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2018 Holiday Gift Guide: Technology

By Unknown Author from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2SnMdTz Gifts

The Week in Tech: Facebook’s Three Big Problems

By KEVIN ROOSE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2zyjep7 Computers and the Internet, Social Media

Sheryl Sandberg Is Said to Have Asked Facebook Staff to Research George Soros

By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE and MATTHEW ROSENBERG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2AC3UHw Social Media, Computers and the Internet, Corporate Social Responsibility

Floyd Mayweather and DJ Khaled Are Fined in I.C.O. Crackdown

By NATHANIEL POPPER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2PciWtb Virtual Currency, Fines (Penalties), Regulation and Deregulation of Industry

Microsoft Is Worth as Much as Apple. How Did That Happen?

By STEVE LOHR from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2KGOuXm Cloud Computing, Software, Computers and the Internet

Make Your Friends and Family Less Irksome This Holiday Season

By BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2RrEgfO Mobile Applications, Photography, Text Messaging, Instant Messaging

Covering a White House Where News Is Always Just a Tap Away

By KATIE ROGERS from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2rcJ6lD United States Politics and Government, News and News Media, Computers and the Internet, Social Media

How to Survive the Next Era of Tech (Slow Down and Be Mindful)

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

A Hot Seat for Facebook, an Empty Chair for Zuckerberg and a Vow to Share Secret Files

By ADAM SATARIANO from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2KBe2Fl Politics and Government, News and News Media, Social Media, Computers and the Internet, Corporate Social Responsibility

How WhatsApp Leads Mobs to Murder in India

By VINDU GOEL, SUHASINI RAJ and PRIYADARSHINI RAVICHANDRAN from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2FAY3YM Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides

Meet Zora, the Robot Caregiver

By ADAM SATARIANO, ELIAN PELTIER and DMITRY KOSTYUKOV from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2R36EoE Elder Care, Robots and Robotics

How Facebook’s P.R. Firm Brought Political Trickery to Tech

By JACK NICAS from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2S5oWWb

5 Reasons Cryptocurrency Prices Are Plunging Again

By NATHANIEL POPPER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2R1QnjD Virtual Currency, Bitcoin (Currency), Regulation and Deregulation of Industry

You Don’t Have to Be a Journalist to Want to Keep Chats Private

By KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2S8Eetv Mobile Applications, Computer Security, Computers and the Internet

Record and Share Your Family History in 5 Steps

By J. D. BIERSDORFER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2qWYRgB Genealogy, Families and Family Life, Smartphones, Computers and the Internet

Somali Workers in Minnesota Force Amazon to Negotiate

By KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2QYULzY Labor and Jobs, Productivity, Somali-Americans

The ‘Neo-Banks’ Are Finally Having Their Moment

By NATHANIEL POPPER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2PLj6wM Banking and Financial Institutions

Needing Growth, Uber Returns to Germany. This Time on Best Behavior.

By ADAM SATARIANO from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2OPnrcM Car Services and Livery Cabs, Mobile Applications, Automobiles, Initial Public Offerings

Finally, a Machine That Can Finish Your Sentence

By CADE METZ from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Frlwf7 Artificial Intelligence, Research

In ‘Digital India,’ Government Hands Out Free Phones to Win Votes

By VINDU GOEL and SUHASINI RAJ from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2OSO4hb Politics and Government, Government Contracts and Procurement, Voting and Voters

Zuckerberg Defends Company in Friday Meeting with Employees

By MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Dtnjxu News and News Media, Social Media

Facebook Fallout Ruptures Democrats’ Longtime Alliance With Silicon Valley

By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE and MATTHEW ROSENBERG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2QNBAJe Computers and the Internet, United States Politics and Government, Rumors and Misinformation, Social Media

Google Cloud Executive Who Sought Pentagon Contract Steps Down

By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Q4hsW9 Cloud Computing, Enterprise Computing, Appointments and Executive Changes

The Week in Tech: Amazon Finally Makes an HQ2 Decision

By KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2PxunjR Relocation of Business, Computers and the Internet

A Look Inside the Tactics of Definers, Facebook’s Attack Dog

By JACK NICAS and MATTHEW ROSENBERG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2qO8m1q United States Politics and Government

The Look of Amazon’s HQ2 Winners, Before Amazon

By CHRISTOPHER LEE and HECTOR EMANUEL from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2qPMOS6 Area Planning and Renewal, Real Estate (Commercial)

Mark Zuckerberg Defends Facebook as Furor Over Its Tactics Grows

By CECILIA KANG, MATTHEW ROSENBERG and MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2FrQwLX Social Media, Russian Interference in 2016 US Elections and Ties to Trump Associates, Computers and the Internet, Appointments and Executive Changes, Corporate Social Responsibility, Rumors and Misinformation

‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’ So Say Some Computer Science Students.

By NELLIE BOWLES from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Q7mDox Computers and the Internet, Social Media, Hiring and Promotion

Facebook Said to Cut Ties With Definers Public Affairs

By MIKE ISAAC and JACK NICAS from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2DmytnI Computers and the Internet, Social Media, News and News Media

How Facebook Wrestled With Scandal: 6 Key Takeaways

By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE and MATTHEW ROSENBERG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2DHLSYo Russian Interference in 2016 US Elections and Ties to Trump Associates, Data-Mining and Database Marketing, Computers and the Internet

The Essentials for Covering Silicon Valley: Burner Phones and Doorbells

By JACK NICAS from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2DlUOSq Computers and the Internet, Mobile Applications

Amazon’s HQ2 in Virginia Leaves a Real Estate Firm Poised to Cash In

By JULIE CRESWELL from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2DpL7lM Real Estate (Commercial), Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures

Uber’s Losses Continue Ahead of Initial Public Offering

By KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2qLefg3 Car Services and Livery Cabs, Delivery Services

Delay, Deny and Deflect: How Facebook’s Leaders Fought Through Crisis

By SHEERA FRENKEL, NICHOLAS CONFESSORE, CECILIA KANG, MATTHEW ROSENBERG and JACK NICAS from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2FztbrZ Russian Interference in 2016 US Elections and Ties to Trump Associates, Rumors and Misinformation, Privacy

What’s Hot (and What’s Not) This Black Friday

By BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2qHGEDI Black Friday and Cyber Monday (Shopping), Shopping and Retail, Computers and the Internet, Television Sets and Media Devices

New York Is a Genuine Tech Hub (and That Was Before Amazon)

By STEVE LOHR from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2QHkzjM Economic Conditions and Trends, Computers and the Internet, Colleges and Universities

Amazon HQ2: How New York and Virginia Won the Beauty Contest

By AMIE TSANG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2zNPELq

How Google Photos Became a Perfect Jukebox for Our Memories

By FARHAD MANJOO from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2OGFCRS Photography, Computers and the Internet, Social Media

Amazon Announces New York and Virginia as HQ2 Picks

By KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2JZEh87 Relocation of Business, Labor and Jobs

For University of Minnesota, Chinese Tycoon’s Arrest Shines Light, Again, on Sexual Assault

By TIFFANY HSU, RAYMOND ZHONG and CAROLYN ZHANG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Pp2drw Colleges and Universities

Facebook Failed to Police How Its Partners Handled User Data

By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE, MICHAEL LaFORGIA and GABRIEL J.X. DANCE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2QDHGfl Computer Security, Data-Mining and Database Marketing

Facebook to Drop Forced Arbitration in Harassment Cases

By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI and JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2OFX6hq Arbitration, Conciliation and Mediation, Sexual Harassment

The Week in Tech: Social Media Faces Another Election Test

By MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2QwuyZp Computers and the Internet, Social Media, Russian Interference in 2016 US Elections and Ties to Trump Associates

At China’s Internet Conference, a Darker Side of Tech Emerges

By RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2PJUCmE Politics and Government, Surveillance of Citizens by Government, International Trade and World Market

Google Ends Forced Arbitration for Sexual Misconduct Cases

By KATE CONGER and DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Pij2UP Sexual Harassment, Workplace Hazards and Violations

We Tried Facebook’s New Portal Device (So You Don’t Have To)

By MIKE ISAAC and FARHAD MANJOO from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2QqNhW4 Computers and the Internet

Google Is Said to Be Shopping for More Real Estate in New York

By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2JOU612 Real Estate (Commercial), Banking and Financial Institutions

After Protest, Booksellers Are Victorious Against Amazon Subsidiary

By DAVID STREITFELD from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2RJ7neG Computers and the Internet, Books and Literature, E-Commerce, Book Trade and Publishing

Social Media’s Re-engineering Effect, From Myanmar to Germany

By MAX FISHER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2F8N090 Computers and the Internet, Social Media, Mobile Applications, Maps