December 14, 2015 Drone Registration Rules Are Announced by F.A.A. by CECILIA KANG By CECILIA KANG An estimated 700,000 drones are expected to be bought during the holidays, and owners of drones weighing between a half-pound and…
December 14, 2015 Seattle Considers Measure to Let Uber and Lyft Drivers Unionize by MIKE ISAAC, NICK WINGFIELD and NOAM SCHEIBER By MIKE ISAAC, NICK WINGFIELD and NOAM SCHEIBER The Seattle City Council plans to vote on a proposed law to give freelance, on-demand drivers…
December 14, 2015 In Virtual Reality Headsets, Investors Glimpse the Future by NICK WINGFIELD By NICK WINGFIELD Venture capital is pouring into virtual reality start-ups, as proponents of the technology extol its potential to transform entertainment, communications and…
December 13, 2015 Farhad and Mike’s Week in Tech: Tempering Walmart’s Digital Ambitions by FARHAD MANJOO and MIKE ISAAC By FARHAD MANJOO and MIKE ISAAC A look at Walmart’s foray into digital wallets, Airbnb’s transparency claims and Yahoo’s big week. Published: December 12,…
December 12, 2015 Importing Photos to Picasa in OS X 10.11 by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Until an update to Picasa, here’s a way to get your photos into your computer from USB-connected cameras, including iPhones….
December 12, 2015 A Protest App Rises to the Top in Taiwan by PAUL MOZUR By PAUL MOZUR The top free application in Apple’s App Store there for much of last week wasn’t a mobile game or a social…
December 12, 2015 Twitter Aims to Show Advertising to Much Wider Audience by VINDU GOEL By VINDU GOEL Twitter has begun showing ads to people who are not signed in to the service, a move that boosts Twitter as…
December 11, 2015 Discrimination by Airbnb Hosts Is Widespread, Report Says by MIKE McPHATE By MIKE McPHATE A hotel cannot examine names of potential guests and reject them based on race, the authors say, but that is common…
December 11, 2015 Facebook Service Aimed at Professionals to Launch in Coming Months by REUTERS By REUTERS Facebook at Work, Facebook Inc’s professional version of its social network, is expected to launch in the coming months, after spending a…
December 11, 2015 Video Feature: Apps, Like Elves, Help Make the Season Bright by KIT EATON By KIT EATON Apps for creating animated video, thinking of gift ideas, organizing lists, tracking Santa and donating to charities. Published: December 9, 2015…