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Meat Labs Pursue a Once-Impossible Goal: Kosher Bacon

By NATHANIEL POPPER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2QgfIpc Jews and Judaism, Meat, Pork

LendingClub Founder, Ousted in 2016, Settles Fraud Charges

By NATHANIEL POPPER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2QidiXf Frauds and Swindling

Google Chief Agrees to Testify to Congress

By CECILIA KANG and DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2DFAE7I United States Politics and Government, Computers and the Internet, Politics and Government, Search Engines

Facebook Network Breach Impacts Up to 50 Million Users

By MIKE ISAAC and SHEERA FRENKEL from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2DDbHtB Computers and the Internet, Social Media, Cyberattacks and Hackers, Privacy

The Week in Tech: The Robots Aren’t as Human as They Seem

By CADE METZ from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2DEvY22 Robots and Robotics, Driverless and Semiautonomous Vehicles, Social Media

Bytedance of China Eyes $75 Billion Valuation, Joining Start-Up Giants

By RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2NcH8KY Social Media, Computers and the Internet

The Hot Property That’s Next on Tech’s Agenda: Real Estate

By ERIN GRIFFITH from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2xSPMbQ Venture Capital, Real Estate and Housing (Residential)

It’s Google’s Turn in Washington’s Glare

By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI and CECILIA KANG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2OeS66V Computers and the Internet, Search Engines, United States Politics and Government

Google Tweaks Chrome in Response to Privacy Criticism

By KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2zvUQol Chrome (Browser)

The Sun Sets. The Wind Dies. But Energy Data Is Relentless.

By IVAN PENN from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2zwU7mO Batteries, Solar Energy, Hydroelectric Power, Alternative and Renewable Energy

Spare Your Friends: Make a Mini-Movie of Your Fabulous Vacation

By J. D. BIERSDORFER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2NFdmn4 Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming, Smartphones, Mobile Applications, Travel and Vacations

Uber Settles Data Breach Investigation for $148 Million

By KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Oc1hFo Computer Security

Ex-Google Employee Urges Lawmakers to Take On Company

By KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2xMEt5R Computers and the Internet, Privacy, Politics and Government

How Apple Thrived in a Season of Tech Scandals

By FARHAD MANJOO from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2NJkz5C Computers and the Internet, Online Advertising

India’s Top Court Limits a Sweeping Biometric ID Program

By VINDU GOEL from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2ORIEUq

When Zuckerberg Asserted Control, Instagram’s Founders Chafed

By MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2NGiEig Social Media

Is a New Russian Meddling Tactic Hiding in Plain Sight?

By KEVIN ROOSE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2N04nrm Russian Interference in 2016 US Elections and Ties to Trump Associates, Cyberwarfare and Defense

Ex-Content Moderator Sues Facebook, Saying Violent Images Caused Her PTSD

By SANDRA E. GARCIA from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2MZCnEg Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Suits and Litigation (Civil)

Why India Wants to Scan All Fingers, Eyes and Faces

By VINDU GOEL and DREW JORDAN from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2QWvRBi

Instagram’s Co-Founders Said to Step Down From Company

By MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2N0qUnK Instant Messaging, Mobile Applications, Social Media, Appointments and Executive Changes

Want to See What’s Up Amazon’s Sleeve? Take a Tour of Seattle

By KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Nvh2rv Delivery Services, E-Commerce, Computers and the Internet

App-Only Banks Rise in Europe and Aim at Traditional Lenders

By ADAM SATARIANO from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Q1Kdzh Banking and Financial Institutions, Venture Capital, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Mobile Applications

For Hackers, Anonymity Was Once Critical. That’s Changing.

By STEPHEN HILTNER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2xGKCPT Cyberattacks and Hackers, Computers and the Internet, Computer Security

These Robots Run, Dance and Flip. But Are They a Business?

By CADE METZ and MAX AGUILERA-HELLWEG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2QSQgHk Robots and Robotics, Laboratories and Scientific Equipment

Google C.E.O. Denies Allegations of Political Bias in Search Results

By KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2psd1FN Politics and Government, Computers and the Internet, Rumors and Misinformation, Corporate Social Responsibility

PayPal Cuts Off Infowars, Joining Other Tech Giants

By NATHANIEL POPPER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2zn3i9k Social Media

The Week in Tech: Are Robots Coming for Your Job? Eventually, Yes.

By STEVE LOHR from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2MPuX6s Computers and the Internet, Labor and Jobs

Hey Alexa, Defrost My Peas

By KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2O033cx Home Automation and Smart Homes, Speakers (Audio), Artificial Intelligence

Windows on How Cities Change Can Be All Too Captivating

By EMILY BADGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2POCrsk Bicycles and Bicycling, Driverless and Semiautonomous Vehicles, Maps, Real Estate and Housing (Residential)

Inside Facebook’s Election ‘War Room’

By SHEERA FRENKEL and MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2xmT1bM Computers and the Internet, News and News Media, Social Media, Midterm Elections (2018), Corporate Social Responsibility

Europe to Investigate Amazon’s Dual Role of Merchant and Platform

By ADAM SATARIANO from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2QI9cIU E-Commerce, Computers and the Internet, Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, Data-Mining and Database Marketing

Why Jeff Bezos Should Push for Nobody to Get as Rich as Jeff Bezos

By FARHAD MANJOO from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2xoJ1Pt Philanthropy, Stocks and Bonds, E-Commerce, Corporate Social Responsibility

Apple Watch Series 4 Review: A Big Deal for Our Health

By BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2xo8Bnz Wearable Computing, Watches and Clocks, Mobile Applications, Software

Parts of a ‘Virtual’ Border Wall, Built With the Tech Behind Driverless Cars

By CADE METZ from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2xly40U Illegal Immigration, Border Barriers

The iPhone XS and XS Max Review: Bigger Is Now Definitely Better

By BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2xsyKAW Smartphones

A San Francisco Tech Mogul Buys a Fabled Slice of New York Media

By DAVID STREITFELD, DON CLARK and NATASHA SINGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2xsWncD Software, Education (K-12)

If You See Disinformation Ahead of the Midterms, We Want to Hear From You

By Unknown Author from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2xqA9rI Political Advertising, Rumors and Misinformation

Marc Benioff Explains Why He Is Buying Time Magazine

By DAVID STREITFELD from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2OvHKg5 Massage, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Media, Software

Mary Meeker, the ‘Queen of the Internet,’ Is Leaving Kleiner Perkins to Start Her Own Fund

By ERIN GRIFFITH from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2MsGfxb Venture Capital, Appointments and Executive Changes, Computers and the Internet

F.T.C. Hearings Add to Efforts That Threaten Tech Industry

By CECILIA KANG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2xdSoAN Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, Computers and the Internet, Law and Legislation, Consumer Protection

Stealing From a Cashierless Store (Without You, or the Cameras, Knowing It)

By NELLIE BOWLES from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2QqdXGZ Shopping and Retail, Shoplifting and Employee Theft (Retail), Mobile Commerce and Payments, Venture Capital

Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos Pledge $2 Billion for Homeless and Preschoolers

By KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2MtHz2P Homeless Persons, Education (Pre-School), Philanthropy

Paying Is Voluntary at This Selfie-Friendly Store

By ERIN GRIFFITH from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2x9fd9l Shopping and Retail, Start-ups, Mobile Commerce and Payments

Facebook ‘Better Prepared’ to Fight Election Interference, Mark Zuckerberg Says

By SHEERA FRENKEL and MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2xcZ565 Rumors and Misinformation, Social Media, Russian Interference in 2016 US Elections and Ties to Trump Associates, Corporate Social Responsibility

Leaked Google Video After Trump’s Win Adds to Pressure From Conservatives

By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2MqUcvE Workplace Environment, United States Politics and Government

When Cryptocurrencies Fluctuate, He Uses These Tech Tools to Keep Track

By NATHANIEL POPPER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2N9wp8D Virtual Currency, Banking and Financial Institutions, Computers and the Internet, Bitcoin (Currency), Mobile Applications