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Math That Helped Solve Fermat’s Theorem Now Safeguards the Digital World
The mathematicians who toiled on the famous enigma also devised powerful forms of end-to-end encryption.
Fermat's Theorem: The Texas Oil Heir Who Took on Math's Impossible Dare
James M. Vaughn Jr., wielding a fortune, argues that he brought about the Fermat breakthrough after the best and brightest had failed for ce...
How Facebook Is Morphing Into Meta
Shifting a 68,000-person social networking company toward the theoretical metaverse has caused internal disruption and uncertainty.
Group Chats Are Falling Apart
Group texts became a social lifeline early in the pandemic. But all conversations must eventually come to an end.
No, athletes are not dying from Covid-19 vaccines.
Claims about professional athletes dying after getting vaccinated have been a recurring conspiracy theory since the shots were introduced.
What We Learned About Pegasus, the Smartphone Cracker
Israel used the NSO Group’s cyberweapon as a tool of diplomacy. The F.B.I. tested it for domestic surveillance. Then everything soured. Here...
The Battle for the World’s Most Powerful Cyberweapon
A Times investigation reveals how Israel reaped diplomatic gains around the world from NSO’s Pegasus spyware — a tool America itself purchas...
Apple’s profit jumps to $34.6 billion in holiday quarter.
The company’s revenue and profit beat Wall Street expectations, easing concerns that supply chain issues and the coronavirus were a drag on ...
F.C.C. revokes the ability of China Unicom to operate in the U.S.
The agency cited national security in revoking the license for the American subsidiary of a state-owned Chinese telecom operator.
Making Money Online, the Hard Way
How does a TikTok star make a living? In a zillion different ways.
Marcelo Claure Is Said to Be Leaving SoftBank
Marcelo Claure became a close confidant of SoftBank’s founder and played a singular role at the Japanese conglomerate. He was seeking roughl...
The federal consumer bureau wants to stamp out what it calls ‘junk fees.’
Late payment charges, hotel resort fees and other tacked-on expenses collectively add billions to what Americans pay for goods and services....
John Arrillaga Sr., Who Helped Build Silicon Valley, Dies at 84
Starting in the 1960s, he developed the area’s farmland into office parks that housed fast-growing technology companies.
Why Online Creators Are Mad at Apple's Fees
Creators who want to make a living online say the fees are too high.
SpaceX Rocket Part to Crash Into Moon 7 Years After Launch
The four-ton piece of the rocket hasn’t been heard from since it launched an American satellite called DSCOVR. It could make a 65-foot crate...
SpaceX Rocket Part to Crash Into Moon 7 Years After Launch
The four-ton piece of the rocket hasn’t been heard from since it launched an American satellite called DSCOVR. It could make a 65-foot crate...
Japanese Company Joins March Back to the Moon in 2022
Before the end of the year, ispace aims to place a lander with two small rovers on the lunar surface. It may find other visitors have also m...
Google Will Introduce a New System for Tracking Chrome Browser Users
The company is scrapping another plan that would have blocked so-called cookies after privacy groups and regulators complained that Google n...
Fashion Nova Is Fined for Suppressing Negative Reviews
Fashion Nova held lower-starred reviews for approval before they could be posted, the F.T.C. said in a complaint.
Why Not Copy YouTube’s Good Idea?
Online creators make the content that entertains and informs us, and they want to share in the riches.
Commerce Department Survey Uncovers ‘Alarming’ Chip Shortages
Increased demand for the semiconductors that power cars, electronics and electrical grids have stoked inflation and could cause more factory...
The Rise of the Crypto Mayors
This new political breed accepts paychecks in Bitcoin. The mayors also want to use buzzy new tech like NFTs to raise money for public projec...
How Scott Morrison Lost Control of His WeChat Account
A Chinese electronics company said it had bought the WeChat account legitimately, but some Australian officials said it was hijacked, and ur...
‘In the End, You’re Treated Like a Spy,’ Says M.I.T. Scientist
Gang Chen was arrested a year ago on charges of hiding his links to China. The charges were dismissed, but he said the damage — to him, and ...
Four Attorneys General Sue Google Over Privacy Claims
Three states and the District of Columbia allege that the tech giant misled consumers by continuing to track those who had changed their pri...
Why Is Silicon Valley Still Waiting for the Next Big Thing?
The tech industry has grown ever more rich off big ideas that were developed more than a decade ago. New things like quantum computing and s...
Can Works Like 'Don't Look Up' Get Us Out of Our Heads?
In the doomsday smash and Bo Burnham’s pandemic musical “Inside,” themes of climate change, digital distraction and inequality merge and hit...
Biden Looks to Intel’s U.S. Investment to Buoy His China Agenda
The president said passage of a China competition bill was needed “for the sake of our economic competitiveness and our national security.”
Google Asks Court to Dismiss Texas Antitrust Case
The effort is the first time the tech giant has tried to get a government case against it tossed out.
Augmented Reality Theater Takes a Bow. In Your Kitchen.
The Immersive Storytelling Studio at the National Theater in London is using technology to bring a miniature musical to viewers’ homes. It’s...
Intel to Invest at Least $20 Billion in New Chip Factories in Ohio
Building up U.S. chip production has been a focus of lawmakers and companies alike amid a global shortage of the crucial components.
Parag Agrawal Shakes Up Twitter's Security Team
Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s new chief executive, terminated the company’s head of security this week. Twitter’s chief information security offi...
Intel to Invest at Least $20 Billion in New Chip Factories in Ohio
Building up U.S. chip production has been a focus of lawmakers and companies alike amid a global shortage of the crucial components.
Will Congress Pass New Regulation on Big Tech? Time May Be Running Out.
With midterm elections approaching, a vote expected on Thursday could be the first of several that Congress takes on bills aimed at the indu...
Why Microsoft Wants Activision
Activision has a lot of popular games that fit into Microsoft’s plans to build a vast library of titles that can be played on all sorts of d...
How 5G Clashed With an Aviation Device Invented in the 1920s
The potential for interference between 5G signals and the radio altimeters long used by pilots has divided the telecom and aviation industri...
In Sewage, Clues to Omicron’s Surge
Tracking the virus in wastewater is helping some cities and hospitals respond to the most recent wave of the coronavirus, but a more coordin...
In Sewage, Clues to Omicron’s Surge
Tracking the virus in wastewater is helping some cities and hospitals respond to the most recent wave of the coronavirus, but a more coordin...
Why Microsoft Wants Activision
Activision has a lot of popular games that fit into Microsoft’s plans to build a vast library of titles that can be played on all sorts of d...
How 5G Clashed With an Aviation Device Invented in the 1920s
The potential for interference between 5G signals and the radio altimeters long used by pilots has divided the telecom and aviation industri...
Facebook’s Unglamorous Mistakes
Facebook’s little mistakes have big consequences, too. (But only for us.)
‘It’s All Just Wild’: Tech Start-Ups Reach a New Peak of Froth
There’s more money and more bubbly behavior. Investors insist it’s rational.
Jack Dorsey and Marc Andreessen's Crypto Feud Puts Web3 at Risk
A dispute over “web3” in the cryptocurrency industry was publicly exposed in a Twitter spat between Jack Dorsey and Marc Andreessen. Here’s ...
Microsoft to Buy Activision Blizzard for Nearly $70 Billion
With the deal, the largest in the software maker’s history, Microsoft will gain Activision’s nearly 400 million monthly users and access to ...
Microsoft to Buy Activision Blizzard for Nearly $70 Billion
With the deal, the largest in the software maker’s history, Microsoft will gain Activision’s nearly 400 million monthly users and access to ...
Building Apps Help Make the Office Return a Touch-Free Experience
Mobile apps for office buildings have become popular as employers try to entice staff back on site by making work-related tasks convenient a...
China’s Olympics App for Athletes Has Security Flaws, Study Says
Researchers said the app, which will store sensitive health data on participants at the Winter Games, has serious encryption vulnerabilities...
Can Anyone Satisfy Amazon’s Craving for Electric Vans?
The company has big plans to turn its delivery fleet green. But very few of the vehicles are made right now.
Microsoft Warns of Cyber Attack on Ukrainian Computer Networks
The malware was revealed as Russian troops remained massed at the Ukrainian border, and after Ukrainian government agencies had their websit...
Cryptocurrency Enthusiasts Meet Their Match: Angry Gamers
Game publishers are offering NFTs, but skeptical gamers smell a moneymaking scheme and are fighting back.
Crypto Enthusiasts Meet Their Match: Angry Gamers
Game publishers are offering NFTs, but skeptical gamers smell a moneymaking scheme and are fighting back.
Is Interning for an Influencer Worth It?
Young fans are messaging social media creators and entrepreneurs seeking experience. But the terms of the arrangements can vary widely.
States Appeal Decision to Throw Out Their Facebook Antitrust Case
The states’ central claim is that Facebook acquired competitors — particularly Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 — in a predatory manne...
States Appeal Decision to Throw Out Their Facebook Antitrust Case
The states’ central claim is that Facebook acquired competitors — particularly Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 — in a predatory manne...
For Coronavirus Testing, the Nose May Not Always Be Best
As Omicron spreads, some experts are calling for a switch to saliva-based tests, which may detect infections days earlier than nasal swabs d...
Google CEO Sundar Pichai Signed Off on Deal at Center of Antitrust Case, States Say
The states argue that Google reached a deal with Facebook to have the social network join its effort in an effort to “kill” a competing ad n...
Nigeria Lifts Twitter Ban
The social media site had been blocked after it deleted a post from President Muhammadu Buhari about secessionist groups that was widely see...
Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas Twitter, Meta, Alphabet and Reddit
The panel investigating the attack on the Capitol is demanding information from Alphabet, Meta, Reddit and Twitter.
Microsoft opens a review of its sexual harassment policies.
Shareholders called for action after evidence emerged that Bill Gates had sought romantic relationships with employees.
How I Quit Prime and Survived
It turns out, one can live in America and not have an Amazon Prime account.
Elizabeth Holmes is set to be sentenced on Sept. 26.
Ms. Holmes, the Theranos founder, faces up to 20 years in prison for each of four counts that led to a conviction in her federal fraud trial...
Amazon Prime: Loved at Almost Any Price
For many Americans, it has become hard to imagine online shopping without Prime.
When Axel Webber Was Rejected from Juilliard, TikTok Stepped In
The 22-year-old actor documented his audition process for the world to see and became a star along the way.
How to Make Your Own Animated GIFs
You can easily transform photos and videos into GIF files to share with family, friends or the world at large.
Facebook Antitrust Suit Can Move Forward, Judge Says
The government can proceed with its claims that the company abused its monopoly power through acquisitions.
How Big Can a TikTok Duet Get?
The singer-songwriter Sadie Jean performed a lovelorn track and left room for a response. Lil Yachty took the bait. But their duet isn’t the...
Timeline Set for New Unionization Vote at Amazon Warehouse in Alabama
The National Labor Relations Board has scheduled a mail-in election to start Feb. 4 for workers in Alabama after throwing out the results of...
Is Norway the Future of Cars?
The speed by which electric vehicles have taken over Norway has stunned even the cars’ enthusiasts.
Facebook Rejected Ads From 60 Women's Sexual Health Companies According to New Report
A new report found that the social network has rejected ads from 60 companies focused on women’s sexual health, citing policies on “adult pr...
Economists Pin More Blame on Tech for Rising Inequality
Recent research underlines the central role that automation has played in widening disparities.
Economists Pin More Blame on Tech for Rising Inequality
Recent research underlines the central role that automation has played in widening disparities.
What It Was Like on the Elizabeth Holmes Jury for 18 Weeks
Away from the media frenzy, jurors dealt with the trial’s disruption to their lives and had little idea of the case’s implications.
Covid Test Misinformation Spikes Along With Spread of Omicron
The added demand for testing and the higher prevalence of breakthrough cases have created an “opportune moment” to exploit.
Why Tesla Soared as Other Automakers Struggled to Make Cars
The yawning disparity between the performance of the electric car company and established automakers last year reflects the technological ch...
Biden Administration Warns Against Spyware Targeting Dissidents
The U.S. intelligence community offered steps that would mitigate — but not stop — spyware developed by firms like the NSO Group.
Google Infringed on Speaker Technology Owned by Sonos, Trade Court Rules
The company will not be allowed to import products that infringe on Sonos patents, including smart speakers, video streaming devices and som...
Lawsuit says Meta shares blame in the killing of a federal guard.
A lawsuit argued that individuals who sought to harm law enforcement officers were able to connect with one another on Facebook.
Cable TV Is the New Landline
Old habits die hard. But technology can change entrenched ways of doing things slowly and then very quickly.
Right-Wing Calls to Celebrate Jan. 6 Anniversary Draw a Muted Response
Online chatter about holding rallies has grown, but sizable real-world gatherings on Thursday are unlikely to materialize.
F.B.I. Arrests Man Accused of Stealing Unpublished Book Manuscripts
Filippo Bernardini, an Italian citizen who worked in publishing, was charged with wire fraud and identity theft for a scheme that prosecutor...
What Does Apple's $3 Trillion Valuation Mean?
We aren’t buying more smartphones. So how is this smartphone company making crazy money?
Dr. Ronald Weinstein, Telepathology Pioneer, Dies at 83
Decades ago, he demonstrated that cancer could be diagnosed remotely. It was a pivotal step in the evolution of telemedicine.
As Beijing Takes Control, Chinese Tech Companies Lose Jobs and Hope
The crackdown is killing the entrepreneurial drive that made China a tech power and destroying jobs that used to attract the country’s brigh...
Election Falsehoods Surged on Podcasts Before Capitol Riots, Researchers Find
A new study analyzed nearly 1,500 episodes, showing the extent to which podcasts pushed misinformation about voter fraud.
Toyota Topped G.M. in U.S. Car Sales in 2021
General Motors, Ford and other companies struggled to produce and sell as many cars last year because of a global computer chip shortage tha...
Mistrial Declared for Three Counts in Elizabeth Holmes Trial
The three hung counts were related to investments from three Theranos investors who testified that Ms. Holmes misled them.
5G cellular service will go forward as U.S. reaches deal with carriers.
Transportation regulators had clashed with AT&T and Verizon, saying the new technology posed a security risk.
Tesla opens a dealership in Xinjiang, drawing accusations it’s helping China ‘cover up genocide.’
Senator Marco Rubio criticized the electric carmaker for opening the outlet in a region where China has been accused of targeting Muslims.
Why Silicon Valley Can’t Escape Elizabeth Holmes
Ms. Holmes, the founder of Theranos, wasn’t a creature of Silicon Valley, or so the refrain went. But her fraud trial showed otherwise.
Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Found Guilty of Four Counts of Fraud
The case against the founder of the failed blood testing start-up Theranos came to symbolize the pitfalls of Silicon Valley’s culture of hus...
The Epic Rise and Fall of Elizabeth Holmes
In Silicon Valley’s world of make-believe, the philosophy of “fake it until you make it” finally gets its comeuppance.
What Happens Next to Elizabeth Holmes
Convicted of four of 11 charges of fraud, Ms. Holmes can appeal her conviction.
Jurors are set to deliver a verdict in Elizabeth Holmes’s fraud trial.
The jurors said earlier on Monday that they were deadlocked on three of 11 counts facing Ms. Holmes, but were asked to fill out a verdict fo...
BlackBerry Ends Service; Devices Will Stop Working January 4
Android-powered devices carrying the BlackBerry name won’t be affected. For some, it’s a farewell to an era when BlackBerries dominated airp...
Apple Becomes First Company to Hit $3 Trillion Market Value
The iPhone maker’s value tripled since 2018 as its sales continued to soar and it spent hundreds of billions of dollars on its own stock.
Facebook Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Account for 24 hours
Twitter permanently banned her account on Sunday after what the company said was her fifth “strike.”
He Made Wordle for His Partner. Now It’s an Online Hit.
The word game, created by a software engineer in Brooklyn, has gone from dozens of players to hundreds of thousands in recent months.
What to Know Ahead of Day 7 of Elizabeth Holmes Trial Deliberations
Ms. Holmes, the founder of the blood-testing start-up Theranos, is accused of deceiving investors, patients and advertisers.
Founder of CrowdTangle Hopes to Bring Transparency to Social Media
The co-founder of CrowdTangle has been working with Congress on legislation to make tech companies disclose their inner workings.
Tesla Reports 87% Increase in 2021 Deliveries
The electric-car maker managed substantial growth as Europe and China increasingly propelled sales.
Twitter Permanently Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Account
The social media service said the Republican congresswoman had violated its policy on coronavirus misinformation.
What's Launching to the Moon in 2022
Debut rocket launches and robotic lunar missions will make the New Year a crucial prelude to putting astronauts back on the moon.
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