Technology

For more than a decade, it has been an elusive dream for election officials: a smartphone app that would let swaths of voters cast their ballots from their living rooms. It has also been a nightmare for cyberexperts, who argue that no technology is secure enough to trust with the very basis of American democracy. […]

NASA’s new record-setting astronaut says aside from sore muscles, she readjusting well to gravity after nearly 11 months in space By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer February 12, 2020, 10:29 PM 2 min read CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s new record-setting astronaut said Wednesday that aside from sore muscles and trouble with balance, she’s readjusting

SAN FRANCISCO — Essential Products, a consumer electronics start-up founded by the former Google executive Andy Rubin, said on Wednesday that it was ceasing operations. Once considered one of Silicon Valley’s most promising hardware technology start-ups, Essential had raised $330 million in outside funding because of the track record of Mr. Rubin, who is widely

Carlos Maza believes that YouTube is a destructive, unethical, reckless company that amplifies bigots and profits off fascism. Now it’s also his meal ticket. Mr. Maza, 31, announced several weeks ago that he was leaving Vox, where he had worked as a video journalist since 2017, to become a full-time YouTube creator. The move shocked

LONDON — Britain on Wednesday introduced a plan that would give the government more latitude to regulate internet content, as part of an effort to force Facebook, YouTube and other internet giants to do more to police their platforms. The government said the country’s media regulator, known as Ofcom, would take on new responsibilities monitoring

TOKYO — SoftBank Group has taken another multibillion-dollar hit from its ambitious but costly bets on once high-flying companies like Uber and WeWork, putting growing pressure on the Japanese conglomerate to get its financial house in order. The company and its founder and chief, Masayoshi Son, have dominated the world of technology investment through the

SoftBank Group has taken another multibillion-dollar hit from its ambitious but costly bets on once high-flying companies like Uber and WeWork, putting growing pressure on the Japanese conglomerate to get its financial house in order. The company, which has used its $100 billion Vision Fund to dominate the world of technology investment, has become a

Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Plague Inc., Ndemic Creations 2. Minecraft, Mojang 3. TouchRetouch, ADVA Soft GmbH 4. FlickType Keyboard, Kpaw, LLC 5. Bloons TD 6, Ninja Kiwi 6. Heads Up!, Warner Bros. 7. Procreate Pocket, Savage Interactive Pty Ltd 8. Geometry Dash, RobTop Games AB 9. HotSchedules, HotSchedules 10. Monopoly, Marmalade Game Studio Top

Samsung has taken a different approach with its second foldable handset. While the Galaxy Fold was all about opening up to be a tablet, the Z Flip focuses on exploring the possibilities of being a smartphone with a flexible screen. Rory Cellan-Jones and Zoe Thomas tried out the device at its San Francisco launch. Read

Samsung on Tuesday unveiled a new foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Flip By RACHEL LERMAN and KELVIN CHAN AP Technology Writers February 11, 2020, 9:32 PM 4 min read SAN FRANCISCO — Samsung on Tuesday unveiled a new foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Flip, its second attempt to sell consumers on phones with bendable screens