Indiana sues TikTok, claiming it exposes children to harmful content
The Indiana attorney general sued TikTok and ByteDance on Wednesday, claiming they deceive consumers about data security and child safety.
By Justine McDanielAmazon, Uber ads appear on Twitter pages of white nationalists restored by Musk
Ads from Amazon, Uber, Snap and other major brands were appearing on white nationalist and extremist accounts.
By Faiz SiddiquiApple says it will allow iCloud backups to be fully encrypted
The one service Apple offered that could not be encrypted was iCloud. Now that will change.
By Joseph MennElizabeth Holmes’s ex-Theranos partner gets nearly 13 years in prison
Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, the former president and COO of the infamous blood testing start-up, was sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison following his conviction on 12 fraud-related charges.
By Rachel LermanD.C. attorney general files lawsuit against Amazon, alleging stolen tips
The lawsuit alleges that Amazon used deceptive methods to lead consumers to believe that tip money went directly to drivers, when it was actually being used to subsidize wages.
By Karina ElwoodMargaret Atwood, Stephen King rally around new author after no-shows at signing
“We’ve all been there,” best-selling novelists told debut author Chelsea Banning after her book signing attracted only two people.
By Adela SulimanThe pandemic made work holiday parties weird. How to navigate yours.
Experts weigh-in on whether the pandemic created new rules for company holiday parties, including virtual ones
By Danielle AbrilSan Francisco bars police from using killer robots, reversing recent vote
The city was criticized by civil libertarians after it voted last week to give law enforcement the right to deploy armed robots in a small number of scenarios.
By Niha MasihWordle is 2022’s top Google search term, above both Ukraine and the queen
"Wordle" beat out terms like “election results” and “Jeffrey Dahmer” in the U.S. and “Ukraine” and “Queen Elizabeth” globally in the Google Trends Year in Search roundup.
By Mikhail Klimentov and Shannon LiaoMicrosoft says it will bring Call of Duty to Nintendo
The Xbox maker said that if federal regulators approve its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, it will publish Call of Duty to Nintendo platforms for 10 years.
By Shannon LiaoCongress drops media bargaining bill amid Facebook, industry blowback
The bill would have allowed publishers a temporary exemption from antitrust laws to negotiate jointly for the use of their content by the large tech companies.
By Cristiano LimaTop Twitch creator endorses platform connected to crypto gambling site
Tyler “Trainwrecks” Niknam announced ambitious plans to, in his words, “make the live streaming world better.” The news was met with skepticism.
By Shannon LiaoMusk’s brain implant company reportedly investigated over animal deaths
Neuralink, which is developing a brain implant to treat neurological conditions, reportedly has killed 1,500 animals involved in tests since 2018.
By Jacob BogageFinding myths and meaning in the lo-fi world of ‘Dwarf Fortress’
After 20 years of development, the 1.0 version of "Dwarf Fortress" is out. The game provides players with endless stories — if they can master its menus.
By Gita JacksonThe voices left out of Elon Musk’s free-speech agenda
Elon Musk has said little about what Twitter should do to give people a voice when their own governments do not want people to have it. Look at China and Iran.
By Shira OvideWhat is ChatGPT, the viral social media AI?
ChatGPT is a conversational AI project from OpenAI that's been generating funny and sometimes insightful answers to questions.
By Pranshu Verma and Rachel LermanInside the Streamys, the internet’s biggest awards show
The pandemic supercharged the creator economy, and Sunday’s awards show was the first held in person since that boost.
By Taylor LorenzThe layoff survival guide: What to do before, during and after
Losing your job is stressful. But workers can do several things before, during and after layoffs to be prepared for their next stage.
By Danielle AbrilWhite House rebukes Trump’s suggestion to suspend Constitution over 2020 election
Former president Donald Trump suggested that the country abandon one of its founding documents, drawing sharp criticism from the White House and politicians.
By Karoun Demirjian and Toluse OlorunnipaElon Musk’s ‘Twitter Files’ ignite divisions, but haven’t changed minds
Twitter's new CEO released the "Twitter Files" on the platform Friday. Musk and his allies have claimed conservative speech is suppressed online.
By Cat Zakrzewski and Faiz Siddiqui