Tech
Elizabeth Holmes Is About To Go On Trial, And Theranos Patients Will Be Allowed To Testify Against Her
A judge has denied a motion by Holmes to suppress evidence of customer complaints and their test results in her criminal wire fraud trial.
Stephanie K. Baer
Ahoy, Humans, Do Not Tempt The Cruel Gods Of The Sea
Why I love the @HauloverDaily TikTok account.
Katie Notopoulos
My Phone Doesn’t Realize My Mother Is Dead
Technology has made avoiding painful memories impossible.
Karolina Waclawiak
Activision Blizzard Employees Walked Out Over Discrimination And Harassment Allegations
Players also joined in solidarity with a mass logout.
Lauren Strapagiel
Twitter Permanently Suspended Nine Accounts That Had Been Promoting Pro-Trump "Audits" Of The 2020 Election
One of the accounts was the official Twitter for Arizona’s ongoing audit.
Sarah Mimms
This Is How Streamers Are Reacting To The Activision Blizzard Discrimination Lawsuit
After a two-year investigation, California officials are alleging the World of Warcraft maker has a "frat boy" culture rife with sexual harassment and discrimination against women.
Lauren Strapagiel
Venmo Is Ditching Its Public Feed. But It Still Needs To Do More.
The payments platform still needs to make friends and transactions private by default.
Katie Notopoulos
A Pandemic Safety Feature On Uber And Lyft Is Getting Abused To Scam Drivers And Discriminate Against Passengers
Black and LGBTQ passengers told BuzzFeed News they’re being refused rides due to false claims they’re not wearing masks. But masked drivers are also being accused.
Julia Reinstein
How Sleeping On A Stranger’s Couch Became A Moral Dilemma For Travelers
Host a Sister was supposed to be a safe space for women travelers, but that mission nearly destroyed the group when the pandemic hit.
Tyra Bosnic
Can Virtual Reality Fix My Fear Of Space?
Some places just don’t need to be explored, OK?
Scaachi Koul
A Government Watchdog May Have Missed Clearview AI Use By Five Federal Agencies In A New Report
In a government accountability report about facial recognition, five federal agencies said they didn't use Clearview AI. Data reviewed by BuzzFeed News suggests they should have.
Caroline Haskins
“Zola” Is This Summer's Best Movie
BuzzFeed News talked to A’ziah “Zola” King and the cast of Zola about how this outrageous comedy got made.
Sandi Rankaduwa
US Intelligence Agencies Are Trying To Solve Scientific Mysteries And Failing Badly
Secret intelligence reports are offering up answers to three big scientific mysteries — but the speculation doesn't always square up with science.
Dan Vergano
A Scientist Tracked Down Chinese Coronavirus Sequences That Had Disappeared Online
“I think it's certainly consistent with an attempt to hide the sequences,” said the researcher, whose internet sleuthing has uncovered 13 genetic sequences from early in the outbreak in Wuhan, China.
Peter Aldhous
John McAfee Was Found Dead In A Spanish Jail Hours After A Court Ruled He'd Be Extradited To The US
The eccentric tech millionaire was arrested last October on charges of tax evasion.
Amber Jamieson
Snapchat Removed Its Controversial Speed Filter That Was Linked To Fatal Car Crashes
Families of two young men who were killed in a 2017 crash alleged in a lawsuit that the app's feature encouraged dangerous speeding that led to the accident.
Tasneem Nashrulla
There Are No Laws Restricting “Stingray” Use. This New Bill Would Help.
“Stingrays” mimic cellphone towers to intercept phone calls and texts. This is the first law that would regulate their use.
Caroline Haskins
The Nigerian Government Banned Its Citizens From Using Twitter, And The Consequences Are Steep
The ban has been applauded by Donald Trump while young Nigerians are being forced to find ways around the rule at great personal risk.
Nelson C.J
If You Have Venmo, Do This Now: Make Friends Private
Pete Buttigieg, Antony Blinken, and other Biden Cabinet officials were recently exposing their personal information on the payments app. Here's how you can make your account safer.
Katie Notopoulos
BuzzFeed News Has Won Its First Pulitzer Prize
BuzzFeed News won for its innovative series exposing China’s mass detention of Muslims and was named a finalist for its colossal FinCEN Files investigation into the global banking industry.
David Mack
Ring Now Has 350 Fire Departments In Its Neighborhood Surveillance Program
The home surveillance camera company owned by Amazon has also partnered with more than 1,800 police departments.
Caroline Haskins
Instagram Is Asking Influencers To Love It Again With New Moneymaking Features
By announcing new tools to help people make money, Instagram seemingly wants to woo back some of its disgruntled influencers.
Stephanie McNeal
Telegram And Amazon Are Hosting Fake Vaccine Card Merchants
Fake vaccine card merchants are rampant on Telegram. Meanwhile, fake vaccine card listings continue to fall between the cracks on Amazon, despite a ban on them.
Caroline Haskins
Apple Did Business With A Wind Energy Company That Has Close Ties To Xinjiang
The company, Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology, once sought “labor exports” in the region. Forced labor is a major part of China’s campaign against Muslims in Xinjiang.
Megha Rajagopalan
A Lot Of The Internet Went Down This Morning
Amazon, Reddit, and many news websites went missing for at least an hour.
Pranav Dixit
Meet The Guys Selling Memes As NFTs — For A Price
Connor Flanigan and Greg Cervenak are brokering an auction for Numa Numa, Honey Badger Don't Care, and Two Pretty Best Friends.
Katie Notopoulos
Why Is Everyone So Mad At Gabbie Hanna?
The YouTuber has been at the center of a number of scandals, big and small. Unlike her contemporaries, Hanna offering an apology isn’t getting her back in the good graces of her audience.
Scaachi Koul
Facebook Will Ban Trump For The Next Two Years
“Two years for a coup, not bad,” one Facebook employee wrote sarcastically in an internal post.
Jane Lytvynenko
The Pandemic Has Left Us With A Lingering Trauma About Money
Expanded inequality, an inexplicable stock market, and a whole bunch of weird habits — this is how the pandemic will change our financial lives forever.
Scott Lucas
Venmo Will Now Let You Hide Your Friend List Because We Found Biden’s Account
Venmo confirmed it is adding a feature that would let people set their friend list to private or visible only to their friends.
Ryan Mac
