The California Consumer Privacy Act was heralded as a blow against Big Tech. But the law will primarily constrain smaller actors in the online-ad world.

The film's "scriptment" allowed writers to break the story without cluttering a screenplay with text-message bubbles.

UTC's ACES 5 system also accommodates both lighter and heavier passengers, so the Air Force can expand its pool of potential pilots.

A Tesla was caught on video going airborne after blasting over railroad tracks. Here's how to estimate its speed.

Tech giant will require contracting firms, such as janitorial services, to offer paid leave to new parents.

Our reviews of the Microsoft Surface Go, Samsung's Galaxy Note 9, DJI's Mavic Air drone, and more.

I ditched Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge, and set out on a journey to find old-fashioned love in a newfangled world.

Future versions of Firefox will block third-party tracking codes, and trackers that take too long to load, by default.

Where the 'real' Chiron produces 1,500 horsepower from a quad-turbocharged W16 engine and can hit 261 mph, the Lego lookalike makes 5.3 horses from 2,304 tiny motors.

The city granted operating permits to just Skip and Scoot, two companies that emphasized good relationships with public officials.

The social network says stories from *The Winchester Star,* a daily newspaper in Virginia, were erroneously censored and that a fix has now been issued.

Bad faith politicking about the way search algorithms work makes it harder for tech companies to solve the real problems.

The $1,000 Yoga Book comes with an improved keyboard, better processor, and an e-ink display.

Gene editing halted the progression of Duchenne's muscular dystrophy in dogs

Google's virtual assistant can now listen for, and respond in, two languages. It could make the service more popular in multilingual households.

Clearcut forests, polluted rivers, open-air mines, and other environmental devastation seen from above.

Who would've thought ordering a donut would be so dangerous?

Students in Singapore built a quadcopter that runs on solar power. Here's how to build your own.

The I-Pace posts glorious power numbers and a jolting 0 to 60 mph time—but that's not what separates it from its rivals.

A decade ago, the word "supercut" was coined. Now, the metatextual montages are a rarity online. What happened?

Our favorite speakers get new designs and some new audio enhancements.

Dispute at software startup is rare case of tech workers trying to unionize---and even rarer example of the government coming to their aid.

Tesla stocks are down following the CEO's revival of his "pedo guy" claim—not the first time Musk's taste for Twitter has changed how investors see his company.

How to setup your account, login, search and find your voice on Twitter.

Global warming? Nuclear war? Ecological crisis? Whatever happened, this is the result.

Despite an injunction against sharing the plans online, Cody Wilson is now selling the blueprints directly.

One of Sonos' oldest products, the speakerless Amp, gets a refresh for the home-installation market.

The tech industry lobby has made it clear that they want changes to California's sweeping privacy protections—and they've got plenty of time left to get them made.

The startup Nimble is bringing some environmental responsibility to the personal tech accessory marketplace.

Science fiction and rom-coms seem like incompatible genres. That's precisely why they're so powerful when they work in harmony.

Some of the most practical apps for streamlining your relationship may be the same ones you’d use in the office.

With a $500 million investment, the automaker has committed to helping the ride-hailing giant deliver on robo-cars. But it's not quite clear what that means.

As transportation diversifies, city planners need more data on what happens in the crucial places where streets and sidewalks meet.

Fever is a more flexible concept than people assume, as new crowdsourced data helps show.

So-called Attention commands date back to the 80s, but they can enable some very modern-day smartphone hacks.

When the grid goes out, gray-market generators power up to keep the Wi-Fi running and laptops charged.

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase stores its customers' bitcoin offline, using an elaborate process that breaks apart encryption codes and stores them on paper.

Researchers report that ketamine may be working on the brain’s opioid system. The study is small, but if replicated, the findings could have big implications for the treatment of depression.

It's been four decades since Lego's little plastic people first walked off the assembly line.

A sentence-by-sentence breakdown of Trump's recent tweets about the search giant reveal why Google is his most convenient target.

The real reasons why these frothy, fatty drinks are so devilishly addictive.

The Facebook-owned platform launches robust two-factor authentication and now has a more transparent user verification system.

CEO naiveté is not a credible excuse for letting fake news and harassment flourish on your platform.

Atmospheric scientist Cliff Mass coined the word "smokestorm" to describe city-choking air conditions. Here's what he says we need to do to prevent another one.

Communicating has never been easier, but there are still limits to the intimacy we can experience with conventional technology.

Throughout the week, we'll be reckoning with the state of romance in an on-demand world.

Social experiments like 'Are You the One?' meld fact and fantasy into something that's more like the real thing than you might expect.

Master the new UI faster than you can say “automatic migration.”

The Silicon Valley startup believes in the promise of personal air transport, but it's not waiting for advanced tech to materialize to put its tech into the air.

The decision not to take his automaker private doesn't do much to shield the CEO from a reported SEC investigation, and shareholders who say his unexpected tweet cost them money.