Amazon Explores Rights for Live Sports Packages on Prime
Amazon.com has been in talks for live game rights with the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball, the National Football League and more.
Google Search Results Can Lean Liberal, Study Finds
A new study reopens a debate over whether Google’s search results lean liberal, a bias that could influence public opinion.
Facebook’s Drone Crash Prompts Safety Investigation
A U.S. air-safety watchdog is investigating an accident during the first flight of a Facebook drone designed to extend internet access.
Apple to Replace Faulty Batteries in iPhone 6s Devices
Apple said it will provide a free battery replacement world-wide for customers whose iPhone 6s smartphones unexpectedly shut down.
Personal Technology
DJI Mavic Pro: A Drone That Fits in Your Pocket and Your Life
Geoffrey A. Fowler reviews the flying camera photographers have been waiting for—and it isn’t from GoPro.
The A-Hed
Snapchat Spectacles Take Video, Cover Mortgage Payments
Snap is selling its video-recording sunglasses in limited numbers from vending machines in surprise locations. Intrepid resellers are taking helicopters and strategizing to get to lines to buy pairs to flip for profit.
Personal Technology
Reality check: Amazon.com doesn't always have the lowest prices. WSJ Personal Tech columnist Geoffrey A. Fowler shows how to win at Christmas shopping with modern Santa’s helpers: apps, bots and online services. Photo: Jason Schneider for The Wall Street Journal
Geoffrey Fowler
How to Win at Christmas Shopping: Don’t Just Trust Amazon
Geoffrey A. Fowler busts holiday shopping myths and shares his secrets for finding the season’s best deals.
Instagram Adds Live Video and Vanishing Photos
Instagram introduced live video streaming and private photos and videos that disappear after being viewed, matching a feature that is the hallmark of Snapchat.
Firefox Focus iPhone Browser Is Built for Privacy
In an age when private browsing and web anonymity are no longer just a desire for those who are up to no good, Mozilla is introducing an extra-private version of its Firefox mobile browser.
Google’s PhotoScan App Can Help Digitize Old Prints
Google is launching a PhotoScan app so you can capture the old images in your albums and shoeboxes lurking in your homes on your smartphone.
WSJDLive Conference 2016
Kobe Bryant Hopes to Score Again
The former basketball star talks about his venture-capital fund and what it takes to succeed.
IBM’s Big Bet on Artificial Intelligence
CEO Virginia Rometty describes the broad consumer impact of Watson.
Inside the Brain of the Driverless Car
Nvidia’s Jen-Hsun Huang says autonomous cars are pretty safe now, and they’re going to get safer.
Why WhatsApp Thinks It Has a Winning Message
Co-founders Brian Acton and Jan Koum talk strategy and the competitive landscape.
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