On a recent summer day, Austin Knudsen, Montana’s attorney general, drove his red Buick from Helena, the state’s capital, to Boulder, a tiny town about a half-hour away whose main […]
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Back to news homeTikTok’s U.S. Future Still in Limbo as Raimondo Visits China
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo’s visit to China is putting a spotlight on the future of TikTok in the United States, where criticism of the app and its ties to Beijing […]
Can’t Hear the Dialogue in Your Streaming Show? You’re Not Alone.
“What did he just say?”Those are some of the most commonly uttered words in my home. No matter how much my wife and I crank up the TV volume, the […]
Grindr’s Strict RTO Policy, Amid Union Drive, Stirs Uproar
Quinn McGee learned last week that to keep their job as a product manager at Grindr, the gay dating app, they would have to move to California from New York […]
Amid Sextortion’s Rise, Computer Scientists Tap A.I. to Identify Risky Apps
Almost weekly, Brian Levine, a computer scientist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is asked the same question by his 14-year-old daughter: Can I download this app?Mr. Levine responds by […]
By Rebranding Twitter as X, Elon Musk Creates Social Media Confusion
With a simple name change, Elon Musk has created confusion in social media.The bewilderment stems from Mr. Musk’s move last month to rebrand Twitter, which he owns, as X. No […]
VanMoof’s Bankruptcy Worries Owners of Electric Bikes
It’s easy to spot VanMoof electric bikes on Amsterdam’s streets. The riders are often young professionals who are barely pedaling as they whiz past fellow cyclists.But those riding the sleek […]
Twitter Threatens to Sue Center for Countering Digital Hate Over Research
Elon Musk has over the last year threatened legal action against tech competitors, employees and people who use Twitter, which he owns. Now he is also taking aim at an […]
What Happened When 15 of Twitter’s Top Celebrities Joined Threads
Threads, the new social app from Meta, had a fast start this month when it racked up 100 million downloads in less than a week. With so much momentum, the […]
Elon Musk Changes Twitter’s Logo to an X
Elon Musk has made one of the most visible changes to Twitter since he took control of the social media company last fall: replacing its widely recognized bird logo.In a […]