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The toll to scroll: Netflix introduces new fees for ‘extra users’
The Brilliant 10: The top up-and-coming minds in science
Amazon’s employee retention is not prime, according to leaked data
DuckDuckGo just made its privacy-centric browser available for all Mac users
Kanye West plans to buy so-called ‘free speech’ social media platform, Parler
Moderators ban AI-generated artwork from ‘Dune’ subreddit
SpaceX says it can no longer fund Ukraine’s Starlink access
Netflix to join Hulu and Disney+ with a cheaper ad-supported streaming tier
We’re about to get a peek at how many views Netflix shows get
Twitter’s fact-checking service Birdwatch is headed for your feed
You can now tell Facebook to stop feeding you posts you hate
Chess.com investigation finds that teen grandmaster ‘likely cheated’ in more than 100 online matches
Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter (again)
The White House’s new ‘AI Bill of Rights’ plans to tackle racist and biased algorithms
SEC fines Kim Kardashian $1.27 million for ‘unlawfully touting’ a cryptocurrency
Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot can shuffle across stage, ‘raise the roof’
Welcome to Walmart Land, the retail giant’s attempt at entering the metaverse
Bitcoin’s steep environmental costs go beyond its hunger for energy
Amazon to offer instant pay to workers and more loans to sellers
Apple removes VKontakte, Russia’s largest social network, from the App Store
App privacy depends a lot on where you were when you downloaded it
Amazon’s Ring Nation quietly premieres on cable TV in 35 states
Meta says it’s shut down a giant Russian misinformation network
Graphic novel with AI-generated art gets unprecedented copyright
LinkedIn’s recent social research reveals what helps get people jobs
The US government is inching closer to a deal to secure TikTok in the US
Amazon’s new warehouse employee training exec used to manage private prisons
In school districts that ban books, e-readers offer a workaround
Why Bitcoin won’t go green any time soon
Iran cracks down on citizens’ internet access following spreading protests
The FTC takes a second look at Amazon-iRobot deal
The FCC is finally pulling the reins on space junk
Clicking ‘dislike’ on YouTube probably doesn’t do much to customize your feed
The latest movie pirating tool: Spotify’s ‘video podcast’
Your phone data isn’t safe from Customs and Border Protection
Hacker may have just leaked early ‘Grand Theft Auto 6’ footage
China’s DNA policing program targeted Tibetans and other minorities, reports reveal
These new interactive maps reveal the incredible global journeys of migrating birds
Hacker gains ‘full access’ to Uber’s networks using one of oldest tricks in the book
TikTok remains evasive on the data it collects
Ethereum finally completed ‘The Merge’
Facebook’s automated image removal system is flawed, says Oversight Board
New federal mapping tool brings climate resiliency to everyday Americans
Extreme heat is knocking out data centers
Walmart wants to combine big box and big bank
Whistleblower tells Congress that Twitter has a spy problem
AI voice filters can make you sound like anyone—and make anyone sound like you
Amazon’s tech empire is expanding into mechatronics
We have quantum computers—now Amazon and Harvard want a quantum internet
Dive into the wonderful and wistful world of video game design
DOJ accuses Google of buying its position as a default search engine
Websites are dropping Facebook’s third-party login button
Crypto scammers duped YouTube audiences with fake Apple Event ‘livecast’
Ransomware hackers hit a massive Los Angeles School system over the weekend
Using Chrome? Check for this update right away
End-to-end encryption now available for most Ring devices
Signal’s new president is a privacy advocate and active critic of Big Tech
Cloudflare finally drops virulently anti-trans message board, Kiwi Farms
Scammers are using a Webb Telescope photo to hide complex malware
Four Amazon warehouse workers died on the job within a month
Twitter is testing a much-anticipated edit button
These 5 popular Chrome extensions are compromising your computer
‘The Merge’ is happening. Here’s what that means for those in crypto.
The US government just teased its instant payment system for 2023