‘This is a new phase’: Europe shifts tactics to limit tech’s power
LONDON — In Brussels, European Union leaders are pursuing a new law that could make it illegal for Amazon and Apple to give their own...
How my boss monitors me while I work from home
As we shelter in place in the pandemic, more employers are using software to track our work — and us.
How a coronavirus conspiracy theory fueled arson and harassment
Under the false idea, which has gained momentum in Facebook groups, WhatsApp messages and YouTube videos, radio waves sent by 5G technology are causing small...
Coronavirus pandemic erodes gig economy work
SAN FRANCISCO — It was just after 11 a.m. last Wednesday when Jaime Maldonado, 51, pulled his rented Nissan into a parking lot outside San...
An algorithm that grants freedom, or takes it away
Across the United States and Europe, software is making probation decisions and predicting whether teens will commit crime. Opponents want more human oversight.
A warehouse robot learns to sort out the tricky stuff VIEW
As millions of products move through warehouses run by Amazon, Walmart and other retailers, low-wage workers must comb through bin after bin of random stuff....
High-stakes race takes off to build the world’s first flying taxi WATCH
Lilium, a German start-up, illustrates the potential and the risks of creating a new generation of electric aircraft for urban transportation.