Tag: Computers and the Internet
F.D.A. Warning on NyQuil Chicken Alerts Many to Existence of NyQuil Chicken
A truism of the internet, central to the work of researchers who study the spread of dangerous trends…
Social Media Companies Still Boost Election Fraud Claims, Report Says
The major social media companies all say they are ready to deal with a torrent of misinformation surrounding…
Uber Investigating Breach of Its Computer Systems
Uber discovered its computer network had been breached on Thursday, leading the company to take several of its…
One Solution to the Digital Divide: Teens
Gisel Guerrero Zavala is a 15-year-old in El Paso who loves video games and computer programming. She is…
Apple, the Ad Critic, Now Embraces Ads
For years, Apple has been a loud critic of online advertising that relies on hogging as much information…
Snapchat Introduces Its First Parental Controls
SAN FRANCISCO — Snapchat, the ephemeral messaging app, introduced its first parental controls on Tuesday, as social media…
Crypto ‘Mixer’ Tornado Cash Is Blacklisted by the Treasury Department
The Treasury Department on Monday prohibited Americans from using the cryptocurrency platform Tornado Cash, saying the service has…
A.I. Is Not Sentient. Why Do People Say It Is?
Why Everyone Else BelievesIn the mid-1960s, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Joseph Weizenbaum, built an…
Why Alex Jones’s Trial Won’t Stop the Spread of Lies
If it hadn’t been so excruciatingly sad, Alex Jones’s defamation trial might have been cathartic.Mr. Jones, the supplement-slinging…
The Humbling of Coinbase
The bloat was especially severe on Coinbase’s customer-service team. New staff members often felt that they didn’t have…
Twitter Rebuts Musk’s Fraud Claim in Dispute Over Fake Accounts
Twitter has accused Elon Musk, in a lawsuit, of abandoning his planned acquisition of the company because stock…
YouTube Automation Sprouts Cottage Industry That Promises Fast Money
Scott Mitchell became convinced YouTube would make him rich.Mr. Mitchell, 33, got the idea last year from videos…