Stories by Rob Lever

Facebook’s privacy move: major pivot or headfake?

Mark Zuckerberg says the future of Facebook is something else.

Updated 11 Mar, 2019 08:43am

Digital assistants hone skills to deliver the news

For struggling news organisations “these technologies create fresh ways to reach news audiences”, says expert.

Updated 17 Sep, 2018 11:43am

How algorithms (secretly) run the world

WASHINGTON: When you browse online for a new pair of shoes, pick a movie to stream on Netflix or apply for a car...

Published 12 Feb, 2017 07:21am

Media girds for battle with Trump in White House

Donald Trump and the media are digging in for what could be a long and bitter war.

Updated 20 Jan, 2017 10:12am

Newspapers rethink paywalls as digital efforts sputter

WASHINGTON: Paywalls were supposed to help rescue newspapers from the crisis of sinking print circulation as readers...

Published 12 Aug, 2016 06:26am

Facts take a back seat in White House race

It is campaign season, and facts are taking it on the chin.

Updated 27 Nov, 2015 09:51am

Gossip site Gawker looks to turn over a new leaf

Gawker says it will rethink its ethics policies.

Published 29 Jul, 2015 07:07am

Citizenfour Oscar is latest honour for Snowden journalists

WASHINGTON: The best documentary Oscar awarded to Citizenfour is the latest in a string of accolades for the...

Published 24 Feb, 2015 06:48am

Etiquette gets reboot for digital age

Etiquette mavens say the book on manners must be rewritten, to take into account new technologies and social media.

Updated 06 Jul, 2014 10:59am

Workspace of the future: everywhere

WASHINGTON: The workspace of the future is a lot more than a typical office cubicle. It may be a coffee shop, the...

Published 31 May, 2014 05:32am

Sparks fly over US plan to shift internet role

US officials say the move is part of a long-standing effort to privatise the technical oversight of the internet.

Updated 07 Apr, 2014 09:16am

US govt seizes news agency’s phone record

WASHINGTON: Having gained a reputation for aggressively pursuing leaks of government secrets, the Obama...

Updated 15 May, 2013 08:17am

Facebook data builds up against user: study

WASHINGTON: Those Facebook ‘likes’ can reveal a lot more than you think.

Published 12 Mar, 2013 12:01am

Debate flares on ‘Twitter revolutions’, Arab Spring

WASHINGTON: How important were Twitter, Facebook and other social media in toppling regimes in the Arab Spring uprisings?

Published 11 Mar, 2013 12:03am

Beware — your TV is watching you!

LAS VEGAS: In the new world of technology, television is not just for watching. It is also watching you.

Published 09 Jan, 2013 07:16pm

New media world won’t end need for journalists: study

WASHINGTON: Bloggers, “crowdsourcing” and computer-generated articles are making contributions to the news media, but they cannot replace professional journalists in digging up important news.

Published 30 Nov, 2012 12:00am

British invasion hits US online media

WASHINGTON: The British are coming, not by land or by sea, but on the Internet.

Published 06 Aug, 2012 12:12am

‘Predictive policing’ takes byte out of crime

WASHINGTON: Crime fighters have long used brains and brawn, but now a new kind of technology known as “predictive policing” promises to make them more efficient

Published 01 Aug, 2012 01:16am

Stevia herb shakes up global sweetener market

WASHINGTON A sweetener derived from the South American herb stevia is taking the global marketplace by storm,...

Published 02 Apr, 2010 12:00am

Obama`s `new deal` sparks fresh debate on 1930s

WASHINGTON The vast public works spending plan proposed by President-elect Barack Obama has stirred fresh debate on...

Published 22 Dec, 2008 12:00am