Month: March 2021
Big Tech C.E.O.s Face Lawmakers on Disinformation: Live Updates 
NFT Artwork by Sophia the Robot Sells for Nearly $700,000
An artwork that sold for nearly $700,000 was the latest in the frenzied market for digital art — and possibly the first created in...
Amazon Walks a Political Tightrope in Its Union Fight
The company has always opposed efforts by its workers to organize, but its regulatory fate rests largely with Democrats in Washington.Read More
When Luke Stark sought money from Google in November he had no idea he’d be turning down $60,000 from the tech giant in March.
Chinese hackers targeted Uyghur activists and journalists living in the United States in an attempt to spy on them, an investigation by security staff...
Slack announced it would let you DM anyone. Then people pointed out that might be a really bad idea
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Wednesday morning, Slack rolled out a feature to let its users message people at other companies. By Wednesday afternoon, it was walking the feature...
Read This If You’re Clueless About Discord
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Two avid readers from South Africa show what they find special about this talking and texting app.Read More
Tesla Will Accept Bitcoin as Payment, Elon Musk says.
The electric-car maker will hold the digital currency and handle the crypto transactions internally.Read More
Intel to Spend $20 Billion on 2 New Chip Factories in Arizona.
Patrick Gelsinger, Intel’s chief executive, vowed on Tuesday that Intel would become a major manufacturer of chips for other companies, in addition to producing...
Ashley Sumner, the C.E.O. of Quilt, announced she was striking gender from her bio. The LinkedIn crowd went wild.Read More
C.I.A.’s Chatbot Stands In for World Leaders 
What is No One Misses TikTok? 
‘The Interview’: Curtis Yarvin Says Democracy is Done 
TikTok to ‘Go Dark’ on Sunday for Its 170 Million American Users