technology

Police Identify Woman Who Wounded 3 at YouTube and Killed Herself; Motive Is Unclear

Four people were injured in an attack by a woman at the YouTube headquarters on Tuesday, the police in San Bruno, Calif., said.

Big Tech May Look Troubled, but It’s Just Getting Started

In San Jose, Calif., the third home from the left was part of a two-house deal worth $4 million to Google as it continues to expand.

Iranian Hackers: Sophisticated, Frustrated and a Rising Global Threat

An Iranian man surfing the internet at a cafe in Tehran in 2013. The Iranian government has improved its online abilities to monitor its own people and strike out at other countries.

U.S. Investigating AT&T and Verizon Over Wireless Collusion Claim

Verizon and AT&T face accusations that they colluded with a group that sets mobile industry standards to try to restrict a new technology, currently in relatively few devices, that allows consumers to easily switch carriers.

The Internet Trolls Have Won. Sorry, There’s Not Much You Can Do.

The Challenges of Closing the Digital Divide

Mignon Clyburn, a member of the Federal Communications Commission, which is working to bring broadband to low-income individuals and rural areas.

Sharing High-Resolution Photos by Email

The Gmail app for Android displays a photo's size when you attach it to a message so you can make sure you are using a high-resolution image.

Now He Pulls Data Off the Web. In 1979, It Was Clips From the ‘Morgue.’

The technology reporter Steve Lohr hunting in the morgue, the archive of paper clippings stored in file cabinets.

Microsoft Urges Congress to Regulate Use of Facial Recognition

Microsoft markets facial recognition software that can identify faces in photos. It can also detect facial features like hair color and emotions like anger or disgust.

Facebook Ads Offer Peek at Looming Supreme Court Fight

The U.S. Supreme Court justices soon after Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch joined in 2017.

Resuming Camera Uploads With Dropbox

Camera Uploads, the photo-backup function available with certain Dropbox accounts, can be enabled in the app's settings.

Locked Out of Your iPhone? Here’s What to Do

The Restore iPhone option in iTunes erases the device and returns it to the factory settings.

$100 Million Was Once Big Money for a Start-Up. Now, It’s Common.

After raising millions of dollars, Flywire, a payments start-up, will complete some of its hiring plans in half the time it previously planned and expand into a new geographic market two years early.

In Washington, a Brighter Spotlight on Technology

Cecilia Kang covers technology and regulatory policy in Washington. “My contacts are very particular about how we communicate, so I have about half a dozen apps I use regularly for interviews,” she said.

Facebook Is Complicated. That Shouldn’t Stop Lawmakers.

Members of Congress had a mixed bag of concerns for Mark Zuckerberg this week, including points about Facebook’s privacy and data collection policies.

Tech Backlash Grows as Investors Press Apple to Act on Children’s Use

Miracle Gooch drawing on an iPad in a kindergarten class last winter in Flint, Mich. “The days of just throwing technology out there and washing your hands of the potential impact are over,” said Barry Rosenstein of Jana Partners, a hedge fund that joined the California teachers’ pension fund in writing to Apple.