How Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX Crypto Empire Collapsed
Mr. Bankman-Fried said in an interview that he had expanded too fast and failed to see warning signs. But he shared few details about...
Year: 2022
Amazon Is Said to Plan to Lay Off Approximately 10,000 Employees
The job cuts of approximately 10,000, which would start as soon as this week, would focus on the company’s devices organization, retail division and...
Google Agrees to $392 Million Privacy Settlement With 40 States
Under the agreement, which state attorneys general said was the largest U.S. internet privacy settlement, Google must also make its location-tracking practices clearer to...
Lithium-Ion Batteries in E-Bikes and Other Devices Pose Fire Risks
The batteries, also found in phones, laptops, toothbrushes and other items, have caused about 200 fires and six deaths in New York City this...
Is Time Running Out for the Leap Second?
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To the world’s timekeepers, the leap second is a kludge, a bane, a pain in the little hand. Now they’re proposing to ditch it....
TikTok Builds Itself Into an Ads Juggernaut
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The Chinese-owned video app’s ad business is thriving, even as a digital advertising slump hurts Meta, Snap and other rivals.Read More
A guide to parental controls on social media
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A little over a year ago, social media companies were put on notice for how they protect, or fail to protect, their youngest users.
FTX Investigating Possible $515 Million Hack After Bankruptcy Filing
Researchers documented $515 million in suspicious transfers from the cryptocurrency exchange.Read More
Internal Documents Show How Close the F.B.I. Came to Deploying Spyware
Christopher Wray, the F.B.I.’s director, told Congress last December that the bureau purchased the phone hacking tool Pegasus for research purposes.Read More
Just two weeks into Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter, the company may have already violated its consent agreement with the Federal Trade Commission, legal...