The personal information of about half a billion Facebook users, including their phone numbers, have been posted to a website used by hackers, cybersecurity...
Year: 2021
Amazon is on edge over Alabama union vote
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For more than two decades, Amazon has bulldozed over bricks-and-mortar businesses, hired and churned through vast numbers of workers and even pitted cities against...
Pinterest Is Said to Be in Talks to Acquire the Photo App VSCO
The discussions between the digital pin board company and the app that inspired the “VSCO girls” trend are ongoing.Read More
The C.E.O. of the self-driving car company Waymo will step down after more than 5 years.
The chief executive duties will be divided between two current company executives — Tekedra Mawakana and Dmitri Dolgov.Read More
Biden’s Plan to Fix America’s Internet
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The White House proposal is essentially a statement that what we’re doing now is not working.Read More
Enter the Age of the Vaccine Selfie
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From topless politicians to designers, it’s a thing. And it’s part of a longer tradition than you might expect.Read More
That Spotty Wi-Fi? There’s $100 Billion to Fix It.
President Biden’s infrastructure proposal aims to close the digital divide, which has existed since the Clinton administration.Read More
Dublin-based ENBIO created a coating from burnt bones, allowing ESA’s Solar Orbiter probe to withstand temperatures hot enough to melt lead.
Microsoft has scored another major government contract, this time to produce augmented reality devices for the US Army.
In Africa, US startup Zipline is using drones to deliver medical supplies and personal protective equipment to local clinics.