Technology

Technology

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

Can TV take down the cult of the tech founder?

The Dropout, Super Pumped, and WeCrashed try to break up our love affair with tech founders. They don’t totally succeed.

By Rani Molla

The danger of making the internet safe for kids

When lawmakers focus on children’s online safety to get bills passed, they leave everyone else out. Now they’re trying again.

By Sara Morrison

Phones can be addictive. Sports betting, too. Now we’re combining them.

By Peter Kafka March 13

Russia continues its online censorship spree by blocking Instagram

By Shirin Ghaffary March 11

Inheriting bitcoin is harder than it sounds

By Rebecca Heilweil March 11

Nice raise. Too bad about inflation.

By Rani Molla March 10

Why some crypto fans are praising Joe Biden

By Rebecca Heilweil March 9

It took a war for Big Tech to take a side

By Peter Kafka March 9

You can now order more free Covid-19 rapid tests from Biden’s program

By Rebecca Heilweil March 7

Does Ukraine really need Elon Musk’s help?

By Sara Morrison March 4

Biden threatens Big Tech over its “national experiment” on children

By Shirin Ghaffary March 1

Big Tech’s Russia problem

By Shirin Ghaffary February 26

Is the cyberwar coming or is it already here?

By Sara Morrison February 25

Mark Zuckerberg wants to build a voice assistant that blows Alexa and Siri away

By Shirin Ghaffary February 23

Apple’s new Focus tool is painfully distracting

By Rani Molla February 23

Why in the year of our lord 2022 am I still getting robocalls???

By Sara Morrison February 18

SpaceX and our space junk problem

By Sara Morrison February 16

Can Facebook monopolize the metaverse?

By Shirin Ghaffary and Sara Morrison February 16

Peloton’s problems aren’t just Peloton’s

By Rebecca Heilweil February 14

Apple broke Facebook’s ad machine. Who’s going to fix it?

By Peter Kafka February 14

The jobs Americans want

By Rani Molla February 9

Why you (probably) won’t finish reading this story

By Sean Illing February 8

The most outspoken Trump supporter in Silicon Valley is leaving Facebook’s board

By Shirin Ghaffary February 7

Why Tesla won’t stop

By Rebecca Heilweil February 4

Amazon is raising the price of Prime despite shipping hurdles

By Jason Del Rey February 3

It’s harder than ever to get fired or laid off

By Rani Molla February 3

Does banning extremists online work? It depends.

By Shirin Ghaffary February 3

Facebook is shrinking

By Shirin Ghaffary February 2

3G must die so 5G can live

By Rebecca Heilweil February 2

Web3 is the future, or a scam, or both

By Peter Kafka February 1

Remote work isn’t the problem. Work is.

By Rani Molla February 1

Can VR art help us see the real world differently?

By Alissa Wilkinson January 30

It’s going to take a lot more than Neil Young to change Spotify’s mind about Joe Rogan

By Peter Kafka January 27

Microsoft avoided the latest Big Tech scrutiny. Then it bought a company for $69 billion.

By Sara Morrison January 27

The high price of a crypto salary

By Rebecca Heilweil January 26

Why more Americans than ever are starting their own businesses

By Rani Molla January 26

Why 5G is causing flight cancellations

By Rebecca Heilweil January 19

Microsoft is buying one of the biggest names in games — if Washington lets it

By Peter Kafka January 18

The true cost of Amazon’s low prices

By Sara Morrison January 13

The empty promise of instant delivery

By Terry Nguyen January 13

Virtual reality is reality, too

By Sean Illing January 12

The FTC’s antitrust case against Facebook is going forward after all

By Shirin Ghaffary January 11