Lack of Tiny Parts Disrupts Auto Factories Worldwide
New York Times
The semiconductor shortage came out of left field, hitting the industry at a perilous moment. Sales have plunged worldwide. In Europe, for example, they were down 25 percent in 2020.…
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The Tech That Will Invade Our Lives in 2021
Here’s what that means. Let’s say your family owns smartphones, several computers and a game console. If all of them are being used to consume heavy amounts of data —…
V.R. Is Not a Hit. That’s OK.
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.[1] You might never watch a movie in virtual reality with friends, despite…
Teachers on TV? Schools Try Creative Strategy to Narrow Digital Divide
The concept quickly spread to Fox stations in Chicago, San Francisco and Washington, all of which joined with local school districts or teacher unions to put teachers on television. (The…
The 2020 Good Tech Awards
To Perimeter, Technosylva and Ignis, for helping put out the fires. Because of climate change, we’re probably in for many more wildfires like the ones that burned through the West…
Our Digital Lives Drive a Brick-and-Mortar Boom in Data Centers
Goldman Sachs announced in October an investment of up to $500 million in data center infrastructure, and the private equity firms Blackstone and KKR have recently announced data center investments.…
How Retail Online Shops Are Trying Augmented Reality
OAKLAND, Calif. — When Eden Chen wants to go sneaker shopping, he takes out his smartphone and points the camera at his feet. Shoes materialize. He turns his feet from…
Apple closes all California stores as virus cases spike.
Apple is shuttering all 53 of its stores in California, as well as more than a dozen stores across Tennessee, Brazil, Mexico and the United Kingdom, because of a surge…
How China Censored Covid-19
This article is copublished with ProPublica, the nonprofit investigative newsroom.[1] In the early hours of Feb. 7, China’s powerful internet censors experienced an unfamiliar and deeply unsettling sensation. They felt…
A TikTok Doctor Talks Coronavirus Vaccines
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.[1] Health information needs to reach people where they are — and people…
