LinkedIn Ran Social Experiments On 20 Million Users Over Five Years
A study that looked back at those tests found that relatively weak social connections were more helpful in finding jobs than stronger social ties.Read...
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Runners and Cyclists Use GPS Mapping to Make Art
Fitness apps and the power of live satellite tracking have allowed runners, cyclists and others to draw hearts, animals, birthday wishes — and even...
The Midterm Election’s Most Dominant Toxic Narratives
Misleading and divisive posts about the Nov. 8 midterm vote have flooded social media. Here are three prevalent themes.Read More
Where Online Hate Speech Can Bring the Police to Your Door
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...
Apple in Talks to Sponsor the Super Bowl Halftime Show
Apple’s pursuit of an N.F.L. media package has broadened to include a sponsorship of one of TV’s most-watched events.Read More
Kittyhawk, the electric air taxi startup backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, announced Wednesday that it plans to “wind down” operations.
If you liked “Guitar Hero” but wished it had more brass instruments, you’re in luck.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and CEO Andy Jassy must testify in an ongoing Federal Trade Commission probe into whether the company misled people into...
Is the Hyperloop Doomed?
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Though some efforts continue, the once-promising technology has run up against significant challenges — most notably creating an entirely new transit infrastructure.Read More
Florida has asked the Supreme Court to rule on whether states may force social media companies to host content they would rather remove —...