NEW YORK: Do video games trigger violent behavior? Scientific studies have found no link. But the persistent theory is back in the headlines following...
NEW YORK: This year’s Super Bowl ads went heavy on the humor and surprises. Take, for instance, Jason Bateman’s Hyundai ad about an elevator with...
NEW YORK: Behind Apple’s disconcerting news of weak iPhone sales lies a more sobering truth: The tech industry has hit Peak Smartphone, a tipping point when...
NEW YORK: The data stolen from the Marriott hotel empire in a massive breach is so rich and specific it could be used for espionage, identity theft,...
NEW YORK: Apple’s new iPads will more closely resemble its latest iPhones as they ditch a home button and fingerprint sensor to make more room for the screen....
NEW YORK: Google is toeing the line between helping you save time and creeping you out as it turns to machines to suggest email replies on your behalf. The...
NEW YORK: This week has seen major social media sites step up their policing of online disinformation campaigns. Google disabled dozens of YouTube channels...
NEW YORK: With less than three months to go before the midterm elections, Facebook is enforcing strict new requirements on digital political ads. Among other...
NEW YORK: Competing bids from Comcast and Disney for the bulk of Twenty-First Century Fox come as the media landscape changes and companies get more involved...
WASHINGTON: Brace yourself for a likely new era of media megamergers. AT&T’s victory over the government’s attempt to block its $85 billion takeover of Time...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.: Google put the spotlight on its artificial intelligence smarts at its annual developers conference Tuesday, announcing new consumer...
NEW YORK: Mark Zuckerberg faced two days of grilling before U.S. House and Senate committees Tuesday and Wednesday to address Facebook’s privacy issues and...
NEW YORK: YouTube often takes action against videos that violate its guidelines, and has well-established procedures for doing so. “YouTubers” who produce...
The news that Facebook’s Android app has been collecting call and text histories is yet another black eye for the social media giant. But just why was...
NEW YORK: During advertising's biggest showcase, tame humor and messages about social causes ruled the day. Slapstick humor, sexual innuendo and chest...
NEW YORK: After a year of political and cultural upheaval, Super Bowl advertisers appear to be pulling back from themes of unity in favor of in-game stunts...
NEW YORK: With three kids and constant travel for work, John Hussey jumped at the chance to play an open-world adventure game like “The Legend of Zelda:...
NEW YORK: Lady Gaga is reportedly entertaining an unusual twist on her Super Bowl halftime show, which – though it’s not confirmed – she could perform from...
NEW YORK: Event planner Beth Bernstein decided she had had enough with Donald Trump after his 2005 hot-mic boasts about groping women came to light earlier...
AUSTIN, Texas: Virtual reality is big at South by Southwest Interactive, the annual Austin, Texas, tech festival that wrapped up Tuesday. It’s a big...
NEW YORK: From a strange creature called “Puppymonkeybaby” to a tear-inducing Audi ad, Super Bowl ads ran the gamut this year from offbeat humor to heartfelt...
Alibaba is hoping its better-than-expected third-quarter results help reassure investors worried about the state of the Chinese economy.The Chinese e-commerce...
NEW YORK: Between splashy launches and frequent software updates that slow down your old handset, it sometimes feels like the entire technology industry is...
Android phone owners can now use an updated version of Microsoft’s Office tools for writing, spreadsheets and slideshows.The new Word, Excel and PowerPoint...
NEW YORK: Gossip and news site Gawker Media employees say they have voted to join the Writers Guild of America, East, making it the first digital media outlet...