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Fireplace screens, doors have different functions

By Barry Stone
Jul 14, 2019 6:00 AM - Q. Last year I removed the screens from my factory-built fireplace and replaced them with glass doors. Now that I'm selling the property, the buyers' home inspector says this is illegal because screens are needed to keep sparks from burning the carpet.
Commentary: Internet 101 should be a required class

Tyler Cowen
Jul 13, 2019 6:00 AM - If Americans agree on anything these days, it's that our schools could be much better, and that internet culture is harming our children. Here's a simple proposal to address both problems: high school classes on how to use the internet more effectively.
AirDrop requests have become Gen Z's version of passing notes

Terry Nguyen
Jul 13, 2019 6:00 AM - The technology is more in-your-face than social media; it confronts an iPhone user with an immediate request. It's simpler than texting, at least within a 30-foot range. Who needs phone numbers when you have a direct wireless connection?
4 tech start-ups looking to disrupt the affordable housing industry

Pamela Babcock
Jul 13, 2019 6:12 AM - Companies such as Module, which manufactures Lego-like prefabricated housing, or Rentlogic, which culls publicly available data to issue ratings for 1.1 million apartment buildings in New York City to give tenants more bargaining power, are looking to make a difference in the housing crisis -- and build successful businesses.
Top Tesla investor tries again to get Elon Musk to fine-tune strategy

Craig Trudell and Ed Hammond
Jul 13, 2019 6:05 AM - For the third time in the past year, Tesla's largest outside shareholder is openly advocating for Elon Musk to fine-tune his approach to communicating with the market.
Ruthless, 'superhuman' poker-playing computer program makes elite players fold

Joel Achenbach
Jul 13, 2019 6:08 AM - "I was defending humanity's dominance in this game," said professional poker player Jason Les. "Unfortunately, I failed."
Wildlife traffickers use Facebook, Instagram to find black-market buyers

Kurt Wagner
Jul 13, 2019 6:10 AM - Social networks and online marketplaces have long been hubs of illegal activity, including exotic animal trafficking. Smugglers use the platforms as digital billboards, often sharing photos and videos of their merchandise for users around the world to see.
Google employs humans to listen to some voice-assistant recordings

Greg Bensinger
Jul 13, 2019 6:00 AM - Contractors employed by Google listen to recordings of conversations customers have with their Google voice-activated devices, the search giant said Thursday, adding to a string of privacy concerns about technology companies' data collection practices.
How Facebook fought fake news about Facebook

Mark Bergen, Kurt Wagner
Jul 13, 2019 6:22 AM - Polling data and secretive projects -- 'Stormchaser' and 'Night's Watch' -- helped the social media giant track public sentiment, and respond to it.
Should patio owners pay for decks?

BY DAVID M. BENDOFF
Jul 13, 2019 7:00 AM - Q. Last year the board approved a special assessment to cover the reserve shortfall for the replacement of all the wood decks of individual townhouse units. However, not every unit has a wood deck; some units have a patio instead.

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