
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Jun 12, 2018
A federal judge is expected to rule Tuesday on whether to block AT&T's $85 billion Time Warner merger, in what has become America's most closely watched antitrust trial in decades.
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Jun 12, 2018
Nintendo pulled off a huge turnaround with the Switch. Here's what's up next.
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Jun 12, 2018
Now you can soon retract that message you regret sending before your contact sees it.
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Jun 12, 2018
A federal judge is expected to rule Tuesday on whether to block AT&T's $85 billion Time Warner merger, in what has become America's most closely watched antitrust trial in decades.
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Jun 11, 2018
Safety experts worried the grand promises of full self-driving capabilities could lull drivers into a false sense of security for technologies that are still largely unproven on the road.
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Jun 11, 2018
Safety experts worried the grand promises of full self-driving capabilities could lull drivers into a false sense of security for technologies that are still largely unproven on the road.
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Jun 11, 2018
A question about Taylor Swift goes unanswered, as do scores of others.
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Jun 11, 2018
Ajit Pai talks about net neutrality, telecom consolidation and more.
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Jun 11, 2018
Ajit Pai talks about net neutrality, telecom consolidation and more.
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Jun 11, 2018
It is the biggest antitrust case of its kind since the Nixon administration.
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Jun 11, 2018
Ajit Pai talks about net neutrality, telecom consolidation and more.
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Jun 11, 2018
Pai talks about net neutrality, telecom consolidation and more.
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Jun 11, 2018
Here's how your Internet experience could change now that the rules are off the books.
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Jun 08, 2018
The special counsel in the Russia investigation reportedly wants to examine the contents of encrypted messaging apps, including Signal and Facebook's WhatsApp.
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Jun 08, 2018
We put the $600 TCL 6-Series to the test against the $1,299 Samsung Q6. Does half the price mean half as good?
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Jun 07, 2018
Facebook apologizes for another privacy mishap
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Jun 07, 2018
Facebook apologizes for another privacy mishap
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Jun 07, 2018
Companies that offer surveillance cameras are increasingly implementing software that uses artificial intelligence to identify people based off their face and body type. See how the AI in Briefcam works.
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Jun 07, 2018
The new rules could set the tone for the deployment of AI far beyond Google, as rivals in Silicon Valley and around the world compete for supremacy in self-driving cars, automated assistants, robotics, military AI and other industries.
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Jun 07, 2018
Key members of Congress on Thursday took aim at Google's partnership with Huawei, a Chinese telecom firm with alleged ties to the government in Beijing, out of fear it may have exposed smartphone users' text messages and other data to privacy and security threats.
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Jun 07, 2018
The Fire TV Cube combines Amazon's ambitions for entertainment and smart homes.
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Jun 07, 2018
We asked three experts who examine compulsive device use to grade Apple and Google's latest efforts.
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Jun 06, 2018
North Koreans have obtained iPhones, Microsoft operating systems and American-made server software despite increasingly strict U.S. sanctions in recent years and used some of this technology to help launch cyberattacks on other nations.
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Jun 06, 2018
Facing new tough tech debates -- from artificial intelligence to Russian meddling -- lawmakers are exploring whether to bring back the Capitol's little-known, decades-old science and tech think tank.
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Jun 06, 2018
North Koreans have obtained iPhones, Microsoft operating systems and American-made server software despite increasingly strict U.S. sanctions in recent years and used some of this technology to help launch cyberattacks on other nations.
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Jun 05, 2018
Facebook allowed Huawei, a Chinese telecom company with alleged ties to the country's government, to have special access to data about the social site's users, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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Jun 05, 2018
The service did not learn about the breach until several months after the information was stolen, when a researcher alerted the company.
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Jun 05, 2018
The appeal comes after a federal judge ruled that Trump can't block followers on Twitter based on their political views.
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Jun 05, 2018
The service did not learn about the breach until several months after the information was stolen, when a researcher alerted the company.
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Jun 05, 2018
The appeal comes after a federal judge ruled that Trump can't block followers on Twitter based on their political views.
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Jun 05, 2018
The new NASA administrator said two of his top priorities are returning to the moon and restoring human spaceflight from U.S. soil.
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Jun 05, 2018
The new NASA administrator said two of his top priorities are returning to the moon and restoring human spaceflight from U.S. soil.
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Jun 04, 2018
A top lawmaker in the U.S. Congress is questioning whether Facebook allowed two Chinese telecommunications firms with alleged ties to their country's government to harness data about the social network's users, potentially subjecting their personal information to new privacy and security risks.
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Jun 04, 2018
The deal, experts say, might help the company meet the massive demand for software development in emerging areas of tech including the Internet of things and cloud computing.
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Jun 04, 2018
The Post's Geoffrey A. Fowler discusses Apple's latest operating system revealed at WWDC 2018, and how it's trying to get you less addicted to your iPhone.
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Jun 04, 2018
A top lawmaker in the U.S. Congress is questioning whether Facebook allowed two Chinese telecommunications firms with alleged ties to their country's government to harness data about the social network's users, potentially subjecting their personal information to new privacy and security risks.
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Jun 04, 2018
Facebook's arrangements with Amazon, Apple, BlackBerry and Samsung that allowed their devices to access data from the social network's users could further expose Facebook to steep fines and other penalties.
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Jun 04, 2018
At Apple's big developer conference in San Jose, the spotlight turns to iOS and Mac software — as well as a debate about digital well-being.
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Jun 04, 2018
Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president for software engineering, introduced three features to manage alerts and time spent on apple devices June 4 at the 2018 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference.
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Jun 04, 2018
Facebook's arrangements with Amazon, Apple, BlackBerry and Samsung that allowed their devices to access data from the social network's users could further expose Facebook to steep fines and other penalties.
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Jun 04, 2018
The deal, experts say, may help the company meet the massive demand for software development in emerging areas of tech including the internet of things and cloud computing.
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Jun 04, 2018
At Apple's big developer conference in San Jose, the spotlight turns to iOS and Mac software — as well as a debate about digital well-being.
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Jun 04, 2018
A top Democrat in Congress is calling on the U.S. government to investigate Google, the latest sign that some party lawmakers are ready to challenge an industry that they had befriended in the past.
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Jun 03, 2018
Apple's developers conference is the venue for the company to set its priorities for the year.
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Jun 01, 2018
Google has faced widespread public backlash and employee resignations for helping develop technological tools that could aid in warfighting.
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Jun 01, 2018
Google has faced widespread public backlash and employee resignations for helping develop technological tools that could aid in warfighting.
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Jun 01, 2018
Facebook is also testing a "breaking news" label for articles that appear in the news feed and a breaking-news notification.
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Jun 01, 2018
Say no to defaults. A clickable guide to fixing the complicated privacy settings from Facebook, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Apple.
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Jun 01, 2018
The Post's Geoffrey A. Fowler explains all the things companies can get from you if you use their default privacy settings. See how to change them here: wapo.st/SayNoToDefaults
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Jun 01, 2018
Security expert: "America is the Number One target, far and away."
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Jun 01, 2018
A federal study found signs that surveillance devices for intercepting cellphone calls and texts were operating near the White House and other sensitive locations in the Washington area last year.
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Jun 01, 2018
A federal study found signs that surveillance devices for intercepting cellphone calls and texts were operating near the White House and other sensitive locations in the Washington area last year.
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May 31, 2018
SoftBank will receive a nearly 20 percent equity stake in GM Cruise.
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May 30, 2018
Rebooting your router can help set back a massive global botnet.
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May 30, 2018
Rebooting your router can help set back a massive global botnet.
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May 30, 2018
The ballooning valuations of tech companies have fueled speculation as to which one will become the first trillion-dollar firm.
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May 30, 2018
Security expert: "America is the Number One target, far and away."
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May 29, 2018
The temporary shutdown will let government researchers identity fake accounts and users who post inappropriate content and misinformation, an official said.
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May 29, 2018
In a test flight that Branson said was "as good as it gets,", SpaceShipTwo, the company's winged space plane, flew more than 20 miles high.
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May 29, 2018
Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic conducted the second test flight of its commercial spaceship, VSS Unity. Branson's company plans to use these spaceships to fly tourists into space.
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May 29, 2018
Apple's HomePod can finally link with other speakers and check your calendar.
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May 25, 2018
As the E.U.'s new privacy law takes affect, Facebook and other big companies scramble to comply. And a privacy advocate files new lawsuits against the social network as well as Google, Instagram and WhatsApp.
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May 25, 2018
As the EU's new privacy law takes affect, Facebook and other big companies scramble to comply. And a privacy advocate files new lawsuits against the social network as well as Google, Instagram and WhatsApp.
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May 25, 2018
During a discussion before receiving the Radcliffe Medal on May 25, Hillary Clinton said she would choose to be the CEO of Facebook, calling it the "biggest news platform in the world."
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May 25, 2018
Everyone from Airbnb to Yelp is suddenly updating their terms of service.
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May 24, 2018
The Amazon Echo and Google Home promise to listen only when we give a "wake word." But how often do they go off on their own?
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May 24, 2018
"I'm never plugging that device in again," one family member said.
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May 24, 2018
Facebook and Twitter forged ahead Thursday with new efforts to disclose more information about the political advertisements that appear on their sites, part of a broad campaign to help users better understand why they see the content they do and who's behind it.
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May 24, 2018
The White House is seeking to ease regulations on industry to help enable a return to the moon.
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May 24, 2018
Silicon Valley companies for months have been rewriting their privacy policies to make them clearer in time for a Friday deadline.
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May 23, 2018
What you need to know about the ruling on Trump's Twitter blocking.
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May 23, 2018
Trump engaged in "viewpoint discrimination" prohibited by the First Amendment, the judge said.
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May 23, 2018
Sens. Patrick Toomey and Jeff Merkley want the FCC to disclose how many fraudulent comments it received in the run-up to the vote to dismantle net neutrality.
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May 23, 2018
Blocking Twitter users for views expressed publicly to the president's Twitter account is "viewpoint discrimination" in a public space, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
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May 22, 2018
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is set to field tough questions Tuesday from European policymakers who are investigating the social network's recent privacy mishaps.
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May 22, 2018
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is set to field tough questions Tuesday from European policymakers who are investigating the social network's recent privacy mishaps.
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May 22, 2018
The company, Ossic, told its backers that it wouldn't be delivering any remaining orders and was shutting down immediately.
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May 22, 2018
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is set to field tough questions Tuesday from European policymakers who are investigating the social network's recent privacy mishaps.
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May 22, 2018
Amazon has been providing facial recognition tools to law enforcement agencies in Oregon and Orlando for only a few dollars a month, paving the way for a rollout of technology that is causing concern among civil rights groups.
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May 22, 2018
Law enforcement agencies in Oregon and Orlando are using facial recognition tools provided by Amazon. This is how it works. EDITOR'S NOTE: Amazon owner and CEO Jeffrey P. Bezos owns The Washington Post.
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May 22, 2018
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is set to field tough questions on Tuesday from European policymakers who are investigating the social network's recent privacy mishaps.
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May 21, 2018
The sweep targets dozens of alleged scams in the biggest coordinated state enforcement action yet.
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May 18, 2018
It has become a familiar pattern in the all-too-common aftermath of American school shootings: A barrage of online misinformation, seemingly designed to cloud the truth or win political points. But some were still surprised at the speed with which the Santa Fe shooting descended into information warfare.
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May 18, 2018
His plan for Loop - a zero-emission, high speed rail project - sounds like it should have been a sure thing in a stalled city. Instead, some residents and city officials are voicing opposition.
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May 17, 2018
Lawmakers on Thursday sought to convince Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey to come testify to Congress as part of their probe into the privacy practices of the country's largest tech companies.
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May 17, 2018
YouTube will split its premium service in two, creating a music-streaming service called YouTube Music and another for its original video content called YouTube Premium.
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May 17, 2018
Immigration officials originally wanted artificial intelligence that could continuously track foreign visitors' social media. They're giving the job to humans instead.
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May 17, 2018
Immigration officials originally wanted artificial intelligence that could continuously track foreign visitors' social media. They're giving the job to humans instead.
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May 16, 2018
In the latest news of the net neutrality fight, the Senate approved a resolution that will attempt to reverse the FCC's act of deregulating the Internet.
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