The Week in Tech: Countdown to the California Consumer Privacy Act
Companies are figuring out how to deal with a new law that gives individuals the right...
Killer Robots Aren’t Regulated. Yet.
“Killing in the Age of Algorithms” is a New York Times documentary examining the future of...
She Accused a Tech Billionaire of Rape. The Chinese Internet Turned Against Her.
Liu Jingyao, a college student, describes what it’s like to be slut-shamed by 800 million people.
F.T.C. Is Said to Consider an Injunction Against Facebook
Such an action would seek to block a technical integration of WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Instagram,...
George Laurer, Who Developed the Bar Code, Is Dead at 94
Every purchase evokes his design of the rectangular Universal Product Code. But although it became ubiquitous, he...
Apple AirPods Pro Review: The ‘Hearable’ at Its Best
At $249, Apple’s noise-canceling wireless earbuds are a strong contender in the high-end earphones market.
YouTube Takes Tougher Stance on Harassment
A new policy is a response to criticism that the video service hasn’t done enough to...
This Is Not About How Young People Use Tech
Taylor Lorenz, who writes about internet culture, explains how she keeps her finger on the pulse.
Bipartisan Bill Targets Online Spread of Child Sex Abuse Material
The legislation, responding to an investigation in The New York Times, would make tech companies more...
America’s Top Foundations Bankroll Attack on Big Tech
Major nonprofits and other organizations have pledged millions of dollars toward groups trying to build a...
On Data Privacy, India Charts Its Own Path
A new law would give the country’s 1.3 billion people more power over data collected by...
In U.K. Vote, Online Disinformation Is the New Normal
Foreign meddling was once the most feared source of online deception before critical elections. Now, some...
Facebook Tells Barr It Won’t Open Up Encrypted Messages
With 1.5 billion users, Facebook’s WhatsApp is perhaps the world’s most commonly used encrypted communications platform.
Big Tech’s Critics, Flush With Cash, Try to Build a Movement
Major nonprofits and other organizations have pledged millions of dollars toward groups that are taking on...
Is Earth Getting Bigger Over Time?
The planet is a magnet for stuff: space dust, dead leaves, old refrigerators. Is all that...
Big Tech Is Under Attack, and Investors Couldn’t Care Less
Giant tech stocks have posted a remarkable year, shrugging off the trade war, bipartisan political hostility...
SoftBank Takes a Loss in Sale of Wag, Dog-Walking Start-Up
The technology investment powerhouse sold its shares in the dog-walking start-up at a loss as its...
Pete Frates, Who Promoted the Ice Bucket Challenge, Dies at 34
The former college baseball player’s involvement in the viral trend helped raise more than $100 million...