Why would Google suddenly need to know my birthday?

Patrick Marshall answers your tech questions. This week's topics cover why Google would ask for a Gmail user's birthday, possible conflicts between Norton 360 and Malwarebytes software, and how to access files on an old server if a password is lost.

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Apple AirTag review: A humble tracker with next-generation tech

Don’t let its familiar look fool you. Apple’s new tracking accessory AirTag is a precursor to better wireless gadgets to come. Tech writer Brian X. Chen puts it to the test and looks at how it compares with Tile.

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Jury finds ex-Netflix VP guilty in bribery, kickback scheme

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A federal jury found a former Netflix executive guilty Friday of receiving lucrative stock options and more than a half-million dollars in bribes and kickbacks from tech companies to approve contracts with the streaming giant. Michael Kail, 49, is a former Netflix vice president who oversaw the company’s internet technology […]

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The Googleplex of the future has privacy robots, meeting tents and your very own balloon wall

Google helped popularize open office plans and lavish employee perks. Now, the tech giant is trying to create a post-pandemic workplace that will accommodate employees who don’t want to be in the office all the time anymore.

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Big Tech stocks flex muscles again after a rough winter

NEW YORK (AP) — Big Tech stocks are flexing their enormous strength again, after getting knocked around a bit earlier this year. Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google’s parent company and Facebook all gave profit reports this week that blew past investors’ already high expectations. Apple earned 40% more than what Wall Street forecast, for example, leading […]

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As virus engulfs India, diaspora watches with despair

In the U.S., where half the adult population has had at least one coronavirus shot, the talk has been of moving forward. But for Indian Americans, the daily crush of dark news from the homeland is a stark reminder the pandemic is far from over.

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New TikTok CEO is Chinese parent company ByteDance CFO Chew

Video app TikTok said Friday that its new CEO is Shouzi Chew, the new CFO of its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. He is based in Singapore, where TikTok has an office. Vanessa Pappas, based in Los Angeles, has been interim head of TikTok since Kevin Mayer, a former top Disney executive who lasted just a […]

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The Exxon of green power: A Spanish company and its boss set sky-high goals

Iberdrola looks well positioned to take advantage of what is likely to be a clean-energy boom in the coming years as the Biden administration in the U.S.es and European countries tighten regulations and provide incentives to encourage investment in green energy.

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Boris Johnson’s cellphone number reportedly available online for last 15 years

Security experts said that if his personal cellphone was even more widely available than previously thought, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson could be at greater risk from hostile states and criminal activity.

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Stark scenarios in U.S. intelligence report paint a dire future for climate, economy unless we make big changes fast

The newest 20-year forecast by U.S. intelligence agencies offers a stark warning. Will we heed it? Columnist Jon Talton walks us through the forecast.

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3D-printed home in Dutch city expands housing options

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — Elize Lutz and Harrie Dekkers’ new home is a 94-square meter (1,011-square foot) two-bedroom bungalow that resembles a boulder with windows. The curving lines of its gray concrete walls look and feel natural. But they are actually at the cutting edge of housing construction technology in the Netherlands and around the […]

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EXPLAINER: English soccer leads social media racism boycott

There will be no goal clips, lineup announcements, banter between clubs or even title celebrations. Four days of silence across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by soccer leagues, clubs and players in England was beginning on Friday in a protest against racist abuse that has been adopted more widely. Such is the anger across the game, […]

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EU accuses Apple of antitrust breach over App Store rules

LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators are accusing Apple of violating the bloc’s antitrust rules, alleging that the company distorts competition for music streaming through rules for its App Store. The EU’s executive Commission said Friday it objected to Apple’s way of doing business, which it said ends up costing consumers more and limiting their […]

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‘New Pokémon Snap’ strikes exactly one note. (And it does that well.)

“New Pokémon Snap,” which comes out on April 30 on the Nintendo Switch, is a game that’s about taking beautiful photos of over 100 kinds of Pokémon. On that one note, it excels.

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Beijing warns fintech firms against anti-monopoly behavior

HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese financial regulators have summoned 13 companies engaged in online finance services, including Tencent and Bytedance, and told them to strengthen anti-monopoly measures. The regulators, which include the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and China’s securities and banking regulators, said in a statement Thursday that they had summoned companies including Xiaomi’s […]

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US fines German software company SAP $8M over Iran sanctions

U.S. prosecutors said Thursday that German software giant SAP will pay more than $8 million in penalties in acknowledging that it illegally exported its products to Iran. The U.S. said the company could have faced stiffer penalties and prosecution had it not voluntarily disclosed the activities that violated American sanctions against Iran. The company agreed […]

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GM: Software, new battery parts will solve Bolt fire issues

DETROIT (AP) — Engineers at General Motors have figured out how to fix a battery problem with the Chevrolet Bolt electric hatchback that caused five of them to catch fire. The company says they developed diagnostic software to look for anomalies in the batteries of 69,000 Bolts worldwide from the 2017 through 2019 model years. […]

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Dutch city fined for Wi-Fi tracking says it will appeal

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch privacy watchdog said Thursday it has fined the eastern city of Enschede for tracking people using mobile phone Wi-Fi signals in a system used to measure crowds. The city’s municipality said it is appealing the ruling and 600,000-euro ($730,000) fine. The Dutch Data Protection Authority said that Enschede […]

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Dutch government pauses coronavirus app over data leak fears

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government has temporarily disabled its coronavirus warning app amid data privacy concerns for people who have the app installed on phones using the Android operating system. Health Minister Hugo de Jonge announced late Wednesday that the CoronaMelder app will stop sending warnings for 48 hours while the government […]

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Ransomware explained: No silver bullet, out-of-reach crooks

BOSTON (AP) — Political hand-wringing in Washington over Russia’s hacking of federal agencies and interference in U.S. politics has mostly overshadowed a worsening digital scourge with a far broader wallop: crippling and dispiriting extortionary ransomware attacks by cybercriminal mafias that mostly operate in foreign safe havens out of the reach of Western law enforcement. Stricken […]

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Uber to recruit 20,000 UK drivers on post-lockdown demand

LONDON (AP) — Uber plans to recruit 20,000 more drivers in the United Kingdom to help fill swelling demand for rides as the country’s coronavirus lockdown restrictions ease. The San Francisco-based ride hailing company said Thursday it aims to sign up the additional drivers by the end of the year, adding to the 70,000 it […]

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Nokia profit soars on buoyant sales for 5G technology

HELSINKI (AP) — Wireless network maker Nokia on Thursday reported substantially improved, better than expected first-quarter profit on buoyant sales of its new generation 5G equipment. The company based in Espoo, Finland, reported net profit of 375 million euros ($454 million) for the January-March period, up from 33 million euros a year earlier. Sales were […]

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Court rejects motion to dismiss JEDI allegations, allowing Amazon to seek depositions

A federal judge has rejected a motion filed by Microsoft and the Defense Department that would have prevented Amazon from pursuing allegations that former President Donald Trump improperly interfered in a cloud contract worth up to $10 billion.

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US government taking creative steps to counter cyberthreats

WASHINGTON (AP) — An FBI operation that gave law enforcement remote access to hundreds of computers to counter a massive hack of Microsoft Exchange email server software is a tool that is likely to be deployed “judiciously” in the future as the Justice Department, aware of privacy concerns, develops a framework for its use, a […]

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Apple profit soars in latest quarter on higher iPhone sales

Demand for the iPhone drove Apple’s profits to more than double in the January-March period as the tech giant continued to capitalize on smartphone addiction. Profits came to $23.6 billion, or $1.40 per share, while revenue climbed 54% to $89.6 billion in the fiscal second quarter, the company said Wednesday. Analysts polled by FactSet expected […]

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Facebook reports soaring quarterly ad revenue, stock jumps

Facebook’s stock is trading higher after the social media giant reported stronger-than-expected results for the first quarter thanks to soaring ad revenue. The company said Wednesday it earned $9.5 billion, or $3.30 per share, in the January-March period. That’s up 94% from $4.9 billion, or $1.71 per share, a year earlier. Revenue grew 48% to […]

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Florida lawmakers move to punish social media companies

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Social media companies faced the wrath of Florida Republicans, as lawmakers were poised Wednesday to send legislation to the governor as part of a campaign to punish online platforms who some lawmakers say discriminate against conservative thought. It was another key legislative victory for Gov. Ron DeSantis, who urged lawmakers to […]

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Girl Scout cookies take flight in Virginia drone deliveries

Missing out on Thin Mints in the pandemic? A Google affiliate is using drones to deliver Girl Scout cookies to people’s doorsteps in a Virginia community. The town of Christiansburg has been a testing ground for commercial delivery drones operated by Wing, a subsidiary of Google’s corporate parent Alphabet. Now the company is adding the […]

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Ten years ago, Ed Balls tweeted ‘Ed Balls.’ How is it still funny?

Each year, on “Ed Balls Day,” Twitter users pay tribute anew to the tweet’s unintentional comic genius, an eight-character masterpiece seen by many to encapsulate the best of the site’s humor. Brevity is the soul of wit. It allowed people to laugh at someone else’s mild misfortune.

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Clark County man pleads guilty to getting teens to send provocative photos

A Clark County man has pleaded guilty to a scheme that involved enticing young teens to send him sexually explicit photos and videos over messaging apps, according to federal prosecutors in Washington state.

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Edmunds: Five new EVs to wait for in 2021

Electric vehicle shoppers have an increasing number of models to choose from. There are nearly two dozen EVs on the market today, and that selection will only grow over the next eight months. Here are five upcoming EVs, organized by price, that the experts at Edmunds are most excited to see in 2021. 2022 CHEVROLET […]

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Sony’s profit zooms to record on video games, ‘Demon Slayer’

TOKYO (AP) — Sony’s January-March profit zoomed eight-fold to 107 billion yen ($982 million) from a year earlier as people stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic turned to the Japanese electronics and entertainment company’s video games and other visual content. Sony Corp. reported a record profit of 1.17 trillion yen ($11 billion) for the […]

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EXPLAINER: China prepares space station core module launch

BEIJING (AP) — China plans to launch the core module for its first permanent space station this week in the latest big step forward for the country’s space exploration program. The Tianhe, or “Heavenly Harmony” module is set to be hurtled into space aboard a Long March 5B rocket from the Wenchang Launch Center on […]

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Samsung family donating mass art trove to smooth inheritance

Samsung’s founding family will donate tens of thousands of rare artworks, including Picassos and Dalis, and give hundreds of millions of dollars to medical research to help pay a massive inheritance tax following the death of chairman Lee Kun-Hee.

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SpaceX gets low-level satellite orbits that Amazon opposed

Elon Musk's SpaceX won permission for lower orbits from the Federal Communications Commission, which rejected claims from rivals such as Amazon's Kuiper Systems that the change would increase the risk for collisions in space.

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Extremists find a financial lifeline on Twitch

QAnon adherents and other far-right influencers are making thousands of dollars broadcasting election and vaccine conspiracy theories on the livestreaming video site Twitch, which is owned by Amazon.

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Bellevue tech firm BitTitan buys software startup Perspectium

Bellevue tech company BitTitan has acquired Perspectium, a San Deigo software startup. BitTitan said the acquisition will help it expand its cloud-computing services. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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$585K to be paid in sex harassment suit against ‘TikTok doc’

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Health and Science University said Tuesday it will pay $585,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by a social worker who accused a former anesthesiology resident of sexually assaulting her and the school of failing to act. The university said in a statement that the woman will be invited to […]

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Daniel Kaminsky, internet security savior, dies at 42

Daniel Kaminsky, a security researcher known for his discovery of a fundamental flaw in the fabric of the internet, died Friday at his home in San Francisco. He was 42. His aunt, Dr. Toby Maurer, said the cause was diabetes ketoacidosis, a serious diabetic condition that led to his frequent hospitalization in recent years. In […]

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Defendant: Alleged threats against lawmakers were ‘blather’

NEW YORK (AP) — A man charged with threatening to kill members of Congress testified on Tuesday that his disturbing social media rants were the work of a stoned and wasted provocateur — not someone actually out for blood. Brendan Hunt did not deny creating the posts. But he told jurors at his trial in […]

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Ex-White House adviser charged in $200K theft from schools

NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of a national charter school network who once served as a White House adviser under President Barack Obama was arrested Tuesday on charges alleging he stole over $200,000 from the network and used it to get a better interest rate on a multimillion-dollar apartment. Seth Andrew, founder of Democracy […]

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France, Germany plan billions in pandemic recovery spending

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — France and Germany together laid out plans for billions in spending from the European Union’s pandemic recovery fund aimed at fighting climate change and boosting the use of digital technology across the economy. The finance ministers of the EU’s two biggest economies on Tuesday underlined their joint determination to use the […]

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3D printing’s new challenge: Solving the US housing shortage

A new generation of startups wants to disrupt the way houses are built by automating production with industrial 3D printers. 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, uses machines to deposit thin layers of plastic, metal, concrete and other materials atop one another, eventually producing three-dimensional objects from the bottom up. In recent years, 3D […]

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Facebook now has to ask permission to track your iPhone. Here’s how to stop it.

With Apple's new iOS 14.5, apps have to seek your permission to track you. Tech writer Geoffrey Fowler takes us through what to tap, and two privacy settings to change immediately. Why? Because nobody but you should know what you do on your phone.

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Toyota acquires Lyft’s self-driving unit for $500 million

The acquisition of Lyft's self-driving division was carried out by Woven Planet Holdings, a Toyota subsidiary that focuses on innovations and investment in projects such as “smart cities,” robotics and automated driving.

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How Apple and Google are dialing back the advertising cookie

Apple and Google are making separate moves to effectively kill the software marketers use to track your online activity and tailor ads for you. With these changes, both companies are wielding the kind of power normally only governments have.

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Apple plans to boost its spending in the U.S. by 20%, double its Seattle workforce to 2,000

Apple said it would increase its spending in the United States by 20%, or $80 billion, over the next five years and that it planned to build a new office in North Carolina and double its Seattle workforce to 2,000.

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Apple Music launches more than 100 city-focused music charts

NEW YORK (AP) — Apple Music is coming to a city near you — the streaming service has launched daily music charts focused on particular cities around the world, including New York City, Tokyo and Lagos. The streaming service unveiled City Charts on Monday for more than 100 cities, and the Top 25 songs on […]

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Apple’s iPhone privacy clampdown arrives after 7-month delay

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple is following through on its pledge to crack down Facebook and other snoopy apps that secretly shadow people on their iPhones to help sell more advertising. The new privacy feature, dubbed “App Tracking Transparency,” rolled out Monday as part of an update to the operating system powering the iPhone […]

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Apps help theme parks boost their COVID safety — and collect data on you

Southern California's theme parks are reopening with new safety protocols, many of which lean heavily on technology that's helping the parks lower the risk of spreading the coronavirus and, at the same time, collect more information about visitors.

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