Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg visits D.C. to talk bias, immigration and the next phase of Lean In

What makes Spotify, Tidal and Apple Music think original programming will win over subscribers?
Last week, Spotify became the latest music-streaming service to announce an original video programming lineup, joining Apple Music and Tidal in the battle to get more people to their platforms. But despite the current popularity of video, some industry experts doubt the investment is worth it for these music streaming services. Wooing more paid subscribers to turn […]

Why so many Americans have never even heard of Uber or Lyft
Going by the headlines, it often seems as though the future of transportation is already within our grasp. Depending on which experts you ask, self-driving cars are just five to 10 years from hitting the roads. The rise of ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Lyft point to a world of super-mobility, where on-demand software […]

Reddit introduces a new tool for embedding posts
You may soon be seeing more conversations from Reddit popping up in your news feeds. The company unveiled a new tool for embedding Reddit comments on outside sites, announcing the feature to media outlets Friday. Reddit worked with a number of outlets, including The Post, AOL and CNET for months to get the embedding features right. […]

Let’s hope drone users all follow these 8 simple government guidelines
Don’t be a jerk. That’s essentially what a new set of government guidelines boils down to when it comes to flying drones. The recommendations, which were published Thursday by a branch of the Commerce Department, are merely voluntary. But they offer a succinct summary for how not to violate other people’s privacy — because, if we’re being […]

The FCC’s chairman insists he’s a ‘happy Comcast subscriber’
Many Americans rely on their home Internet and TV service for work and entertainment. And the nation’s top cable and telecom regulator is no exception; he needs residential connectivity just like the rest of us. So which company gets to claim Tom Wheeler, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, as its rate-paying customer? “I am a […]

Amazon CEO Jeffrey Bezos: Debate between privacy and security is ‘issue of our age’
Amazon chief executive Jeffrey Bezos said Wednesday his company is wholly aligned with Apple in its fight against government investigators who asked Apple to break its own encryption programs so they could gain access the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino, Calif., terrorists. Bezos said his company is also embracing that kind of technology that would […]

Jeffrey Bezos role-played ‘Star Trek’ as a kid and was really intense about it
Amazon chief executive Jeffrey P. Bezos said Wednesday that Alexa, the personal assistant from Amazon who can play music, tell you the weather or rattle off top headlines, was directly inspired by the USS Enterprise’s all-knowing computer from “Star Trek,” validating the many headlines that news outlets have used to describe the machine. But Bezos […]

Google Home, Google Assistant and other big announcements from Google’s developer conference
Google had some big announcements to make at its annual developers conference. Here’s a quick rundown of what the firm unveiled onstage. Google Home: The company introduced a wireless speaker and smart appliance hub called Google Home, which will be released later this year. The product will be able to stream audio and video like […]

NASA and the author of ‘The Martian’ tell us exactly how we’ll get to Mars
In “The Martian,” Matt Damon plays a NASA astronaut who’s been stranded on Mars and has to figure out how to survive until the space agency can devise a daring plan to rescue him. But Earth’s first manned mission to Mars will share little resemblance to the hit film — not to mention the book it’s […]

What to expect from Google I/O
Google’s annual developers conference, Google I/O, kicks off Wednesday, offering a small glimpse into the inner workings of the world’s largest company. While the broader event is very focused on the in-the-weeds, practical improvements Google is making to its software and hardware, there are likely some big announcements to come. Google chief executive Sundar Pichai […]

Amazon’s Fire TV will now listen to more of your commands
Lots of people yell things at their televisions. Nowadays, however, it’s a lot more likely that your television is going to talk right back. Amazon on Tuesday announced that it is adding new features to its voice-activated app, Alexa, as it works with its Fire TV set-top box, empowering the assistant to start videos and […]

This experiment puts Google one step closer to driverless ridesharing
Google’s launch of a carpooling service Monday marks the beginning of its seemingly inevitable entry into the ridesharing wars. The pilot program, which is being offered via Google’s Waze navigation app, aims to connect commuters who need a ride with drivers who can supply one. In exchange, riders will help cover the drivers’ fuel costs. Consolidating […]

What do we really want out of Facebook?
As you probably know, Facebook has been under fire for the way it edits its Trending Topics.  Gizmodo reported this month that trending news editors at Facebook had purposefully suppressed news from a conservative political viewpoint. Facebook confirmed that chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is going to meet with top conservatives in California — including Glenn Beck and Arthur Brooks — […]

Google is still trying to figure out the social Web with this confusing new app
After struggling for years to build its own social network, Google is trying again — this time with a confusingly designed app called Spaces. Here’s the basic concept: Spaces wants to give you new ways to set up group chats with your friends. In these chatrooms, you can plan trips, talk about shared interests and, of course, link each other to […]

Apple’s big bet on China is also a bet on driverless cars
Apple’s unprecedented decision to throw $1 billion into a Chinese ride-hailing firm last week may seem like a head-scratcher. Why cars? And why not invest that money here in the United States? But this move was no accident. Not only is it a sign of Apple’s growing interest in transportation — a rapidly changing industry, thanks to groundbreaking technologies such as […]