Tag: Mobile Applications
Brazil Lifts Its Ban on Telegram After Two Days
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s Congress, Supreme Court, election officials and federal police have been trying to get…
Brazil Bans Telegram Over Disinformation Concerns
Brazil’s approach is notable for how it seeks to force companies that provide the backbone of the internet…
Apple iPhone SE Review: A Phone for the Anti-Consumer
Apple has a new, cheaper iPhone arriving in stores on Friday that encapsulates the bare minimum of what…
The End of the Ski Trail Map?
Even at tradition-bound Mad River Glen in Vermont (where the original single chair was replaced by yet another…
Russia, Blocked From the Global Internet, Plunges Into Digital Isolation
“For the moment I do plan to work in Russia,” he said. “How this may change in the…
Reinvention and Nostalgia: The Project to Remake Twitter
The Bluesky project would eventually allow for the creation of new curation algorithms, which would show different tweets…
Ukraine War Tests the Power of Tech Giants
Telegram’s experience illustrates the competing pressures. The app is popular in Russia and Ukraine for sharing images, videos…
Amazon Opens a Whole Foods With the Next Step in Automation
“Would you like to sign in with your palm?”That was the question a cheerful Amazon employee posed when…
Russia Intensifies Censorship Campaign, Pressuring Tech Giants
On Feb. 16, a Roskomnadzor official said companies that did not comply by the end of the month…
Why Apple’s Fight in the Netherlands Matters
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. Here is a collection of past columns.Who wins when…
Kazakhstan’s Internet Shutdowns Could Be a Warning for Ukraine
As Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, spiraled into chaos last month over rising energy costs and anger at the…
Google Plans Privacy Changes, but Promises to Not Be Disruptive
Google said on Wednesday that it was working on privacy measures meant to limit the sharing of data…