Can Clubhouse Move Fast Without Breaking Things?
From the start, there were signs that Clubhouse was speed-running the platform life cycle. Weeks after launching, it ran into claims that it was allowing...
Facebook Bans Myanmar Military Accounts in Aftermath of Coup
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook said on Wednesday that it had banned Myanmar’s military and military-controlled state and media entities from its platforms, weeks after the...
This Website Is My Pandemic BFF
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.I have two essential pandemic companions: cheese and...
Human-Faced Shark, Muscle-Bound Robots, Mayo for Turtles and More Mysterious News Briefly — February 24, 2021
Mysterious News Briefly — February 24, 2021 Earth has had water from its beginning, according to researchers at the GLOBE Institute at the University of...
A New Generation of Wi-Fi to Improve Your Home Network
When the pandemic upended our lives, many of us were forced to stay home and shift our work and hobbies to the internet. Office meetings...
The U.S. Army is Testing an Operational Star Trek Phaser
“Set phasers to stun!” From the very first episode and movie through today, Captain Kirk and other Star Trek officers dialed down their weapons to...
California Wins Court Victory for Its Net Neutrality Law
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday cleared the way for California to enforce its net neutrality law, denying a request by telecommunications providers to...
After Russian Cyberattack, Looking for Answers and Debating Retaliation
Those options, according to officials familiar with the discussions, include variants of steps that President Barack Obama considered and rejected after the 2016 hacking of...
SolarWinds hack was work of ‘at least 1,000 engineers’, tech executives tell Senate
True scope of the breach, which affected 100 companies and several federal agencies, is still unknownTech executives revealed that a historic cybersecurity breach that affected...
How the Military Behind Myanmar’s Coup Took the Country Offline
The Myanmar soldiers descended before dawn on Feb. 1, bearing rifles and wire cutters. At gunpoint, they ordered technicians at telecom operators to switch off...