Twitter Users Report Widespread Service Interruptions
The issues surfaced several days after Elon Musk said he had shut down one of the company’s major data centers.Read More
Lawmakers Signal Inquiries Into US Government’s Use of Foreign Spyware
The moves come as Congress passed a measure last week to try to reign in the proliferation of the hacking tools.Read More
Operating in shadows, he was a hero; in the light, he quickly became a villain.Read More
Google Employees Brace for a Cost-Cutting Drive as Anxiety Mounts
The tech giant has so far taken steps to streamline without mass layoffs, but employees are girding for deeper cuts.Read More
As Covid-19 Continues to Spread, So Does Misinformation About It
Doctors are exasperated by the persistence of false and misleading claims about the virus.Read More
Is A.I. the Future of Test Prep?
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Riiid is one of a handful of companies that believe that A.I.’s algorithms are perfectly suited to track student performance and give individualized attention.Read...
Finding Community, and Freedom, on VRChat
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On any given weekend, there are dozens of parties happening on VRChat, a platform where users assume fantastical avatars of their own design.Read More
For Sale on eBay: A Military Database of Fingerprints and Iris Scans
German security researchers studying biometric capture devices popular with the U.S. military got more than they expected for $68 on eBay.Read More
She Worked for Twitter. Then She Tweeted at Elon Musk.
Sasha Solomon, a software engineer, joined others in the media business who lost their jobs this year after publicly taking on their employers.Read More
What Happened to Bright Starts Beaming Buggie Take-Along Toy?
The life cycle of a magical baby-soothing toy.Read More