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Twitter was fined $ 150 million by the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department on Wednesday, as part of a settlement for misleading users about how it treated their personal data. Twitter had told users it was collecting their email addresses and phone numbers to protect their accounts, but did not do enough to … Read more
Rumors about the gunman and what had taken place spread widely online – often with easily debunked evidence or none at all – almost immediately after the first official reports about the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Here are three of the most prominent rumors that have spread on online platforms such as Twitter, … Read more
As the world’s two superpowers grow further apart, the internet environments in the US and China are increasingly separate digital worlds. US internet companies have mostly flopped in China, and with notable exceptions, apps from China haven’t gone big outside their home country. Digital life in each country is largely walled off from the other, … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO – At a virtual meeting for Twitter executives last week, Parag Agrawal admitted he was exhausted. Mr. Agrawal, Twitter’s chief executive, had spent the past six weeks steering the company through a $ 44 billion sale to Elon Musk, the world’s richest person. Some employees were revolting openly against their new employer, who … Read more
From Santa Barbara, Calif., To Hefei, China, scientists are developing a new kind of computer that will make today’s machines look like toys. Harnessing the mysterious powers of quantum mechanics, the technology will perform tasks in minutes that even supercomputers could not complete in thousands of years. In the fall of 2019, Google unveiled an … Read more
The nightmare continues To my surprise, the final steps were the most infuriating. When we powered on the phone again, a warning message said the battery and screen had been replaced with unknown parts. This was annoying because the battery was a genuine part ordered from Apple. The screen was also authentic, because it came … Read more
When former President Donald J. Trump’s fledgling social media company and its merger partner announced in December that they had secured $ 1 billion in additional private funds for the deal, it set off speculation about the identities of the investors. Who were the roughly three dozen investors betting on the success of the former … Read more
Starter episode: “What Did You Take?” Begun during the early days of quarantine in March 2020, this affable show feels like eavesdropping on a conversation between two internet-savvy friends. One of the hosts, Ryan Broderick, used to co-host the beloved Buzzfeed podcast “Internet Explorer,” and brings the same inquisitive, informative energy to this series about … Read more
The goal is not to replace workers but to lift their performance, said Zayd Enam, the company’s co-founder and chief executive. Cresta’s offering, he said, is made possible by recent advances in the power and speed of AI software, which he described as “game changing.” Cresta has 200 employees, has raised more than $ 150 … Read more