By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI

Google is the latest technology company to address the housing problems caused by the tech industry’s success.

Published: June 17, 2019 at 07:00PM

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By NATHANIEL POPPER and MIKE ISAAC

We break down the new Facebook-backed cryptocurrency and what the company hopes you will be able to do with it, even though it hasn’t quite arrived.

Published: June 17, 2019 at 07:00PM

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By MIKE ISAAC and NATHANIEL POPPER

Despite skepticism and concern about Facebook’s reach, the company envisions an alternative financial system based on a new cryptocurrency called Libra.

Published: June 17, 2019 at 07:00PM

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By REUTERS

Nvidia Corp on Monday said it will make its chips work with processors from Arm Holdings Inc to build supercomputers, deepening Nvidia’s push into systems that are used for modeling both climate change predictions and nuclear weapons.

Published: June 16, 2019 at 07:00PM

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By RAYMOND ZHONG

Being cut off from American technology will hurt business at the Chinese company this year and next, Ren Zhengfei said, though he vowed a 2021 recovery.

Published: June 16, 2019 at 07:00PM

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By RAYMOND ZHONG

Efforts to cut off the Chinese company from U.S. technology will crimp business over the next two years, said Ren Zhengfei, though he vowed a 2021 recovery.

Published: June 16, 2019 at 07:00PM

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By CECILIA KANG

Provisions set by the Justice Department, described by people familiar with the plan, could weaken a lawsuit that 10 attorneys general filed to try to block the $26 billion deal.

Published: June 13, 2019 at 07:00PM

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By JIM KERSTETTER and PUI-WING TAM

The tech industry is caught in the middle of escalating trade tensions with China. And at home, regulators are getting serious about cracking down on Big Tech.

Published: June 13, 2019 at 07:00PM

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By JOHN MARKOFF

A handful of companies already dominate the market for digital assistants. The implications for consumer privacy are a serious concern, researchers say.

Published: June 13, 2019 at 07:00PM

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By VINDU GOEL and SHAIKH AZIZUR RAHMAN

After posts on the social network contributed to Myanmar’s genocide of Rohingya Muslims, Facebook vowed to fix the problem. Then the vitriol moved to India.

Published: June 13, 2019 at 07:00PM

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