Technology

(Late Monday night, Acronym put out a statement, saying it did not provide technology to the Iowa Democratic Party and that it was merely an investor in Shadow.) But Democrats should also blame their party’s leadership for entrusting such an important process to new technology in the first place — not just in Iowa, but in […]

A doctored, phony image of President Barack Obama shaking hands with President Hassan Rouhani of Iran. A real photograph of a Muslim girl at a desk doing her homework with Donald J. Trump looming in the background on television. It is not always easy to tell the difference between real and fake photographs. But the

WASHINGTON — Disney and its powerful trade association have fought to stop the law’s spread abroad. Marriott has asked Congress to amend the law. IBM has a plan to slim it down. An unusual constellation of powerful companies and industries are fighting to weaken Big Tech by limiting the reach of one of its most

Fiscal third-quarter profit at Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony Corp. dipped to about half of what it was the previous year as its video game, networking and film businesses stumbled By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer February 4, 2020, 7:37 AM 2 min read TOKYO — Fiscal third-quarter profit at Japanese electronics and entertainment

Live Reporter Analysis » Follow live coverage and analysis from Times reporters in Iowa and New York. Shane Goldmacher, reporting from Des Moines 4m ago Klobuchar campaign chief says they believe they’re close to Biden. No numbers are public so campaigns can set their own narratives. Nicole Perlroth, in Austin, Tex. 18m ago J. Alex

WASHINGTON — Makan Delrahim, the head of the antitrust division at the Department of Justice, has recused himself from investigating Google, even as the agency’s examination of the largest tech companies ramps up. Mr. Delrahim, 50, recently removed himself from looking into allegations of anticompetitive practices at Google because of a potential conflict of interest

GUANGZHOU, China — One person was turned away by hotel after hotel after he showed his ID card. Another was expelled by fearful local villagers. A third found his most sensitive personal information leaked online after registering with the authorities. These outcasts are from Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, where a rapidly spreading viral

Health authorities are preparing for a possible pandemic as they work to contain a respiratory illness in China that’s caused by a new virus By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer February 3, 2020, 11:59 PM 4 min read Health authorities are preparing for a possible pandemic as they work to contain a respiratory illness in

Gene Munster, a managing partner at Loup Ventures, a venture capital firm in Minneapolis, said it was harder than ever for new challengers because the top incumbents were so effective at “incremental evolution,” like Apple’s building subscription offerings to go with its hardware or Google’s branching out into cloud computing. The big tech companies skillfully

Google’s revenue grew, but Wall Street wanted more By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer February 3, 2020, 11:17 PM 3 min read SAN FRANCISCO — Google’s revenue grew, but Wall Street wanted more. Parent company Alphabet’s stock fell more than 4% after financial results came out Monday, even as profits rose 19% and beat expectations