Author: Ryan Nakashima
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YouTube shooter told family members she ‘hated’ the company
SAN BRUNO, Calif. — A woman who believed she was being suppressed by YouTube and told her family members she “hated” the company opened fire at the company’s headquarters in California, wounding three people before killing herself, police said. Investigators do not believe Nasim Aghdam specifically targeted the three victims when she pulled out a…
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Woman shoots 3, self at YouTube in possible domestic dispute
SAN BRUNO, Calif. — A woman opened fire with a handgun Tuesday in a courtyard at YouTube headquarters, wounding three people before fatally shooting herself in what is being investigated as a domestic dispute, authorities said. Terrified employees huddled inside, calling 911, as officers and federal agents swarmed the company’s suburban campus sandwiched between two…
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What robot strippers say about sexism, tech and the future
LAS VEGAS — On a recent evening in Las Vegas during the CES technology show, robot strippers offered a window into technology’s gender fault lines — not to mention our robot future. From a distance, the mechanical humanoids on a strip-club stage looked something like real dancers in robot drag. But close up, they were…
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Apple apologizes for secretly slowing older iPhones, will cut price of battery replacement
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple apologized for secretly slowing down older iPhones, a move it said was necessary to avoid unexpected shutdowns related to battery fatigue. Many customers had interpreted the move as a way to for Apple to juice demand for newer iPhone models, their suspicions fueled by the fact that the company didn’t initially…
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FCC chairman sets out to scrap open internet access rules
MENLO PARK, Calif. — The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission set out Tuesday to scrap rules around open internet access, a move that would allow giant cable and telecom companies to throttle broadband speeds and favor their own services if they wish. Ajit Pai followed through on a pledge to try to repeal “net neutrality”…
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AP Exclusive: Russia Twitter trolls deflected Trump bad news
SAN FRANCISCO — Disguised Russian agents on Twitter rushed to deflect scandalous news about Donald Trump just before last year’s presidential election while straining to refocus criticism on the mainstream media and Hillary Clinton’s campaign, according to an Associated Press analysis of since-deleted accounts. Tweets by Russia-backed accounts such as “America_1st_” and “BatonRougeVoice” on Oct.…
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Stratospheric balloons are delivering the internet to remote areas of Puerto Rico
MENLO PARK, Calif. — Google’s parent Alphabet Inc. said Friday that its stratospheric balloons are now delivering the internet to remote areas of Puerto Rico where cellphone towers were knocked out by Hurricane Maria. Two of the search giant’s “Project Loon” balloons are already over the country enabling texts, emails and basic web access to…
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Twitter turns over ‘handles’ of 201 Russia-linked accounts
MENLO PARK, Calif. — Twitter has handed over to Senate investigators the profile names, or “handles,” of 201 accounts linked to Russian attempts at influencing the 2016 presidential election. The company has stepped up its efforts to cooperate with investigators after it was criticized for not taking congressional probes seriously enough. The handover occurred this…
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Review: Apple Music has everything, perhaps too much
LOS ANGELES – Apple’s new music service is a valiant effort to catch up in the emerging business of offering unlimited music on demand for a monthly price. It does so while acknowledging the legacy of iTunes, the world’s most popular store for buying individual songs to own. But Apple Music feels like an attempt…
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So long, DVR; Comcast moves to new platform
WASHINGTON – Worried about filling up your DVR? The nation’s largest cable TV provider, Comcast Corp., is rolling out a new TV platform that does away with the hard drive and saves your TV shows online. Comcast unveiled the platform, called X2, on Tuesday at the annual gathering of cable TV companies, The Cable Show.…