U.S. Blocks a Chinese Deal Amid Rising Tensions Over Technology ...
A maker of chip-testing equipment, Xcerra, said it was walking away from a proposed sale to a Chinese […]
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Leaping Over the Language Barrier by J. D. BIERSDORFER
If you want to browse international sites but cannot understand the text, a number of software interpreters will […]
To Give A.I. the Gift of Gab, Silicon Valley Needs ...
Researchers believe they can improve conversational A.I. systems by letting them talk to people on the internet. But […]
Limiting the Influence of Tech When You Report on It ...
How Natasha Singer, a tech reporter at The Times, uses tech when she chronicles the industry’s effect on […]
In an Era of ‘Smart’ Things, Sometimes Dumb Stuff Is ...
It can be tempting to hook up everything you love to the internet. But take a moment to […]
Signing Your Name in Digital Ink by J. D. BIERSDORFER
If you need to electronically sign PDF files, annotation tools built into popular programs let you scrawl your […]
Why We May Soon Be Living in Alexa’s World by ...
Next to Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android, Amazon’s voice assistant may be turning into the third great consumer […]
Good News: A.I. Is Getting Cheaper. That’s Also Bad News. ...
The building blocks of A.I. are becoming more affordable and easier to work with. A new report explains […]
AT&T Loses Bid to Obtain White House Call Logs by ...
The decision by a federal judge hampers the company’s argument that politics influenced the government’s move to block […]
Order Denying AT&T’s Request by Unknown Author
Judge Richard J. Leon, of the United States District Court in Washington, said AT&T did not show that […]