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Technology Archive

Archives for February 2023

Technology
Section 230, the internet law the Supreme Court could change, explainedSection 230, the internet law the Supreme Court could change, explained
Technology

The pillar of internet free speech seems to be everyone’s target.

By Sara Morrison
Politics
The Supreme Court is befuddled by whether Twitter is liable for ISIS’s terrorismThe Supreme Court is befuddled by whether Twitter is liable for ISIS’s terrorism
Politics

This is what happens when important laws make no sense.

By Ian Millhiser
How Palo Alto created capitalism as we know it
Podcast
Podcasts

From Stanford to Theranos, Malcolm Harris explains the weird, dark history of the mythic California city.

By Sean Illing
Technology
Social media used to be free. Not anymore.Social media used to be free. Not anymore.
Technology

You used to pay for social media with your eyeballs. Now Meta and Twitter want your money, too.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Politics
The Supreme Court appears worried it could break the internetThe Supreme Court appears worried it could break the internet
Politics

The justices probably won’t shut down major websites like Google, Twitter, or YouTube.

By Ian Millhiser
Technology
Stop using your phone number to log inStop using your phone number to log in
Technology

Phone numbers were never meant to protect or identify us, but we use them to do that all the time. We shouldn’t.

By Sara Morrison
Technology
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki is stepping downYouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki is stepping down
Technology

One of the most prominent women in tech — and one of Google’s earliest employees — is leaving the company.

By Peter Kafka
The Supreme Court hears two cases that could ruin the internet
Politics

Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh seek to conscript big tech into the war on terror; the results could be disastrous.

By Ian Millhiser
Technology
The new Congress is enlisting kids in its ongoing fight with Big TechThe new Congress is enlisting kids in its ongoing fight with Big Tech
Technology

The latest salvo in reining in tech platforms: Laws to protect children from them.

By Sara Morrison
Technology
Leaked memo: Meta executive warns employees they’re still “at the whim of Apple”Leaked memo: Meta executive warns employees they’re still “at the whim of Apple”
Technology

Though the company’s stock jumped, it’s still facing big challenges from Apple, TikTok, and younger users.

By Shirin Ghaffary
World Politics
Why the balloon and UFO affairs are a Sputnik momentWhy the balloon and UFO affairs are a Sputnik moment
World Politics

As all these objects fall, a new space race is rising.

By Jonathan Guyer
The forgotten victims of the Adderall shortage
Technology

People with narcolepsy need stimulants, too. But many pharmacy shelves are empty.

By Sara Morrison
Technology
The case for better-seats-cost-more movie ticketsThe case for better-seats-cost-more movie tickets
Technology

AMC’s new plan is ... good?

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Layoffs are making LinkedIn the new hot social networkLayoffs are making LinkedIn the new hot social network
Technology

Vulnerability is having a moment on the platform as mass layoffs hit the tech industry.

By Shirin Ghaffary and Rani Molla
Technology
It’s official. Trump is back on Facebook and Instagram.It’s official. Trump is back on Facebook and Instagram.
Technology

The former president and promoter of the “big lie” is Facebook’s problem again.

By Shirin Ghaffary