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Hundreds at Google Plan Walkout to Protest Handling of Sexual Harassment

By KATE CONGER, DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI and KATIE BENNER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2qk5SaW Workplace Hazards and Violations, #MeToo Movement

Spotting Disinformation Online Before the Midterm Elections

By KEVIN ROOSE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2P5dEUT Computers and the Internet, Censorship, Rumors and Misinformation, Social Media

Miss Those Video Games of Your Youth? Here’s How to Find Them

By J. D. BIERSDORFER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Q8fJMp Computer and Video Games, Computers and the Internet, Web Browsers

Samsung Reaps Record Profit, but Tougher Times Could Come

By RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2JsBLqq Computer Chips, Smartphones, Company Reports

Alphabet Executive Resigns After Harassment Accusation

By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2CQPSES Sexual Harassment

Facebook Reports Slowing Revenue and User Growth

By MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2CNfUZL Social Media, Computers and the Internet, Rumors and Misinformation, Company Reports

Apple Unveils New iPad and MacBook Air

By JACK NICAS from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Q5bgKn iPad, Computer Monitors, Computers and the Internet

On Social Media, No Answers for Hate

By SHEERA FRENKEL, MIKE ISAAC and KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2EQcZlv Social Media, Computers and the Internet, Fringe Groups and Movements, Rumors and Misinformation, Corporate Social Responsibility

China’s King of Internet Fluff Wants to Conquer the World

By RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2yE9NUI Mobile Applications

Cesar Sayoc’s Path on Social Media: From Food Photos to Partisan Fury

By KEVIN ROOSE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2CJwxp1 Cyberharassment, Social Media, United States Politics and Government

Urban Planning Guru Says Driverless Cars Won’t Fix Congestion

By JOHN MARKOFF from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2ORouOd Driverless and Semiautonomous Vehicles, Transit Systems

Google Workers Fume Over Executives’ Payouts After Sexual Misconduct Claims

By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI and KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Oa0oJc Computers and the Internet, Workplace Hazards and Violations

Facebook Removes Iranian Network That Was Spreading Disinformation

By MIKE ISAAC and SHEERA FRENKEL from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2yBY88Z Politics and Government, Social Media, Cyberwarfare and Defense, Rumors and Misinformation

The Week in Tech: Apple Goes on the Attack

By JACK NICAS from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2qatbnw Computers and the Internet

The Next Big One? Earthquake Scientists Look to A.I.

By THOMAS FULLER and CADE METZ from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2ORJWTe Earthquakes, Artificial Intelligence

Amazon Squeezes Out More Profit as Sales Growth Slows

By KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2yyyxh9 E-Commerce, Company Reports

Alphabet Shrugs Off Bad News With Big Quarter

By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2qc5vzm Taxation, Corporate Taxes

Snap Continues to Struggle to Gain Users

By KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2OOCqZb Mobile Applications, Social Media, Appointments and Executive Changes

How Google Protected Andy Rubin, the ‘Father of Android’

By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI and KATIE BENNER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2D3XYLf Computers and the Internet, Android (Operating System), Corporate Social Responsibility

Twitter Posts Another Profit as User Numbers Drop

By KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Ar8ZUe Company Reports, Social Media, Rumors and Misinformation, Computers and the Internet

Apple’s Radical Approach to News: Humans Over Machines

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

Microsoft’s Earnings Surge, as Cloud Bet Continues to Pay Off

By KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2yxFcrU Cloud Computing, Computers and the Internet

Just Embed a Phone Into This Editor’s Mind, Already

By CHOIRE SICHA from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Sh34IC Smartphones, Sleep

The Problem With Fixing WhatsApp? Human Nature Might Get in the Way

By FARHAD MANJOO from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2yu3xPm Instant Messaging, Politics and Government, Elections, Corporate Social Responsibility

Snapchat Helps Register Over 400,000 Voters

By CECILIA KANG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2PLxxMV Voter Registration and Requirements, Youth, Social Media

The iPhone XR Review: A Cheaper Apple Phone Suited to Most of Us

By BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2PRb6pO Smartphones

The Next Tech Talent Shortage: Quantum Computing Researchers

By CADE METZ from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2NUcxlE Quantum Computing, Foreign Students (in US), Physics

Republicans Find a Facebook Workaround: Their Own Apps

By NATASHA SINGER and NICHOLAS CONFESSORE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2S3KIdJ Mobile Applications, Midterm Elections (2018), Elections, Senate

How the Blockchain Could Break Big Tech’s Hold on A.I.

By NATHANIEL POPPER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2CZ1jey Artificial Intelligence

Facebook Ads From Unknown Backer Take Aim at Brexit Plan

By ADAM SATARIANO from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Pa0HZ5 Campaign Finance, Political Advertising, Online Advertising, Politics and Government

Disinformation Spreads on WhatsApp Ahead of Brazilian Election

By MIKE ISAAC and KEVIN ROOSE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2OBoUIo Instant Messaging, Rumors and Misinformation, Elections

In Liberal San Francisco, Tech Leaders Brawl Over Tax Proposal to Aid Homeless

By KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2R4juCJ Corporate Taxes, Homeless Persons

The Week in Tech: Executives Pull Out of Saudi Conference

By CECILIA KANG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2yL7cre

Will There Be a Ban on Killer Robots?

By ADAM SATARIANO from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2q1AsG7 Defense and Military Forces, Drones (Pilotless Planes), United States Defense and Military Forces

Computer Stories: A.I. Is Beginning to Assist Novelists

By DAVID STREITFELD from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2P8Juzs Writing and Writers, Computers and the Internet, Books and Literature

An Eye for Photography, but a Google Suite for Events

By WHITNEY RICHARDSON from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2CqCFCH Computers and the Internet, Drones (Pilotless Planes), Photography, Travel and Vacations

Craig Newmark, Newspaper Villain, Is Working to Save Journalism

By DAVID STREITFELD from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2P4mhOR Newspapers, News and News Media, Classified Advertising

Uber and Lyft Charge Toward Potential I.P.O.s Next Year

By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED and KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2CnetkA Venture Capital, Stocks and Bonds, Banking and Financial Institutions

Google to Charge Phone Makers for Android Apps in Europe

By ADAM SATARIANO from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2PAVS89 Computers and the Internet, Mobile Applications, Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues

Visa, Mastercard and American Express Defy India’s Regulators Over Data Rules

By VINDU GOEL from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2yD6xYR Data Storage

Infosys Built Its Global Machine With Indian Workers. Can It Adjust to Trump’s ‘Hire American’?

By STEVE LOHR from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2IZYfPw Foreign Workers, Outsourcing, Labor and Jobs, Immigration and Emigration

The Google Pixel 3 Review: Phone’s Smarts Shine Through Its A.I.-Driven Camera

By BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Cj3FUf Computers and the Internet, Smartphones, Android (Operating System), Photography

Myanmar’s Military Said to Be Behind Facebook Campaign That Fueled Genocide

By PAUL MOZUR from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2QS0Yxg Defense and Military Forces, Cyberharassment, Rumors and Misinformation

M.I.T. Plans College for Artificial Intelligence, Backed by $1 Billion

By STEVE LOHR from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2PxH9uI Colleges and Universities, Artificial Intelligence

Jeff Hawkins Is Finally Ready to Explain His Brain Research

By CADE METZ from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Emze2i Computers and the Internet, Brain

Facebook Says Russian Firms ‘Scraped’ Data, Some for Facial Recognition

By JACK NICAS from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2QLLMl6 Social Media, Computer Vision

The Week in Tech: Fears of the Supply Chain in China

By PAUL MOZUR from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2EhmqtU Computers and the Internet, Industrial Espionage

Facebook Breach Affected 30 Million Users, Fewer Than First Believed

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

Made and Distributed in the U.S.A.: Online Disinformation

By SHEERA FRENKEL from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2CDe12y Rumors and Misinformation, Computers and the Internet, Online Advertising, Social Media