Technology
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Kanye West’s Deal to Buy Parler Unravels
The parent company of Parler, a social media service popular with right-wing audiences, said it had “mutually agreed with Ye”…
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Facebook Failed to Stop Ads Threatening Election Workers
The ads, submitted by researchers, were rejected by YouTube and TikTok.
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U.S., Russia Duel Over Leadership of U.N. Tech Group
WASHINGTON — The United States and Russia are tussling over control of a United Nations organization that sets standards for…
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The Boss Said ‘Take Her Down.’ Was What Happened Next His Fault?
“If you are ever going to take her down .. now is the time.” Devin Wenig, the chief executive of…
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A Goodbye to Readers and a Reflection
I’ve had the opportunity to write the On Tech newsletter for the past two and a half years, and now…
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Investors Sue Treasury Department for Blacklisting a Crypto Platform
A group of cryptocurrency investors sued the Treasury Department on Thursday to block government sanctions that bar Americans from Tornado…
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One Solution to the Digital Divide: Teens
Gisel Guerrero Zavala is a 15-year-old in El Paso who loves video games and computer programming. She is also playing…
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Apple, the Ad Critic, Now Embraces Ads
For years, Apple has been a loud critic of online advertising that relies on hogging as much information about us…
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Signal, the encrypted messaging app, appoints a president.
Signal, the encrypted messaging app, has tapped Meredith Whittaker, a former adviser to the Federal Trade Commission chair and an…
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Facebook, Twitter and Others Remove Pro-U.S. Influence Campaign
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Twitter have removed an influence operation from their networks that promoted U.S. foreign…