TECHNOLOGY

Why Amazon, Apple, Peloton and Zoom won 2020, while others like Quibi lost big

When a pandemic hits, stay-at-home orders are issued and people spend less time at retail stores.

This year, e-commerce giant Amazon was there… Read more

FAA brings commercial drone deliveries one step closer with new rules

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration announced on Monday that it will issue a long-awaited rule to allow for small drones to fly over people and… Read more

COVID-19, presidential election top Wikipedia's most-read articles in 2020

 

Wikipedia's 2020 looked a lot like everyone else's 2020: full of coronavirus and politics. 

The COVID-19 pandemic and the US… Read more

You just got a smart speaker as a holiday present. Here's what you need to know.

So you just got a smart speaker as a holiday present. Congratulations. Now what to do with them?

You've come to the right place. We're… Read more

Coronavirus pandemic led to much higher sales of laptop, desktop computers in 2020

The world stocked up on laptop and desktop computers in 2020 at a level not seen since the iPhone debuted in 2007, and manufacturers still are months… Read more

Silicon Valley's hunger problems grow during a time of record profits

EAST PALO ALTO, Calif. — On a bright but brisk Saturday morning in December, less than 2 miles from Facebook's Frank Gehry-designed campus, a steady… Read more

YouTube accused of censoring Bob Dylan's 'Neighborhood Bully'

YouTube has been accused of censoring a popular Bob Dylan song because the lyrics contain "hate speech."

"Neighborhood Bully," which was released… Read more

Amazon wants you to pay with a wave of your hand

Amazon's latest effort to speed up shopping trips lets you pay with the palm of your hand at some of its stores.

On Tuesday, the company… Read more