Technology

Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ space company, has scored another successful spaceflight By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer December 11, 2019, 8:34 PM 2 min read CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ space company, has scored another successful spaceflight. Blue Origin used the same rocket for the sixth time Wednesday in West Texas. The […]

CRESCENT, Iowa — Frogs, carp and bugs thrived all summer in murky floodwaters where Gene Walter should have planted corn and soybeans. Last year’s ruined crop spilled from metal storage bins that burst nine months ago when the Missouri River surged through two levees near his southwest Iowa farm. Like many in the water-weary Midwest,

We are living in an era of “hearables” — earphones embedded with special sensors that talk to our phones. And Apple’s AirPods, those tiny white earbuds that live in a case the size of a Tic Tac box, are leading the trend. For several years, I have found AirPods to be as convenient as they

How do New York Times journalists use technology in their jobs and in their personal lives? Taylor Lorenz, an internet culture reporter, discussed the tech she’s using. You often write about what young people are doing with tech. (O.K. boomer!) What tools do you use to keep your finger on the pulse? I spend a

SAN FRANCISCO — Facing longstanding criticism that they had not done enough to protect people from harassment, YouTube executives announced Wednesday that the video service would start policing material that insulted or demeaned others because of their race, gender or sexual orientation. The policy applies to videos and comments directed at anyone, including public officials,

British authorities are asking Amazon to address concerns that its plan to buy a stake in food delivery platform Deliveroo could damage competition December 11, 2019, 12:06 PM 2 min read British authorities are asking Amazon to address concerns that its plan to buy a stake in food delivery platform Deliveroo could damage competition between

Climate activist Greta Thunberg says that business and political leaders are misleading the public by holding negotiations that are not leading to real action against warming temperatures, which she referred to as a climate emergency December 11, 2019, 9:32 AM 1 min read Climate activist Greta Thunberg says that business and political leaders are misleading

A visit from Santa Claus earlier this month helped the 300 or so residents of Napakiak, Alaska, forget their troubles, even if only for a day By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press December 11, 2019, 6:33 AM 4 min read A school employee wearing a traditional pink Alaska Native smock called a kuspuk breezed through the

A California panel is considering if the chemical in marijuana that produces a high should be declared a risk to pregnant women and require warnings By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press December 11, 2019, 5:58 AM 3 min read More than three years after California voters broadly legalized marijuana, a state panel is considering if

Three men who ran a cryptocurrency mining scheme that took in some $722 million have been charged with fraud conspiracy December 11, 2019, 3:09 AM 3 min read Three men were charged with running a cryptocurrency mining operation that officials labeled a “high-tech Ponzi scheme” that bilked investors out of $722 million, federal officials announced