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 working with ‘major ad group’ to fix metrics screwup

September 30, 2016 | 3:07pm

Faced with an uproar from the nation’s largest advertisers, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has blinked. The social network giant said Friday it was talking to a major advertising group about...

Is the iPhone 7 exploding like the recalled Samsung?

September 30, 2016 | 11:30am

The world’s leading smartphone makers just can’t stop copying each other. While the company has certainly improved its image over the past few years, Samsung is likely most famous for...

Rosetta probe crash-lands on comet

September 30, 2016 | 7:49am

BERLIN — The European Space Agency says it has lost contact with its Rosetta probe after it hit the surface of a comet, marking the planned end of a 12-year...

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...

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,...