Category: Culture

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are asking the FBI to explain what they called a “troubling” recent report that appears to show the agency failed to exhaust all technical possibilities before pushing Apple to...

If you want to tailor a Facebook ad to a single user out of its universe of 2.2 billion, you could. Trying to pitch your boutique bed and breakfast to a 44-year-old “trendy mom” who lives in Seattle, leans...

The U.S., Britain and Australia have accused the Russian government of maliciously targeting global internet equipment for political and economic espionage. The governments said the Russian operations, which allegedly involve...

Netflix’s video-streaming service has been thriving for so long that other companies are striving to duplicate its success in other kinds of digital entertainment and content. Spotify’s music-streaming service has...

Embattled Tesla has temporarily shut down the assembly line for the Model 3, the electric sedan widely seen as critical to the success of the Palo Alto company. Production of the Model 3 has been plagued by delays, with CEO Elon...

Microsoft’s big spring update for Windows 10 had been set to start rolling out last week, but the launch was put off after the machines of the developers testing the new version of the operating system encountered the...

With today’s announcement about its newest smartphone, Sony Mobile claims to have outdone competitors, such as Apple and Samsung, on a key feature: the smartphone camera. The Xperia XZ2 Premium comes with high ISO...

The most frequent cause of malicious cyberattacks is when computer users click on links that result in malware being downloaded onto computer networks. But another emerging hardware-based cyberthreat is being studied by the...

Former Qualcomm Chairman Paul Jacobs is continuing his efforts to raise money to buy the San Diego cellular giant and take it private, two news outlets reported Thursday. Bloomberg and CNBC said Jacobs is in discussions with...

Calling all planets that orbit around bright, nearby stars: NASA’s new Tess spacecraft is looking to do a head count. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite — Tess for short — is embarking Monday on a...

Sales Tax: $0. Online shoppers have gotten used to seeing that line on checkout screens before they click “purchase.” But a case before the Supreme Court could change that. At issue is a rule stemming from two,...

It’s time to move on from everyone’s favorite Facebook conspiracy theory: No, Facebook is not listening to you through your phone’s microphone. This is a crowd favorite. When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg...