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Big Tech Is Getting Clobbered on Wall Street. It’s a Good Time for Them.
Flush with cash, Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Google are positioned to emerge from a downturn...
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Even Among Corporate Raiders, Elon Musk Is a Pirate
The world of deal making has always been rough and tumble. But Mr. Musk blows any...
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WhatsApp introduces commercial services as Meta, its parent, seeks fresh revenue.
For a fee, the app will allow businesses to build a custom dashboard so they can...
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Buffalo gunman’s video is surfacing on Facebook, sometimes with ads beside it.
The company relies on automated systems to spot violent content, but people are still uploading and...
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Has the Crypto Crash Hurt Your Investments? We Want to Hear About It.
Tell us about your experiences in the volatile crypto market.
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Fentanyl Tainted Pills Bought on Social Media Cause Youth Drug Deaths to Soar
Teenagers and young adults are turning to Snapchat, TikTok and other social media apps to find...
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Sustainability Index Drops Tesla, Prompting Insult from Musk
S&P cited racial discrimination claims in deciding to exclude the electric carmaker from a listing of...
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A Panel to Combat Disinformation Becomes a Victim of It
The Department of Homeland Security suspended the work of a panel focused on the subject of...
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Elephants in Mourning Spotted on YouTube by Scientists
It is difficult to catch Asian elephants responding to deaths of herd members in the wild,...
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China’s Internet Censors Try a New Trick: Revealing Users’ Locations
The rapidly expanding practice, which authorities say helps combat disinformation from abroad, has fueled a whole...
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Elon Musk says Twitter deal ‘cannot move forward’ without more information.
Mr. Musk called on Twitter to provide more data about the number of spam and fake...
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Russian Hacking Cartel Attacks Costa Rican Government Agencies
Experts who track the hackers’ actions said the group had recently begun to shift its focus...
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Apple Delays and Modifies Its Return to Office Plans
The news was welcomed by an employee group worried about growing coronavirus rates.
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In Uncertain Times, Start-Ups Flock to Co-Working Spaces
The pandemic’s arrival turned spaces like WeWork into ghost towns. Now people are lining up for...
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Elon Musk says a lower price for Twitter is ‘not out of the question.’
Mr. Musk has been creating confusion around whether the Twitter deal will close, causing the social...
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The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans
Clever marketers have figured out how easy it is to simulate online intimacy at scale, ventriloquizing...
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After Buffalo Shooting Video Spreads, Social Platforms Face Questions
Gunmen say they are influenced by online screeds and broadcasts of past shootings. Do social media...
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The Tesla Effect: Snowmobiles, Boats and Mowers Go Electric
They’re quieter and better for the climate. But snow and water create new technological challenges for...
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Crypto Joins the Abortion Conversation
Activists and nonprofits are considering digital currencies as a way to raise funds. But can they...
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Musk Says His Twitter Takeover Is ‘On Hold,’ Then Says He’s ‘Still Committed’
Mr. Musk said he wanted to confirm Twitter’s findings that spam and fake accounts make up...
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Musk Says His Twitter Takeover Is ‘On Hold,’ Then Says He’s ‘Still Committed’
Mr. Musk said he wanted to confirm Twitter’s findings that spam and fake accounts make up...
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The Milky Way’s Black Hole Comes to Light
The Event Horizon Telescope has once again caught sight of the “unseeable.”
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Trump’s banishment from Facebook and Twitter: A timeline.
Continue reading the main storyFormer President Donald J. Trump at the White House in 2020.Credit...Doug Mills/The...
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Cryptocurrencies Melt Down in a ‘Perfect Storm’ of Fear and Panic
A steep sell-off that gained momentum this week starkly illustrated the risks of the experimental and...