Tag: Computers and the Internet
Twitter Nears a Deal to Sell Itself to Elon Musk
Update, 3:05 p.m. Eastern time, April 25: Elon Musk struck a deal to buy Twitter for roughly $44…
‘It’s Life or Death’: The Mental Health Crisis Among U.S. Teens
How the reporter Matt Richtel spoke to adolescents and parents for this series In mid-April, I was speaking…
As Europe Approves New Tech Laws, the U.S. Falls Further Behind
In just the last few years, Europe has seen a sweeping law for online privacy take effect, approved…
Umang Gupta, Who Paved Way for Indian Tech Executives, Dies at 73
Unlike most other companies of the era, he chose to run the software online and sell it as…
E.U. Takes Aim at Social Media’s Harms With Landmark New Law
The European Union was nearing a deal on Friday on landmark legislation that would force Facebook, YouTube and…
Obama Calls for More Oversight of Social Media in Speech at Stanford
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Former President Barack Obama on Thursday called for greater regulatory oversight of the country’s…
The YouTube Rabbit Hole Is Nuanced
Perhaps you have an image in your mind of people who get brainwashed by YouTube.You might picture your…
Three Ways to Cut Your Tech Spending, as Prices Rise Everywhere
With the cost of food, gas and electricity going up, we have no choice but to spend more.…
Barack Obama’s New Role: Fighting Disinformation
Republicans, for their part, accuse the companies of suppressing free speech by censoring conservative voices — above all…
Elon Musk Races to Secure Financing for Twitter Bid
Elon Musk is racing to secure funding for his $43 billion bid to buy Twitter.Morgan Stanley, the investment…
Apple’s Zipped Lips on Chips
U.S. and European officials talk incessantly about making more of the world’s advanced computer chips anywhere other than…
Apollo Said to Be Weighing Participating in Twitter Bid
The private equity firm Apollo Global Management is considering participating in a bid for Twitter by offering debt…