The other day I found myself looking at a startling image of my Northern California home, the daylight dampened by an eerie orange glow...
Year: 2021
YouTube’s stronger election misinformation policies had a spillover effect on Twitter and Facebook, researchers say.
The prevalence of videos claiming fraud dropped sharply, according to New York University’s Center for Social Media and Politics.Read More
‘Disability Drives Innovation’
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Audiobooks are an example of a technology developed by or for people with disabilities that has helped all of us.Read More
The Microsoft-owned service had censored posts in China, in compliance with the country’s laws, to operate there.Read More
William Shatner is now the oldest person ever to go to space: ‘The most profound experience’
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Ninety-year-old William Shatner, who gained fame portraying Captain Kirk on the original “Star Trek,” just hitched a ride aboard a suborbital spacecraft that grazed...
In a Blue Origin Rocket, William Shatner Finally Goes to Space
The actor who played Captain Kirk played the role of pitchman for Jeff Bezos’ spaceflight company at a time that it is facing a...
Facebook Clamps Down on Its Internal Message Boards
The social network, which has been under increased scrutiny after a former product manager turned into a whistle-blower, is trying to prevent leaks.Read More
Father of Killed Reporter Asks Regulators to Investigate Facebook
Andy Parker, the father of a journalist killed in 2015, filed a complaint with the F.T.C. urging it to increase regulation on the tech...
William Shatner’s Star Trek Moment With Jeff Bezos
After the Blue Origin crew set down, science fiction met reality.Read More