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Saturday, June 25, 2016

Farhad’s and Mike’s Week in Tech: Are Apple’s Headphone Jacks the New Floppy Drive?

Farhad and Mike discuss rumors that Apple will remove headphone jacks from the next iPhone, tech company metrics, Buzzfeed’s Uber investigation and other tech news.

Saturday, May 21, 2016

Bits: Farhad and Mike’s Week in Tech: The Herd Mentality of Tech C.E.O.s

If one company has a small success, the others pile on, and you get “30 different versions of some dumb wearable.” Also, meet Mike’s flower guy, Guy.

Saturday, May 14, 2016

Bits: Farhad and Mike’s Week in Tech: Facebook’s Take on the News

Charges of bias at Facebook Trending; a bad week for tech companies; ride-hailing and the cities.

Saturday, May 7, 2016

Farhad and Mike’s Week in Tech: The Technology We Love to Hate

Why it’s so hard to find a charging cable that lasts more than few months, and other gripes about tech.

Saturday, April 30, 2016

Bits: Farhad and Mike’s Week in Tech: The Unstoppable Facebook

The (relative) decline of Apple, the ascendance of Amazon and the continuing dominance of Mark Zuckerberg’s social network.

Saturday, April 23, 2016

Farhad and Mike’s Week in Tech: To Be or Not To Be an Uber Employee

The tentative Uber settlement leaves unresolved the dispute over the company’s practice of keeping its drivers as contractors instead of employees.

Saturday, December 12, 2015

Farhad and Mike’s Week in Tech: Tempering Walmart’s Digital Ambitions

A look at Walmart’s foray into digital wallets, Airbnb’s transparency claims and Yahoo’s big week.

Farhad and Mike’s Week in Tech: Tempering Walmart’s Digital Ambitions

A look at Walmart’s foray into digital wallets, Airbnb’s transparency claims and Yahoo’s big week.

Saturday, December 5, 2015

Farhad and Mike’s Week in Tech: Ride-Hailing Competition Heats Up

On whether a global alliance between Lyft and the three largest ride-hailing companies in Asia threatens Uber’s growth.

Farhad and Mike’s Week in Tech: Ride-Hailing Competition Heats Up

On whether a global alliance between Lyft and the three largest ride-hailing companies in Asia threatens Uber’s growth.

Saturday, November 21, 2015

Farhad and Mike’s Week in Tech: Turkeys, News and News Turkeys

On whether instant reactions to breaking news make it preferable to avoid the Internet and television altogether until facts are sorted from fiction.

Saturday, November 14, 2015

Farhad and Mike’s Week in Tech: Robots vs. Jobs

A look at a G.O.P. candidate’s thoughts on how robots may replace humans in the work force, and a smartphone from Facebook that sends news alerts to your phone.