January 4, 2016 G.M., Expecting Rapid Change, Invests $500 Million in Lyft by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC Beyond the financial backing, the carmaker will develop an autonomous on-demand network of self-driving cars. Published: January 4, 2016 at 07:00PM…
January 4, 2016 The End of Lawyers? Not So Fast. by JOHN MARKOFF By JOHN MARKOFF Several recent studies suggest that fears artificial intelligence and other high-tech forms of automation will destroy jobs are overblown. Published: January…
January 3, 2016 Uber’s No-Holds-Barred Expansion Strategy Fizzles in Germany by MARK SCOTT By MARK SCOTT The ride-hailing company has retreated from several German cities. Its withdrawal from Frankfurt offers a case study of what went wrong….
January 2, 2016 Looking Beyond the Internet of Things by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Adam Bosworth, a tech pioneer, sees the future in servers that manage and learn from data gathered by sensors implanted in…
January 1, 2016 At C.D.C., a Debate Behind Recommendations on Cellphone Risk by DANNY HAKIM By DANNY HAKIM While consensus holds that there is little to no evidence linking cellphone use to an increased risk of health problems, scientists…
January 1, 2016 It’s an Unobtrusive Assistant Whispering in Your Ear (Not Little Brother) by JOHN MARKOFF By JOHN MARKOFF Can OrCam, an Israeli company, avoid the privacy criticism generated by Google Glass? Published: December 30, 2015 at 07:00PM from NYT…
January 1, 2016 Daily Report: A Happy Holiday for Amazon by JIM KERSTETTER By JIM KERSTETTER The e-commerce giant appeared to solidify its hold on the online world this holiday season. What remains to be seen is…
January 1, 2016 Keeping Up With Firefox Updates by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Firefox updates busily, about once every six weeks. If you’d like to see what they just did, or a calendar…
January 1, 2016 In Reversal, Twitter to Let Politwoops Collect Politicians’ Deleted Tweets by KAREN WORKMAN By KAREN WORKMAN The social network had revoked Politwoops’s access to its API earlier this year. Published: December 31, 2015 at 07:00PM from NYT…
January 1, 2016 Digging Deeper for Missing Mac Mail Messages by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER You may have a few other troubleshooting steps available if the Rebuild command under the Mailbox menu has not resolved…