technology

Opinion: WhatsApp skewed Brazilian election, showing social media’s danger to democracy

By Luca Belli, The Conversation

Brazil’s WhatsApp election scandal should be a wake-up call particularly for other developing world democracies.

Stock market falls into the red for the year as tech giants sink again

By Marley Jay, Associated Press

Stocks dropped again Tuesday as losses mounted for the world's largest technology companies. Retailers also fell, and energy companies plunged with oil prices as the market sank back into the red for the year.

When being homeless means losing family, this group helps people reconnect

By Larisa Epatko

The Bay Area nonprofit Miracle Messages' mantra is “everyone is someone’s somebody.”…

U.S. stocks tumble, led by tech giants

By Alex Veiga, Associated Press

Technology stocks took some of the biggest losses Monday as the market came off a two-week winning streak.

U.S. charges China-controlled company in trade secrets theft

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The prosecution comes amid heightened trade tensions between China and the U.S. and as the Trump administration raises alarms that Beijing remains intent on stealing technology and inventions to gain an economic upper hand.

Google employees stage walkouts over mistreatment of women in tech

By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

Carrying signs that included a mocking reference to the company's original "Don't be evil" motto, thousands of Google employees around the world briefly walked off the job Thursday to protest what they said was the tech giant's mishandling of sexual…

In a crash, should self-driving cars save passengers or pedestrians? 2 million people weigh in

By Jamie Leventhal

Researchers are using an online computer program to gauge how humans respond to tough ethical decisions involving AI technology for driverless vehicles. The results could inform car manufacturers and policy makers on how driverless vehicles should behave in life-or-death scenarios.