Category: Computers and the Internet

How the Media Industry Keeps Losing the Future

Roger Fidler tried his best, but the excellent business of journalism is gone for good. Can the idea of “news” survive in a digital world?
How the Media Industry Keeps Losing the Future

Roger Fidler tried his best, but the excellent business of journalism is gone for good. Can the idea of “news” survive in a digital world?
Apple Kills Its Electric Car Project

The car, which Apple spent billions of dollars researching, had been intended as a rival to Tesla’s E.V.s, which include autonomous driving features.
Sam Bankman-Fried Seeks Lenient Sentence and to Appeal Conviction

Since the disgraced cryptocurrency mogul was convicted of fraud last year, his supporters have maneuvered to secure a lenient sentence and change the public narrative about his case.
They Promoted Body Positivity. Then They Lost Weight.

Do plus-size influencers owe their followers an explanation when their bodies change?
They Promoted Body Positivity. Then They Lost Weight.

Do plus-size influencers owe their followers an explanation when their bodies change?
What to Know About the Supreme Court Case on Free Speech on Social Media

Both Florida and Texas passed laws regulating how social media companies moderate speech online. The laws, if upheld, could fundamentally alter how the platforms police their sites.
Five Takeaways From The Times’s Investigation Into Child Influencers

Mothers are running Instagram accounts for underage girls aspiring to stardom. Many encounter a dark underworld dominated by men, including pedophiles.
Reddit Reveals Its Finances, in Major Step Toward Going Public

The message board site, founded in 2005, detailed its financial performance in a filing. It is the last of an early generation of social media companies to aim for a public offering.
Niklaus Wirth, Visionary Software Architect, Dies at 89

Pascal, the programming language he created in the early days of personal computing, offered a simpler alternative to other languages in use at the time.
Instagram’s Uneasy Rise as a News Site

In this year’s presidential election, more people are turning to Instagram for news, even as the platform tries de-emphasizing “political content.”
Leaked Files Show the Secret World of China’s Hackers for Hire

China has increasingly turned to private companies in campaigns to hack foreign governments and control its domestic population.