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In Screening for Suicide Risk, Facebook Takes On Tricky Public Health Role

By NATASHA SINGER from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2RpvZfM Social Media, Suicides and Suicide Attempts, Computers and the Internet

Firm Led by Google Veterans Uses A.I. to ‘Nudge’ Workers Toward Happiness

By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2SsV0nG Happiness

5G Is Coming Next Year. Here’s What You Need to Know.

By DON CLARK from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2Qfknr1 Wireless Communications, Computers and the Internet, Smartphones, Cellular Telephones, Innovation

Facebook Data Scandals Stoke Criticism That a Privacy Watchdog Too Rarely Bites

By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE and CECILIA KANG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2EXooyg Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, Data-Mining and Database Marketing, Computers and the Internet, Online Advertising, Corporate Social Responsibility

The Week in Tech: A Peek at the Year Ahead

By NELLIE BOWLES from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2Alb0RL Computers and the Internet, Social Media, Privacy

Instagram Tests Horizontal Scrolling, Then Scrolls Back

By SANDRA E. GARCIA and NIRAJ CHOKSHI from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2ReMyLt Social Media, Instant Messaging

Remember Bitcoin? Some Investors Might Want to Forget

By NELLIE BOWLES from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2CBAQCA Bitcoin (Currency), Blockchain (Technology), Virtual Currency

India Curbs Power of Amazon and Walmart to Sell Products Online

By VINDU GOEL from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2TdQJEn E-Commerce, Politics and Government, Computers and the Internet, Shopping and Retail

Digital Privacy Is a Big Concern in Europe. For This Reporter, Too.

By MATT APUZZO from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2EKDI18 Computers and the Internet

The Tech That Was Fixed in 2018 and the Tech That Still Needs Fixing

By BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2QNXzUx Computers and the Internet, Online Advertising, Social Media

Patreon Bars Anti-Feminist for Racist Speech, Inciting Revolt

By NELLIE BOWLES from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2GQKOEj Censorship, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Computers and the Internet, Corporate Social Responsibility

Why the F.T.C. Is Taking a New Look at Facebook Privacy

By NATASHA SINGER from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2CuM4Zp Privacy, Social Media

JD.com Chief Richard Liu Will Not Be Charged With Sexual Assault

By TIFFANY HSU and RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2rS18de Sex Crimes

The Week in Tech: Hostages in the U.S. and China Tech Cold War

By RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2PUV3q7 Cyberwarfare and Defense

The 2018 Good Tech Awards

By KEVIN ROOSE from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2V3e11Q Venture Capital, Computers and the Internet, Computer Vision, Innovation

Last-Minute Shoppers Increasingly Trust Only Amazon to Deliver

By KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2ButJdc E-Commerce, Shopping and Retail

Ofo, Pioneer of China’s Bike-Sharing Boom, Is in a Crisis

By RAYMOND ZHONG and CAROLYN ZHANG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2UZcucV Bicycles and Bicycling, Start-ups, Urban Areas, Innovation

Uber’s Driverless Cars Return to the Road After Fatal Crash

By KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2RescBM Driverless and Semiautonomous Vehicles, Traffic Accidents and Safety, Car Services and Livery Cabs

5 Ways Facebook Shared Your Data

By JENNIFER VALENTINO-DeVRIES from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2rOjXxW Privacy, Data-Mining and Database Marketing, Online Advertising

Facebook Rebuked for Failing to Disclose Data-Sharing Deals

By MICHAEL LaFORGIA, NICHOLAS CONFESSORE and GABRIEL J.X. DANCE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Lrl1B0 Computers and the Internet, Social Media

What We Can Learn About Online Privacy From Climate Change

By ALAN HENRY from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2EERHGv Privacy, Social Media

‘The Effects Cannot Be Overstated’: When Tech Invaded Media

By JIM RUTENBERG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Cnebtj Mobile Applications, Computers and the Internet, Social Media, Speakers (Audio)

Facebook Sued by District of Columbia Over Cambridge Analytica

By SHEERA FRENKEL from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2A5yVEA Data-Mining and Database Marketing, Suits and Litigation (Civil)

Google’s Marketing of Kids’ Apps Misleads Parents, Consumer Groups Say

By NATASHA SINGER and JENNIFER VALENTINO-DeVRIES from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2A9pW5b Mobile Applications, Children and Childhood

How to Rescue, Repair and Revive Old Family Photos

By J. D. BIERSDORFER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2S5mK1r Photography, Scanning Devices, Computers and the Internet, Mobile Applications

As Facebook Raised a Privacy Wall, It Carved an Opening for Tech Giants

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

France, Not Waiting for European Union, to Tax U.S. Tech Firms as ’19 Starts

By LIZ ALDERMAN from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2ClrB9e Corporate Taxes, Politics and Government, Computers and the Internet, Tax Shelters

Huawei’s ‘Wolf Culture’ Helped It Grow, and Got It Into Trouble

By RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2A6d0NA Embargoes and Sanctions, United States International Relations

Russian Trolls Came for Instagram, Too

By KEVIN ROOSE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2BsMIor United States Politics and Government, Presidential Election of 2016, Social Media, Rumors and Misinformation

Walt Mossberg, Veteran Technology Journalist, Quits Facebook

By DANIEL VICTOR from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2QBl8Qv Computers and the Internet, Social Media, Privacy

A Toaster on Wheels to Deliver Groceries? Self-Driving Tech Tests Practical Uses

By CADE METZ from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2UT2nqb Driverless and Semiautonomous Vehicles, Delivery Services

Tech Companies Dragged Feet on Russian Interference Data, Reports Say

By SHEERA FRENKEL, DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI and KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2S7MhqG Russian Interference in 2016 US Elections and Ties to Trump Associates, Computers and the Internet, Social Media, Online Advertising, Rumors and Misinformation, Corporate Social Responsibility

Social Media’s Forever War

By KEVIN ROOSE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2PEEL4J Russian Interference in 2016 US Elections and Ties to Trump Associates, Cyberwarfare and Defense, Midterm Elections (2018)

Google to Add $1 Billion New York Campus for 7,000 More Workers

By ED SHANAHAN from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Lo3LfZ Computers and the Internet, Relocation of Business

Tech Workers Got Paid in Company Stock. They Used It to Agitate for Change.

By KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2LmnFYB Computers and the Internet, Stocks and Bonds, Computer Vision

Apple Will Update iPhones in China to Avoid a Ban on Sales

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

Facebook Says Bug Opened Access to Private Photos

By MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Ccnk7V Computers and the Internet, Social Media, Photography, Privacy

The Week in Tech: Sundar Pichai Has a Chat With Congress

By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2rDuxYQ Computers and the Internet, Politics and Government, International Trade and World Market

After Yellow Vests Come Off, Activists in France Use Facebook to Protest and Plan

By ELIAN PELTIER and ADAM SATARIANO from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Cc8PBi Computers and the Internet, Social Media, Yellow Vests Movement, News and News Media

Chase for Talent Pushes Tech Giants Far Beyond West Coast

By JACK NICAS and KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2QVNeFu Computers and the Internet, Foreign Workers, States (US)

How YouTube’s Year-in-Review Video Set Off a Civil War

By KEVIN ROOSE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2SNRGTW Video Recordings, Downloads and Streaming, Advertising and Marketing, Fringe Groups and Movements

Dans les écoles françaises, la leçon du jour : à quel tweet se fier ?

By ADAM SATARIANO and ELIAN PELTIER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2LdriAl Computers and the Internet, Rumors and Misinformation, Politics and Government

Apple to Add $1 Billion Campus and 5,000 Jobs in Texas

By AMIE TSANG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2S2oJDS

In France, School Lessons Ask: Which Twitter Post Should You Trust?

By ADAM SATARIANO and ELIAN PELTIER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2LcgHFA Computers and the Internet, Rumors and Misinformation, Politics and Government

High-Tech Degrees and the Price of an Avocado: The Data New York Gave to Amazon

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

Yes, You Can Be an Ethical Tech Consumer. Here’s How.

By BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Gg851S Computers and the Internet, Data-Mining and Database Marketing, Mobile Applications

The Most Important Kitchen Tools This Holiday (or Any Season, Really)

By MELISSA CLARK from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2EtupDE Cooking and Cookbooks, Cookware, Kitchens, Recipes

Is Tech Too Easy to Use?

By KEVIN ROOSE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Eh2c1K Computers and the Internet, Social Media, Computer Security

Google’s Pichai Faces Privacy and Bias Questions in Congress

By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI and CECILIA KANG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2RT95dC Computers and the Internet, United States Politics and Government, Search Engines

Huawei Executive Granted Bail by Canadian Court

By KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2G9o1mA Extradition, Decisions and Verdicts