May 17 Watch 3:58 Is your boss tracking your location from your smartphone? By PBS News Hour If you own a smartphone, there's a chance you're being tracked by your boss, as more companies reportedly use GPS technology to monitor the whereabouts of their employees -- even when they're off the clock. That was the case for… Continue watching
May 12 Verizon to buy AOL for $4.4 billion By Joshua Barajas Verizon announced Tuesday that it’s buying AOL Inc. for $50 a share, valued at approximately $4.4 billion, to bolster the company’s plans for mobile and web video. Continue reading
Apr 21 Americans use more government data than they think By Colleen Shalby A new report from Pew Research Center shows that a majority of Americans don’t trust the government, but plenty use its open data -- often without knowing they’re doing so. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch 8:00 The hack attack that takes your computer hostage till you pay By PBS News Hour Ransomware, a type of software that computer hackers use to hold individuals' data hostage by blocking access to files unless they agree to pay a ransom, is on the rise. And because anyone with an internet connection is vulnerable, the… Continue watching
Apr 18 Robot chef coming to a kitchen near you in 2017 By Carey Reed An automated kitchen that will create up to 2,000 meals from scratch is slated to go on the market in 2017. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch 5:39 Is Google’s search engine dominance hurting EU consumers? By PBS News Hour In response to the EU’s charges that Google uses its search engine dominance to favor Google Shopping, the company said shopping results have not harmed the competition nor innovation. Gwen Ifill talks to the European Union’s Commissioner for Competition Margrethe… Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch 1:43 EU says Google favors its shopping service in user searches By PBS News Hour After a five-year investigation, the European Union charged Google with using its Internet search dominance to favor its own shopping platform. The EU is also looking into Google’s Android mobile system, accusing the company of illegally obstructing rival systems and… Continue watching
Apr 12 A battery that could charge your phone in one minute? Ask Stanford. By Carey Reed Scientists at Stanford University say they have developed an ultrafast aluminum battery that can be charged in as little as one minute. Continue reading
Apr 09 Teens often turn to smartphones as gateway to social media By Laura Santhanam Thanks largely to the proliferation of smartphones, about one-quarter of all teenagers today spend nearly every waking moment of their lives online, often using social media, according to new research that should come as no surprise to many parents. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 1:42 Drive-by jargon: Decoding Silicon Valley’s puzzling tech billboards By PBS News Hour Billboards with language aimed at the tech industry are plentiful along a 49-mile stretch of freeway between San Francisco and San Jose. KQED San Francisco's Scott Shafer reports. Continue watching