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Nov 14, 2018

Before a Deal, Amazon Had to Know: Could Cuomo and De Blasio Get Along?
After meeting with the governor and mayor, Amazon decided the men could put aside their differences, and it began to iron out a package worth over a billion dollars.

New York Times Tech
Nov 14, 2018

Amazon HQ2: How New York and Virginia Won the Beauty Contest
Eager candidates offered name changes, helipads and even cactuses to entice the company into setting up shop.

New York Times Tech
Nov 14, 2018

State of the Art: How Google Photos Became a Perfect Jukebox for Our Memories
Google Photos, introduced in 2015, has become one of the most emotionally resonant pieces of technology today. It is also shaping our narratives along the way.

New York Times Tech
Nov 14, 2018

Up Next: A Tech Wunderkind Who Knows Jaden Smith and Elon Musk
Iddris Sandu has written code for Instagram and Twitter, and counts Barack Obama as a fan.

New York Times Tech
Nov 14, 2018

Tavares Strachan Teams With SpaceX to Launch Satellite-Sculpture Into Orbit
The object, made of 24-karat gold, honors Robert Henry Lawrence Jr., the first African-American to train as an astronaut.

New York Times Tech
Nov 13, 2018

A $2 Billion Question: Did New York and Virginia Overpay for Amazon?
The states offered tax credits, rebates and other incentives to lure the online retail giant and 25,000 jobs. Neighboring states offered even more.

New York Times Tech
Nov 13, 2018

Critic's Notebook: Amazon's HQ2 Will Benefit From New York City. But What Does New York Get?
Amazon promises tens of thousands of new jobs, but should we expect more than that?

New York Times Tech
Nov 13, 2018

Barry Rand, Barrier-Breaking Chief Executive, Is Dead at 74
After being passed over at Xerox, he became one of the few African-American chief executives of a Fortune 500 company when he took control of Avis.

New York Times Tech
Nov 13, 2018

For University of Minnesota, Chinese Tycoon's Arrest Shines Light, Again, on Sexual Assault
The billionaire Richard Liu, who has denied wrongdoing, was in Minneapolis attending a relatively new and lucrative academic program when he was arrested.

New York Times Tech
Nov 13, 2018

Dominating Retail? Yes. Reviving a City? No Thanks.
Amazon is not in the business of saving your hometown.

New York Times Tech
Nov 13, 2018

How to Tell if Those Black Friday Deals Are Actually Worth Buying
Black Friday and Cyber Monday mean hundreds of online deals, discounts, and in-person doorbusters, but these tips will help you tell which ones are really worth your money.

New York Times Tech
Nov 13, 2018

Online Photo Printing for the Holidays (and Any Time)
Want to share photos this holiday season (and other times)? We have recommendations for cards, photo books, and photo printing services.

New York Times Tech
Nov 13, 2018

Amazon's New Neighbor: The Nation's Largest Housing Project
As a company owned by the world's richest man prepares to transform Long Island City, tenants of the Queensbridge Houses worry that they'll be left behind.

New York Times Tech
Nov 13, 2018

Facebook Failed to Police How Its Partners Handled User Data
For years, Facebook struck deals that gave device makers access to troves of user data. A disclosure to Congress details the company's lax oversight of those partnerships.

New York Times Tech
Nov 13, 2018

At War: The U.S. Army Is Trying to Develop New Land Mines — Ones That Don't Harm Civilians
The Army has been working on a new model of antivehicle mines that could reduce the threat posed to civilians, if it works the way the service hopes.

New York Times Tech
Nov 11, 2018

Are You Ready for the Nanoinfluencers?
Influencers are so 2014. And microinfluencers are so last week. Now advertisers see value in people with as few as 1,000 followers: the nanoinfluencers.

New York Times Tech
Nov 11, 2018

Alibaba's Singles Day Sales Top $30 Billion. The Party May Not Last.
China's slowing economic growth and weakening consumer sentiment pose a challenge to an e-commerce giant with world-swallowing ambitions.

New York Times Tech
Nov 11, 2018

Get Better TV Sound (Without a Lot of Wires)
Flat-panel HDTVs are too thin to house good speakers. These simple tips and gear upgrades can give you great sound without a lot of work.

New York Times Tech
Nov 10, 2018

Rocket Lab's Modest Launch Is Giant Leap for Small Rocket Business
The company's Electron rocket carried a batch of small commercial satellites from a launchpad in New Zealand, a harbinger of a major transformation to the space business.

New York Times Tech
Nov 10, 2018

How to Date a Lot of Billionaires
Jyoti and Kiran Matharoo sought fame on social media by flaunting what nature — and men — gave them. Then they got locked up abroad.

New York Times Tech
Nov 10, 2018

The Chemists' War
One hundred years after the end of World War I, the Army Corps of Engineers is still cleaning up the relics of experiments that helped develop chemical weapons to counter the Germans' gas attacks.

New York Times Tech
Nov 09, 2018

Facebook to Drop Forced Arbitration in Harassment Cases
The social media giant acted one day after Google, facing intense pressure from employees, made a similar decision.

New York Times Tech
Nov 09, 2018

Corner Office: Sundar Pichai of Google: ‘Technology Doesn't Solve Humanity's Problems'
Growing up in India, he slept on the floor of a house without a refrigerator. Today, the chief executive is steering Google through the most turbulent period in its history.

New York Times Tech
Nov 09, 2018

Bits: The Week in Tech: Social Media Faces Another Election Test
After a disastrous performance two years ago, social media companies rightly took disinformation and voter suppression seriously ahead of the midterms.

New York Times Tech
Nov 09, 2018

Tech C.E.O.s Are in Love With Their Principal Doomsayer
The futurist philosopher Yuval Noah Harari thinks Silicon Valley is an engine of dystopian ruin. So why do the digital elite adore him so?

New York Times Tech
Nov 08, 2018

Tesla Names a Successor to Elon Musk as Board Chief
Robyn Denholm, an Australian executive, was named days before a regulatory deadline for the electric-car maker to replace its chairman.

New York Times Tech
Nov 08, 2018

Google Overhauls Sexual Misconduct Policy After Employee Walkout
A week after 20,000 employees around the globe staged a walkout over the handling of sexual harassment and assault cases, Google said it was altering some of its policies.

New York Times Tech
Nov 08, 2018

At China's Internet Conference, a Darker Side of Tech Emerges
The World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, China, has long showcased flashy new tech. This year, discussions also dealt with counterterrorism, data breaches and surveillance.

New York Times Tech
Nov 08, 2018

We Tried Facebook's New Portal Device (So You Don't Have To)
Here's what happened when two Times tech reporters installed Facebook's new Portal video-calling gadgets in their bedrooms.

New York Times Tech
Nov 07, 2018

He Helped People Cheat at Grand Theft Auto. Then His Home Was Raided.
A gamer in Melbourne has had his assets frozen in connection with a popular video game cheat. He's one of many being sued by game companies worldwide, raising questions about copyright law and the policing of online civility.

New York Times Tech
Nov 07, 2018

Google Is Said to Be Shopping for More Real Estate in New York
Amazon appears to be leaning toward opening a new office in New York. Now word comes that Google, already a big employer in the city, may add on.

New York Times Tech
Nov 07, 2018

After Protest, Booksellers Are Victorious Against Amazon Subsidiary
Two days into a strike by antiquarian booksellers against the Amazon unit AbeBooks, the company capitulated.

New York Times Tech
Nov 07, 2018

In Superstar Cities, the Rich Get Richer, and They Get Amazon
New York and Washington are leaving the rest of the country behind. Companies like Amazon explain why.

New York Times Tech
Nov 07, 2018

Tech We're Using: Social Media's Re-engineering Effect, From Myanmar to Germany
When Facebook, YouTube and others use algorithms to keep us engaged, there can be unintended consequences. Max Fisher, his tools in a trusty Patagonia bag, covers the trend as one of The Times's Interpreter columnists.

New York Times Tech
Apr 24, 2018

Tech Tip: Posting PDF Files on Facebook
You can attach one to a post or a status update, but only if you are using a certain type of Facebook page.

New York Times Tech
Apr 24, 2018

3 Gadgets You Didn't Know You Needed, but Are Worth Buying
If you don't have one of these — or you've waited until the options were good enough before investing — now is the time to buy.

New York Times Tech
Apr 24, 2018

Amazon Tries a New Delivery Spot: Your Car
The new service is aimed at anyone who doesn't want to risk a package being stolen from a porch and can't receive an order at work.

New York Times Tech
Apr 24, 2018

Apple's Deal for Shazam Is Delayed in Europe Over Data Concerns
European authorities are testing the idea that data can give companies an unfair edge over rivals.

New York Times Tech
Apr 23, 2018

How Looming Privacy Regulations May Strengthen Facebook and Google
Facebook and Google are dealing with a privacy backlash and new European rules on data collection. The rules, though, may not be as damaging to the companies as they appear.

New York Times Tech
Apr 23, 2018

YouTube Says Computers Are Catching Problem Videos
The video-sharing site said it took down more than eight million videos in the fourth quarter of 2017. The vast majority were flagged by computers.

New York Times Tech
Apr 23, 2018

Google's Parent Company Spends Like It's Thinking of a Future Beyond Ads
With regulatory pressure looming, Google is spending heavily for its cloud business, hardware products and A.I. assistant.

New York Times Tech
Apr 23, 2018

This Start-Up Says It Wants to Fight Poverty. A Food Stamp Giant Is Blocking It.
Propel, a start-up, was begun to bring convenience and new services to food stamp recipients. A big government contractor is getting in the way.

New York Times Tech
Apr 23, 2018

Is Facebook's Campbell Brown a Force to Be Reckoned With? Or Is She Fake News?
As Facebook's head of news partnerships, Ms. Brown, a former CNN and NBC anchor, is emerging as a surprisingly adept negotiator for her publishing vision at the social network.

New York Times Tech
Apr 23, 2018

Tech Tip: You Don't Want the Malware Prize
Devious code is sending people to fraudulent quiz and contest pages, so ignore that "lucky winner" notice and run a security scan.

New York Times Tech
Apr 22, 2018

Amazon's Critics Get New Life With Trump's Attacks on the Company
Many of Amazon's opponents have struggled for years to be heard. Now they have the country's most powerful bullhorn — President Trump — on their side.

New York Times Tech
Apr 22, 2018

A Former Top Wall Street Regulator Turns to the Blockchain
Gary Gensler, who once led the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has joined M.I.T., where he is warning about potential problems for virtual currencies.

New York Times Tech
Apr 22, 2018

Modi May Pay the Price as India's A.T.M.s Run Out of Cash Again
The shortage, caused by government policies, poses a challenge for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was also responsible for India's last cash crisis.

New York Times Tech
Apr 22, 2018

Zelle, the Banks' Answer to Venmo, Proves Vulnerable to Fraud
The personal payment platform Zelle is flourishing. But so are fraudsters, who are exploiting weaknesses in the banks' security.

New York Times Tech
Apr 21, 2018

U.S. Investigating AT&T and Verizon Over Wireless Collusion Claim
Complaints to the Justice Department allege that the companies and a standards group worked together to restrict eSIM technology, a cardless way to easily switch carriers.

New York Times Tech
Apr 20, 2018

‘We No Longer Need' Nuclear or Missile Tests, North Korean Leader Says
The announcement by Kim Jong-un came less than a week before he meets with the president of South Korea.

New York Times Tech
Apr 20, 2018

Tesla Factory Safety Under Scrutiny After Worker Is Injured
Days after a news report focused on conditions at the plant, a California agency said it was investigating an episode that left a millwright's jaw broken.

New York Times Tech
Apr 20, 2018

G.E. Earnings Show Some Signs of a Turnaround
Despite a first-quarter loss, General Electric reported improving trends in industrial earnings and reaffirmed its profit outlook for the year.

New York Times Tech
Apr 20, 2018

Electric Scooters Are Causing Havoc. This Man Is Shrugging It Off.
Travis VanderZanden, chief executive of electric scooter start-up Bird, is unperturbed by how San Francisco and other cities are in an uproar over the dockless vehicles.

New York Times Tech
Apr 20, 2018

The Saturday Profile: Long Before Cambridge Analytica, a Belief in the ‘Power of the Subliminal'
Decades ago, Nigel Oakes believed it was possible, using science, to influence human behavior on a mass scale. That ultimately led to data mining.

New York Times Tech
Apr 20, 2018

Tech Tip: Getting Your Desktop Windows in Order
If your screen has become jumbled with too many open files, folders and programs to manage, you can quickly sort the pile.

New York Times Tech
Apr 20, 2018

Bits: Kevin's Week in Tech: Jeff Bezos Reminds Tech Who's Boss
Amazon's chief executive sent out his annual shareholder letter this week. Our tech columnist recounts what stood out from it.

New York Times Tech
Apr 20, 2018

It Could Be Game Over for a Onetime King of Donkey Kong
The million-point record of Billy Mitchell, the subject of a 2007 documentary, has been thrown out, and Steve Wiebe, his rival, claims "sweet victory."

New York Times Tech
Apr 19, 2018

Venture Capitalists Seek ‘Safe Harbor' for Virtual Currencies
A group led by the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is proposing that some virtual currencies not be regulated as securities.

New York Times Tech
Apr 19, 2018

Audit Approved of Facebook Policies, Even After Cambridge Analytica Leak
PwC, an auditing firm responsible for monitoring Facebook's compliance with a federal consent decree, effectively gave the company a clean bill of health in a 2017 report on privacy controls.

New York Times Tech
Apr 19, 2018

AT&T Chief Attacks Lawsuit to Block Time Warner Merger
Randall Stephenson, AT&T's chief executive, defended his deal to buy Time Warner and said a combined company would be no different than those that already exist in Silicon Valley.

New York Times Tech
Apr 19, 2018

A.I. Researchers Are Making More Than $1 Million, Even at a Nonprofit
Tax forms filed by OpenAI provide insight into the enormous salaries and bonuses paid to artificial intelligence specialists across the world.

New York Times Tech
Apr 19, 2018

G.E. Makes a Sharp ‘Pivot' on Digital
The industrial giant plunged into internet-era software with gusto. But it has trimmed back after finding that becoming a tech player is daunting and costly.

New York Times Tech
Apr 19, 2018

Test Run: Smartphone Apps for Spontaneous Travel
While travelers have long been able to set up airfare alerts, these apps go a step further in helping flexible travelers plan a last-minute trip.

New York Times Tech
Apr 19, 2018

Tech Tip: Protecting Privacy Inside and Outside the House
The incognito and private browsing modes built into most modern browsers shield your online activity at home — but maybe not to the rest of the world.

New York Times Tech
Apr 18, 2018

Tech We're Using: Following the Trail of Online Ads, Wherever It Leads
Sapna Maheshwari, who covers advertising for The Times, discusses how she tracks the online ads that track us.

New York Times Tech
Apr 18, 2018

Time Warner C.E.O. Testifies That AT&T Merger Is Needed to Battle Silicon Valley
Jeffrey Bewkes, Time Warner's chief executive, said on Wednesday in federal court that the company is an underdog against Amazon, Netflix and others.

New York Times Tech
Apr 18, 2018

Tech's Hollywood Takeover: Amazon Reboots ‘Citizen Kane' and ‘E.T.' Studio
The tech giant has moved its entertainment division into Culver Studios, a 14-acre site where "Gone With the Wind" was also filmed.

New York Times Tech
Apr 18, 2018

Comcast Bid 16% More Than Disney for 21st Century Fox, Filing Shows
Although its rebuffed proposal was higher on a per-share basis, Comcast didn't offer protection if a deal was blocked, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

New York Times Tech
Apr 18, 2018

Facebook's Current Status With Advertisers? It's Complicated
Marketers have long had a symbiotic relationship with the social network. But user concerns about data has companies taking a harder look at how they work with Facebook.

New York Times Tech
Apr 18, 2018

Maryland Schools May Tell Children When It's Time to Log Off
The state is the first to pass legislation requiring education officials to develop health and safety guidelines for digital devices.

New York Times Tech
Apr 18, 2018

Huawei and ZTE Hit Hard as U.S. Moves Against Chinese Tech Firms
The U.S. and China are threatening a global trade war as they look to protect their most advanced industries.

New York Times Tech
Apr 18, 2018

Tech Tip: Locking Up Your Lock Screen
If your Windows 10 lock screen changes daily or slows you down in getting to your desktop, you can change its behavior.

New York Times Tech
Apr 18, 2018

Corner Office: Marissa Mayer Is Still Here
The former Yahoo chief is renting Google's original office, where "there's a lot of good juju," and planning her next act. She just won't say what it is.

New York Times Tech
Apr 17, 2018

Inside Cambridge Analytica's Virtual Currency Plans
The data firm was hoping to do its own so-called initial coin offering and quietly helped promote other companies in the unregulated industry.

New York Times Tech
Apr 17, 2018

Supreme Court Divided on Sales Taxes for Online Purchases
The justices heard arguments about whether to overrule a 1992 decision that shielded many internet retailers from having to collect sales taxes.

New York Times Tech
Apr 17, 2018

Economic Scene: Facebook Is Creepy. And Valuable.
To protect the public without overreacting, the issue for legislators and regulators to weigh is how much the data-driven ecosystem is worth to us.

New York Times Tech
Feb 27, 2018

State of the Art: The Sublime and Scary Future of Cameras With A.I. Brains
A new generation of cameras like Google's new Clips device can understand what they see, creating intriguing and sometimes eerie possibilities.

New York Times Tech
Feb 27, 2018

Tech Tip: How to Monitor Cellular Data Use for Apps
To see which apps are grabbing the most data, peek into your device's settings or fire up a software meter.

New York Times Tech
Feb 27, 2018

On Technology: How Tiny Red Dots Took Over Your Life
Technologists are starting to fret that their creations are too addictive. They could start by doing something about the dots.

New York Times Tech
Feb 26, 2018

California Scraps Safety Driver Rules for Self-Driving Cars
The new regulations in Silicon Valley's home state are expected to help the wider deployment of autonomous vehicles.

New York Times Tech
Feb 26, 2018

Op-Ed Contributor: Can the United States Search Data Overseas?
A Supreme Court case asks where the government's right to examine digital evidence ends.

New York Times Tech
Feb 26, 2018

Kratsios: Let's Not Rest on Our Laurels
Speaking at The New York Times's New Work Summit, Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios said the U.S. is still leading China in artificial intelligence, but needs to keep pushing ahead.

New York Times Tech
Feb 26, 2018

Tech Tip: Wireless (or Wired) Chromebook Printing
Those lightweight laptops running Google's Chrome OS operating system can work with certain types of printer models.

New York Times Tech
Feb 25, 2018

How Companies Scour Our Digital Lives for Clues to Our Health
An emerging field, digital phenotyping, tries to assess people's well-being based on their interactions with digital devices.

New York Times Tech
Feb 25, 2018

Women in Cryptocurrencies Push Back Against ‘Blockchain Bros'
Cryptocurrencies and blockchain were meant to be great equalizers. Instead, women are finding that the gold rush is already stacked against them.

New York Times Tech
Feb 24, 2018

Tech Envisions the Ultimate Start-Up: An Entire City
Silicon Valley wants to save cities. What could go wrong?

New York Times Tech
Feb 23, 2018

U.S. Blocks a Chinese Deal Amid Rising Tensions Over Technology
A maker of chip-testing equipment, Xcerra, said it was walking away from a proposed sale to a Chinese group because of regulatory concerns.

New York Times Tech
Feb 23, 2018

Dropbox Files for I.P.O., and Other ‘Unicorns' Are Watching
The online file storage company, part of a group of highly valued start-ups known as "unicorns," said it planned to raise up to $500 million in a public offering.

New York Times Tech
Feb 23, 2018

Facebook and Google Struggle to Squelch ‘Crisis Actor' Posts
The tech companies vowed this week to stamp out conspiracy videos and misinformation on the Parkland, Fla., shooting. So far, they are falling short.

New York Times Tech
Feb 23, 2018

Plumbing Problem Shows Powers and Limits of 3 Tax Programs
TurboTax, H&R Block and TaxAct all make filing easier, but they left our reviewer confused about what the I.R.S. would accept and what it would not.

New York Times Tech
Feb 23, 2018

Tech Tip: Organizing Pictures With Words
Tagging photos with keywords allows you to quickly search for specific images based on what is shown in them.

New York Times Tech
Feb 23, 2018

Bits: Dai and Jack's Week in Tech: Don't Trust the Internet
Why the internet is full of lies and why the problem isn't getting fixed are big questions few in the tech industry seem eager to answer.

New York Times Tech
Feb 22, 2018

Tech Tip: Leaping Over the Language Barrier
If you want to browse international sites but cannot understand the text, a number of software interpreters will translate for you.

New York Times Tech
Feb 21, 2018

In Picasso's Blue Period, Scanners Find Secrets He Painted Over
Scientists used a variety of tools originally developed for medicine, manufacturing and geology to discover hidden details in the artist's paintings and sculptures.

New York Times Tech
Feb 21, 2018

Tech Fix: In an Era of ‘Smart' Things, Sometimes Dumb Stuff Is Better
It can be tempting to hook up everything you love to the internet. But take a moment to appreciate some of the objects that can remain unplugged.

New York Times Tech
Feb 21, 2018

Tech We're Using: Limiting the Influence of Tech When You Report on It
How Natasha Singer, a tech reporter at The Times, uses tech when she chronicles the industry's effect on education, privacy and our health.

New York Times Tech
Feb 21, 2018

Bahrain Activist Gets 5-Year Sentence for ‘Insulting' Tweets
Nabeel Rajab, a leading figure of pro-democracy rallies in 2011, had criticized prison abuses and the Yemen war. He was already serving time for criticizing the government.

New York Times Tech
Feb 21, 2018

Tech Tip: Signing Your Name in Digital Ink
If you need to electronically sign PDF files, annotation tools built into popular programs let you scrawl your name right on the screen.

New York Times Tech
Feb 21, 2018

Venezuela Launches Virtual Currency, Hoping to Resuscitate Economy
Government officials are hoping to spur vitally needed imports like food and medicine and, perhaps, give investors a way of skirting American sanctions.

New York Times Tech
Feb 21, 2018

State of the Art: Why We May Soon Be Living in Alexa's World
Next to Apple's iOS and Google's Android, Amazon's voice assistant may be turning into the third great consumer computing platform of our era.

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