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
Twitter layoffs continue under Elon Musk
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Additional Twitter employees were terminated Thursday as part of ongoing, rolling layoffs under new owner Elon Musk, including from the public policy and media...