Facebook’s Oversight Board Must Uphold the Ban on Trump
In the coming weeks, the Facebook Oversight Board will rule on Donald Trump’s indefinite suspension from the platform. This will surely be the Board’s most important ruling to-date. The Board’s…
Why a YouTube Chat About Chess Got Flagged for Hate Speech
Last June, Antonio Radić, the host of a YouTube chess channel with more than a million subscribers, was live-streaming an interview with the grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura when the broadcast suddenly…
The Raging Evolutionary War Between Humans and Covid-19
The race is on. Vaccines against the virus that causes Covid-19 are needling into shoulders around the world, the tip-of-the-hypodermic spear of a year-long scientific triumph. But that protean virus,…
Sherry Turkle Talks Going Remote, Loneliness, and Her Memoir
Learning is going to be made up much more quickly than the social skills. A year of skills—I approach you, you approach me, we circle each other, we start to…
Could this modular device be the future of laptops? The Framework Laptop
Modularity isn’t something new in computing, but the Framework Laptop hopes to bring the upgradability of desktops to more portable devices. With an emphasis on a do-it-yourself approach, the team…
Google Chrome update makes HTTPS the default for incomplete URLs Google Chrome
Google will soon roll out a new version of its Chrome web browser that will automatically load all incomplete URLs via the more secure HTTPS protocol. With current builds, if…
Google Photos warns against using its compressed ‘high quality’ mode – here’s why Google Photos
If you’re a regular Google Photos fan, you might have made good use of its ‘High Quality’ storage mode, which compresses your snaps to save space – but this is…
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As weeks go in 2021, the last one was refreshingly uneventful. A distinct lack of political scandals, major public holidays and noisy sporting events meant the internet was a relatively…
US drone firm Skydio valued at $1 billion as government freezes out Chinese competition
Skydio has become the first US dronemaker with a valuation of more than $1 billion, a signal of deeper investment in American-made drones after the US government blacklisted Chinese manufacturers.…
Stunning new image of Venus reveals nightglow on the planet’s edge
The Parker Solar Probe, designed for detailed study of the Sun, has another advantage — it is able to examine planets as it passes their orbits. As it refines its…