Information Technology
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Why the liquor industry wants self-driving cars on the road
Mar 17, 2018 1:00 am - Automakers and tech firms have long been the ones hustling to get self-driving cars on the street. But they've lately been joined by a surprise ally: America's alcohol i...
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Blue Apron aims to sell meal kits in stores, single boxes online
Mar 17, 2018 1:00 am - Blue Apron Holdings Inc. plans to start selling its prepared dinners in stores later this year, part of an effort to reach more customers as growth stalls. The New York-...
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Carcolepsy: The unexpected thing that happens inside Waymo's self-driving minivans
Mar 17, 2018 1:00 am - It's funny how quickly innovative technology becomes commonplace. One minute you're anxiously awaiting your chance to become one of the first humans on Earth to ride ins...
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They were searching for videos. Facebook thought they wanted videos of child abuse.
Mar 16, 2018 1:00 am - Facebook users said Thursday night that they were confronted with disturbing and sexually graphic search recommendations on the social network, leading the company to ap...
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Flexera opens data center in IrelandMar 14, 2018 1:00 am - Flexera said has opened the doors to its new Data Platform Centre of Excellence offices in Belfast City Centre, Northern Ireland. The new Flax House facility will be...
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Poll: The myth of the lonely gamer is a lie
Mar 10, 2018 12:15 am - Jeff Kaplan met his wife in his 20s, as many do. He was an aspiring writer living in Los Angeles while moonlighting as a Halfling rogue in the multiplayer fantasy video ...
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Study: Fake news spreads 'farther, faster, deeper' than truth
Mar 10, 2018 12:05 am - A tweet can wreak havoc in a few hundred characters, as demonstrated in April 2013 when someone hacked The Associated Press Twitter account and claimed that explosions a...
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#MeToo forces South by Southwest festival to confront sexism
Mar 10, 2018 12:00 am - South by Southwest is taking a hard look at #MeToo. Amid the raucous parties and speed networking at the annual festival that draws people from technology, film, and mus...
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Microsoft changing Windows 10 S operating system into 'S mode'
Mar 10, 2018 12:00 am - Less than a year after introducing Microsoft Windows 10 S, a lightweight version of Microsoft's operating system marketed to students and businesses, the company is now ...
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How Google almost destroyed the Zagat Restaurant Guide
Mar 10, 2018 12:00 am - It's hard to imagine anyone could make the name Zagat obsolete in the world of restaurant news. Yet Google almost pulled it off in just under seven years. On March 5, ni...