Chinese investors drive bitcoin value to record high

December 22, 2016 | 10:03am

The total value of all bitcoins in circulation hit a record high above $14 billion on Thursday, as the web-based digital currency jumped 5 percent on the day to its...

Google spies on employees to ensure confidentiality: suit

December 21, 2016 | 10:28pm

Google operates an Orwellian and illegal “spying program” to keep employees from leaking company info, a product manager at the search giant claims in a lawsuit filed against the tech...

Uber yanks self-driving cars off California roads

December 21, 2016 | 9:17pm

SAN FRANCISCO — Uber has pulled its self-driving cars from California roads. The ride-sharing company said Wednesday that California transportation regulators revoked registrations for the vehicles. Hours after Uber launched...

Nokia sues Apple for violating technology patents

December 21, 2016 | 5:12pm

Nokia filed suit on Wednesday accusing Apple of violating 32 technology patents it had. Apple sued Acacia Research Corp and Conversant Intellectual Property Management on Tuesday, accusing them of colluding...

Uber blames computer glitch for $28K ride

December 20, 2016 | 7:37pm

PHILADELPHIA — Ride-hailing giant Uber is blaming a computer glitch for overcharging a “handful” of customers, including one Philadelphia woman whose bank blocked an attempt to charge her more than...

Sex with robots will soon be more common than the real thing, experts say

December 20, 2016 | 5:05pm

Sex bytes for married couples — who will soon get more action from robots than each other, experts predicted at a tech conference Monday. The use of sex robots to...

Facebook misled us with WhatsApp takeover: EU

December 20, 2016 | 10:26am

The European Commission has charged Facebook with providing misleading information during its takeover of the online messaging service WhatsApp, opening the company to a possible fine of 1 percent of...

Apple fights back against $14B tax bill

December 19, 2016 | 10:10am

Apple has launched a legal challenge to a record $14 billion EU tax demand, arguing that the European regulators ignored tax experts and corporate law and deliberately picked a method...

The case against screens in schools

December 17, 2016 | 8:33pm

As for the notion that a screen device somehow leads to better educational outcomes, there has been a growing mountain of research indicating just the opposite. For example: The Organization...

Kids turn violent as parents battle ‘digital heroin’ addiction

December 17, 2016 | 7:59pm

On August 28, The Post published a piece by Dr. Nicholas Kardaras,“The Frightening Effects of Digital Heroin,” that was based on his book “Glow Kids.” In it, he argued that...