Rachel Lerman, Author at Valley News

FILE - This March 20, 2018 file photo shows the YouTube app on an iPad in Baltimore. YouTube says it will turn off comments on most videos that feature kids. The change comes after advertisers began boycotting the site last week in response to inappropriate comments made on videos of minors. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

YouTube to ban comments on most videos featuring minors

by Rachel Lerman AP Technology WriterMarch 1, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO — YouTube said Thursday it will turn off comments on nearly all videos featuring kids — potentially affecting millions of posts on the site — after reports last week that pedophiles were leaving inappropriate comments on innocuous videos…

Microsoft May Be Aiming for Amazon With Cashier-less Shopping Technology

by Rachel Lerman The Seattle Times, and Matt Day The Seattle TimesJune 25, 2018

T-Mobile's lab includes a model of the "Internet of Things" and next-gen sensors that can reach deep underground, where traditional wireless signals fail, to reliably identify available parking spaces. The lab is part of T-Mobile's effort to test out next-generation wireless technologies and services, including 5G. (Mike Siegel/Seattle Times/TNS)

5G Is Coming, but Not for a While

by Matt Day The Seattle Times, and Rachel Lerman The Seattle TimesMarch 26, 2017