Rachel Lerman
The Seattle Times
Seattle, WA, United States
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CES goes full pandemic with smart masks, stickers to detect COVID and the biggest Wi-Fi update in years
The annual consumer tech conference in Las Vegas was forced online in 2021 — but that hasn’t stopped the flow of new, improved and just weird products → Read More
Apple reboots its retail experience, now with temperature checks and long lines
Apple will be enforcing strict social distancing guidelines in its stores, Apple retail and HR chief Deirdre O'Brien wrote in a public letter. → Read More
Netflix holds its own in the streaming wars
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix is holding its ground in the streaming wars, passing its first big test since Apple and Disney launched rival services. The company added 8. 8 million worldwide subscribers during its fourth quarter, surpassing expectations at a time when it faces heated competition. Netflix had said it expected to add 7. 6 million subscribers, and analysts thought the service would… → Read More
Sex tech from female-led startups at CES gadget show
LAS VEGAS — Sex tech will grace the CES gadget show in Las Vegas this week after organizers endured scorn for revoking an innovation award to a sex device → Read More
AP Explains: Twitch, another streaming site used in shooting
SEATTLE — The attacker who killed two people in a shooting at a German synagogue livestreamed the assault on Twitch, a video service owned by Amazon. It wa → Read More
Myths and risks in FaceApp, an app that gives you peek into older self
Is a peek into the future worth your privacy in the present? That concern was pushed to the spotlight this week with the resurgence of a smartphone app that uses artificial intelligence to transform → Read More
MAD magazine leaving newsstands after 67-year run (Really!)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - MAD, the long-running satirical magazine that influenced everyone from "Weird Al" Yankovic to the writers of "The Simpsons," will be leaving newsstands after its August issue. Really. The illustrated humor magazine — instantly recognizable by the gap-toothed smiling face of mascot Alfred E. Neuman — will still be available in comic shops and through mail to subscribers. But… → Read More
MAD magazine leaving newsstands after 67-year run (Really!)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — MAD, the long-running satirical magazine that influenced everyone from "Weird Al" Yankovic to the writers of "The Simpsons," will be leaving newsstands after its August issue.... → Read More
Facebook plans its own currency for 2 billion-plus users
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook already rules daily communication for more than two billion people around the world. Now it wants its own currency, too. The socia → Read More
Facebook plans its own currency for 2 billion-plus users
SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook already rules daily communication for more than two billion people around t... - Business - Winnipeg Free Press. → Read More
Slowing digital-ad growth could force change on Google
SAN FRANCISCO — While Google has dominated the online ad market for almost the entirety of its existence, its first quarter earnings report suggests that c → Read More
Facebook cracks down on groups spreading harmful information
MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) - Facebook said Wednesday it is rolling out a wide range of updates aimed at combatting the spread of false and harmful information on the social media site — stepping up the company's fight against misinformation and hate speech as it faces growing outside pressure. The updates will limit the visibility of links found to be significantly more prominent on Facebook than… → Read More
Capitol Hill hearing on online hate sees it firsthand
WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional hearing on online hate turned into a vivid demonstration of the problem Tuesday when a YouTube livestream of the proceedings was bombarded with racist and anti-Semitic comments. YouTube disabled the live chat section of the streaming video about 30 minutes into the hearing because of what it called "hateful comments" from internet users. → Read More
Facebook using artificial intelligence to battle 'revenge porn'
Facebook is rolling out technology to make it easier to find and remove intimate pictures and videos posted without the subject's consent, often called "revenge porn." → Read More
Facebook launches AI to find and remove 'revenge porn'
Facebook is rolling out technology to make it easier to find and remove intimate pictures and videos posted without the subject's consent, often called "revenge porn." → Read More
Google to end forced arbitration for all worker disputes
Google said last year it would end forced arbitration for sexual harassment and assault cases, and Thursday expanded that practice to all worker disputes. → Read More
Google’s Nest hub has a microphone it forgot to mention
Google’s not mentioning the microphone in any documentation for Nest devices raises privacy concerns among consumers. → Read More
Amazon's stormy week will blow over, but debris will stay
It's been a complicated few weeks for Amazon, what with its abrupt pullout from a massive New York City development, extortion claims related to intimate photos taken by its founder Jeff... → Read More
Trucking, space, software and marijuana: Washington’s biggest money deals of 2018
Trucking software company Convoy reeled in the largest round of venture capital this year — raising $185 million. And tax management software company Avalara pulled in about the same amount through an IPO. → Read More
The Project Search program to help young adults with autism is still a work in progress
POSTSCRIPTS: The goal of the joint University of Washington-Seattle Public Schools program is to help young people with autism find their way in the workplace. → Read More