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The hidden consequences of tech, revealed
The videoconferencing service has acquired Keybase to beef up its encryption offerings.
Despite warning of “unintended consequences,” the UK is forging ahead with its new app.
A sudden switch to online learning reveals a slew of challenges for educators.
The new technology is on track for a mid-May release.
The world’s largest social network has improved upon Zoom’s missteps for its newest familiar offering.
Despite what the internet might be telling you, cellphones did not cause the Covid-19 pandemic.
New data shows that Amazon Prime membership sales rose significantly as the coronavirus pandemic spread.
The US is rolling out digital contact tracing. How has it been working in other countries?
Meet three people whose tweets about surviving Covid-19 briefly made them internet famous.
Your guide to the scam-filled digital black market for Covid-19 products.
New contact-tracing technology is supposed to go away after the pandemic. Privacy experts aren’t so sure it will.
How optimistic should we be about the impact of artificial intelligence in a pandemic?
How to stay informed and entertained during the Covid-19 crisis.
Due to Covid-19, video chats with doctors are becoming mainstream. Here’s how it all works.
As millions of respirators keep surfacing, health care workers say they need more.
The coronavirus pandemic made Zoom the most popular app, and that came with consequences.
Organizations can prevent domain spoofing, but many don’t.
Software that monitors remote employees is seeing a sales boom.
In response to the coronavirus, churches are playing catch-up to get themselves online. Some platforms are eager to help.
Is slowing the spread of coronavirus worth compromising your privacy?
Inside a 13,000-user Slack group trying to hack together tools we need to fight Covid-19.
Providers of mental health apps and chatbots told Recode that usage has gone up, but these services aren’t a replacement for live counseling with a human therapist.
Privacy advocates want restrictions on how much phone location data the government gets from tech companies.
As social distancing limits in-office staff, social platforms are relying more on AI to moderate their content.
In the midst of a pandemic, your voice assistant might need some tweaks.
From anti-spitting hats to doctor robots, new business opportunities are abundant and weird.
The coronavirus-related phishing attacks have arrived. Here’s how to prevent getting infected.
A new reason to be skeptical of posts you read online.
Maybe our babies don’t need to be included in the Internet of Things just yet.
The Vatican’s interest in artificial intelligence isn’t new, but pay attention to the tech companies that are joining along.
It’s not your fault if you get hacked. Blame tech companies for not forcing you to be more secure.
The potential fines follow an FCC probe into the carriers and the practice of selling location data.
The coronavirus is putting a lot of new tech, including robots and artificial intelligence, on display.
Tesla is facing heat from federal officials following an investigation into a fatal crash involving its Autopilot.
An AI expert recently spotted an unusual detail when trying to follow new people on TikTok.
Intuit just spent $7.1 billion to buy Credit Karma, the popular free credit monitoring and tax filing service.
Researchers at the CDC and Georgia Tech are using a whole lot of data, including social media, to forecast the suicide rate, a statistic that can lag by up to two years.
Nevada’s Democratic Party is replacing the caucus app with “caucus calculator”-equipped iPads.
You’re not imagining it. Smart speakers inadvertently listen to you all the time.
Security researchers found an unsettling vulnerability in Tesla’s intelligent cruise control.