Tag: Computers and the Internet
A Teenager Tracked Elon Musk’s Jet on Twitter. Then Came the Direct Message.
Mr. Sweeney made a counteroffer to Mr. Musk, according to the screenshots of the exchange, saying that he…
Meta Says Apple’s Privacy Changes Could Cost the Company $10 Billion
Snap, the maker of the Snapchat app and the augmented reality glasses Spectacles, said during its third-quarter earnings…
6 Reasons Meta Is in Trouble
Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, suffered its biggest one-day wipeout ever on Thursday as its stock…
OMG, You’ll Never Believe What the Laser Vacuum Revealed
After about a week of testing the cleaning tech, I concluded that there are convenient ways to fit…
Google Faces New Antitrust Law in Europe
“We are an example of the consequences,” said Michal Feix, a former chief executive of Seznam, who now…
Alphabet’s Profit Increased 36 Percent to $20.64 Billion in Q4
These days, there is so much uncertainty surrounding Google’s parent company, Alphabet: a global pandemic, fears of inflation…
The Collateral Damage of Facebook’s Flops
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. Here is a collection of past columns.Facebook acts like…
Spotify’s Joe Rogan Problem Isn’t Going Away
Still, the backlash intensifies. Civil rights groups organize a boycott. Advertisers pull their campaigns. A hashtag trends. The…
How Facebook Is Morphing Into Meta
Mr. Zuckerberg has since turned to Mr. Bosworth for major initiatives. In 2012, Mr. Bosworth was given the…
Migrant Worker’s Tale of Inequality Grips China, Then Is Erased
A large portion of the 1.4 billion Chinese remain poor. About 600 million people, or 40 percent of…
How Trump Coins Became an Internet Sensation
“For Black Hat people, I have bad news, because the A.I. is only going to get better and…
Restaurants Ditch Phone Lines, Making Employees’ Lives Easier
Harley Esposito, 30, was surprised when she couldn’t find a phone number for Hotel Greene, a mini-golf, bar…