March 27, 2015 Tech Executives Pressure Indiana After Passage of Controversial Law by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY An industry with a long history of supporting gay rights is starting to speak out against a new Indiana law that…
March 27, 2015 With Chosen, ‘American Idol’ Meets YouTube Meets Mobile Devices by BEN SISARIO By BEN SISARIO On the new app Chosen, would-be stars upload videos of themselves performing a song, which armchair judges then critique with their…
March 27, 2015 Facebook Sees Oculus Virtual Reality Headsets Shipping This Year by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL Michael Schroepfer, Facebook’s vice president of engineering, told developers that the company’s Oculus VR unit would get its PC-based virtual reality…
March 27, 2015 F.T.C. Addresses Its Choice Not to Sue Google by REBECCA R. RUIZ By REBECCA R. RUIZ The agency issued a rare statement defending its choice not to take legal action after investigating Google for anticompetitive behavior…
March 27, 2015 In Silicon Valley, Auto Racing Becomes a Favorite Hobby for Tech Elites by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO A small but growing group of mostly men gather to drive fast and network with clients and others in the tech…
March 27, 2015 Facebook’s Yann LeCun Discusses Digital Companions and Artificial Intelligence (and Emotions) by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY The head of Facebook’s Artificial Intelligence Lab foresees a day when we all have artificial helpers that understand us, all of…
March 27, 2015 New Google C.F.O. Gets $70 Million Pay Package (and $7,500 to Move) by CONOR DOUGHERTY By CONOR DOUGHERTY Google’s new financial chief will join the search giant in May after a long career at Morgan Stanley. Published: March 25,…
March 27, 2015 A First Look at the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO Everything about the new phones seems designed to convey a simple message: Samsung has changed. Published: March 25, 2015 at 08:00PM…
March 26, 2015 Lyft Adds Profiles to Make Ride Sharing More Personalized by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC Lyft is adding user profiles of passengers and drivers to its mobile app, so rides can be more tailored and conversational….
March 26, 2015 As Twitter Introduces Periscope, Tech Titans Bet on Live Streaming by MIKE ISAAC and VINDU GOEL By MIKE ISAAC and VINDU GOEL Apps that help users broadcast themselves live from their phones are catching the eye of tech heavyweights and…