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Ahead of 2020, Facebook Falls Short on Plan to Share Data on Disinformation

By BY DAVEY ALBA from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2ofQmPy Data-Mining and Database Marketing, Social Media, News and News Media, Rumors and Misinformation, Computers and the Internet, Presidential Election of 2020, Russian Interference in 2016 US Elections and Ties to Trump Associates

The Week in Tech: Why Californians Have Better Privacy Protections

By BY NATASHA SINGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2mjHCqZ Privacy, Computers and the Internet, Referendums

Facebook Tests Hiding ‘Likes’ on Social Media Posts

By BY KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2mZfcCQ Social Media, Computers and the Internet

Brace Yourself for the Internet Impeachment

By BY KEVIN ROOSE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2mXlz9K Trump-Ukraine Whistle-Blower Complaint and Impeachment Inquiry, United States Politics and Government, Rumors and Misinformation, Computers and the Internet, Social Media, Online Advertising, Fringe Groups and Movements

Why We Upgraded Our Reviews Approach for Apple’s iPhone 11

By BY BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2lfUhuz Smartphones, iPhone

A.I. Researchers See Danger of Haves and Have-Nots

By BY STEVE LOHR from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2mK9HaV Artificial Intelligence, Computers and the Internet, Research, Cloud Computing

At Least 70 Countries Have Engaged in Disinformation Campaigns, Study Finds

By BY DAVEY ALBA AND ADAM SATARIANO from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2lG90PX Rumors and Misinformation, Russian Interference in 2016 US Elections and Ties to Trump Associates, Social Media, Politics and Government, Computers and the Internet, News and News Media, Propaganda

Amazon Wants Alexa to Move (With You) Far Beyond the Living Room

By BY KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2nktBd3 Speakers (Audio), Smartphones, Eyeglasses

EBay C.E.O. Steps Down

By BY REUTERS from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2lEogMU E-Commerce, Appointments and Executive Changes

Improvising a Laptop Recorder and Chewing Gum at the Same Time

By BY DAVEY ALBA from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2mzGiQO Computers and the Internet, Rumors and Misinformation, Instant Messaging, Computer Security, Social Media, Presidential Election of 2020, Mobile Applications, Recording Equipment, Chewing Gum

How to Make the Most of Apple’s New Privacy Tools in iOS 13

By BY BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2n1PGN3 Mobile Applications, Data-Mining and Database Marketing, iOS (Operating System), Software, Computer Security, Privacy, iPhone

Group Behind California Privacy Law Aims to Strengthen It

By BY NATASHA SINGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2luelcQ Privacy, Data-Mining and Database Marketing, Law and Legislation, Consumer Protection, Computers and the Internet, State Legislatures, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, States (US)

Got Insomnia? CVS Health Has an App for You

By BY NATASHA SINGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2mKKXzf Mobile Applications, Sleep, Insomnia, Therapy and Rehabilitation, Employee Fringe Benefits

Europe’s Top Court Limits ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Privacy Rule

By BY ADAM SATARIANO from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2mhJKze Privacy, Computers and the Internet, Search Engines

Apple Keeps Making Computer in Texas After Tariff Waivers

By BY JACK NICAS from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2kHs5ka Computers and the Internet, International Trade and World Market, Customs (Tariff)

One Brother Stabbed the Other. The Journalist Who Wrote About It Paid a Price.

By BY ADAM SATARIANO AND EMMA BUBOLA from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2ACdvhZ Privacy, Computers and the Internet, Suits and Litigation (Civil), News and News Media, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Crime and Criminals

Congress Asks More than 80 Companies for Big Tech Complaints

By BY JACK NICAS AND DAVID MCCABE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2AC1GZn Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues

Twitter Suspends Account of Former Adviser to Saudi Crown Prince

By BY DAVEY ALBA from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2NplyY4 Social Media

Inside Airbnb, Employees Eager for Big Payouts Pushed It to Go Public

By BY ERIN GRIFFITH from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/30fVF3N Initial Public Offerings, Start-ups

Facebook Says It Has Suspended ‘Tens of Thousands’ of Apps

By BY KATE CONGER AND GABRIEL J.X. DANCE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/34U8oaV Data-Mining and Database Marketing, Social Media, Computers and the Internet, Privacy, Suits and Litigation (Civil)

The Week in Tech: An Emerging Twist on Antitrust

By BY KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/30wVjkv Computers and the Internet, Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, Global Warming, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry

Airbnb Says It Plans to Go Public in 2020

By BY ERIN GRIFFITH from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/30bjD06 Initial Public Offerings, Start-ups, Hotels and Travel Lodgings

Amazon Pledges to Be Carbon Neutral by 2040

By BY DAVID MCCABE AND KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/30wXCny Global Warming, Delivery Services, Carbon Dioxide, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

The Family Minivan as Reporting Tool

By BY DAVID ENRICH from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2V01Zqg News and News Media, Social Media, Computers and the Internet, News Sources, Confidential Status of, Instant Messaging, Wireless Communications, Banking and Financial Institutions, Minivans

Lawmakers Urge Aggressive Action From Regulators on Big Tech

By BY DAVID MCCABE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Ohbtw7 Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, Computers and the Internet, Data-Mining and Database Marketing, Social Media, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures

IPhone 11 and 11 Pro Review: Thinking Differently in the Golden Age of Smartphones

By BY BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/34RBIyM Smartphones, Batteries, Privacy, iPhone, Photography, Cameras

IPhone 11 and 11 Pro Review: Thinking Differently in the Golden Age of Smartphones

By BY BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2O7iJKE Smartphones, Batteries, Privacy, iPhone, Photography, Cameras

Chicago School Professor Fights ‘Chicago School’ Beliefs That Abet Big Tech

By BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/30nEloC Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, Colleges and Universities, Computers and the Internet, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Attorneys General, Capitalism (Theory and Philosophy)

Real-Time Surveillance Will Test the British Tolerance for Cameras

By BY ADAM SATARIANO from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/31pGQrN Facial Recognition Software, Surveillance of Citizens by Government, Computer Vision, Politics and Government, Cameras, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Privacy

The Week in Tech: Silicon Valley’s Alternate Reality

By BY NICOLE PERLROTH from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/32Ctt7S Computers and the Internet, Smoking and Tobacco, Layoffs and Job Reductions, Venture Capital, E-Cigarettes, State Legislatures, Start-ups

House Antitrust Panel Seeks Documents From 4 Big Tech Firms

By BY STEVE LOHR from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2ZXCcoj United States Politics and Government, Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, Computers and the Internet, States (US)

New Lawsuit Against Uber Is Set to Test Its Classification of Workers

By BY NOAM SCHEIBER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2LuipUP Suits and Litigation (Civil), Car Services and Livery Cabs, Freelancing, Self-Employment and Independent Contracting, Wages and Salaries

Google Settles With U.S. Labor Agency Over Employees’ Speech

By BY DAVID MCCABE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/31jukdh Computers and the Internet, Workplace Environment

Oracle C.E.O. Mark Hurd Is Taking a Medical Leave

By BY DON CLARK from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2ZT2Iys Computers and the Internet, Company Reports

Staying on Top of Tech’s Changing Story

By BY JOSEPH PLAMBECK from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/34DteLH Driverless and Semiautonomous Vehicles, Computers and the Internet, News and News Media

California Passes Landmark Bill to Remake Gig Economy

By BY KATE CONGER AND NOAM SCHEIBER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Lojmhg Car Services and Livery Cabs, Wages and Salaries, Paid Time Off, Freelancing, Self-Employment and Independent Contracting, State Legislatures, Labor and Jobs, Minimum Wage

California Passes Landmark Bill to Remake Gig Economy

By BY KATE CONGER AND NOAM SCHEIBER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/32AtBVk Car Services and Livery Cabs, Wages and Salaries, Paid Time Off, Freelancing, Self-Employment and Independent Contracting, State Legislatures, Labor and Jobs, Minimum Wage

Uber Lays Off Hundreds More Workers as It Struggles to Make Money

By BY KATE CONGER AND MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2UJKUkc Layoffs and Job Reductions, Car Services and Livery Cabs, Wages and Salaries, Freelancing, Self-Employment and Independent Contracting, Engineering and Engineers, Labor and Jobs

Apple iPhone Event: The Series 5 Watch, a New iPad and Streaming Details

By BY BRIAN X. CHEN AND JACK NICAS from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2LUZYYr iPhone, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates)

Apple iPhone Event: What to Expect

By BY JACK NICAS AND BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/32E4kJR iPhone, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates)

Google Antitrust Investigation Outlined by State Attorneys General

By BY STEVE LOHR from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2UKTDTg Computers and the Internet, Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, United States Politics and Government, Attorneys General, News and News Media, States (US)

Amazon’s Effort to Recruit 30,000 Workers Collides With Saturated Job Market

By BY KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2PXxfY4 Labor and Jobs, Hiring and Promotion

How Each Big Tech Company May Be Targeted by Regulators

By BY JACK NICAS, KAREN WEISE AND MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2ZRpJS8 Computers and the Internet, Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, Search Engines, Online Advertising, Social Media, E-Commerce, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures

How Top-Valued Microsoft Has Avoided the Big Tech Backlash

By BY STEVE LOHR from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2ZXBPVY Computers and the Internet, Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry

When the A.I. Professor Leaves, Students Suffer, Study Says

By BY CADE METZ from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2ZWfjg6 Colleges and Universities, Artificial Intelligence, Driverless and Semiautonomous Vehicles, Start-ups

15 Ways Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon Are in Government Cross Hairs

By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2HRAytj Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, Privacy

The Week in Tech: YouTube Fined $170 Million Over Child Privacy Violations

By BY CADE METZ from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2ZzQziq Facial Recognition Software, Computers and the Internet, Online Advertising, Surveillance of Citizens by Government, Fines (Penalties), Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues, Computer Security

Why ‘SIM Swapping’ Is a Growing Security Nightmare

By BY NATHANIEL POPPER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2MWBmB8 Social Media, Cyberattacks and Hackers, Cellular Telephones, Celebrities, Robberies and Thefts