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The Long Road to Driverless Trucks

Self-driving eighteen-wheelers are now on highways in states like California and Texas. But there are still human “safety drivers” behind the wheel. What will it...

Twitch Says It Will Reduce Payments for Many Popular Streamers

The video game streaming service is struggling to strike the right balance between popularity and profit.

Uber Boss Testifies He ‘Could Not Trust’ Ex-Security Chief

Dara Khosrowshahi is a star witness at the trial of Joe Sullivan, who has been accused of obstructing justice for failing to disclose the 2016...

Lyft Unveils Self-Driving Car Service in Las Vegas (With Caveats)

The company joins several others that are introducing self-driving services — but the cars often have drivers or are otherwise limited in their autonomy.

Richard Tait, Co-Inventor of the Board Game Cranium, Dies at 58

His decidedly eclectic board game became a familiar part of American family life in the late 1990s and 2000s.

Ken Knowlton, a Father of Computer Art and Animation, Dies at 91

His work at Bell Labs in the 1960s laid the groundwork for today’s computer-generated imagery in film and on TV.

How Safe Are Systems Like Tesla’s Autopilot? No One Knows.

Automakers and technology companies say they are making driving safer, but verifying these claims is difficult.

‘Quantum Internet’ Inches Closer With Advance in Data Teleportation

Scientists have improved their ability to send quantum information across distant computers — and have taken another step toward the network of the future.

Russian-Speaking Technologists Rebuild Their Lives in San Francisco

They moved from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and other countries for jobs in the technology industry. Now they are joined by friends fleeing war and repression.

Meet DALL-E, the A.I. That Draws Anything at Your Command

New technology that blends language and images could serve graphic artists — and speed disinformation campaigns.