February 29, 2016 Start-Up Lessons From the Once-Again Hot Field of A.I. by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Artificial intelligence technology seems almost magical, but the experts say that success will rely on business virtues like focus, flexibility and…
February 29, 2016 Report Cites Dangers of Autonomous Weapons by JOHN MARKOFF By JOHN MARKOFF A former Pentagon official who helped establish United States policy on such weapons says they could be uncontrollable in real-world situations….
February 29, 2016 The Promise of Artificial Intelligence Unfolds in Small Steps by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR Five years after a computer won “Jeopardy,” excitement over A.I. is at a peak, but the commercial potential of the achievement…
February 28, 2016 The Silicon Valley Hustle by LAURA MORTON By LAURA MORTON Many young dreamers have flocked to the area with the hope of starting a successful start-up or striking it rich by…
February 28, 2016 Farhad and Mike Hash Out the Week’s Big Topic: Apple by FARHAD MANJOO and MIKE ISAAC By FARHAD MANJOO and MIKE ISAAC The Apple-F.B.I. fray, in a terrorism case no less, is reverberating throughout the digital world, with some East…
February 27, 2016 Apple, the F.B.I. and a Collection of Very Old Laws by JIM KERSTETTER By JIM KERSTETTER Apple on Thursday filed a response to a court order demanding it break into an iPhone. The filing brings the Bill…
February 27, 2016 Zenefits to Lay Off 17% of Work Force by KATIE BENNER By KATIE BENNER The cuts, about 250 people, will mostly affect the company’s sales teams, David Sacks, the chief executive, said. Published: February 26,…
February 27, 2016 Weighing Unlimited Text Messages Against Apple’s iMessages by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Standard SMS text messages can have advantages over Apple’s iMessage system, depending on your monthly text and data allowances. Published:…
February 27, 2016 A Brief Explanation of Apple’s Showdown With the U.S. Government by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL A summary of the latest developments in the battle between Apple and the F.B.I. over unlocking an iPhone used by one…
February 27, 2016 Analyzing Apple’s Argument That First Amendment Applies to Its Code by STEVE LOHR By STEVE LOHR The company, in its fight with the F.B.I., is defending its phones on grounds that its code represents free speech, and…