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Big Tech’s Unlikely Next Battleground: North Dakota
/ February 15, 2021A vote on a bill this week is part of a movement that could cost Apple and Google billions of…
Amazon Sues New York Attorney General to Block Covid-19 Charges
/ February 15, 2021The company said the attorney general, Letitia James, had overstepped her authority in investigating workplace safety. Amazon sued New York’s…
Electric Cars, Cool. But When?
/ February 15, 2021What we need to get to a future of energy-efficient cars. This article is part of the On Tech newsletter.…
Two Arrests, Two Outcomes Tell a Tale of Xi Jinping’s China
/ February 15, 2021A rural businessman, Sun Dawu, angered Beijing twice. His fate the second time around could augur the future of the…
Earth to Voyager 2: After a Year in the Darkness, We Can Talk to You Again
/ February 15, 2021NASA’s sole means of sending commands to the distant space probe, launched 44 years ago, is being restored on Friday.…
Twitter vs. India
/ February 15, 2021Twitter is defying a democratically elected government. We should all watch what happens next. This article is part of the…
Why Is Facebook Rejecting These Fashion Ads?
/ February 15, 2021The automated intelligence systems of Instagram and Facebook have repeatedly denied ads placed by small businesses that make stylish clothing…
Woman Accused of Defaming Dozens Online Is Arrested
/ February 15, 2021Nadire Atas trashed the reputations of people she saw as enemies, and their relatives. On Tuesday, she was charged by…
Facebook Is Said to Be Building a Product to Compete With Clubhouse
/ February 15, 2021The social network, which has a history of cloning its competitors, has started working on an audio chat product. SAN…