Tech Policy An ex-Google engineer is scraping YouTube to pop our filter bubbles He’s built a website that lets you see how often YouTube’s algorithm recommends videos, so you can find out where it wants to take you. by Rachel Metz 2018-04-12T13:38:00-04:00
Silicon Valley Silicon Valley’s 2017 Report Card It’s been a bad year for America’s biggest tech hub—though not because of a lack of innovation. by Martin Giles 2017-12-26T00:00:00-05:00
Technology The 360-Degree Selfie: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2017 Inexpensive cameras that make spherical images are opening a new era in photography and changing the way people share stories. by Elizabeth Woyke 2017-02-22T07:00:00-05:00
Connectivity Most of India Still Isn’t Online—Here’s Google’s Plan to Fix That Google is testing new initiatives to boost Internet access in India that could prove useful everywhere. by Jamie Condliffe 2016-09-27T11:20:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines The Missing Link of Artificial Intelligence We don’t know how to make software that learns without explicit instruction—but we need to if dreams of humanlike AI are to come true. by Tom Simonite 2016-02-18T00:00:00-05:00
Connectivity An App Inspired by App Overload An app called Vurb aims to make it easier to search for stuff to do using a smartphone. by Rachel Metz 2015-03-03T11:00:00-05:00
Connectivity Around the World, Net Neutrality Is Not a Reality In much of the world, the concept of “net neutrality” generates less public debate, given there’s no affordable Net in the first place. by David Talbot 2014-01-20T00:00:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines A Smarter Algorithm Could Cut Energy Use in Data Centers by 35 Percent Storing video and other files more intelligently reduces the demand on servers in a data center. by David Talbot 2013-04-16T00:00:00-04:00
News Flutter Adds Gestural Controls to Netflix, YouTube, and More The free software now lets you control music and video on the Web through a webcam-equipped computer. by Rachel Metz 2012-12-21T01:00:00-05:00
News A Rewired Internet Would Speed Up Content Delivery Content-centric networking promises to deliver content quicker and more reliably—but it may take time for companies to adopt it. by Tom Simonite 2012-10-29T17:29:03-04:00