Your Car Might Be Making Roads Safer

Your Car Might Be Making Roads Safer Researchers say data from long-haul trucks, and cars made by General Motors, is critical for addressing traffic congestion and road safety. Data privacy experts have their concerns.

Google Street View Captures a Man Loading a Bag Into a Trunk. Arrests Follow.

Google Street View Captures a Man Loading a Bag Into a Trunk. Arrests Follow. The image, from northern Spain, showed a man with a white bag in the trunk of a car. The National Police said it helped them solve a missing-person case.

Amazon Disregarded Internal Warnings on Injuries, Senate Investigation Claims

Amazon Disregarded Internal Warnings on Injuries, Senate Investigation Claims A staff report by the Senate labor committee, led by Bernie Sanders, uncovered evidence of internal concern about high injury rates at the e-commerce giant.

How Empower Has Become Uber’s Rival in Washington D.C.

How Empower Has Become Uber’s Rival in Washington D.C. A company called Empower is trying to take on Uber, Lyft and local regulators as it piles up fines and draws new passengers to its service.

How Student Phones and Social Media Are Fueling Fights in Schools

How Student Phones and Social Media Are Fueling Fights in Schools Cafeteria melees. Students kicked in the head. Injured educators. Technology is stoking cycles of violence in schools across the United States.

Tim Cook to Dine With Trump at Mar-a-Lago

Tim Cook to Dine With Trump at Mar-a-Lago The chief executive of Apple is the latest in a series of technology executives who are traveling to Florida to meet with the president-elect.

YouTube TV Hikes Monthly Price to $82.99, a 14 Percent Increase

YouTube TV Hikes Monthly Price to $82.99, a 14 Percent Increase The increase is the latest for the streaming service, which debuted in 2017 at $35 a month. The company blamed “rising content costs.”

Trump Picks Andrew Ferguson to Lead Federal Trade Commission

Trump Picks Andrew Ferguson to Lead Federal Trade Commission Mr. Ferguson, a current Republican member of the agency, will replace Lina Khan, who had aggressively challenged mergers and the power of the biggest tech companies.

How Crypto Insiders Turned ‘Debanking’ Into a Political Storm

How Crypto Insiders Turned ‘Debanking’ Into a Political Storm Concerns that crypto companies are being purposely cut off from the global banking system have become a political cudgel at an opportune moment for the industry.

The Brave New World of A.I.-Powered Self-Harm Alerts

The Brave New World of A.I.-Powered Self-Harm Alerts New technology alerts schools when students type words related to suicide. But do the timely interventions balance out the false alarms?

On These Apps, the Dark Promise of Mothers Sexually Abusing Children

On These Apps, the Dark Promise of Mothers Sexually Abusing Children Smartphone apps downloaded from Apple and Google can allow parents and other abusers to connect with pedophiles who pay to watch — and direct — criminal behavior.

Elon Musk and the Tech Billionaires Steering Trump’s Transition Team

Elon Musk and the Tech Billionaires Steering Trump’s Transition Team The involvement of wealthy investors has made this presidential transition one of the most potentially conflict-ridden in modern history.

Bitcoin Price Surges to a Milestone: $100,000

Bitcoin Price Surges to a Milestone: $100,000 The price of a single Bitcoin rose to six figures for the first time, an extraordinary level for a 16-year-old cryptocurrency once dismissed as a sideshow.

Elon Musk’s $50 Billion Tesla Pay Can’t Be Reinstated, Delaware Judge Rules

Elon Musk’s $50 Billion Tesla Pay Can’t Be Reinstated, Delaware Judge Rules The judge said she would not reverse her decision to strike down the compensation package after Tesla shareholders approved Mr. Musk’s pay a second time.

Canada Accuses Google of Creating Advertising Tech Monopoly

Canada Accuses Google of Creating Advertising Tech Monopoly The case largely echoes an antitrust action in the United States and seeks to force Google to sell off sections of its online ad business.

F.T.C. Launches Antitrust Investigation Into Microsoft

F.T.C. Launches Antitrust Investigation Into Microsoft Regulators are demanding information from the company on its cloud computing, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity products.

How Trump Could Upend Electric Car Sales

How Trump Could Upend Electric Car Sales Fewer people will be able to afford electric cars and trucks if President-elect Donald J. Trump and Republicans in Congress eliminate a $7,500 federal tax credit.

Do Coding Boot Camps Make Sense in an A.I. World?

Do Coding Boot Camps Make Sense in an A.I. World? Coding boot camps once looked like the golden ticket to an economically secure future. But as that promise fades, what should you do? Keep learning, until further notice.

Hundreds More Nazca Lines Emerge in Peru’s Desert

Hundreds More Nazca Lines Emerge in Peru’s Desert With drones and A.I., researchers managed to double the number of mysterious geoglyphs in a matter of months.

Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Exchange Posts About Trump on X

Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Exchange Posts About Trump on X The world’s two richest men are longtime business rivals, but now one of them has the ear of the next president of the United States.