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    What Texas Gains by Investigating Twitter’s Fake Accounts

    When Elon Musk said on Twitter last month that he planned to vote Republican and predicted that Democrats would mount a “dirty tricks campaign...

    A Short History of Tech Predictions

    In 2013, Apple’s chief executive, Tim Cook, said that gadgets we wear on our wrists “could be a profound area of technology.”It wasn’t. Maybe...

    Auto Safety Agency Expands Tesla Investigation

    The federal government’s top auto-safety agency is significantly expanding an investigation into Tesla and its Autopilot driver-assistance system to determine if the technology poses...

    Dave Smith, Whose Synthesizers Shaped Electronic Music, Dies at 72

    Unlike a piano or organ, early synthesizers, like the Moog and ARP, could generate only one note at a time. Shaping a particular tone...

    E.U. Rule Requires New Devices to Have USB-C Charging Ports by 2026

    The European Union on Tuesday reached an agreement that will require all new smartphones, tablets and laptops to use a common charger by 2026.The...

    How Anonymous Is Bitcoin, Really?

    In myth, the cryptocurrency is egalitarian, decentralized and all but anonymous. The reality is very different, scientists have found. Source link

    The arrest heard ’round the crypto world – TechCrunch

    Hey everyone, and welcome back to Chain Reaction. Last week, we discussed $4.5 billion in new crypto funds from a16z. This week, we’re talking about...

    Gas?! Where we’re going, we don’t need gas – TechCrunch

    Hello all! Welcome back to Week in Review, the newsletter where we recap some of the top stories to cross TechCrunch over the last...

    KQED launches free media literacy training course – TechCrunch

    In a push-back against people who can’t tell a real news source from an amphetamine-laden hamster with a Tumblr blog, San Francisco public radio...

    U.S. Technology, a Longtime Tool for Russia, Becomes a Vulnerability

    Global restrictions on sending advanced technology to Russia are hampering the country’s military capacity, U.S. officials say, though Russia has stockpiled American equipment for...

    Sheryl Sandberg Steps Down From Facebook’s Parent Company, Meta

    Ms. Sandberg flirted with leaving Facebook. In 2016, she told colleagues that if Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee, won the White House she...

    Drew Afualo, TikTok Star, Goes On a New York Breakfast Crawl

    A bagel, an iced latte, a berry tart and a conversation with the feminist firebrand about the ups and downs of online fame. Source link...

    They Did Their Own ‘Research.’ Now What?

    “There’s this idea that the goal of science is consensus,” Professor Carrion said. “The model they brought to it was that we didn’t need...

    Inside the Apple Store Battle for Union Representation

    Apple has hired Littler Mendelson, an employment law firm, to blunt the labor push. It also has furnished store managers with talking points, including...

    Hydrogen startup ZeroAvia has a zero-emission vision, but its next plane is a hybrid – TechCrunch

    ZeroAvia has raised $115 million from United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, British Airways and Amazon on a promise to fly a zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell...

    With Bungie under its wing, Sony plans to invest half of its PlayStation Studios development budget on live service games this year – TechCrunch

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