Online, Iranians engage in a world their leaders don’t want them to see.
Inflation-corrected prices may end up substantially lower as factors driving high home prices weaken with time.
Member countries vote on Thursday for an American or a Russian to lead the International Telecommunication Union, which sets standards for new technologies.
From more photo-based results to neighborhood “vibe” checks, the company announced updates meant to keep two of its most popular products on trend.
A reporter and a photographer went for a ride in an experimental autonomous vehicle operated by the General Motors subsidiary Cruise. There were bumps in the road.
While you may not master every language ahead of a multistop tour through Asia, these apps and digital tools can help you get by (and maybe make you some friends).
More than $2 billion in digital currency has been stolen in hacks this year, shaking faith in the experimental field of decentralized finance, known as DeFi.
The goal of Poppy Seed Health is to connect underserved pregnant women to nurses, midwives and doulas who can offer on-demand assistance.
Spectrum News NY1 fired Erick Adame after someone took nude pictures of him performing on an adult webcam site and sent them to his employer and his mother.
In crypto havens such as Meia Praia beach, the confidence in digital currencies remains undimmed even after this summer’s crash.
Alex Mashinsky, the founder of Celsius, which filed for bankruptcy in July, said his role had “become an increasing distraction.”
The parent of Facebook and Instagram said that it had taken down what was the first targeted Chinese campaign to interfere in U.S. politics and that the effort was limited.
China has cracked down on many tech companies, but has allowed dating apps that provide social connections to flourish.
There are some signs of a drift toward issues where the party has an advantage, like the economy and immigration.
Technology is revolutionizing mental health care. Will it really make it more accessible?
Can an algorithm help with existential angst?
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British regulators have sent a warning notice to the company, the first major case under new rules in Britain that protect minors online.
A draft agreement with the Biden administration to keep the Chinese-owned video app operating in the United States is under review. That could mean more wrangling.
Fitness apps and the power of live satellite tracking have allowed runners, cyclists and others to draw hearts, animals, birthday wishes — and even homages to Vermeer — across their local landscapes.
Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Marc Andreessen show how the tech industry’s insular culture remains largely unchanged.
A tech-savvy artist unearthed video footage of people working hard to capture the perfect shot for Instagram. It is a lesson in the artifice of social media and the ubiquity of surveillance.
Misleading and divisive posts about the Nov. 8 midterm vote have flooded social media. Here are three prevalent themes.
Battling far-right extremism, Germany has gone further than any other Western democracy to prosecute individuals for what they say online, testing the limits of free speech on the internet.
Apple’s pursuit of an N.F.L. media package has broadened to include a sponsorship of one of TV’s most-watched events.
A cache of nearly 160,000 files from Russia’s powerful internet regulator provides a rare glimpse inside Vladimir V. Putin’s digital crackdown.
The video game streaming service is struggling to strike the right balance between popularity and profit.
Jesse Powell, the chief executive, has battled with employees after posting messages about race and gender and urging those who disagreed with his values to leave.
Cooking poultry in cold medicine is a bad, dangerous idea that few people seemed to be aware of until the government warning attracted media coverage.
The accessibility features Apple and Google include in their mobile software can help people of all abilities get more from their devices.
Cada vez más jóvenes utilizan el poderoso algoritmo de TikTok, que personaliza los videos que se les muestran, para encontrar información adaptada a sus gustos.
The Securities and Exchange Commission said the firm had agreed to pay a $35 million fine.
Several companies say they are tackling food waste by connecting people with unsold food from restaurants and grocery stores.
In “You’ve Been Played,” a self-identified gamer warns against the dangers of imposing artificial incentives on all aspects of our lives.
New research from Mozilla shows YouTube users have little control over what is recommended to them.
The report, by New York University’s Stern Center for Business and Human Rights, argues that the companies fuel false conspiracies about election fraud despite promises to combat them.
Self-checkout systems are intended to make shopping convenient, but they also can lead to more thefts, experts said.
After a Florida man was accused of vehicular homicide, his lawyer used Clearview AI’s facial recognition software to prove his innocence. But other defense lawyers say Clearview’s offer rings hollow.
Repurposed sound has taken over social media. Science tells us why.
The victims of a bizarre cyberstalking operation are trying to hold the chief executive and the culture of the company responsible.
Need to find a restaurant or figure out how to do something? Young people are turning to TikTok to search for answers. Google has noticed.
Shou Zi Chew, TikTok’s chief executive, is balancing how to be an autonomous leader while juggling the demands of the app’s Chinese parent company.
The video platform will let more creators earn payments and place ads in Shorts, its TikTok competitor, according to audio from an internal meeting.
The company said on Thursday that it was looking into the scope of the apparent hack.
Partiful wants to be the go-to option for sending online invitations. Facebook events, we hardly knew ye.
The bill could require many social media sites, games and other online services used by children to install protections for minors.
The acquisition comes as deal-making in the United States cools and technology company valuations fall amid rising fears of a possible recession.
Many fans think it will. But it might end up creating some new problems.
Data mining plus streaming can target political ads household by household, largely unregulated.
Ethereum, the most popular cryptocurrency platform, completed its much-anticipated switch to a more energy-efficient infrastructure.
TikTok’s chief operating officer, Vanessa Pappas, faced questions about whether the company would ever hand over user data to Chinese officials.
The men, who remain at large in Iran, breached the computers of hundreds of people in the United States, Israel, Russia and Britain.
Rob Bonta, California’s attorney general, said the retailer punishes companies that offer lower prices on other websites.
A court rejected Google’s appeal of a record-setting antitrust fine related to Android and online search.
For more than a decade, Catherine Engelbrecht, a Texas mom turned election-fraud crusader, has sown doubts about ballots and voting. Her patience has paid off.
Apple and Google have added useful features to texting apps, yet the apps still lack a major component: an effective way to set limits.
Russia used a formal meeting in Geneva to air its unsupported accusations but faced considerable diplomatic pushback.
The chief executive of the experimental crypto bank Celsius has told employees about an audacious plan to revive the firm, which filed for bankruptcy in July.
The chief executive of the experimental crypto bank Celsius has told employees about an audacious plan to revive the firm, which filed for bankruptcy in July.
At a Senate hearing, Peiter Zatko, Twitter’s former head of security, told lawmakers that the company lied about its data practices.
In “Who’s Raising the Kids?” Susan Linn’s searing indictment of corporate greed, tech companies targeting children are rivaled only by the lawmakers who let them get away with it.
Reed Duchscher, the manager of the YouTube megastar “Mr. Beast,” is teaming up with the investment firm TCG to bankroll businesses led by online creators.
New Jersey demanded back taxes from the ride-hailing company, claiming it misclassified drivers as independent contractors.
Un teléfono inteligente hecho para la longevidad puede ser algo real. Lástima que no es así como la mayoría de ellos están diseñados.
Mientras la ansiedad y la depresión se disparan entre los adolescentes, los investigadores se esfuerzan por comprender cómo afectan exactamente las redes sociales a la salud mental.
Maintaining the flow of oil is still crucial for the world economy. But now the supply of semiconductors is also critical for commerce, and war and peace.
Apple quiere empezar a producir dispositivos en la India, pero el proceso de fabricación de su último teléfono, presentado el miércoles, muestra lo difícil que será el cambio.
Lawyers for Elon Musk mentioned a $7 million payment to Peiter Zatko, Twitter’s former top security executive, in a court hearing this week.
In Shira Ovide’s last On Tech newsletter, she looks back at how the past two and a half years have shifted her thinking on technology.
Media literacy efforts are intensifying, targeting students as they approach voting age. But some educators struggle “to push through that apathy.”
A smartphone that is made for longevity can be a real thing. Too bad that’s not how most of them are designed.
A federal trial began on Wednesday for Joe Sullivan, a former federal prosecutor who is accused of not disclosing a data breach while at the company.
The Apple Watch Ultra is aimed at endurance athletes, a market dominated by Garmin. Apple also introduced updated AirPods.
Closing the online gap in America will require everything we’ve got, including video game-playing teenagers.
Elon Musk’s lawyers had asked for a delay to review the accusations by a former Twitter executive, which the judge denied, while allowing the information to form part of their case.
An argument at Arizona State’s multicultural center spiraled into a disaster for everyone involved. Who was to blame?
As tech companies slow hiring and lay off workers, once-busy recruiters are shifting to other roles and cutting their rates.
Plus Russia and North Korea grow closer, and Apple prepares to introduce its newest iPhone.
Apple is taking small steps toward India. But the production of its latest phone, introduced on Wednesday, shows how difficult it will be to make big changes.
Apple has long supported privacy and shunned those intrusive ads. What happens when it sells more ads, too?
In her follow-up to “The Outrun,” Amy Liptrot grapples with more urban demons.
In the newly created role, Meredith Whittaker will guide policy and strategy for the messaging app and work to expand its business.
Joe Sullivan, Uber’s former chief of security, faces criminal charges for his handling of a 2016 security breach. His trial this week has divided the security industry.
Los científicos utilizan el aprendizaje automático para escuchar a las ratas topo desnudas, a los murciélagos de la fruta, a los cuervos y a las ballenas, y para comunicarse con ellos.
Jobs growth is slowing but still strong. Bed Bath & Beyond gets a reprieve. A former Uber executive goes to trial.
Without providing evidence, the Kremlin is pressing allegations that the U.S. operates labs in Ukraine and beyond. This week, it has called an investigative session in Geneva.
Google said that Parler had more robust content moderation practices than it did when it was banned in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 riot.
The former president’s activity on his social network, Truth Social, openly promotes far-right and conspiratorial ideas that are usually confined to corners of the internet.
“I won, and I didn’t break any rules,” the artwork’s creator says.
The labor official concluded that Amazon’s objections to the election should be set aside and that the Amazon Labor Union should be certified to represent workers at the warehouse.
Solo han pasado unos 15 años, nueve meses y 22 días desde que los usuarios empezaron a pedir la posibilidad de corregir sus tuits.
The case was seen as a test of a more aggressive policy by the agency.
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Alinea, an investing app geared toward young adults, saw a new focus on companies that support reproductive health.
Finally.
Worried about geopolitical tensions and stung by pandemic shutdowns, Google, Apple and others are moving some work to nearby countries.
For those who crave efficiency, some websites tackle wedding planning with an add-to-cart approach.
As Apple prepares to unveil new models next week, the smart watch has found an unexpected audience: children as young as 5.
Esto es lo que debes saber sobre una importante actualización de software a Ethereum, la plataforma criptográfica más popular.
Limits were placed on high-end GPUs that power supercomputers and artificial intelligence, said Nvidia and AMD, two Silicon Valley chip makers.
New research from the Pew Research Center shows nearly three-quarters of respondents are very concerned about the spread of false information online.
The maker of Snapchat discontinued some of its products and appointed a chief operating officer, amid financial struggles.
The social media app is not available on Google’s app store, and the former president’s company and Google are publicly disagreeing about why.
Weighing into the fierce national debate over Covid-19 prevention and treatments, the state would be the first to try a legal remedy for vaccine disinformation.
In an aggressive turn, the normally staid @WhiteHouse account itemized hundreds of thousands of dollars in pandemic-related debt relief given to U.S. House members who criticized the Biden plan.
A federal judge said Cleveland State University violated the Fourth Amendment when it used software to scan a student’s bedroom, a practice that has grown during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The social networking company said that Children’s Health Defense, a group led by Mr. Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist, had “repeatedly” violated its guidelines by spreading medical misinformation.
Sales are down, but there is no need to pity the Chromebook.
They were once Democrats and Republicans. But fears for their children in the pandemic transformed their thinking, turning them into single-issue voters for November’s midterms.
How much we buy online affects the whole economy, but right now there are lots of question marks.
Not long ago, it seemed impossible to find a laptop. The pandemic has upended that, too.
A diet app helped writer Sam Anderson shed his extra Covid pounds — and reminded him that he was still his old self.
In many places, there is no system for sharing home test results with health officials, but the information may still be beneficial for public health.
In emails to workers at SpaceX and Tesla, Mr. Musk said they were required to spend a minimum of 40 hours a week in the office.
The contract workers are resisting a plan to resume in-person work, citing health concerns and commuting costs.
Plus North Korea’s Covid strategy and China’s expanding internet censorship.
The rapidly expanding practice, which authorities say helps combat disinformation from abroad, has fueled a whole new type of online battle.
The news was welcomed by an employee group worried about growing coronavirus rates.
The pandemic’s arrival turned spaces like WeWork into ghost towns. Now people are lining up for low-commitment offices, and providers are working to sustain that trend.
Arvind Krishna is trying to stay in touch with the company’s roots as he confronts today’s challenges.
Company officials said the terminations were the result of an internal review, while the fired managers saw it as a response to the recent union victory.