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How Blockchain Could Solve Digital Identity
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What Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Buy Means for Gamers
On Tuesday tech giant Microsoft announced its proposed purchase of gaming company Activision Blizzard for nearly $69 billion. The deal would grant Microsoft ownership over globally recognized franchises like Call of Duty, World of Warcraft,...
By Patrick Lucas Austin
January 19, 2022
Kid of the Year Finalist Lino Marrero, 15, Invented a Shoe That Can Charge a Cell Phone
Lino Marrero was leaving cello practice one day when he noticed several blisters on his fingers. The pain was so bad that the 10-year-old inventor from Frisco, Tx. wanted to quit playing the instrument for...
By Nik Popli
January 19, 2022
Cultivated Meat Trumps the Real Thing, With A Caveat
In a blind tasting, meat grown from stem cells tasted just like chicken, but without the fat that makes chicken taste good.
By Aryn Baker
January 19, 2022
These Countries Have Bans on Twitter, Facebook and TikTok
Twitter users in Nigeria were able to access the platform for the first time in seven months last week, after the government reversed a ban
By Eloise Barry
January 18, 2022
Verizon and AT&T Are Rolling Out New 5G Networks—But Not Near Major Airports. Here's Why
AT&T and Verizon will postpone new wireless service near some airports planned for this week after the nation's largest airlines said the service would interfere with aircraft technology and cause massive flight disruptions. The companies...
By DAVID KOENIG / AP
January 18, 2022
Microsoft Buys 'Call of Duty' and 'Candy Crush' Maker For $68.7 Billion
Microsoft is buying the gaming company Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, gaining access to blockbuster games like “Call of Duty" and ”Candy Crush." The all-cash deal will let Microsoft, maker of the Xbox gaming system,...
By Associated Press
January 18, 2022
Controversial Investment Guru Cathie Wood Wants to Help You Trust the Stock Market Again
(To receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here.) Cathie Wood is CEO, CIO and founder of ARK Invest, a closely watched investment fund known for its prescient...
By Belinda Luscombe
January 16, 2022
The Best and Weirdest Metaverse Products at CES
The Consumer Electronics Show was dominated by metaverse talk. Here are the products that were debuted, from bodysuits to NFT TVs.
By Andrew R. Chow
January 13, 2022
At CES 2022, Tech Companies Tried to Pitch Climate Sustainability as Fun and Exciting
Between presentations launching new PC processors and candy-colored refrigerators at last week’s CES, companies at the annual tech industry jamboree made a lot of big, flashy proclamations about climate change, some more serious than others,...
By Alejandro de la Garza
January 12, 2022
CES Companies Make the Case That Telehealth Can Work
During the COVID-19 pandemic, patients’ fears of getting infected in health care settings pushed many to use telehealth from the comfort of their own homes. That has come with some upsides. As telehealth has become...
By Tara Law
January 11, 2022
E.U. Parliament Told to Fix Illegal Export of COVID-19 Data to U.S.
Amid fears of U.S. surveillance, the bloc's top court in 2020 struck down a tool for companies like Facebook to transfer data across the Atlantic.
By Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg
January 11, 2022
Meta Will Require COVID-19 Boosters for Employees
Meta employees have been working remotely since March 2020, and multiple return-to-office plans have been delayed.
By Kurt Wagner/Bloomberg
January 11, 2022
How Reddit Allows Hate Speech to Flourish
Reddit moderators around the world say that racism, xenophobia, homophobia, sexism, misinformation and personal threats are running rampant on the site
By Andrew R. Chow
January 10, 2022
Grand Theft Auto Maker Buys FarmVille Company in $12.7B Deal
The transaction includes a go-shop provision, giving Zynga 45 days to hear alternative proposals.
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN/AP
January 10, 2022
It's Expensive to Be Poor. This CEO Wants to Reduce 'Antiquated' Bank Fees and Wait Times
(To receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here.) PayPal’s CEO and president did not learn his most important business lesson in the C-suite of the $215-billion fintech...
By Vivienne Walt
January 9, 2022
The 10 Best Gadgets of CES 2022
As COVID-19 cases continue rising due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, this year's CES was once again different from years past—some in-person events went on as planned in Las Vegas, but several...
By Patrick Lucas Austin
January 7, 2022
How the Metaverse Could Avoid the Ills of Social Media
The OASIS Consortium, a think tank that brings together execs of metaverse platforms, published some of the first comprehensive safety standards for Web 3.
By Andrew R. Chow
January 6, 2022
Elizabeth Holmes Will Likely Land in Fenceless, Low-Security Prison for Theranos Fraud
Legal experts say that Holmes may serve as little as three years at one of the least restrictive facilities in the U.S.
By Malathi Nayak/Bloomberg
January 4, 2022
Will 2022 Be the Year of Reckoning for Addictive Algorithms?
Platforms like Facebook and Instagram are under mounting pressure to reform the ways in which they're built to be addictive for users
By Megan McCluskey
January 4, 2022
AI Can Now Craft Jokes—But It's No Laughing Matter
Don’t you hate it,” says Jon the Robot, gesturing with tiny articulated arms at an expectant crowd, “when you’re trying to solve inverse kinematics equations to pick up a cup and then you get ‘Error...
By Corinne Purtill
January 4, 2022
Elizabeth Holmes Convicted of Fraud
A jury found Holmes guilty of two counts of wire fraud and two counts of conspiracy to commit fraud
By Michael Liedtke/AP
January 3, 2022
Holmes Jury Deadlocked on 3 of 11 Criminal Charges
U.S. District Judge Edward Davila instructed its members to do their best to reach a verdict
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE/AP
January 3, 2022
How Digital Twins Are Transforming the World
Digital twins—exact digital re-creations of objects or environments—are being used to replicate factory floors, car prototypes and internal organs
By Andrew R. Chow
December 30, 2021
This Infamous Russian Hacker Wants Your Crypto Investment
Entrepreneurs do not typically brag about their criminal records when promoting a new business venture. But Peter Levashov, one of Russia’s most notorious hackers, believes his rap sheet may help attract investors. “The U.S. government...
By Simon Shuster/New Haven, Conn.
December 23, 2021
The Best and Worst of NFTs in 2021
Here are the biggest developments, best NFT art projects and most worrying trends, according to artist and blockchain coder Rhea Myers.
By Andrew R. Chow
December 23, 2021
Steph Curry Sells 3,000 Pairs of NFT Sneakers
The NBA player and recent crypto convert released 2,974 NFTs featuring digital replicas of shoes he wore when he broke a scoring record
By Vlad Savov/Bloomberg
December 22, 2021
Amid Scaling Challenges, Rivian Announces Plans to Build New $5B Factory in Georgia
In its first earnings report since the company’s blockbuster $13.7B IPO in November, electric vehicle maker Rivian announced its plans to build a second EV factory, this time in Georgia. (Rivian's only current factory is...
By Patrick Lucas Austin
December 16, 2021
Reddit Files for IPO After Igniting the Year’s Meme Stock Frenzy
Reddit Inc., the social media platform that helped fuel this year’s meme stock frenzy, said it has confidentially filed for an initial public offering. The San Francisco-based company said Wednesday in a statement that the...
By Michael Hytha and Priya Anand / Bloomberg
December 16, 2021
Frances Haugen Is 'Super Scared' About the Metaverse
Documents show Facebook knew far more about the harms of its products than it ever let on. Will it take safety in the metaverse seriously?
By Billy Perrigo
December 16, 2021
Halo Infinite Made Me Love Gaming With Friends Again
Nostalgia is a curse. Its memory manipulation makes us hyperinflate the value or quality of past relationships, experiences, things we loved. When we see them again, the disappointment can be a shock. No, Speed Racer...
By Patrick Lucas Austin
December 13, 2021
Amazon Warehouse Collapse Puts Spotlight on Phone Ban
To many hourly front-line workers, Amazon's mobile phone ban demonstrates executives' indifference to employee safety.
By Spencer Soper / Bloomberg
December 13, 2021
Exclusive: Comedian Lewis Black Wants Spotify to Remove His Grammy-Nominated Album Amid Comedy Royalties Battle
Black's request comes in the wake of Spotify pulling down hundreds of comedy albums in November
By Megan McCluskey
December 10, 2021
Behind the Scenes at Art Basel Miami
NFTs took over Art Basel Miami this year. Here's what TIME saw there, from body mapping to property speculation to pure hedonism.
By Andrew R. Chow
December 9, 2021
NFT Art Collectors Playing a Dangerous Game—And Win
In Miami, the next generation of art collection showed its colors
By Raisa Bruner
December 8, 2021
'Instagram Sees a Dollar Sign When It Sees Kids.' Instagram Head Adam Mosseri Grilled by Lawmakers Over Platform's Harms to Young People
The CEO faced a barrage of questions from senators about Instagram's ill-effects on children and teens
By Megan McCluskey
December 8, 2021
Twitter’s Highest-Profile Users Get VIP Treatment When Trolls Strike
Twitter Inc.’s highest-profile users—those with lots of followers or particular prominence—often receive a heightened level of protection from the social network’s content moderators under a secretive program that seeks to limit their exposure to trolls...
By Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg
December 8, 2021
Samsung to Replace Co-CEOs, Reorganize Consumer Business
Samsung Electronics Co. is combining two of its three business divisions and appointing new leaders to replace its three co-chief executive officers in its biggest management shakeup since 2017. The reorganization, decided under the oversight...
By Sohee Kim / Bloomberg
December 7, 2021
What to Know About Digital World, the Company Funding Trump's New Social Media Platform 'TRUTH Social'
Trump's new media company said it has secured $1 billion in funding ahead of going public via a SPAC merger
By Megan McCluskey
December 7, 2021
Crypto CEOs Head to Congress. Here's What to Expect
As debates about cryptocurrency regulation continue to be waged around the world, six key executives will attempt to defend the rapidly growing field before Congress
By Andrew R. Chow
December 7, 2021
Israel Tightens Rules on Cyber Exports After String of Scandals
The decision follows a string of scandals involving foreign governments allegedly abusing technology developed by Israeli firms to spy on civilians
By Yaacov Benmeleh / Bloomberg
December 6, 2021
How the Wisdom of Crowds Could Fight Misinformation on Facebook
In 1907, statistician Francis Galton observed something strange at a county fair: Attendees were participating in a game where they guessed the weight of an ox, with the closest answer to the truth winning a...
By Jennifer Allen and David Rand
December 6, 2021
Can NFTs Challenge the Music Industry?
Independent musicians like Daniel Allan are turning to NFTs in the hopes of carving out a living outside of the record label system
By Andrew R. Chow
December 2, 2021
Frances Haugen Warns of Congress 'Inaction' on Facebook
Deep partisan divisions are hampering any legislative or regulatory reforms to hold tech platforms accountable
By Vera Bergengruen
December 1, 2021
Facebook Parent Meta Removes China-Based Network Pushing COVID-19 Misinformation
Meta said it removed a China-based network of more than 500 Facebook accounts
By Naomi Nix / Bloomberg
December 1, 2021
How 'Subscribe to Me' Became the Future of Work
Creators are bumping up against the limits of the platforms they use
By Raisa Bruner
December 1, 2021
Facebook Owner Meta Must Sell Giphy on Competition Concerns, U.K. Says
It’s the first time a Big Tech firm has been ordered by regulators in Europe and the U.S. to undo an acquisition rather than pay a hefty fine.
By Katharine Gemmell / Bloomberg
November 30, 2021
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