Lack of Tiny Parts Disrupts Auto Factories Worldwide
Automakers braced for turmoil when the pandemic hit. They expected supply chain disruptions and plummeting sales. But they never figured that a year later one of their biggest problems would …
Jobless, Selling Nudes Online and Still Struggling
Savannah Benavidez stopped working at her job as a medical biller in June to take care of her 2-year-old son after his day care shut down. Needing a way to …
The Problem With Vaccine Websites
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays. If you’re having problems registering for a coronavirus vaccine appointment, you are …
On Factory Floors, a Chime and Flashing Light to Maintain Distance
BERLIN — The 2019-20 National Basketball Association season was suspended for over 140 days after a player tested positive for the coronavirus. But once play resumed in late July, no …
Coronavirus Vaccine Demand Has Health Officials Turning to Eventbrite
In the early stages of a global push to distribute the coronavirus vaccine to those who need it most — a process that has, so far, managed to be both …
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. You might never watch a movie in virtual reality with friends, despite …
Is Slack Down? Yes.
Slack, the widely used messaging platform, experienced a disruption in service on Monday as many employees in the United States returned to work after the holidays. The company called the …
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 …