Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Foxconn Is Reconsidering Plan for Manufacturing in Wisconsin

The Taiwan-based company’s intent to build a $10 billion plant with 13,000 jobs was hailed by President Trump. It now sees a shift toward research.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2MH5YDX

Tech We’re Using: An Arsenal of Skype, Voice Recorders and FOIAs

Emily Bazelon, an investigative reporter at The New York Times Magazine, craves easy-to-use tools, whether for interviews, Freedom of Information Act records or her home TV.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2FYbzW2

Foxconn Is Reconsidering Plan for Manufacturing in Wisconsin

The Taiwanese company’s 2017 announcement that it would build a $10 billion plant with 13,000 jobs had been hailed by President Trump.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2HFo2Q6

Does Facebook Really Know How Many Fake Accounts It Has?

The social network has disclosed an estimate for years, but a closer look raises lots of questions.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2WnWqlE

Tesla Outlook: 5 Questions for Elon Musk on Earnings Day

The electric-car maker needs to cut costs, ramp up production, improve service and increase demand. But can its chief executive deliver?

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2RqZBp5

Critic’s Notebook: Our Never-Ending ‘Scam Season’

The conditions that produced Billy McFarland, Anna Delvey and Elizabeth Holmes show no signs of abating.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2MGPSKy

Alibaba, an Icon of China’s Growth, Now Reflects Its Slowdown

The e-commerce giant posted numbers that pale in comparison to earlier surging figures, as a result of its size and the country’s economic slowdown.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2GcGiO7