Uber’s no good, very bad month
Nobody wants to be Uber right now. In the past month, the San Francisco ride-hailing firm faced a customer boycott and sexual harassment allegations, which have devastated employee morale and...
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Tech industry reacts to Trump’s order on immigration with fear, frustration
The morning after Donald Trump won the presidential election, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Amr Shady called his immigrationp lawyer in a panic. "My 10-year-old daughter asked me, 'Does this mean we're...
Tech workers pledge to never build a database of Muslims
When asked a year ago on the campaign trail whether he thought the United States should create a database of Muslims in the country, Donald Trump said in an interview...
Google’s new household gadget is all about search
Google has long been the king of search, building its empire by answering questions, giving directions and helping people settle arguments with its vast database of facts. But as more...
This $5,900 chair may be the tech world’s new key to productivity
Che Voigt believes his company has solved problems that have plagued the working world since the advent of typing. It's a solution to hunched backs, stiff necks and tight shoulders....
Why Disney is unlikely to buy Twitter
One is an entertainment giant famous for exacting tight control over its content. The other is a tech firm whose commitment to free speech has earned it a reputation as...
Lyft offers to pay $27 million to settle a lawsuit by drivers seeking employee status
Lyft Inc. offered Wednesday to pay $27 million -- more than double what the company had originally proposed — to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by California drivers who wanted...
As Facebook plans for the future, VR looms large
When Google wanted people to know it was serious about virtual reality two years ago, it sent software developers attending its I/O conference home with Google Cardboard -- a cheap,...
Apple CEO says helping FBI hack into terrorist’s iPhone would be ‘too dangerous’
Setting up a pitched battle between Silicon Valley and the counter-terrorism community, Apple's chief executive said Wednesday that his company would fight a court order demanding the tech giant's help...
Meet the shadowy overlords who approve emojis
An estimated 74% of Americans use emojis every day. We use them in text messages, Facebook posts and when we chat online. You can even text a pizza emoji to...