Better internet access won’t pull people out of poverty

October 1, 2016 | 7:56pm

The digital divide is back. But you may be surprised to find out who is on which side of it. It used to be that we worried about lower-income, less...

Facebook pledges to ‘get it right’ after metrics screwup

September 29, 2016 | 10:13pm

The pressure on Facebook over its overstated consumer video viewing habits increased on Thursday when a major advertising group called for third-party verification of the videos’ audience. Facebook Chief Operating...

Virtual reality is about to take over Hollywood

September 29, 2016 | 10:12pm

There was a big focus on virtual reality at Advertising Week NYC. Dawn Ostroff, the head of Condé Nast Entertainment, said that “Invisible,” its first scripted virtual reality drama, is...

Hoboken crash could’ve been prevented by GPS device

September 29, 2016 | 10:09pm

The New Jersey commuter train that smashed into the Hoboken station Thursday wasn’t equipped with a GPS-based safety technology that could have prevented the disaster. The locomotive lacked positive train...

Another Tesla on autopilot crashes in Germany

September 29, 2016 | 2:30pm

FRANKFURT  — A Tesla car whose driver said he was using the “Autopilot” driving assistance system crashed into a bus on a motorway in northern Germany on Wednesday, police in...

One-third of drivers say they’ll never buy fully autonomous cars

September 28, 2016 | 3:18pm

Automakers with big plans for self-driving cars might want to consider pumping the brakes, a new survey reveals. Nearly one-third of 2,264 U.S. residents — weighted to Census figures by age,...

Google’s delivery service expands to NYC, Long Island

September 28, 2016 | 9:44am

Google is expanding its online delivery service, Google Express, into all of New York City and New York state in a fresh challenge to Amazon’s dominance. Beginning Wednesday, Google Express...

Inside Elon Musk’s big plan to colonize Mars

September 28, 2016 | 7:47am

The orange sky outside your window is so hazy with toxic dust that you can barely see the two moons over the hills. There are no oceans or even rain,...

Startup aims to relieve a $10B headache for trucking industry

September 27, 2016 | 11:27pm

A tech startup is looking to tackle a $10 billion problem for trucking companies: fuel theft. Chicago-based Fueloyal has developed a “smart fuel cap” for 18-wheeler rigs called the iCap...

This Israeli company can hack into any Apple or Android phone

September 27, 2016 | 11:58am

If Cellebrite sounds familiar, that’s because the name of this Israeli company came up during Apple’s standoff with the FBI over breaking iPhone encryption. The agency managed to crack the...