Seniors Seeking Vaccines Have a Problem: They Can’t Use the Internet
Plenty of seniors do feel comfortable texting, tweeting and surfing the internet. But for those who do not, taking the time to learn a new...
Digidog, a Robotic Dog Used by the Police, Stirs Privacy Concerns
Two men were being held hostage in a Bronx apartment. They had been threatened at gunpoint, tied up and tortured for hours by two other...
How One State Managed to Actually Write Rules on Facial Recognition
A bill passed by the Democrat-controlled legislature banned almost all government use of facial recognition technology, except for the Registry of Motor Vehicles, which uses...
Amazon Moves From Film Industry’s Margins to the Mainstream
“Those movies all kept coming out as No. 1,” said Ms. Salke, referring to the films’ performances on Amazon Prime. “Every time we launched one,...
A Spreadsheet of China’s Censorship Shows the Human Toll
In China, don’t question the heroes.At least seven people over the past week have been threatened, detained or arrested after casting doubt over the government’s...
F.C.C. Approves a $50 Monthly High-Speed Internet Subsidy
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved an emergency subsidy for low-income households to get high-speed internet, an effort to bridge the digital...
Can Tech Break Us Out of Our Bubbles?
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.The internet has created an abundance of information...
Why Plus Is a Minus When Naming Your Streaming Site
First there was e.Then came i.Now it’s +.With the proliferation of streaming platforms, the plus sign has become an all-purpose marker that signals endless hours...
Starman Update, AI College Student, Oldest Bird and More Mysterious News Briefly — February 26, 2021
Mysterious News Briefly — February 26, 2021 You may not be able to tell two flies apart, but their mother and paleontologists at Simon Fraser...
Away From Silicon Valley, the Military Is the Ideal Customer
In the drone business, however, he is not alone. A host of start-ups are building similar technology for the military. Shield AI, founded by a...