Category: Computers and the Internet

FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules Struck Down by Federal Appeals Court

After nearly two decades of fighting, the battle over regulations that treat broadband providers like utilities came to an end on Thursday.
Inside the Y2K Crisis That Never Was, 25 Years Later

Planes didn’t fall from the sky on Jan. 1, 2000. A technology reporter who wrote a front-page article early that morning reflects on a crisis that never was.
The 2024 Good Tech Awards

In a year of continued A.I. progress, “founder mode” drama and a Trump election win, a few tech projects stood out for their clear benefits to humanity.
The Men Who Use Instagram to Groom Child Influencers

Photographers and other men offer to build online followings for young girls, but some are pedophiles who work with parents to sexualize them.
How Donald Trump Went From Calling for a TikTok Ban to Backing Off

In 2020, he moved to ban the Chinese-owned app. Now, he is opposing the Biden administration’s effort to do just that.
Trump Urges Supreme Court to Pause TikTok Ban

The president-elect took no position on the app’s First Amendment challenge to the law, which sets a Jan. 19 deadline to sell or close the popular platform.
Trump Backers, Including Elon Musk, Clash With Far Right Over Immigrant Workers and H-1B Visas

A fierce dispute erupted in the president-elect’s camp between immigration hard-liners and tech industry leaders including Elon Musk.
How A.I. Could Reshape the Economic Geography of America

As the technology is widely adopted, some once-struggling midsize cities in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and South may benefit, new research predicts.
Why Taiwan’s Foxconn, an iPhone Supplier, Is Investing in Texas and Thailand

The Apple supplier has spent millions in the United States, India and Mexico over the past two years to lessen its dependence on China.
The Animal Celebrities Who Surprised, Soothed and Screamed at Us in 2024

Moo Deng the pygmy hippo, Flaco the escaped eagle-owl, Charlotte the maybe-pregnant stingray — they distracted us from the messy human world but were also clear reflections of it.
An A.I. Boom Makes Electricians Flock to Central Washington

The rural region is changing fast as electricians from around the country plug the tech industry’s new, giant data centers into its ample power supply.
Under Pressure, Telegram Turns a Profit for the First Time

Even as Telegram faces legal scrutiny and grapples with billions in debt, it is set to be profitable for the first time as it tries cryptocurrencies, subscriptions and ads.