The Mystery of the Disappearing Manuscripts
A phishing scam with unclear motive or payoff is targeting authors, agents and editors big and small, baffling the publishing industry.Read More
Month: December 2020
Apple closes all California stores as virus cases spike. 
The Antitrust Case Against Big Tech, Shaped by Tech Industry Exiles
Regulators are relying on insiders like Dina Srinivasan, who left her digital ad job after concluding that “Facebook and Google were going to win...
Giving Billions Fast, MacKenzie Scott Upends Philanthropy
Through a streamlined operation, Ms. Scott has given away $6 billion this year, much of it to small charities and nonprofits.Read More
Twitter has updated the warning labels it applies to election misinformation to reflect that Joe Biden is the president-elect, the company said on Saturday.
The US government was rattled this week by a cyberattack that compromised a third-party software vendor’s systems and led to data breaches at several...
Cyberpunk 2077 Was Supposed to Be the Biggest Video Game of the Year. What Happened?
Nearly a decade of hype led to a troubled release riddled with glitches, a livid fan base, refunds for potentially millions of players and...
A free phone app encourages people to explore their surroundings, engage with art and connect across oceans.Read More
Athletes Leaving the Field Are Joining LinkedIn
The platform that put the “network” in “social network” has proved unexpectedly popular with jocks seeking second careers.Read More
How China Censored Covid-19
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Thousands of internal directives and reports reveal how Chinese officials stage-managed what appeared online in the early days of the outbreak.Read More