February 24, 2016 Hollywood Legal Battle Erupts Over Facial Animation Technology by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD A question of who owns Mova, a sophisticated technology used in blockbuster films like “Deadpool” to animate computer-generated characters. Published: February…
February 24, 2016 European Tech Scene Begins to Feel Silicon Valley’s Woes by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT As fears grow in the United States, European start-ups and venture capitalists say the problems are starting to spread across the…
February 24, 2016 Justice Department Wants Apple to Unlock Nine More iPhones by ERIC LICHTBLAU and JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN By ERIC LICHTBLAU and JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN The disclosure appears to buttress the company’s concerns that the dispute could pose a threat to encryption safeguards…
February 23, 2016 Bill Gates Weighs In on Apple’s Clash With the F.B.I. by MIKE McPHATE By MIKE McPHATE The Microsoft co-founder said that stopping terrorism is in the public interest, but that government needs must be balanced with privacy…
February 23, 2016 Construction Begins on the 5G Wireless Dream by JIM KERSTETTER By JIM KERSTETTER Imagine wireless speeds that would allow movie downloads in seconds. What was once fantasy could come true in a few more…
February 23, 2016 Clearing Clutter From the YouTube Video Screen by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER If you find the annotations that pop up on top of certain YouTube videos annoying, turn them off in your…
February 23, 2016 Facebook Open Sources Wireless Gear by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY The social networking giant wants virtual reality everywhere. That means getting hardware costs down. Published: February 21, 2016 at 07:00PM from…
February 23, 2016 Google to Shut Down Its Comparison-Shopping Website by CONOR DOUGHERTY By CONOR DOUGHERTY The move to shutter Google Compare marks a shift from a foray into selling financial products like insurance, according to people…
February 23, 2016 Mark Zuckerberg Backs Apple in Its Refusal to Unlock iPhone by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT Speaking at the Mobile World Congress, Mr. Zuckerberg said he was sympathetic to Apple’s resistance to helping the government open a…
February 22, 2016 Bridging a Digital Divide That Keeps Schoolchildren Behind by CECILIA KANG By CECILIA KANG The Federal Communications Commission is expected to vote soon on a plan that could add subsidies for broadband Internet services in…