The New New World
China’s Internet Obsesses Over Arrest of JD.com Founder Richard Liu
The furor over Mr. Liu’s legal troubles reflects China’s fascination with self-made tech tycoons, who have become symbols of the country’s rise as a global power.
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Credit Tech Giants Now Share Details on Political Ads. What Does That Mean For You?
We tried out new tools from Facebook, Google and Twitter that let you look up campaign ads. Here’s what the databases can — and cannot — do.
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CreditSanjit Das/Bloomberg India Pushes Back Against Tech ‘Colonization’ by Internet Giants
With Facebook, Google and Amazon dominating India’s internet, lawmakers have declared their intention to impose tough new rules on the tech industry.
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Here’s the Conversation We Really Need to Have About Bias at Google
President Trump’s charges that Google shows anti-conservative search bias is wrong. But Google may well be biased against minorities and others who lack real-world power.
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Personal Technology
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Credit Make Technology Work for Your Family
Teach your children to use technology in a healthy, responsible way. Learn what to watch for, how to set limits (and stick to them) and how to avoid surprise online purchases
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Credit How to Protect Your Cellphone (and Your Data) When You Travel
Our smartphones are indispensable, especially when we’re away from home. Here’s how to protect your device, and all of the information stored on it.
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Credit You Took Lousy iPhone Photos. Here’s How to Make Them Beautiful.
Not every shot on your smartphone will be Instagram worthy, but you can often salvage middling snaps with just a few taps. Here are six easy steps.
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Tech We’re Using
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Credit The One Thing A.O. Scott Doesn’t Use to Review Movies (No Spoilers!)
Technology has changed the way that movies are made, but not how our chief film critic likes to review them — and he has a low-tech writing method.
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INTERNETTING WITH AMANDA HESS
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Credit How Unboxing Videos Soothe Our Consumerist Brains
On the internet, we can vicariously consume more stuff than we could ever actually buy, touch or even see in our lifetimes. Are these videos eliminating a desire, or creating one? Episode 6 of our video series.
