Farhad and Mike’s Week in Tech: Robots vs. Jobs

A look at a G.O.P. candidate’s thoughts on how robots may replace humans in the work force, and a smartphone from Facebook that sends news alerts to your phone.
from BWCWeb http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/15/technology/farhad-and-mikes-week-in-tech-robots-vs-jobs.html?partner=IFTTT&_r=1

How Facebook Helped Keep People Connected During Paris Attacks

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4112882/facebook-safety-check-paris/?xid=IFT-Section

People Are Furious That Snapchat Is Charging For Selfie Lenses

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/alexkantrowitz/y-u-mad-bro?utm_term=4ldqpia

The War on Campus Sexual Assault Goes Digital

Students at some colleges can use a service called Callisto to anonymously record the details of a sexual assault and later file a report if they choose.
from BWCWeb http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/15/technology/the-war-on-campus-sexual-assault-goes-digital.html?_r=1

Google Self-Driving Car Is Pulled Over For Going Too Slow

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/jasonwells/google-self-driving-car-is-pulled-over-for-going-too-slow?utm_term=4ldqpia

Here's Tim Cook's Email About Black Teens Barred Entry From Apple Store

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/brendanklinkenberg/heres-tim-cooks-email-about-black-teens-barred-entry-from-ap?utm_term=4ldqpia

Mark Cuban Floats Away From Hoverboard Deal

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/josephbernstein/mark-cuban-exits?utm_term=4ldqpia

This Could Be Facebook's Newest Feature

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4111767/facebook-new-feature-search/?xid=IFT-Section

This Is What Happens At A Hackathon About Periods

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/a-hackathon-about-periods?utm_term=4ldqpia

5 Secrets for Writing the Perfect Out-of-Office Email

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4111588/out-office-email-autoreply-autoresponder/?xid=IFT-Section

Ford is Testing its Self-Driving Cars in a Unique Way

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4111524/ford-self-driving-car-video/?xid=IFT-Section

Moving an iTunes Library With an External Hard Drive

As long as you have an external hard drive large enough to hold your collection, you can use it to move your library, even between Macs and PCs.
from BWCWeb http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/14/technology/personaltech/moving-an-itunes-library-with-an-external-hard-drive.html?_r=1

Daily Report: The Blurry Lines of Tech and Media

The tech industry’s much-discussed incursion into the world of media has put financial pressure on traditional media companies, with their shares plunging last week.
from BWCWeb http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/13/daily-report-the-blurry-lines-of-tech-and-media/?_r=1

India's Biggest Ride-Hail Player Just Launched Its Own Payments App

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/johanabhuiyan/indias-biggest-ride-hail-player-just-launched-its-own-paymen?utm_term=4ldqpia

Ohio Man Arrested For Alleged Support Of Islamist Groups On Social Media

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/ellievhall/ohio-man-arrested-for-alleged-support-of-islamist-groups-on?utm_term=4ldqpia

Gene Amdahl, Pioneer of Mainframe Computing, Dies at 92

Dr. Amdahl played a crucial role in developing the IBM System/360 series, which influenced computer design for years.
from BWCWeb http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/13/technology/gene-amdahl-pioneer-of-mainframe-computing-dies-at-92.html?_r=1

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from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/brendanklinkenberg/vevo-strikes-out-on-its-own?utm_term=4ldqpia

How iHeartRadio And Pandora Are Connecting Campaigns With Latino Voters For 2016

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/adriancarrasquillo/how-iheartradio-and-pandora-are-connecting-campaigns-with-la?utm_term=4ldqpia

This Was The Week Virtual Reality Became Totally Normal

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/mathonan/this-was-the-week-virtual-reality-became-totally-normal?utm_term=4ldqpia

Facebook Messenger Tests Disappearing Messages In France

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/alexkantrowitz/facebook-messenger-tests-disappearing-messages-in-france?utm_term=4ldqpia

Microsoft Just Majorly Improved Windows 10

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4110172/windows-10-update/?xid=IFT-Section

Could This Single Device Protect Your Smart Home?

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/josephbernstein/could-this-single-device-protect-your-smart-home?utm_term=4ldqpia

Facebook Reports A Surge In Government Requests For Consumer Data

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/hamzashaban/facebook-reports-a-surge-in-government-requests-for-consumer?utm_term=4ldqpia

Uber Partners With TomTom To Help With Navigation

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/johanabhuiyan/uber-partners-with-tomtom-to-better-aid-navigation?utm_term=4ldqpia

YouTube's Music Service Is Here

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/brendanklinkenberg/youtubes-music-service-is-here?utm_term=4ldqpia

Roku's New TV Box Will Only Cost $25 on Black Friday

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4109839/roku-se-black-friday-deal/?xid=IFT-Section

The Xbox One Is Getting Dramatically Better Today

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4109794/xbox-one-update/?xid=IFT-Section

Cola, a New Start-up, Introduces Ways to Do More in Text Messages

The company is trying to make it easier to accomplish tasks inside text messaging and to give other app makers the programming hooks that allow them to expand the abilities of text messages even further.
from BWCWeb http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/12/cola-a-new-start-up-introduces-ways-to-do-more-in-text-messages/?_r=1

Bringing iPhone-style Medical Research to the Android World

A new software initiative will enable Android smartphones to be used for large-scale medical research projects. Apple did that for iPhones earlier this year.
from BWCWeb http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/12/bringing-iphone-style-medical-research-to-the-android-world/?_r=1

Athletes, Widely Followed On Social Media, Are Upending The Sponsorship Business

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/alexkantrowitz/athletes-widely-followed-on-social-media-are-upending-the-sp?utm_term=4ldqpia

Daily Report: Imagining the Road Ahead

ScanLAB Projects, a London design studio, has taken 3D scanning to an artistic level by trying to scan the inner life of self-driving cars.
from BWCWeb http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/12/daily-report-imagining-the-road-ahead/?_r=1

Apple Apologizes For Alleged Racist Incident in Australia

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4109792/apple-apologizes-racism/?xid=IFT-Section

Why Everybody's Excited About This New Star Wars Game

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4109741/star-wars-battlefront-preview/?xid=IFT-Section

Amnesty International Wants the UN To Ban Killer Robots

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/hamzashaban/amnesty-international-wants-the-un-to-ban-killer-robots?utm_term=4ldqpia

Uber Signs Digital Mapping Deal With TomTom

The move is the latest foray into digital mapping for Uber, which had offered to buy Nokia’s mapping business for around $3 billion early this year but lost out on the deal to a consortium of German automakers.
from BWCWeb http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/12/uber-tomtom-digital-mapping/?_r=1

These Countries Block the Most Facebook Content

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4109549/facebook-government-request-report-censorship/?xid=IFT-Section

Apple Plans Peer-to-Peer Payment Service

The company is in talks with banks about a service that would let people use their iPhones to send money to one another as easily as they send messages.
from BWCWeb http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/12/technology/apple-plans-peer-to-peer-payment-service.html?_r=1

T-Mobile Video Plan Could Test F.C.C.’s New Net Neutrality Rules

The plan from T-Mobile USA to allow unlimited streaming of some video services may become the first test of the government’s rules to prevent favoritism on the Internet.
from BWCWeb http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/12/technology/t-mobile-video-plan-could-test-fccs-new-net-neutrality-rules.html?_r=1

Good News: Groupon May Owe You Money — Bad News: It Will Be Paid In Groupon Credit

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/sapna/you-could-get-a-cut-of-this-groupon-settlement?utm_term=4ldqpia

Apple's Next Big Thing Could Be a New Payments Service

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4109132/apple-pay-venmo/?xid=IFT-Section

T-Mobile Expands Data Plans While Raising Some Prices

T-Mobile has quietly increased some of its data plan prices even as it offers higher data limits. Some customers may pay less and get more data; others will pay more for more data than they will use.
from BWCWeb http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/11/t-mobile-expands-data-plans-while-raising-some-prices/?_r=1

14 Tips and Tricks That Will Change How You Use an iPad

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4107304/ipad-tips-features/?xid=IFT-Section

Airbnb Commits To Self-Regulation

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/carolineodonovan/airbnb-commits-to-self-regulation?utm_term=4ldqpia

This Is What Using The Huge New iPad Pro Is Actually Like

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/nicolenguyen/ipad-pro-review?utm_term=4ldqpia

Facebook Wants To Dominate Your Home Screen With Its Notify App

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/alexkantrowitz/facebook-wants-to-dominate-your-home-screen-with-notify-app?utm_term=4ldqpia

Social Network Calls Threatening Posts 'Unacceptable' After Mizzou Arrest

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4108547/university-missouri-yik-yak/?xid=IFT-Section

Apple CEO Tim Cook Slams Microsoft's Latest Product

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4108200/apple-tim-cook-microsoft-book/?xid=IFT-Section

Daily Report: Breezes Could Become Headwinds in Silicon Valley

Despite strong earnings by big tech players, some smaller start-ups are starting to worry, and make cutbacks, as valuations of hot companies shrink.
from BWCWeb http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/11/daily-report-breezes-could-become-headwinds-in-silicon-valley/?_r=1

Marijuana Start-Ups See an Industry on the Cusp of a Breakthrough

As marijuana laws are being loosened across the country, start-ups are using technology to transform what has traditionally been a face-to-face market.
from BWCWeb http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/12/technology/marijuana-start-ups-see-an-industry-on-the-cusp-of-a-breakthrough.html?_r=1

Facebook's Notify App Funnels Custom Updates Onto Phone Screens

Facebook is introducing a new iPhone app that lets users sign up for custom notifications from a selection of about 70 news outlets and information providers.
from BWCWeb http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/11/facebooks-notify-app-funnels-custom-updates-onto-phone-screens/?_r=1

Weighing Benefits of Windows 10 Upgrade

A look at how the new features in Microsoft’s latest operating system compare with version 8.1, and what to do if you’re getting text messages on your iPad but not your iPhone.
from BWCWeb http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/12/technology/personaltech/weighing-benefits-of-windows-10-upgrade.html?_r=1

This is What a $5,000 iPhone Dock Looks Like

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4108021/iphone-dock-swarovski/?xid=IFT-Section

Video Feature: Playing to the Strengths of the New Apple TV

Gaming, shopping, video and utility apps that have the potential to make your television truly “smart.”
from BWCWeb http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/12/technology/personaltech/video-feature-playing-to-the-strengths-of-the-new-apple-tv.html?_r=1

Airbnb Pledges to Work With Cities and Pay ‘Fair Share’ of Taxes

After helping defeat Proposition F in San Francisco, which would have limited the home-sharing service, the company has pledged to cooperate with local governments.
from BWCWeb http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/12/technology/airbnb-pledges-to-work-with-cities-and-pay-fair-share-of-taxes.html?_r=1

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New devices for the televisionlike Apple TV can now run apps, including shopping apps like Gilt and games like Asphalt 8.
from BWCWeb http://www.nytimes.com/video/technology/personaltech/100000004029850/app-smart-apple-tv-apps.html

Samsung's Gear VR Now Available for Pre-Order

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4107628/gear-vr-samsung-headset-preorder/?xid=IFT-Section

Companies Sued By Workers Want To Find A Way To Protect Them

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/carolineodonovan/companies-sued-by-workers-want-to-find-a-way-to-protect-them?utm_term=4ldqpia

Apple Music Hits Android Devices Today

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/brendanklinkenberg/apple-music-hits-android-devices-today?utm_term=4ldqpia

Why Some Jerks Misusing Tesla's Autopilot Make A Strong Case For Fully Autonomous Cars

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/brendanklinkenberg/why-some-jerks-misusing-teslas-autopilot-make-a-strong-case?utm_term=4ldqpia

T-Mobile's Latest Offer Is Great If You Love Netflix

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4107065/t-mobile-data-streaming/?xid=IFT-Section

Tumblr Now Has Messaging

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/tumblr-now-has-messaging?utm_term=4ldqpia

How Is The IRS Using Stingray Phone Surveillance? Congress Wants To Know

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/hamzashaban/how-is-the-irs-using-stingray-phone-surveillance-congress-wa?utm_term=4ldqpia

The real reason the Fed is eager to raise interest rates now

The Federal Reserve’s credit numbers showed American consumers borrowed at an all-time record of $28.9 billion in September, besting the previous high-water mark set in November 2001.
from BWCWeb http://qz.com/545320/the-real-reason-the-fed-is-eager-to-raise-interest-rates-now/?utm_source=YPL

T-Mobile Will Stream Netflix, HBO, ESPN, And More Without Affecting Data Plan

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/brendanklinkenberg/t-mobile-to-do-tk-tk-data-who-even-knows?utm_term=4ldqpia

Facebook Vows to Appeal Belgian Ruling on Data Privacy

The social media giant was told by a court in Brussels that it must stop collecting online data about people in Belgium who are not its users.
from BWCWeb http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/11/business/international/facebook-belgium-privacy.html?_r=1

This Jeans Startup Wants To Disrupt Your Crotch

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/josephbernstein/real-uncomfortable-jeans?utm_term=4ldqpia

FBI Searching For Hacker Charged In The Largest U.S. Bank Breach Ever

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/mikehayes/fbi-searching-for-hacker-charged-in-the-largest-us-bank-brea?utm_term=4ldqpia

Apple CEO Tim Cook Has Some Radical Thoughts About PCs

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4106570/apple-ceo-tim-cook-ipad-pro-pc/?xid=IFT-Section

Here's The Data That Shows Why Twitter Switched To Hearts From Stars

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/alexkantrowitz/heres-the-data-that-shows-why-twitter-switched-to-hearts-fro?utm_term=4ldqpia

Twitter Has Stopped Updating Its Public Tally Of Bots

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/williamalden/twitter-has-stopped-updating-its-public-tally-of-bots?utm_term=4ldqpia

Don't Freak Out When a Smartphone App Asks for Permission

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4105797/android-google-permission-requests/?xid=IFT-Section

Google Maps is About to Become a Lot More Useful

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4103605/google-maps-offline-features/?xid=IFT-Section

Daily Report: The Match and Square Road Shows

On Monday, the Match Group — the collection of dating services like Match.com and Tinder — set terms for its initial public offering, seeking a valuation of about $3.1 billion.
from BWCWeb http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/10/daily-report-the-match-and-square-road-shows/?_r=1

Coalition of Start-Ups and Labor Call for Rethinking of Worker Policies

The coalition brings together an unexpected alliance of interests. But In the end, they share similar pragmatic interests.
from BWCWeb http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/09/coalition-of-start-ups-and-labor-call-for-rethinking-of-worker-policies/?_r=1

200,000 Comcast Users to Reset Passwords After Data Breach

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4105920/comcast-customer-information/?xid=IFT-Section

That "Secret Sister" Gift Exchange On Facebook Is Totally A Scam And Also Illegal

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniemcneal/ho-ho-hoaxed?utm_term=4ldqpia

Harvard Is Offering Its Entire Collection Of U.S. Case Law To The Internet

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/hamzashaban/harvard-is-offering-its-entire-collection-of-us-case-law-to?utm_term=4ldqpia

Your DNA Could Soon Be Used In Your Work's Wellness Program

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniemlee/your-dna-could-soon-be-used-in-your-works-wellness-program?utm_term=4ldqpia

Facebook Messenger Brings Facial Recognition To Your Camera Roll

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/alexkantrowitz/facebook-messenger-brings-facial-recognition-to-your-camera?utm_term=4ldqpia

President Obama Now Has A Facebook Page

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniemcneal/president-obama-facebook-page?utm_term=4ldqpia

Here's What it's Like to Use a $1,500 Smartwatch

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4105157/tag-heuer-android-wear-smartwatch-photos/?xid=IFT-Section

With a Mobile Website Like an App, Flipkart Takes a Swipe at Apple

Flipkart worked with Google to create a new mobile website that was unveiled on Monday in a move to improve the mobile web experience and steer away from apps.
from BWCWeb http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/09/with-an-app-like-mobile-website-flipkart-takes-a-swipe-at-apple/?_r=1

Here's Your First Look at This $1,500 Google-Powered Smartwatch

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4104822/tag-heuer-android-wear-smartwatch/?xid=IFT-Section

Apple's Mammoth iPad Pro Arrives This Week

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/apples-mammoth-ipad-pro-arrives-weds?utm_term=4ldqpia

4 Ways to Master Apple's Hidden iPhone Feature

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4104853/apple-iphone-6s-3d-touch/?xid=IFT-Section

Samsung Will Give You Free Stuff to Buy a Galaxy Phone

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4104641/samsung-galaxy-free-accessories-deal/?xid=IFT-Section

Daily Report: Using the Web to Transform Public Radio

The digital shift was supposed to destroy public radio, with so much streaming music available through the web. But some stations have found a way to turn the change to their advantage.
from BWCWeb http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/09/daily-report-using-the-web-to-transform-public-radio/?_r=1

Google Offers Free Software in Bid to Gain an Edge in Machine Learning

Google is making much of its machine-learning technology freely available as open-source software. The move is intended to accelerate innovation in the field and enrich Google.
from BWCWeb http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/09/google-offers-free-software-in-bid-to-gain-an-edge-in-machine-learning/?_r=1

Here's When Apple's Biggest iPad Ever Goes On Sale

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4104602/apple-ipad-pro/?xid=IFT-Section

Fallout 4 Review: An Epic RPG

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4103796/fallout-4-review/?xid=IFT-Section

Law Firm Loathed by Tech Expands to Industry's Home Turf

A class action firm that routinely targets tech companies is opening an office in San Francisco, not far from many of the companies it has sued.
from BWCWeb http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/09/law-firm-loathed-by-tech-expands-to-industrys-home-turf/?_r=1

In the Stream of Internet Radio, Music Stations Hold Their Own

Successful stations are venturing into online streaming, but also playing to traditional strengths like thoughtfully curating playlists and championing new artists.
from BWCWeb http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/09/technology/in-the-stream-of-internet-radio-music-stations-hold-their-own.html?_r=1

Apple Class Action Lawsuit Is Dismissed

Apple retail-store workers complained that the policy of checking employees’ bags as a security precaution was embarrassing and demeaning.
from BWCWeb http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/09/technology/apple-class-action-lawsuit-is-dismissed.html?_r=1

The Road Forward For Airbnb

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/carolineodonovan/the-road-forward-for-airbnb?utm_term=4ldqpia

Video Game Awards Go Independent and Online

The video game industry’s version of the Oscars has gone independent and online in a reinvention of the awards show model.
from BWCWeb http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/08/going-independent-and-online-with-the-video-game-awards/?_r=1

Where's The Least Instagram Filter-Worthy Place On Earth?

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/the-places-we-nofilter-most?utm_term=4ldqpia

Farhad and Mike’s Week in Tech: Airbnb Takes San Francisco

Voters’ defeat of a measure that would have imposed restrictions on Airbnb rentals spurs a discussion on the company’s approach to setting up shop in a city
from BWCWeb http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/08/technology/farhad-and-mikes-week-in-tech-airbnb-takes-san-francisco.html?_r=1

15 Tricks for Mastering Your New Apple TV

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4103071/apple-tv-tips-tricks/?xid=IFT-Section

The Court Date For Uber's Big Class-Action Lawsuit Is Set

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/carolineodonovan/the-court-date-for-ubers-big-class-action-lawsuit-is-set?utm_term=4ldqpia

Meet Niche, Twitter’s Secret Weapon

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/alexkantrowitz/meet-niche-twitters-secret-weapon?utm_term=4ldqpia

Square Expects Its $6 Billion Valuation To Drop As It Goes Public

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/williamalden/square-expects-its-6-billion-valuation-to-drop-as-it-goes-pu?utm_term=4ldqpia

Apple Is Making a Change to the App Store

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4102843/apple-app-store-shopping-deals/?xid=IFT-Section

Automation Will Change Jobs More Than Kill Them

A new McKinsey report concludes that technology-driven automation will redefine jobs far more than it will eliminate them.
from BWCWeb http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/06/automation-will-change-jobs-more-than-kill-them/?_r=1

Daily Report: A $1 Billion Bet on Artificial Intelligence in Silicon Valley

Interest and investment in artificial intelligence is back with a vengeance in Silicon Valley, attracting companies such as Toyota to make big bets in the space.
from BWCWeb http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/06/daily-report-a-1-billion-bet-on-artificial-intelligence-in-silicon-valley/?_r=1

4 Ways to Use Twitter Without Ever Actually Tweeting

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4102662/twitter-how-to-use/?xid=IFT-Section

Giving Old Phones to Charity

At least two groups let cellphone owners donate them to members of the military, but first the phones’ data should be backed up and then deleted.
from BWCWeb http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/07/technology/personaltech/giving-old-phones-to-charity.html?_r=1

Black Ops 3 Is the Best Call of Duty in Years

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4098667/black-ops-iii-review/?xid=IFT-Section

Toyota Planning an Artificial Intelligence Research Center in California

The facility will be organized as a new company, Toyota Research Institute, and led by the noted roboticist Gill Pratt.
from BWCWeb http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/06/technology/toyota-silicon-valley-artificial-intelligence-research-center.html?_r=1

Why Health Care Start-Ups Like Theranos Need Investing Expertise

Bryan Roberts, a venture capitalist at Venrock who invests in health and biotech-related start-ups, explains the dangers of putting money into such technologies.
from BWCWeb http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/05/why-health-care-start-ups-like-theranos-need-investing-expertise/?_r=1

Apple Pay Users No Longer Have To Scan Their Walgreens Rewards Card

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/matthewzeitlin/apple-pay-users-no-longer-have-to-scan-their-walgreens-rewar?utm_term=4ldqpia

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Drones

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4101685/drones/?xid=IFT-Section

Watch the Thrilling Launch Trailer for 'Fallout 4'

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4101607/fallout-4-launch-trailer/?xid=IFT-Section

How YouTube Plans To Be The YouTube Of VR

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/brendanklinkenberg/how-youtube-plans-to-be-the-youtube-of-vr?utm_term=4ldqpia

If You're Rich But Frugal, JetSmarter Has The Thing For You.

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/johanabhuiyan/uberpool-for-jets?utm_term=4ldqpia

Apple Has Already Improved the Apple TV in a Big Way

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4101319/apple-tv-apps-categories/?xid=IFT-Section

Law Enforcement Requests For Users' Health And Biometric Data Can Go Undisclosed

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniemlee/law-enforcement-requests-for-users-health-and-biometric-data?utm_term=4ldqpia

Daily Report: Airbnb Is Ready to Take On Your City

Airbnb is planning to organize voting blocs that it can mobilize to vote down pesky rules and regulations, in a change of tone from the online room rental company.
from BWCWeb http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/05/daily-report-airbnb-is-ready-to-take-on-your-city/?_r=1

This Company Wants to Make Any Watch Smart

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4100792/chronos-smart-watch-device/?xid=IFT-Section

Airbnb and Uber Mobilize Vast User Base to Sway Policy

Leading companies in the sharing economy, like Airbnb and Uber, are turning their millions of users into an enormous political operation to fight back against unfavorable policies.
from BWCWeb http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/05/technology/airbnb-and-uber-mobilize-vast-user-base-to-sway-policy.html?_r=1

The Mona Lisa of Unicorn Art Will Be On Display In San Francisco

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/nitashatiku/the-mona-lisa-of-unicorn-art-will-be-on-display-in-san-franc?utm_term=4ldqpia

Facebook's Explosive Growth In Seven Crazy Stats

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/alexkantrowitz/facebooks-explosive-growth-in-seven-crazy-stats?utm_term=4ldqpia

Expedia To Buy Airbnb Competitor HomeAway For $3.9 Billion

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/williamalden/expedia-to-buy-airbnb-competitor-homeaway-for-3-9-billion?utm_term=4ldqpia

Facebook Just Hit 1.55 Billion Users

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4100577/facebook-users-fb-earnings/?xid=IFT-Section

Companies Are Attacking Consumers For Bad Reviews — Now Congress Wants To Step In

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/hamzashaban/companies-are-attacking-consumers-for-bad-reviews-now-congre?utm_term=4ldqpia

Airbnb CEO: "When People Are Protesting They Are Thinking About Me"

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/nitashatiku/airbnb-ceo-when-people-are-protesting-they-are-t?utm_term=4ldqpia

Facebook Revenue Surges 41%, as Ads and Users Keep Growing

The company, propelled by its enormous user base, said mobile advertising now accounts for 78 percent of ad revenue.
from BWCWeb http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/05/technology/facebook-q3-earnings.html?_r=1

You Probably Can't Encrypt Anything, Can You?

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/josephbernstein/you-probably-cant-encrypt-anything-can-you?utm_term=4ldqpia

Video Feature: Home-Rental Apps as Alternatives to Airbnb

If Airbnb is unavailable for the city you plan to visit, other home-rental apps include HomeAway, HouseTrip, Roomorama and Onefinestay.
from BWCWeb http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/05/technology/personaltech/video-feature-home-rental-apps-as-alternatives-to-airbnb.html?_r=1

www.nytimes.com

A selection of short-term rental apps for those seeking alternatives to Airbnb.
from BWCWeb http://www.nytimes.com/video/technology/personaltech/100000004018645/app-smart-home-away-from-home.html

Up To 300,000 People Are Set To Lose Internet Acces On Friday

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/coralewis/up-to-300000-set-to-lose-internet-acces-on-friday?utm_term=4ldqpia

Airbnb Is Building A Political Army

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/carolineodonovan/airbnb-is-building-a-political-army?utm_term=4ldqpia

With $2.9 Billion In Sales This Year, OfferUp Is Coming Out Of Stealth Mode

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/matthewzeitlin/with-2-9-billion-in-sales-offerup-is-coming-out-of-stealth?utm_term=4ldqpia

What Hoverboard Represents Your Soul?

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/swegway-or-douchescoot?utm_term=4ldqpia

Steve Jobs Considered Building an Apple Car, But Focused on the iPhone Instead

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4099530/steve-jobs-apple-car-iphone/?xid=IFT-Section

Digital Transformation Going Mainstream in 2016, IDC Predicts

The technology research firm IDC predicts the pace of digital transformation of business is going to accelerate and increasingly hit every industry.
from BWCWeb http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/04/in-2016-digital-transformation-goes-mainstream-idc-predicts/?_r=1

An Easy Way to Use WhatsApp

The WhatsApp site offers instructions for emailing the contents of a conversation in a file to yourself — which could then be printed.
from BWCWeb http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/05/technology/personaltech/an-easy-way-to-use-whatsapp.html?_r=1

Daily Report: Facebook's Turn to Show Its Earnings Report Card

Facebook is scheduled to announce its quarterly earnings on Wednesday, after a mixed bag of results for other social media companies this earnings season.
from BWCWeb http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/04/daily-report-facebooks-turn-to-show-its-earnings-report-card/?_r=1

OfferUp Takes On Craigslist With War Chest and Mobile Strategy

OfferUp, a start-up that offers a marketplace through mobile, has begun to talk publicly about its growth and its plan to unseat Craigslist as the go-to online classified site.
from BWCWeb http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/04/the-rise-of-offerup-a-craigslist-rival-on-mobile/?_r=1

The High Price of Delivery App Convenience

With a tap on a smartphone, consumers in some areas can have almost anything delivered within hours. But the cost of that is significant, and not always obvious.
from BWCWeb http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/05/technology/personaltech/the-high-price-of-delivery-app-convenience.html?_r=1

Airbnb Poised To Defeat Regulatory Measure In San Francisco

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/carolineodonovan/airbnb-poised-to-defeat-regulatory-measure-in-san-francisco?utm_term=4ldqpia

Facebook Is Developing Technology That Can Describe Pictures to Blind People

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4099204/facebook-artificial-intelligence-blind-pictures/?xid=IFT-Section

Small Social Is Here: Why Groups Are Finally Finding A Home Online

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/alexkantrowitz/small-social-is-here-why-groups-are-finally-finding-a-home-o?utm_term=4ldqpia

Chris Sacca On Investing In Women-Led Startups: "It’s Not Affirmative Action, It’s A Good Life"

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/matthewzeitlin/chris-sacca-on-investing-in-women-led-startups-its-not-affir?utm_term=4ldqpia

Michael D. Hammond, Co-Founder of Gateway, Is Dead at 53

Mr. Hammond co-founded the computer maker, known for shipping its PCs in a cowhide-patterned box, in an Iowa farmhouse. It once rivaled Dell in the direct-sale market.
from BWCWeb http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/04/technology/michael-d-hammond-co-founder-of-gateway-is-dead-at-53.html?_r=1

The Big Issues Facing Google and Amazon's Drone Delivery

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4098369/amazon-google-drone-delivery/?xid=IFT-Section

See Inside Microsoft's First-Ever Laptop

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4098355/microsoft-surface-book-teardown/?xid=IFT-Section

You Can Now Hail A Car Ride Home With Slack

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/alexkantrowitz/you-can-now-hail-a-car-ride-home-with-slack?utm_term=4ldqpia

Uber Drivers In The U.K. Just Filed An Employee Misclassification Claim

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/johanabhuiyan/uber-drivers-in-the-uk-just-filed-an-employee-misclassificat?utm_term=4ldqpia

Watch This Drone Avoid Trees Without Any Pilot Input Whatsoever

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4098395/drone-trees/?xid=IFT-Section

Self-Driving Cars Are More Accident-Prone, Study Finds

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4098303/self-driving-cars-accident/?xid=IFT-Section

'Likes' and Hearts Replace Favorites and Stars on Twitter

Twitter users around the world were jolted to learn Tuesday morning that stars had been replaced with hearts, and “favorites” with “likes.”
from BWCWeb http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/03/likes-and-hearts-replace-favorites-and-stars-on-twitter/?_r=1

People Are Not Taking The Demise Of The Twitter Fave Well

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicamisener/the-fault-in-our-stars?utm_term=4ldqpia

Twitter Is Getting Rid Of Favorites And Replacing Them With Likes

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/mathonan/rip-faves?utm_term=4ldqpia

Google's New Email Feature Will Make Your Inbox Way Less Annoying

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4097945/google-smart-reply-inbox/?xid=IFT-Section

Daily Report: The Entrenched Digital Divide in Our Own Backyards

Even as tech chiefs including Alphabet’s Larry Page and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg strive to spread Internet connectivity across the world, web access problems persist in our own backyard.
from BWCWeb http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/03/daily-report-the-entrenched-digital-divide-in-our-own-backyards/?_r=1

This is the Single Best Feature on the New Apple TV

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4097458/best-feature-new-apple-tv/?xid=IFT-Section

Google, Apple, And Amazon Are Forming A Financial Services Lobby

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/hamzashaban/untitled-draft-1446517053?utm_term=4ldqpia

The Digital Disparities Facing Lower-Income Teenagers

With less access to computers and Internet connections at home, lower-income teenagers face “digital inequality,” a new study on children’s media use reports.
from BWCWeb http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/03/the-digital-disparities-facing-lower-income-teens/?_r=1

The Owner Of Candy Crush Saga Is Getting Bought For $5.9 Billion

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/matthewzeitlin/owner-of-candy-crush-getting-bought-for-5-9-billion?utm_term=4ldqpia

Using Parrots To Pull The Curtain Back On Facebook's M

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/mathonan/using-parrots-to-pull-the-curtain-back-on-facebooks-m?utm_term=4ldqpia

Amazon Adds Paid Paternity Leave For Workers

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4097670/amazon-paternity-leave-benefits/?xid=IFT-Section

Google Plans Drone Delivery by 2017

from BWCWeb http://time.com/4097655/google-drone-delivery-plans/?xid=IFT-Section

Amazon Adds New Perks for Workers and Opens a Bookstore

Liberalized maternity leave and a new paternity leave are among the changes at the e-commerce company, which is also opening a small bookstore in Seattle.
from BWCWeb http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/03/technology/amazon-adds-new-perks-for-workers-and-opens-a-bookstore.html?_r=1

Adele's "Hello" Broke Pretty Much Every Digital Music Record

from BWCWeb http://www.buzzfeed.com/brendanklinkenberg/adeles-hello-broke-pretty-much-every-digital-music-record?utm_term=4ldqpia