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Niantic’s New Technology Could Enable The Next Generation of Developers To Build Their Own Pokémon Go
By Andrew R. Chow
What Terra's Crash Means For Crypto and Beyond
By Andrew R. Chow
Elon Musk Sows Doubt Over His $44 Billion Twitter Takeover
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Elon Musk and the Tech Bro Obsession With 'Free Speech'
They say that something is worth what someone will pay for it. If that's true, then protecting "free speech," which Elon Musk has cited as a central reason he agreed to buy Twitter for $44...
By Charlotte Alter
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Elon Musk Decided Not to Join Twitter’s Board After All
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What Elon Musk Can Do at Twitter—and What He Can't
One of corporate America's most notable loudmouths has acquired the largest stake in the home of online loudmouths: Twitter, the microblogging platform. Of course, the person in question is multi-billionaire Elon Musk, the wealthiest person...
By Simon Constable
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3D-Printed Homes Could Help Solve Affordable Housing Crisis
Videos of 3D-homebuilding are racking up tens of millions of views and helping people envision a world in which affordable 3D-printed houses are the new norm
By Megan McCluskey
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Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on the Chip Shortage, Supply Chain Issues, and Russian Sanctions
Earlier this week, I wrote about how potato chips may be harder to come by as Russia's invasion of Ukraine hinders production of sunflower oil, a common snack food ingredient. Today, I spoke with United...
By Abby Vesoulis
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There's Still Time to Make a Better, More Ethical Web
Twelve years ago, I was 24 years old when I handed my boss a printed piece of paper with the description for a job I believed should exist but didn’t: a reporter covering the emerging...
By Laurie Segall
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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
Elon Musk: 'My Career is Mars and Cars'
For Elon Musk, Monday evening was a family affair. Waving to his mother Maye Musk in the audience, and balancing his toddler X Æ A-Xii (pronounced “X”) on his knee, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO...
By Madeleine Carlisle
December 14, 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
Samsung Picks Texas for $17B U.S. Chip Plant
Samsung is planning to invest $17 billion and create about 1,800 jobs in Taylor, Texas over the first 10 years, according to documents submitted to local officials.
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November 23, 2021
The Quentin Tarantino-Miramax Dispute Isn't the First Lawsuit Over NFTs—And it Won't Be the Last
The lawsuit is another example of the sometimes fraught way in which the concept of NFT ownership has collided with existing copyright law.
By Andrew R. Chow
November 17, 2021
How Ryan Kaji Became the Most Popular 10-Year-Old in the World
In human years, Ryan Kaji is 10. In YouTube views, he’s 48,597,844,873. If, in our digital age, a person’s life can be measured by their online footprint, Ryan’s is the size of a brachiosaur’s, which,...
By Belinda Luscombe
November 12, 2021
Trump Plans to Regain Social Media Presence With New Company
Trump Media and Technology Group says it plans to start a social media company called Truth Social
By Jennifer Jacobs and Mark Niquette / Bloomberg
October 21, 2021
Xi Eyes Innovation and Oversight for China’s Digital Economy
China has identified the digital economy as a key driver for growth and made tech self-sufficiency a top priority
By Bloomberg
October 19, 2021
Alibaba Just Unveiled One of China’s Most Advanced Chips
The new Alibaba server chip is a milestone in China’s pursuit of semiconductor self-sufficiency
By Coco Liu and Debby Wu / Bloomberg
October 18, 2021
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Season 3 Is the Best Installment Yet—and a Brilliant Send-Up of Suburbia
'You' is what you might get if 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' “social assassin” Larry David were a literal assassin, violently vanquishing braggarts and navel gazers and empty-headed trend chasers of every variety
By Judy Berman
October 17, 2021
Why Regulating Facebook’s Algorithm Could Be Unconstitutional
Taking aim at the algorithm instead of breaking up the company through antitrust law would be a novel approach that would almost certainly invite legal challenges
By Julia Zorthian
October 13, 2021
This Is the White House's Plan to Take on Facebook
President Joe Biden wants Congress to strengthen antitrust laws, make sure privacy is better protected, and rewrite Section 230
By Brian Bennett
October 7, 2021
How Fixing Facebook's Algorithm Could Help Teens—and Democracy
Frances Haugen's testimony depoliticized the conversation about Facebook, making it less about extremism and more about kids' mental health.
By Charlotte Alter
October 5, 2021
Instagram Is Doing Grave Harm to Our Generation. We Need Help to Stop It
Although Destinee was just 13 when she created her first Instagram account in 2012, she was late to the world of social media. She remembers standing in her best friend's bathroom, posing in front of...
By Destinee Adams and Zamaan Qureshi
September 21, 2021
Why Apple's Health App Could Be the Sleeper Hit of iOS 15
When Apple's iOS 15 goes live Monday, it will come with the usual bevy of software upgrades meant to enhance slightly older iPhones while also laying the groundwork for the Cupertino, Calif. company's next generation...
By Alex Fitzpatrick
September 20, 2021
What China's Tech Crackdown Means for the U.S.
New regulations include: only three hours of video games per week allowed for kids, limits on social media algorithms, and a ban on online celebrity fan clubs
By Billy Perrigo
September 1, 2021
Technology Can Help Foster Inclusivity, Productivity at Work
'We destigmatized working from home— letting the messiness of our personal lives permeate a sanitized working world'
By Anjali Sud
August 11, 2021
How China Is Using AI to Fuel the Next Industrial Revolution
"AI is the engine fueling the fourth industrial revolution. China is at the forefront in manifesting this change"
By Kai-Fu Lee
August 11, 2021
AI Can Endanger Lives. We Must Enforce Stronger Safeguards
Too often we fall into the trap of “enchanted determinism”: the belief that A.I. systems are both magical and superhuman
By Kate Crawford
August 11, 2021
TikTok Now Collects 'Faceprints.' What Could That Mean?
Potential uses for the data have caused concern among experts who say security and privacy could be at risk
By Megan McCluskey
June 14, 2021
How to Regulate Tech Platforms Like Facebook
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is telling everyone who will listen that it is time to regulate the internet. But do Facebook and other platform companies support meaningful oversight or simply a regulatory Potemkin...
By Tom Wheeler
April 5, 2021
Big Tech Should Treat Users Like Shareholders Not Resources
We need a new relationship between Big Tech and its users, built on mutual cooperation, revenue sharing and a shared purpose
By Sid Mohasseb
January 28, 2021
How Crypto Tools like Signal and Bitcoin Protect Democracy
The battle for privacy is moving to the next medium: money
By Alex Gladstein
January 26, 2021
Codebreaker Elizebeth Friedman Never Got Her Due—Until Now
Elizebeth S. Friedman was one of the brightest codebreakers of her generation. But her biggest achievement was kept secret her whole life
By Suyin Haynes
January 11, 2021
The Chinese Company Revolutionizing How Goods Get Delivered
Could this be the first time that a Chinese firm truly writes global rules?
By Charlie Campbell / Hangzhou
November 23, 2020
Zuckerberg: Not Deleting Kenosha Militia Page Was a Mistake
On Tuesday, a 17-year-old named Kyle Rittenhouse allegedly fatally shot two people and injured a third
By Madeleine Carlisle
August 29, 2020
How Far-Right Personalities and Conspiracy Theorists Are Cashing in on the Pandemic Online
A global pandemic, a summer of protests and the 2020 election have led to a windfall for extremists and conspiracy theorists
By Vera Bergengruen
August 20, 2020
How Camera Film Captured the Bias in American Culture
Technologies, such as photographic film, sometimes capture the issues and beliefs and values of the times
By Ainissa Ramirez
July 24, 2020
Facebook Cannot Fix Itself. But Trump's Effort to Reform Section 230 Is Wrong
In a week that saw the official death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States surpass 100,000, when the number of applications for unemployment insurance exceeded 40 million and Americans were protesting in...
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June 4, 2020
Taiwanese Chipmaker Plans $12 Billion Factory in Arizona
TSMC said it will start construction of its next major fabrication facility in 2021, to be completed by 2024
By Debby Wu and Ian King / Bloomberg
May 15, 2020
The Surprisingly Long History of Video Chat
The first video-call technology was demonstrated in 1927, but the idea was largely a failure in the years that followed. Here's why
By Francine Uenuma
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How Deaf Advocates Won the Battle for Closed Captioning
Whenever people watch videos with captions, "they have the deaf community to thank"
By Olivia B. Waxman
March 16, 2020
How Electric Elevators Transformed the Modern City
Land in a city is worth so much because of what can be built on it, or rather, what can be built above it. Without electric elevators, all that vertical space would be worth far less
By Robert Bryce
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20 Years Later, the Y2K Bug Seems Like a Joke—Because Those Behind the Scenes Took It Seriously
Some of the fixes put in place in 1999 are still used today to keep the world’s computer systems running smoothly
By Francine Uenuma
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How Artificial Intelligence Is Helping Identify Thousands of Unknown Civil War Soldiers
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By Olivia B. Waxman
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Epilepsy Foundation Presses Charges After Hackers Sent Seizure-Inducing Images to Its Twitter Followers
The attacks targeted its Twitter feed during National Epilepsy Awareness Month
By Mahita Gajanan
December 18, 2019
It’s Not Necessarily Bad if Your Kid Spends Lots of Time Online. But Watch for These Warning Signs
Is “time” really the problem with “screen time”? Researchers have described the negative effects of large amounts of time online and the beneficial effect of moderation. For instance, a 2019 study of more than 6,500...
By Dr. Harold Koplewicz
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Pocket-size ultrasound devices that cost 50 times less than the machines in hospitals (and connect to your phone). Virtual reality that speeds healing in rehab. Artificial intelligence that’s better than medical experts at spotting lung...
By TIME Staff
October 25, 2019
Employees Accuse Google of Developing 'Surveillance Tool' to Prevent Unions
A Google representative says the claims about the tool are "categorically false"
By Ryan Gallagher / Bloomberg
October 24, 2019
The Federal Government Has Lost Our Trust. It Could Learn Something From Our Cities
Today in America, public trust in our national government is the lowest it’s been in more than two decades. And, according to Gallup polling, the decline cannot be attributed to just one political party or...
By Martin O'Malley
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