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    In a Blue Origin Rocket, William Shatner Finally Goes to Space

    Mr. Bezos, who has said he was inspired by “Star Trek” as a boy, listened, still as a statue. He may have been giving...

    Tesla Under Scrutiny Over Lack of Recall After Autopilot Update

    The top federal auto safety regulator sent two letters to Tesla this week raising questions about the company’s driver-assistance software systems and instructing the...

    Lawmakers See Path to Rein In Tech, but It Isn’t Smooth

    If what faces Big Tech is anything like what happened to Big Tobacco, the road ahead is likely to be a yearslong battle over...

    Elizabeth Holmes Trial: Key Takeaways From Week 5

    SAN JOSE, Calif. — The fifth week of the trial of Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the blood testing start-up Theranos, offered only brief...

    We’re Smarter About Facebook Now

    This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. Here is a collection of past columns.In Facebook’s major scandals of the last five years,...

    Lifestyles of the Rich and Gullible: Theranos and Ozy Edition

    Not long ago, we lived vicariously through the 1 percent by watching “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” or “Cribs.” Now, we obsess over...

    Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp Go Down Again for Some Users

    SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook and its family of apps were inaccessible for about two hours on Friday afternoon, the second time in a week...

    Google bans ads on content, including YouTube videos, with false claims about climate change.

    Google said it will no longer display advertisements on YouTube videos and other content that promote inaccurate claims about climate change.The decision, by the...

    Robert Schiffmann, Inventive Guru of the Microwave, Dies at 86

    As a scientist he saw the potential of microwave ovens when he observed one heating up a sandwich in the 1960s. Microwaveable oatmeal, among...

    Lithuania vs. China: A Baltic Minnow Defies a Rising Superpower

    VILNIUS, Lithuania — It was never a secret that China tightly controls what its people can read and write on their cellphones. But it...

    Rivian, Electric Vehicle Start-Up, Unveils Large Losses in I.P.O. Filing

    Rivian had said it expects to start delivering its truck, the R1T, in September and its S.U.V., the R1S, later this year. The cheapest...

    Lawmakers Blast Facebook Over Its Effect on Children

    new video loaded: Lawmakers Blast Facebook Over Its Effect on ChildrentranscriptBacktranscriptLawmakers Blast Facebook Over Its Effect on ChildrenSenators from both sides of the aisle...

    Amazon settles with activist workers who say they were illegally fired.

    Amazon has settled with two of its most prominent internal critics, staving off a public hearing over accusations that the company illegally fired the...

    How an 11-Foot-Tall 3-D Printer Is Helping to Create a Community

    Square FeetThree-dimensional printing can create nearly any object. A partnership in Mexico is putting that theory to the test, building a village for residents...

    The Secret War Over Pentagon Aid in Fighting Wildfires

    In July, as wildfires tore through the American West, President Biden met with the region’s governors to find better ways to battle the flames....

    New Limits Give Chinese E-Gamers Whiplash

    Many in China’s gaming industry agree that games have some downsides. The most popular games in the country are made for smartphones and are...