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- First LookFacebook's Instant Articles error: Another problem for news in the social media age?
The company apologized Friday for accidentally undercounting traffic, at a time when viewer analytics are becoming increasingly important for digital journalism.
- First LookWhy Evernote is backpedaling its new privacy policy
The notetaking company says that despite the implications of its proposed policy change, it remains devoted to user privacy.
- First LookFacebook to flag 'worst of the worst' fake news with fact-checking partners
The social networking giant says it will make it easier for users to report fake news, flag fake stories with the help of fact-checkers, and disrupt financial incentives that drive fake news.
- Are we seeing a turning point in Trump's relationship with Silicon Valley?
The announcement that Silicon Valley executives Elon Musk and Travis Kalanick will advise Donald Trump as part of his Strategic and Policy Forum came the same day as a genial meeting between tech industry leaders and the president-elect.
- First LookWhy SpaceX is delaying its first human crewed flight
The commercial spaceflight company, SpaceX, plans to send humans into space in 2018, months after the launch was originally scheduled.
- First LookWhat Yahoo users can do to protect their data after billion-account breach
The new breach was likely separate from a 2014 incident, which Yahoo attributed to state-sponsored cybercriminals.
- Google publishes national security letters after US lifts gag order
After a gag order was lifted earlier this year, the tech giant published secret subpoena-like documents – with the government's blessing.
- Yahoo says 1 bln accounts exposed in newly discovered security breach
The cyber attack, the largest in history, has been blamed on attackers working on behalf of a government, and could jeopardize Verizon Communication Inc's pending $4.83 billion acquisition of Yahoo's core internet business.
- Trump tells anxious tech leaders: 'We're here to help'
After facing fierce opposition from tech leaders during the campaign, the president-elect will now meet with them quarterly.
- First LookTrue menace or 'straw man'? Tech debates Trump's Muslim registry idea.
Depending on its specifics, experts say, the final policy could be both constitutional and precedented – even if critics find it offensive and ineffective.
- Google's autonomous car spin-off: A tech firm, not an automaker
The new subsidiary of Alphabet will focus its efforts on developing self-driving technology, not the manufacturing of cars themselves. But it will need partners in the auto world to do that.
- The neoliberal consensus is crumbling. What happens next?
The dominant economic model of the West for the past seven decades faces challenges from both the left and the right. Will the neoliberal narrative be replaced by one that aims to create more than just market value?
- First LookGoogle, moving toward market, spins off self-driving car company
The new company will be called Waymo, a name intended to suggest 'a new way forward in mobility.'
- First LookJust in time for the holidays: Apple's wireless AirPods
The wireless headphones had been expected to launch in late October but were delayed for reasons still unclear.
- First LookGoogle Cuba deal could bring improved internet to once-cloistered nation
The agreement means Cubans will have an improved connection to the internet. Currently, access on the island is expensive and limited.
- Skype's real-time language translator: Can it really connect the world?
Skype Translator isn't perfect, but observers say the implications of the technology are huge.
- First LookTesla settles lawsuit with Norway over electric car's performance
Tesla has reached an out-of-court settlement with 126 customers who complained that the electric car's performance did not live up to its marketing claims.
- 'Gentle Bot' brings a human touch to robotics
Researchers at Cornell University have developed a robotic hand whose soft touch resembles that of a human.
- Can Donald Trump revive Twitter?
Twitter has struggled in recent years to gain more users and increase advertising revenue. But some wonder if the new US president could be its financial savior.
- First LookAre cellular PCs on the way?
Microsoft said on Thursday that it in future Windows 10 updates will 'enable connectivity that is always within reach.'