The Mysterious Vaping Illness That’s ‘Becoming an Epidemic’ A surge of severe lung ailments has baffled doctors and public health experts.
YouTube Said to Be Fined Up to $200 Million for Children’s Privacy Violations The fine, from the Federal Trade Commission, could have significant repercussions for other social media platforms that are popular with chi...
Twitter C.E.O. Jack Dorsey’s Account Hacked Mr. Dorsey’s account began posting racial epithets, profanities and bomb threats on Friday afternoon. A company spokesman confirmed it was h...
It’s Not Easter, but There Might Be a Surprise Hidden on This Article The New York Times is no stranger to the trend of hiding code in plain sight.
Don’t Use Bootleg or Street Vaping Products, C.D.C. Warns With more than 200 cases of respiratory illnesses possibly related to vaping, and no single culprit, public health experts are advising youn...
How Tainted Gold May Have Ended Up in Your Phone A New TV Show from The New York Times on FX and Hulu
The Week in Tech: Are You Ready for Facebook’s Future? We got a glimpse of what the social network’s privacy-first focus might look like in practice. You may not love it.
What Does VSCO Think About the ‘VSCO Girls’? We spoke to the brands behind Gen Z’s highly aestheticized (and widely parodied) personal brand.
Hospitals Should Replace Infection-Prone Scopes With Safer Models, F.D.A. Says Reusable duodenoscopes, used for internal examinations of patients, have been linked to a series of hospital outbreaks.
Uber and Lyft to Spend $60 Million to Maintain California Driver Status A state legislative proposal called Assembly Bill 5 could could give drivers more employee rights. The companies said they are willing to st...
India’s Restaurants Rebel Against Food Delivery Apps Frustrated by the steep commissions and discounts that apps like Zomato and Uber Eats push on restaurants, thousands have started a movement...
Those People Starting Successful Tech Companies? Most Are Middle-Aged Some of tech’s biggest names had founders in their teens. But new research shows that for fast-growing start-ups in the U.S., the founders’ ...
Organoids Are Not Brains. How Are They Making Brain Waves? Clusters of living brain cells are teaching scientists about diseases like autism. With a new finding, some experts wonder if these organoid...
Peloton Is a Phenomenon. Can It Last? Exercise manias like the Thighmaster and Tae Bo have all come and gone. Peloton is trying to defy that trend.
When Children Use Technology, Let Common Sense Prevail All things in moderation is a good way to think about it, says Jessica Grose, the editor of NYT Parenting.