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Technology

Technology

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

Welcome to the age of billionaire joyrides to space

By Rebecca Heilweil July 20

From Macy’s to Albertsons, facial recognition is already everywhere

By Rebecca Heilweil July 19

Don’t assume your iPhone is safe from hackers

By Sara Morrison July 19

What is CNN+ and why would you pay for it?

By Peter Kafka July 19

Internal Apple letter shows employees are still fighting to work from home

By Shirin Ghaffary July 19

Most Americans like remote work — but Democrats like it more

By Rani Molla July 17

The surgeon general wants Facebook to do more to stop Covid-19 lies

By Sara Morrison July 16

Facebook wants creators, but YouTube is paying creators much, much more

By Peter Kafka July 15

Racist trolls attacked England’s soccer team. Fans fought back.

By Shirin Ghaffary July 14

For women, remote work is a blessing and a curse

By Rani Molla July 13

The struggle to make health apps truly private

By Sara Morrison July 12

Richard Branson’s trip to space is about convincing others to come along

By Rebecca Heilweil July 11

Elon Musk wants to dig a tunnel in Florida. What could go wrong?

By Rebecca Heilweil July 8

Google is facing yet another major antitrust lawsuit

By Sara Morrison July 7

How TikTok’s hate speech detection tool set off a debate about racial bias on the app

By Shirin Ghaffary July 7

Trump’s lawsuits against Big Tech are just another fundraising tool

By Shirin Ghaffary July 7

Trump’s lawsuits against Facebook, Twitter, and Google will probably go nowhere

By Shirin Ghaffary July 7

The life cycle of a viral product

By Rebecca Jennings July 6

Remote workers are moving out of big cities — but not to the Midwest

By Rani Molla July 5

Robots were supposed to take our jobs. Instead, they’re making them worse.

By Emily Stewart July 2

Trump is nowhere to be found on the Twitter clone his former spokesperson launched

By Shirin Ghaffary July 1

Florida’s social media free speech law has been blocked for likely violating free speech laws

By Sara Morrison July 1

Worldcoin wants to give you cryptocurrency — in exchange for scanning your eyeballs

By Rebecca Heilweil June 30

The FTC’s antitrust complaint against Facebook has been dismissed — for now

By Shirin Ghaffary June 28

Venmo’s new fees are frustrating people with side hustles

By Rebecca Heilweil June 28

Why some biologists and ecologists think social media is a risk to humanity

By Shirin Ghaffary June 26

Got the same name as a serial killer? Google might think you’re the same person.

By Rebecca Heilweil June 25

Google is starting to warn users when it doesn’t have a reliable answer

By Shirin Ghaffary June 24

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

By Sara Morrison June 24

Many people don’t want to work unless it’s from home

By Rani Molla June 24

Peloton’s mandatory treadmill memberships show how you never fully own your connected devices

By Sara Morrison June 23

Warren Buffett defends his approach to philanthropy as he quits the Gates Foundation board

By Rebecca Heilweil June 23

The ever-changing pressures of running an Instagram business

By Terry Nguyen June 23

How your power company can remotely control your smart thermostat

By Sara Morrison June 21

People keep finding late loved ones on Google Maps

By Rebecca Heilweil June 19

Big Tech has a battle ahead over antitrust regulation — and it’s going to get messy

By Shirin Ghaffary June 18

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand wants to create a new agency to deal with data privacy

By Sara Morrison June 17

The problem with Facebook’s attempt to be more like Nextdoor

By Rebecca Heilweil June 16

Biden says Putin “knows there are consequences” if cyberattacks continue

By Sara Morrison June 16

Lina Khan will be chair of the Federal Trade Commission

By Rebecca Heilweil June 15