What Life Is Like Under Myanmar’s Internet Shutdown
Rumors of a coup were spreading before the military acted. Sophie*, an American software developer, was at home with her young son and her husband Aung*, a union worker and…
The Best Fitness Trackers and Watches for Everyone
Like every piece of gear you wear on your body day in and day out, fitness trackers are incredibly personal. Not only do they have to be comfortable and attractive,…
Best cheap iPhone 12 deals for March 2021: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro
If you’re after iPhone 12 deals, iPhone 12 Pro deals, or discounts on the iPhone Mini, we’ve got them all right here.
Best cheap Canon camera deals for March 2021
Canon offers frequent discounts on its cameras. We monitor the best cheap Canon camera deals and update this post regularly.
Best cheap pressure cooker deals for March 2021
Whether you’re looking for a way to simplify meal preparation or you want to expand your repertoire of cooking skills, a new pressure cooker may be the answer.
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…