Technology

Schumer Kills Bills Big Tech Feared Most

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer never allowed a vote on antitrust bills targeting Apple, Amazon and Google but offered a consolation prize

Musk Reportedly Actively Looking for New CEO

Elon Musk recently asked users in a poll whether he should relinquish his role.

The Price of Your AI-Generated Selfie

The call for data ownership needs to consider what are the appropriate public uses of private data, writes Jasdeep K. Johl.

The Media Is Making the Same Mistakes with Musk That It Did with Trump

Twitter is a soap opera where Musk is the star, the only actor in the spotlight. The world should look away, says Roger McNamee

TIME's Best Photojournalism of 2022

The most striking, influential, and surprising photojournalism published by TIME in 2022, selected by TIME's photo editors.

Amid Musk's Chaotic Reign at Twitter, Our Digital History Is at Risk

"Free societies need access to history, unaltered by changing corporate or political interests," writes Brewster Kahle.

Twitter Relaunches Twitter Blue Monday With Two-Tiered Pricing

Users will also get access on iOS for $11 per month to subscriber-only features

What Elon Musk Gets Wrong About Free Speech

Musk's erratic behavior does not bode well for the future of free speech on social media

Meredith Whittaker Shares What’s Next for Signal

Whittaker spoke to TIME about the state of the tech landscape, where Signal is going next–and the crypto meltdown.

Elon Musk Threatens War With Apple

In a flurry of tweets Elon Musk said Apple had cut its Twitter advertising and threatened to bump the social network from Apple’s app store

This App Could Change How Kids Learn About Historical Heroes

The augmented reality app Kinfolk has designed monuments to Black and brown heroes that users can then place in the real world.

What Trump's Twitter Reinstatement Means for TRUTH Social

Elon Musk's decision could have major implications for the future of Trump's own platform, TRUTH Social

Elon Musk Welcomes Ye Back to Twitter

The artist formerly known as Kanye West had been temporarily suspended from the platform at the end of October after an anti-Semitic tweet.

Twitter Is Collapsing, and Nothing Can Replace It

Under Elon Musk the Twitter that so many people depend on may collapse. Roger McNamee on what comes next

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Island Haven Draws Scrutiny

For the Bahamas, the collapse of one of its most visible companies is a blow to a years-long effort to build a digital-currency hub.

Big Tech's Implosion Could Save the Planet

Layoffs have rippled through Silicon Valley—but it may be a good thing for the climate. We need that talent to help build a green economy.

Tech Can Be Toxic—But a Whale Showed Me It Can Bring Nature Closer, Too

After my near-death experience with a whale, citizen scientists analyzed the viral video. Thank you, internet.

The Only Way the U.S. Can Win the Tech War with China

The tech war between China and the U.S. over advanced semiconductors is rapidly heating up, but the U.S. needs allies to win

Musk Tells Staff Accept ‘Hardcore’ Twitter or Leave in Email

Elon Musk asked Twitter staff in an email to pledge to stay with the company, working long hours at “high intensity” or accept a buyout.

TikTok CEO Says Content Moderation Is Vital

Shou Zi Chew suggested Elon Musk and Twitter are heading down a risky path, as the company cuts half of its workforce

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Big Tech Layoffs Are Hurting Global Workers

The impact of Silicon Valley's firing spree is already being felt as far away as Kenya and Nepal

Google to Pay Nearly $400 Million Over Location Tracking

The company will “significantly improve” its location-tracking disclosures and user controls starting next year

Mozilla Is Rethinking Venture Capital

Mozilla Ventures, which will inject much-needed investments into companies that 'can ultimately push the internet in a better direction.'

Musk Has Inherited Twitter’s India Problem

Twitter's role as one of the few remaining forums for relatively free expression in India hangs in the balance.

What Tons of Tech Layoffs Mean For the Economy

Inflation and rising interest rates are driving tech layoffs this month, and more than 21,000 workers have lost jobs

TikTok Subcontractor Under Investigation

TikTok outsourced traumatic work to Colombia. Now the country's government is investigating, after a report by TIME and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism

Twitter Bans Accounts Mocking 'Free Speech Absolutist' Elon Musk

The platform banned several comedians for parody tweets in which they impersonated its new owner

Mastodon's Vision to Democratize Social Media

Founder Eugen Rochko says the recent influx of users following Elon Musk's Twitter takeover has been a vindication

Elon Musk Is the Lord of Twitter. We Are The Peasants

To have a real digital townsquare, we need to build online spaces governed by the people using them, writes Evan Greer.

Musk Plans to Eliminate Half of Twitter Jobs to Cut Costs

Elon Musk plans to cut about half of Twitter's workforce in a bid to drive down costs following his acquisition

Musk's Net Worth Has Dropped $9 Billion Since Buying Twitter

What we know about his financial challenges

We're Not Using AI to Its Fullest Human Potential

Despite remarkable advances in AI, it is not yet making major scientific breakthroughs. That's because we need to change our approach

Inside Twitter’s Chaotic First Weekend Under Elon Musk

Users and employees face uncertainty as Twitter changes hands.

What Would Trump be Like Back on Twitter?

Should Elon Musk allow him back on Twitter, Trump would regain a platform that he previously used to lie, bully, and incite violence.

As Musk Buys Twitter, the Right Is Celebrating

Some conservatives hailed Musk's takeover as a win for 'free speech'