Technology

Technology

How new technology is transforming cities and societies, from the latest apps to advances in renewable energy, computing, transportation, and more.

Remote workers are starting new businesses behind their bosses’ backs

Remote workers are starting new businesses behind their bosses’ backs.

By Rani Molla

How Trump changed Facebook

Land of the Giants looks at how Facebook has grappled with its political power.

By Shirin Ghaffary and Alex Heath

The search for an AC that doesn’t destroy the planet

By Rebecca Heilweil August 10

How Facebook helped Axios sell for $500 million

By Peter Kafka August 9

How effective altruism went from a niche movement to a billion-dollar force

By Dylan Matthews August 8

The crypto crackdown begins

By Sara Morrison August 3

Exclusive: Inside Amazon’s plan to “neutralize” powerful unions by hiring ex-inmates and “vulnerable students”

By Jason Del Rey July 29

The Facebookification of Instagram

By Shirin Ghaffary and Alex Heath July 27

Google’s plan to get rid of cookies (still) isn’t going well

By Sara Morrison July 27

The CHIPS Act won’t solve the chip shortage

By Rebecca Heilweil July 27

We’re one step closer to robots doing all our housework

By Rebecca Heilweil July 27

Will the pro-abortion rights billionaires please stand up?

By Whizy Kim July 25

The future of remote work, according to 6 experts

By Rani Molla July 24

Finally, some good news in the fight to end robocalls

By Sara Morrison July 22

Amazon wants to be your doctor now, too

By Sara Morrison July 22

The end of Roe could finally convince Americans to care more about privacy

By Sara Morrison July 21

How the “Move Fast” era of Facebook led to one of its biggest scandals

By Shirin Ghaffary and Alex Heath July 20

The unsinkable potential of autonomous boats

By Rebecca Heilweil July 20

Here’s what Netflix execs think about the Netflix problem

By Peter Kafka July 20

Amazon executives have discussed ditching Amazon Basics to appease regulators

By Jason Del Rey July 15

We all just fell for Amazon’s made-up holiday yet again

By Emily Stewart July 14

Amazon’s Ring privacy problem is back

By Sara Morrison July 13

Elon Musk fans can’t handle the truth

By Whizy Kim July 13

How the News Feed turned Facebook into a juggernaut

By Shirin Ghaffary and Alex Heath July 13

The inside story at Meta as it moves beyond Facebook

By Samantha Oltman July 13

America has an innovation problem. The H-1B visa backlog is making it worse.

By Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg July 13

Don’t mind the economy, now is still a good time to find a new job

By Rani Molla July 13

A needed nuclear option for climate change

By Bryan Walsh July 12

TikTok is full of shady secret advertisements

By Sara Morrison July 11

Even bosses are joining the Great Resignation

By Rani Molla July 7

Should I delete my period app? And other post-Roe privacy questions.

By Sara Morrison July 6

The fight against inflation starts at sea

By Rebecca Heilweil July 5

Meta top executive Nick Clegg explains Facebook’s futuristic plans for the metaverse

By Shirin Ghaffary July 1

NFTs and the monetization of hope

By Emily Stewart June 30

Why Silicon Valley is fertile ground for obscure religious beliefs

By Rebecca Heilweil June 30

Anyone can fall for online scams — even you. Here’s how to avoid them.

By Sara Morrison June 29

Here’s why Netflix made you wait a month to watch the rest of Stranger Things

By Peter Kafka and Rani Molla June 29

What police could find out about your illegal abortion

By Sara Morrison June 24

When you drive for work, $5 gas hurts

By Rani Molla June 23

Elon Musk the Twitter celebrity vs. Elon Musk the boss

By Whizy Kim June 22

It’s TikTok’s world. Can TV live in it?

By Peter Kafka June 22

If aliens are calling, let it go to voicemail

By Bryan Walsh June 18