Tag: Computers and the Internet
Metaverse Lessons From Hollywood
Decades ago, Steve Perlman’s technology helped kick-start an era in which figments of Hollywood imagination feel increasingly authentic.Now,…
Bitcoin Miners Want to Recast Themselves as Eco-Friendly
Along a dirt-covered road deep in Texas farm country, the cryptocurrency company Argo Blockchain is building a power…
Toronto’s Tech Industry Is Quietly Booming
“This is now a place to make a long-term bet — to build connections with the cluster of…
Russia Is Losing Tens of Thousands of Outward-Looking Young Professionals
YEREVAN, Armenia — At the Lumen cafe in the Armenian capital, Russians arrive as soon as the doors…
Lawsuit Accuses Google of Bias Against Black Employees
A former employee at Google sued the company on Friday, claiming it systematically discriminated against Black workers by…
D.C. Suit Accusing Amazon of Controlling Prices Is Thrown Out
A court on Friday threw out what was thought to have been the first government lawsuit in the…
Some of the Tech Magic Is Gone
At this point in 2021, technology was eating the world and stock markets.Right now … ehhh, not so…
How to Outlast 5-Minute Internet Fads
We live in an online world made by Tasty.Beginning in 2015, Tasty’s close-up videos featuring hands speeding through…
Intel to Invest at Least $19 Billion for New Chips Plant in Germany
Mr. Gelsinger has argued that government subsidies are crucial to bring the costs of building factories in line…
Music’s Messy Digital Revolution
Streaming saved the music industry from the jaws of the internet. But the complicated picture from the past…
How California Is Building the Nation’s First Privacy Police
The agency “will be subject to a certain amount of political pressure,” said Tracy Rosenberg, the executive director…
Ukrainian Minister Has Turned Digital Tools Into Modern Weapons of War
But Peter Singer, a professor at the Center on the Future of War at Arizona State University, said…