SAN FRANCISCO — The Bay Area struck a hard bargain with its tech workers. Rent was astronomical. Taxes were high. Your neighbors didn’t like you. If you lived in San Francisco, you might have commuted an hour south to your job at Apple or Google or Facebook. Or if your office was in the city, […]
CES is more than just a smorgasbord of new gadgets and flashy concepts for consumers. More and more, it’s also a place where companies showcase innovations that could truly make the world a better place. At CES 2021, this type of tech — what we call Tech for Change — was out in full force. […]
Reuters A Huawei patent has been brought to light for a system that identifies people who appear to be of Uighur origin among images of pedestrians. The filing is one of several of its kind involving leading Chinese technology companies, discovered by a US research company and shared with BBC News. Huawei had previously said […]
Getty Images If you ever needed proof of the power of “Big Tech” then the downfall of Parler on Monday morning is a good place to start. I, like many others, logged on to the controversial social network to see what would happen after 11:59 Pacific Time in the US. This was the deadline Amazon […]
From videoconferencing to fitness apps, the best tech helped us endure a hard year. But there were also low points. To put it lightly, 2020 was rough. More than ever, we turned to our personal tech this year to help find respite, stay healthy and remain connected with the people we care about. Video chat […]
Regulators are relying on insiders like Dina Srinivasan, who left her digital ad job after concluding that “Facebook and Google were going to win and everybody else is going to lose.” OAKLAND, Calif. — Three years ago, before she became an antitrust scholar whose work laid the blueprint for a new wave of monopoly lawsuits […]
Next year, you’ll be able to buy a phone with special, almost invisible virtual buttons on the side of the body that can control the camera’s zoom feature and shutter button, just like you were holding a point-and-shoot camera, without any physical controls at all. These virtual buttons will use ultrasonic technology developed by Sentons, […]
With the holidays fast approaching, now is a great time to make sure you grab something for everyone on your list. If there are any techies in your life, Western Digital has a great selection of products that will suit their needs. Whether it’s for work (organizing and sharing important documents and images) or for […]
In Rochester, Mich., Oakland University is preparing to hand out wearable devices to students that log skin temperature once a minute — or more than 1,400 times per day — in the hopes of pinpointing early signs of the coronavirus. In Plano, Texas, employees at the headquarters of Rent-A-Center recently started wearing proximity detectors that […]
The King of Kong, Picturehouse Do you love tech? Enjoy documentaries? Then, boy, are you going to love our roundup of the best tech documentaries available for your viewing pleasure. (If you hate technology and non-fiction films, on the other hand, you’ve probably come to the wrong place.) From underdog video game stories to films […]
Pentax has gone long enough between camera announcements that “Do they still make Pentax cameras?” is an actual Google search suggestion. But as Pentax prepares to announce the development of a new flagship crop-sensor DSLR next week, the company shared an evolving brand philosophy and published an interview with President Shinobu Takahashi discussing the future […]
Life during the coronavirus can certainly be stressful. Many of us are still stuck at home, separated from familiar social routines. Some are returning to workplaces in states where case counts are rapidly rising. The anxieties can seem endless, but several companies are stepping up to the plate to take on our woes — creating […]
With the deluge of new tech products we’re introduced to in a given year, not all of them are destined for success. Whether it’s a good idea executed badly, a great product that was too expensive, a niche item that couldn’t land an audience, or simply a futuristic idea that was way ahead of its […]
Singapore’s TraceTogether Tokens are the latest effort to tackle Covid-19 with tech. But they have also reignited a privacy debate. The wearable devices complement the island’s existing contact-tracing app, to identify people who might have been infected by those who have tested positive for the virus. All users have to do is carry one, and […]
It’s almost too perfect that July 4 falls on Saturday this year (unlike last year, where it fell in the middle of the week), but retailers started running their huge 4th of July sales last week. Best Buy is never shy about joining in on these big seasonal blowouts, and the Best Buy 4th of […]