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Love Sticks? There’s an Instagram for That.

Stick Nation was born last summer, during a hiking trip to Arches National Park in Utah. Boone Hogg, Logan Jugler…

An A.I. Researcher Takes On Election Deepfakes

For nearly 30 years, Oren Etzioni was among the most optimistic of artificial intelligence researchers. But in 2019 Dr. Etzioni,…

Tesla’s Sales Fell in First Quarter as Competition Intensified

Tesla, which has been accustomed to brisk growth, reported a drop in car sales during the first three months of…

Google to Delete Billions of Chrome Browser Records in Latest Settlement

In recent months, Google has raced to settle a backlog of lawsuits ahead of major antitrust showdowns with the Justice…

Google to Delete Billions of Chrome Browser Records in Latest Settlement

In recent months, Google has raced to settle a backlog of lawsuits ahead of major antitrust showdowns with the Justice…

How One Tech Skeptic Decided AI Might Benefit the Middle Class

David Autor seems an unlikely A.I. optimist. The labor economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is best known for…

China’s Advancing Efforts to Influence the U.S. Election Raise Alarms

Covert Chinese accounts are masquerading online as American supporters of former President Donald J. Trump, promoting conspiracy theories, stoking domestic…

Daniel C. Lynch, Founder of Major Computer Exhibition, Dies at 82

Daniel C. Lynch, a computer network engineer whose exhibitions on networking equipment helped accelerate the commercialization of the internet in…

Why Did Matt Farley Put a Song About Me on Spotify?

These days, the song brings in about $1,200 per month, enough to pay his rent, Casey told me, with what…

AT&T Passcodes for Millions Are Reset After Leak of Customer Records

The telecommunications giant AT&T announced on Saturday that it had reset the passcodes of 7.6 million customers after it determined…