A so-called computer-vision program was able to outperform humans in identifying handwritten characters. It is a big step in technology that is already finding its way into items ranging from cars to video-game controllers.Read more…
A Protest App Rises to the Top in Taiwan
By Paul MozurThe top free application in Apple’s App Store there for much of last week wasn’t a mobile game or a social network, but a tool of protest.Read more…
Twitter Aims to Show Advertising to Much Wider Audience
By Vindu GoelTwitter has begun showing ads to people who are not signed in to the service, a move that boosts Twitter as a promising ad platform, but not necessarily the Twitter that had has trouble attracting new users. Read more…
Hugo Barra of Xiaomi on the Company’s International Plans
By Jane PerlezMr. Barra, a Brazilian-born, M.I.T.-trained former senior executive of Google, discusses markets outside China, including smartphone adoption in Africa.Read more…
Marissa Mayer of Yahoo Announces Birth of Twin Daughters
By Vindu GoelMs. Mayer, Yahoo’s chief executive, delivered identical twin girls on Thursday, just hours after announcing a spinoff of the company’s core Internet business.Read more…
Daily Report: The Internet Is Full of Mean People
By Jim KerstetterThe Internet is full of terrorist recruiters, trolls, hackers and other ne’er-do-wells. But don’t forget the good stuff.Read more…
Apple Names Periscope the Top iPhone App of 2015
By Katie BennerApple unveiled its best apps list for 2015, featuring what the company deems the most innovative and top software downloads of the year.Read more…
Daily Report: Yahoo Changes Its Mind About Alibaba Spinoff
By Jim KerstetterYahoo said it would retain its 15 percent stake in the Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba. Instead, the rest of what we know as Yahoo will be spun off.Read more…
Why Donald Trump’s Call to ‘Close Up’ the Internet Is Science Fiction
By John MarkoffDonald Trump suggested asking Bill Gates, the Microsoft co-founder, for help in shutting down the Internet in some areas. But the worldwide computer network was designed to thwart such an attempt.Read more…
Daily Report: Tech Companies Pressured on Terrorist Content
By Jim KerstetterHillary Clinton on Sunday was the latest political figure to urge tech companies to get tougher about what terrorists are posting on their services. While any solution would be tricky to accomplish, a model does exist.Read more…