Tech
Something Weird’s Happening In This Senate Race: Fun
With an internet-savvy staff and an opponent who is a caricature of a rich celebrity, John Fetterman looks to be having a blast as he tries to troll his way to a Senate seat.
David Mack
A South African City Says It's Putting QR Codes On Informal Settlement Cabins To Help Services. But Residents And Privacy Experts Are Uncertain.
A new pilot program by city officials says documenting the settlements will help residents get repairs and services. But some are wary.
Ray Mwareya
Google Will Start Letting You Know When You Can't Just Google It
A series of updates to the way search results are returned and prioritized aims to fight misinformation with content advisories.
Pranav Dixit
A Former Twitter Employee Was Found Guilty Of Spying For Saudi Arabia
Ahmad Abouammo was convicted of passing user information to the Saudi government in exchange for cash and a gold watch.
Katie Notopoulos
17 Celebrities Just Got Warning Letters About Shilling NFTs
A consumer watchdog group reminded them that they need to disclose their connection to an NFT collection when they promote it on social media.
Katie Notopoulos
Crypto Diaries: The Bitcoin Entrepreneur Whose Wife Won't Let Him Talk Bitcoin
Kyle Hill is the latest in our series on what people in crypto actually do all day.
Katie Notopoulos
Amazon Is Pushing Hard Into Healthcare. Here’s What That Could Mean For You.
The online giant’s recent purchases of pharmacies and healthcare clinics signal its intentions to break into a space in serious need of attention.
Amanda Gardner
Alex Jones Faced The Parents Of Sandy Hook Shooting Victims In Court. He Acted Like It Was A Joke.
A Texas jury awarded more than $4 million in damages to the parents of a child who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December 2012.
Ellie Hall
Mark Zuckerberg's Little League Baseball Card Is Now An NFT
An NFT of 8-year-old Zuck’s card could be yours.
Katie Notopoulos
Here’s Why A Bunch Of Lawmakers Are Asking Questions About TikTok
The past few months have seen growing concerns about the company’s Chinese ownership amid leaks and former employees speaking out in two separate BuzzFeed News reports.
Pranav Dixit
Instagram Listened To All The Complaints And Is Rolling Back Changes To The App
Complaining works. At least if you're Kylie Jenner.
Kelsey Weekman
TikTok Owner ByteDance Used A News App On Millions Of Phones To Push Pro-China Messages, Ex-Employees Say
Former employees claim the company placed pieces of pro-China content in its now-defunct US news app, TopBuzz, and censored negative stories about the Chinese government. ByteDance says it did no such thing.
Emily Baker-White
Meme Creators Want Instagram To Change Its Content Moderation Policies And Stop Deplatforming Them
“We want to survive as creators and influencers. Our livelihoods really do depend on it.”
Kelsey Weekman
Facebook Is Finally Giving People A Non-Algorithmic News Feed
A few taps will allow you to see timely “Feeds” from friends, groups, or pages.
Katie Notopoulos
Elon Musk Lost His Bid To Delay The Twitter Trial, Which Starts On October 17
Musk had hoped to delay facing off in court until next year.
Katie Notopoulos
For $35, The Facebook Portal Is Actually Worth Trying Out
I know what you’re thinking, but just hear me out.
Katie Notopoulos
Elon Musk Doesn’t Seem To Realize That Twitter Is Already A Free Speech Warrior In Countries Where It Actually Matters.
This week, Twitter sued India. Under Musk, it probably wouldn’t bother.
Pranav Dixit
TikTok Has Responded To US Lawmakers To Confirm BuzzFeed News' Report That US Users’ Data Was Accessed From China
TikTok's response to Republican senators comes days after an FCC commissioner called on the heads of Apple and Google to pull the app from its stores.
Pranav Dixit
Meet The Mom Who Lost Friends Over Her NFT Obsession
For the second installment in our Crypto Diaries series, a mother in her 40s talks about how her love for Web3 intersects with her home life.
Katie Notopoulos
An FCC Commissioner Wants TikTok Removed From App Stores After BuzzFeed News Found American User Data Was Repeatedly Accessed In China
Nine Republican senators have also written to the company's CEO demanding answers.
Pranav Dixit
The Supreme Court Decision Made These People Get Vasectomies
Snip, snip.
Katie Notopoulos
How Amazon Exported American Working Conditions To Europe
After Amazon workers in Germany began striking, the company expanded eastward, where looser labor laws brought record productivity.
Albert Samaha
How Well Do You Know Sexy TikTok Slang?
Are you an algorithmic seggs-pert?
Katie Notopoulos
Mastercard And Visa Say It’s Totally Fine To Let People Buy Ghost Guns With Their Credit Cards
The credit card giants say they are following the law and don’t have a responsibility to act despite pleas from lawmakers and gun safety advocates.
Rosalind Adams
Leaked Audio From 80 Internal TikTok Meetings Shows That US User Data Has Been Repeatedly Accessed From China
“I feel like with these tools, there’s some backdoor to access user data in almost all of them,” said an external auditor hired to help TikTok close off Chinese access to sensitive information, like Americans’ birthdays and phone numbers.
Emily Baker-White
Seth Green's Stolen Bored Ape Is Back Home
"Fred is back home."
Sarah Emerson
Here Are The Big New Features Coming To Your Apple Devices
New tricks for old gadgets. What's not to like?
Pranav Dixit
The New, Faster MacBook Airs Have A New Shape And Start At $1,199
Starting at $1,199 with an M2 chip and a MagSafe (yes!!) charger.
Katie Notopoulos
Someone Stole The Goblin Ass NFTs
All my goblin asses are gone.
Katie Notopoulos
Amazon Is Constructing A Headquarters On Indigenous Land In South Africa. A Court Ordered It To Stop.
US tech companies seeking to expand their footprint are running into speed bumps across the continent.
Marko Phiri
