Maureen Dowd Interviews Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi
The Uber CEO dreams of “pushing a button and getting a piano delivered to your home in an hour and a half.” Uh …...
Year: 2021
‘They’re Killing People’: Biden Denounces Social Media for Virus Disinformation
The president’s blunt statement capped weeks of frustration in the White House over the spread of vaccine disinformation on Facebook and other platforms.Read More
It’s Hard to Search for a Therapist of Color. These Websites Want to Change That.
A number of new organizations aim to digitally connect patients with mental health providers who value and understand different cultures.Read More
What Ever Happened to IBM’s Watson?
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IBM’s artificial intelligence was supposed to transform industries and generate riches for the company. Neither has panned out. Now, IBM has settled on a...
What Ever Happened to IBM’s Watson?
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IBM’s artificial intelligence was supposed to transform industries and generate riches for the company. Neither has panned out. Now, IBM has settled on a...
‘Welcome to the Mesh, Brother’: Guerrilla Wi-Fi Comes to New York
NYC Mesh, a band of a few dozen tech volunteers, takes on Verizon and the big “incumbent providers,” with the promise of inexpensive community...
The Queens Museum, Harlem Stage and 44 other groups were chosen to receive aid from Bloomberg Philanthropies for digital innovation.Read More
Critics said the pandemic would make the industry flee San Francisco and its southern neighbor, Silicon Valley. But tech can’t seem to quit its...
England’s Bukayo Saka Urges Facebook and Twitter to Crack Down on Abuse
After facing a torrent of racist abuse online, Bukayo Saka said he didn’t want anyone to deal with such “hateful and hurtful messages.”Read More
Tech Workers Swore Off the Bay Area. Now They’re Coming Back.
Critics said the pandemic would make the industry flee San Francisco and its southern neighbor, Silicon Valley. But tech can’t seem to quit its...