Some doctors warn that Facebook is becoming an arbiter of users’ mental distress without proving that its efforts are accurate, effective or safe. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2BTxngT
Humu, a Silicon Valley start-up, applies data-driven lessons in human resources to the goal of improving employee satisfaction. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2GYvncS
The transition to new fifth-generation cellular networks, known as 5G, will affect how you use smartphones and many other devices. Let’s talk about the essentials. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2EZD6ot
The hottest toy of the year was a glittering, baby-pink plastic suitcase that we buy without knowing what’s inside. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2AlMCPO
A federal regulator is under attack for what critics say is a systemic failure to police tech giants and their vast appetite for personal data. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2Soh4j3
Dr. Roberts worked with other engineers to create the underpinnings of the Arpanet, making many crucial decisions. But his work did not make him rich. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2GN5vRs
Malware was focused on networks used by the Tribune Company, former owner of The Los Angeles Times. It was the first known attack on newspaper printing operations. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2Ro7EXI
The appointment of two independent directors was required by a settlement the company reached with the Securities and Exchange Commission in September. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2ER8SFf
The past year was a rough one for the tech industry. As we look to 2019, some big, eagerly anticipated I.P.O.s are on the horizon. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2SkTzHD
The names, birth dates and addresses of 997 defectors were stolen through a computer infected with malicious software, the South Korean Unification Ministry said. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2BJkxlt
Interactive filmmaking, where the viewers take control, has always been a technology in search of an audience. Netflix thinks the time is right. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2SroT7O
The New York Times obtained more than a thousand pages of internal guidelines. They shed light on how Facebook decides what should be kept off the platform. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2ESI3jI
Under fire for stirring up distrust and violence, the social network has vowed to police its users. But leaked documents raise serious questions about its approach. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2AjrbyR
The Air Force and the Navy are rolling out new hardware and software for their trainer aircraft to stop the oxygen-deprivation problems that have plagued pilots for several years. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2ET3G3l
The feature was intended as a test but was released widely by mistake, the head of Instagram said. Closing and reopening the app turns it off. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2BI9dG1
It was fun while it lasted. Cryptocurrencies soared and then they crashed. But true aficionados believe the underlying blockchain still has potential. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2RelrAb
The tech billionaire Reid Hoffman said he had no idea his money had been spent on a Russian-style social media disinformation campaign. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2QPKHx7
The government announced a new policy barring the foreign companies from selling products from affiliated companies on their Indian shopping sites. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2LAFOlP
When the investigative journalist Matt Apuzzo moved from Washington to Brussels, he noticed that distrust had a different focus. And he adjusted some of his own tech tools. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2BJohDz
From Facebook to creepy online ads, the worst tech of the year made the internet feel like an unsafe place to hang out. Yet there were some products that were fixed, our personal tech critic writes. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2SjbSNu
The stunning success of AlphaZero, a deep-learning algorithm, heralds a new age of insight — one that, for humans, may not last long. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2AjiVyL
The directors of the popular and critical hit broke with the conventions of computer animation, using hand-drawn techniques to create digital movement. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2TccZie
Patreon, a crowdfunding site for content creators, is facing a rebellion after its human moderators booted a creator who had violated its hate speech policy. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2V5GjbO
Tech companies say consumers prefer being shown ads that are relevant to them. But a professor’s research shows they trade data for those ads not because of convenience but resignation. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2rPFzdu
Rob Marshall was thrilled and anxious to be asked to direct the sequel to “Mary Poppins,” which was the first movie he ever saw. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2GCJTqM
In 2011, Facebook agreed to settle charges that it had deceived consumers on privacy. But new problems have resurfaced old concerns. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2ELcs3k
The unauthorized appearance of the albums on Spotify and Apple Music raised questions about services that have long been seen as bulwarks against online piracy. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2QMrT1C
Prosecutors in Minnesota said they did not find enough evidence to pursue a case against the Chinese billionaire, who was accused of rape this year by a University of Minnesota student. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2Cttfpt
A third Canadian citizen was detained in China following the arrest in Canada of a top executive at Huawei, the Chinese electronics giant. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2V1AITR
Amazon’s power is even more pronounced in the nail-biter sprint toward Christmas. A two-decade obsession with delivery speed has given it a huge edge. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2CsfSpu
Scandals and wrongdoing in tech rightly get a lot of attention, but there’s good — yes, really — happening elsewhere. from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2Ct38yV
The business model of the country’s typical tech start-ups — spend furiously to acquire new users, worry about profits later — wobbles as one company’s stock piles up on the streets. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2Ey9oqB
After grounding its fleet of autonomous vehicles for nine months and overhauling its systems, Uber’s driverless cars are back on the road. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2Cp5Sx7
Many of the stories this year that kept our eyes pointed toward the stars, no matter what was happening on the ground. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2EvXFsq
For years, Facebook gave many large technology companies special access to users’ information. Here’s how it worked. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2LphTWc
Lawmakers and others criticized the social network after a New York Times report revealed Facebook gave its partners extensive access to user data. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2CphcJy
Real action to protect privacy hinges on big institutions, to the point that small, individual measures pale in comparison. But there are still ways to act. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2QGuB9c
Jim Rutenberg reflects on the convergence of technology with media, and how that has changed his consumption habits and coverage. (Warning: iPhone addiction ahead.) from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2QFXz91
Lost faith in Facebook after data leakages, breaches and too much noise? Here’s a guide to breaking up with the social network and its photo-sharing app for good. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2SZwomi
A coalition of 22 consumer groups says children’s apps in the Google Play store show inappropriate ads and violate kids’ privacy. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2UTfJCR
With revisions to the initial concept, a subterranean transport system provides a one-mile ride under a Los Angeles suburb. (In a Tesla.) from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2Lpw11R
Facebook collects more information on more people than almost any other private corporation in history. And it gave dozens of companies more intrusive access to that data than it ever disclosed. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2LowuBq
Internal documents show that the social network gave Microsoft, Amazon, Spotify and others far greater access to people’s data than it has disclosed. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2SXfx3o
With the ‘Yellow Vest‘ movement widening the country’s budget shortfall, the French government is accelerating a plan to hit companies like Apple, Facebook and Google with a big bill. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2QJASkw
The Chinese tech giant cultivated a hard-charging spirit in its quest for world dominance. Some employees may have been pushed too far. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2SV9MTX
Mobile phones “instill students with unhealthy ideology,” said a state-run paper in the North, where many users have found ways around official information controls. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2BqGW6Y
A look at posts from the Internet Research Agency reveals that the group used Instagram for several distinct purposes. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2PKlXkl
Mr. Mossberg has spent decades chronicling the privacy implications of Facebook’s policies. On Monday, he opted out. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2SWkAkW
With driverless passenger services slow to become realities, the autonomous industry is casting about for ways to profitably use its technology. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2CiqOpt
The two wireless operators are moving closer to a merger following approval from a federal government security committee and other top officials. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2BuSBSi
Using an array of accounts on multiple platforms and targeting a variety of demographics, the Russians have generated millions of interactions with their posts. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2R5ElJy
In reports to the Senate on Russian interference, Google, Twitter and Facebook were criticized for their disinclination to reveal details. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2ErNKUO
New Senate reports show that the Russian influence campaign for the 2016 election ushered in a new era of perpetual conflict. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2EClmR1
A new report says that social media companies have evaded or been misleading about claims that Russian efforts on their platforms tried to discourage voting. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2BnQwr6
Two reports commissioned by the Senate Intelligence Committee take a deeper look at the fake social media accounts used by Russia in the American election. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2Ezxz8K
The company said that expanding its existing operations in Manhattan would allow it to double its local work force over a decade. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2UQzb31
Donald Knuth, master of algorithms, reflects on 50 years of his opus-in-progress, “The Art of Computer Programming.” from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2A1rRsG
Steve Jobs tried to create a manufacturing culture in Silicon Valley. As one former Apple engineer put it, "It wasn't great for business." from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2PDezre
Workers at tech companies like Amazon are starting to use the stock grants that they were paid to turn the tables on their employers. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2Eyw2Qv
The tech giant sees Facebook Watch, with its rising number of videos from internet stars, as a key to future growth. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2GjXovf
Nashville and others are thriving thanks to a mix of luck, astute political choices and well-timed investments, while cities like Birmingham, Ala., fall behind. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2QURViM
“Roma” is just the start of the company’s film plans. Traditional studios and multiplex chains are wondering if the strategy will cause people to skip theaters. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2EyAaQf
The company said it would update the software of iPhones in China to try to resolve a legal dispute that threatens to block certain iPhone sales there. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2EudmBf
The Democratic newcomers have a message for you: We’re cool, we’re transparent and we’ve got each others’ backs. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2EjEulD
Silicon Valley and Washington operate in their own bubbles. Is there any hope of tech executives and lawmakers understanding one another? from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2rAYV5S
A court had suppressed the man’s name under a legal provision meant to guarantee fair trials for defendants in the country. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2GpOqwO
Away from the street protests, demonstrators have built thriving communities in Facebook Groups, which are helping to fuel the Yellow Vests. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2PCx9zD
Amazon and Google are aggressively opening offices outside of their Silicon Valley and Seattle hometowns. On Thursday, Apple said it would invest $1 billion in Austin, Tex. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2UIERfm
A security consultant told Rolling Stone that at a concert, a device took fans’ photos for comparison with a database of potential stalkers. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2UGf6we
Richard Branson’s company, which sent the crewed craft, SpaceShipTwo, more than 50 miles above Earth, is one of several racing to make space tourism a reality. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2zZftsU
To many YouTubers, the video felt like evidence that YouTube the company was snubbing YouTube the community. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2LhKKvF
Pour combattre la désinformation et la radicalisation, la France propose l’un des plus grands efforts au monde pour apprendre aux jeunes à identifier les « fake news ». from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2GihTIL
The technology giant said it would also establish new 1,000-worker operations in Culver City, Calif.; San Diego and Seattle and to add hundreds of jobs in several other cities. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2CaxN3O
To combat online misinformation and radicalization, one of the world’s largest national internet literacy efforts is teaching students how to spot junk information. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2GgpVBX
The city and state sent loads of data to Amazon during its search for a new headquarters, offering a peek into the valuable information the company collected during the process. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2QI4f5V
Products that we enjoy continue to create privacy, misinformation and workplace issues. We can do better at getting the industry to do better. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2Egxztn
Tech has brought innovation, convenience and smarts to the kitchen. Here’s what Melissa Clark uses and the tools she finds indispensable. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2PBEZcG
A House committee grilled Sundar Pichai, the chief executive of Google, about a variety of issues, including worries about personal data and complaints about search results. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2Bb9GjM
Meng Wanzhou, a Huawei executive who American authorities want to extradite from Canada on fraud charges, was granted bail of 10 million dollars on Tuesday. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2LbLnH9
A group of Asian-Australian students started a Facebook group to share jokes and memes about their experiences. Now, it has nearly a million followers all over the world. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2QFWm0P
Amid an opioid crisis, police and strangers with cameras are posting raw images of drug users passed out. For those whose bleakest moments now live online, life is never the same. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2EnWRql
Google’s chief executive will get his turn under the Washington bright lights when he starts testifying about the company at 10 a.m. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2rxxOca
Orbiting instruments are now so small they can be launched by the dozens, and even high school students can build them. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2L8Fpa2
The retailer is now making its own server chips. It’s the latest sign that big internet outfits are willing to cut out longtime suppliers. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2SCyEj7
On the second day of a bail hearing for Meng Wanzhou, a top Huawei executive who is accused of fraud, her lawyers laid out the reasons she was not a flight risk. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2zR2k5i
Her device freed secretaries from the typewriter. But as word processing became ubiquitous, it helped eliminate their jobs. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2UAp6XF
Chinese tech entrepreneurs are rethinking their business trips and their American ties. They could instead be valuable allies in the drive to bring more freedom to China. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2QGAaDL
The court’s decision, which bars Apple from selling seven iPhone models in China, is the latest turn in a broad legal battle between the companies. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2PuEWPX
Amazon’s offices in Queens will be built over an aging sewage system. The city says the pipes can handle the wastewater, but residents are worried. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2EpdnXg
Mr. Dorsey’s tweets about his silent-meditation retreat in the country were criticized for not mentioning the plight of the Rohingya, a persecuted Muslim minority. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2SC42yb
Hundreds of apps can follow your movements and share the details with advertisers, retailers and even hedge funds. Here’s how to limit the snooping. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2G9JYlE
Reporters tested apps made for both Android and iOS, evaluated app code and examined the companies receiving the data. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2rwfKPi
A strongly worded editorial in the Communist Party newspaper said that Canada had violated the human rights of Meng Wanzhou, Huawei’s chief financial officer. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2EdXEJR
Jovan Hill, 25, dropped out of college and is unemployed. So how does he pay for his Brooklyn apartment and marijuana habit? His social media followers chip in. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2E7uETP
Digitally observing a prospective love interest, or an ex, online is yet another way that people are confusing each other romantically. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2ElVrfU
The offering, which is expected to be a hotly anticipated debut, puts the ride-hailing service neck and neck with its rival Lyft in a race to the public markets. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2SuWWLU
Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of Huawei’s secretive founder, Ren Zhengfei, had stressed transparency at the company. She is now accused of hiding Huawei’s dealings in Iran. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2SDrc7D
In a Canadian courtroom, authorities revealed details of the charges facing Meng Wanzhou, the Huawei official whose arrest has shaken U.S.-China relations. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2Qk6M6D
Sundar Pichai, the chief executive of Google, will testify before Congress on Tuesday. Democratic lawmakers are expected to target the industry next year. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2Qgyj9c
The detention of a Chinese tech executive poses a challenge for President Xi Jinping, who faces pressure to both retaliate and resolve the trade war with America. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2E5UGH6
Tech companies used to want to be in the news because it often meant fawning coverage for a new device. How times have changed, writes Brian X. Chen. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2E81xQ9
The movement that Facebook’s chief operating officer started is trying to leave her, and her scandals, behind. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2AYzsI5
Faced with a choppy stock market and fears of an economic downturn, Uber and Lyft are moving toward the public markets as other private tech companies also get ready. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2L0JEEw
A form of artificial intelligence is being used to surface job candidates with the attributes of a perfect fit, even without conventional credentials. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2G4S3I3
The ride-hailing company said it had confidentially filed a draft registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2QEGXOb
The law, opposed by privacy advocates, requires tech companies to provide law enforcement and security agencies with access to encrypted communications. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2RCxiVC
Britain, New Zealand, Australia and other countries have grown increasingly worried about potential security risks related to the Chinese telecom giant. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2EhW4XQ
The Navy has spent more than $1 billion trying to develop projectiles to support land attacks by the Marine Corps, with little to show for its investment. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2rlK5A2
The arrest of Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer, is likely to escalate tensions between the United States and China just as their trade tensions had begun to thaw. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2rpjPEV
Messages released publicly on Wednesday suggest the idealistic image the company promoted for years was a carefully cultivated smoke screen. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2RE3c4a
Eight months after a fatal crash, the vehicles are expected to be back on Pittsburgh streets within a few weeks, but safety questions remain. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2PkkiBX
He made billions selling vacuums. Now he is backing Brexit, building an electric car — and making antiquated comments on ‘racial differences.’ from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2BSj2md
Puzzle design programs, word databases and web searches to help vet an answer: These are some of the tools that Sam Ezersky, assistant puzzles editor, uses in his job. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2E4dPJy
Becoming an influencer is hard, as our columnist found out when he tried creative photography, consultations and even bots to propel his food-obsessed corgi to fame. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2BSzXVB
A trove of secret internal Facebook documents were released by a British parliamentary committee as part of an investigation into misinformation and user data. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2KYYE5y
A tweet from Mr. Giuliani now links to an anti-Trump page. The president’s lawyer blamed Twitter, but the culprit was his own typo (plus a prankster in Atlanta). from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2PmP0dX
The answer is yes, if you can make sure you get them something they like, and you’re not saddling your loved one with a monthly bill. Here’s how to do it right. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2EfFvfo
After the success of Nintendo’s two retro consoles, other developers are mining their vaults and resurfacing old games and hardware. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2zBQmMM
New research from Microsoft says that far fewer people have broadband internet access than government statistics have shown. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2zFdqu0
The streaming service and AT&T struck an agreement that raises the yearly licensing fee for the show by more than three times. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2UglbiS
Coders are creating apps and databases to help tenants find information about buildings and landlords, and even navigate housing court. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2E0EyXb
Some users seemed less surprised by the security breach than by the fact that they had a Quora account in the first place. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2Ua8Z2U
China is investing in quantum encryption that could be far tougher to crack than today’s security methods. Now the United States is trying to catch up. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2SsSkWO
The hotel chain hasn’t said how many of the 500 million customers affected by a data breach had their passport numbers stolen. But the State Department and privacy experts disagree on the danger. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2rkqxw8
Brava uses light technology originally developed for the solar industry to cook multiple foods quickly on the countertop. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2FWsJE5
The Mauritshuis in the Netherlands, working with Google, has created an app that provides a virtual museum filled with all of this artist’s works. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2EbuqM9
The app is a throwback to a time before the commercialization of internet influence, when web culture consisted mainly of harmless weirdos trying to make each other laugh. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2zzQNqM
Google Home and Amazon Echo don’t carry paid advertising, so companies are trying more creative ways of using them to reach consumers. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2Ruo3GT