Articles filed under Washington Post
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The (very) dark side of live streaming that no one seems able to stopMay 28, 2016 7:17 am - In an interview last month about Facebook's recent push into live-streaming video, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg repeats the word "raw" as if it's some kind of sacred ...
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Analysis: What to make of the latest Apple laptop rumorsMay 28, 2016 7:17 am - The latest rumors going around about Apple's next laptop revamp are pretty interesting. While Apple itself hasn't released any information on new laptops, a recent note ...
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App review: Hear and NowMay 28, 2016 7:17 am - A meditation teacher once told me that monks at a Zen center in the South of France regarded a ringing telephone as a "bell of mindfulness." When the phone rang, they wo...
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What's driving Silicon Valley to become 'radicalized'May 28, 2016 7:17 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Like many Silicon Valley startups, Larry Gadea's company collects heaps of sensitive data from customers. Recently, he decided to do something with that ...
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Microsoft's move away from making smartphones makes a lot of senseMay 28, 2016 7:17 am - Microsoft on Wednesday announced that it was further "streamlining" its mobile phone business. The firm will lay off more than 1,800 workers and "will focus its phone ef...
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Apple may open up Siri to developers. That's a huge deal.May 28, 2016 7:05 am - Apple is taking two big steps to improve its voice-controlled assistant, Siri, according to a new report from tech news site the Information that cites a single person w...
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Review: Virtru will shield emails from hackers but not your bossMay 28, 2016 7:03 am - Free NSA-caliber encryption and a 5-year-old could use it. John and Will Ackerly each had stints in the government during the surveillance buildup of the past two decade...
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National Spelling Bee makes changes to discourage tiesMay 25, 2016 1:00 am - American sports fans love tie scores about as much as flat beer and broken baseball bats flying into the stands. But in the dictionary-dominated corner of competitive sp...
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Baltimore officer acquitted on all counts in Freddie Gray caseMay 23, 2016 1:00 am - BALTIMORE - A judge found police officer Edward M. Nero not guilty of all criminal charges in the case of Freddie Gray, whose death last year in police custody sparked r...
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Work advice: Crushing the peanut galleryMay 22, 2016 7:28 am - Q: I am a supervisor at a government agency. We often conduct trainings for groups of 20 to 35 employees, featuring outside speakers. My problem is that there are always...