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- First LookReport: Yahoo secretly scanned emails for US government
After a massive security breach two years ago, a new report says Yahoo complied with NSA surveillance demands to screen its users.
- Report: Yahoo secretly spied on email users for NSA
This appears to be the first instance of a US internet company complying with a spy agency's demand by searching all incoming messages.
- First LookHow does Google's Pixel phone compare with the iPhone?
Google jumps into the $400 billion smartphone market.
- First LookCould your next burrito be delivered by drone?
Project Wing – an offshoot of Alphabet Inc. – is experimenting with the use of drones to deliver fast food to a Virginia Tech campus.
- Why filling potholes won’t be enough to grow the US economy
Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have expressed support for more federal spending on infrastructure, but merely repairing roads and bridges won't fix America's productivity problem.
- Can people bond with a robot baby?
With big eyes and a high-pitched voice, Kirobo is designed to trigger a maternal response from its owner. But can humans really connect emotionally with a robot?
- First LookHow Facebook's 'Messenger Day' wants to challenge Snapchat
Through Messenger Day – and its many other attempts to channel Snapchat – Facebook is testing a feature in Poland to encourage users to post spontaneous content.
- How emergency phone alerts are going to become even more useful
New rules support Spanish-language alerts, and will expand the capacity of emergency alerts to 360 characters to allow embedded phone numbers and URLs.
- Why tech giants are forming an AI coalition
Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and IBM have partnered to counter fears about AI and develop industry-wide ethics for the emerging technology.
- First LookWhat Brexit? Apple announces big plans for a new London campus
The long-dormant Battersea Power Station, set to house the technology giant's offices, is in the midst of an enormous makeover.
- First LookIs cybercrime on the rise in Europe?
Europol has called for an increased emphasis on cybercrime – both in law enforcement and policy.
- First LookDo Americans really want self-driving cars?
Many Americans are not yet ready to give up the steering wheel, according to a new survey conducted by Kelley Blue Book.
- First LookWhy BlackBerry will stop making its own phones
Blackberry stops making phones: The tech company announced Wednesday that it will outsource all future hardware development, marking the latest step in an ongoing transition from a focus on smartphone production to a focus on software.
- First LookAs drones get smaller and cheaper, are safety regulations keeping up?
Chinese drone manufacturer DJI has just announced the release of the Mavic Pro, a drone the size of a water bottle that retails for the cost of a laptop computer.
- Biased against Asians? Feds sue Silicon Valley firm
Palantir Technologies, which was co-founded by prominent tech financier Peter Thiel, has been hit with a federal lawsuit alleging systematic discrimination against Asians in hiring practices.
- First LookHow Google plans on bringing the internet to India
Most of the billion-plus Indians still have little or no internet access.
- First LookGermany orders Facebook to stop collecting WhatsApp user data
Germany's privacy watchdog has ordered the social media company to stop collecting and storing data from WhatsApp users on the grounds that it violates national data protection law.
- First LookWhy would Disney want to buy Twitter?
Disney is said to be preparing a bid to buy Twitter, leaving some analysts to question what would seem to be an unlikely pairing.
- Did Facebook intentionally block profiles of Palestinian journalists?
Several Palestinian journalists complained to the social media site after it suspended their accounts. Facebook says it was a mixup, but the journalists say the company’s recent agreement with Israel, and a resulting bias, are to blame.
- First LookLessons from the latest Google self-driving car crash
After a van ran a red light and hit an autonomous Google car, some are wondering if the two types of vehicles are ready to coexist.