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When the Novel Swiped Right
A friend of a friend was heading back to New York on the train. He pulled out his phone and opened the Grindr app. He started chatting with a guy who, it turned out, was also on the train: the conductor. Shouldn’t you be focused on the road? he ...
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Tech’s Biggest Companies Discover Austerity, to the Relief of Investors
After years of expansion and billions in profits, Big Tech is pulling back from its famously lavish spending as a long boom finally ends.
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Senator Calls on Apple and Google to Ban TikTok in App Stores
Michael F. Bennet, a Colorado Democrat, cited national security, adding to bipartisan pressure on the Chinese-owned video app.
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Meta Posts $4.2 Billion Restructuring Charge
The company, which is in the midst of shifting to become a metaverse business, also forecast revenue would beat Wall Street predictions.
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Judge Said to Allow Meta’s Deal for Virtual Reality Start-Up to Move Forward
The ruling, which is under seal, is a defeat for the Federal Trade Commission, which tried to block Meta’s deal with a rarely used antitrust argument.
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GoodRx Leaked User Health Data to Facebook and Google, F.T.C. Says
The popular drug discount app deceptively shared details on users’ illnesses and medicines with ad firms, regulators said in a legal complaint.
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Easy to Use, Mobile Payment Apps Are Also Easy to Misuse
While they have taken steps to help prevent mishaps, a new report finds they offer few protections if, for instance, users accidentally send money to the wrong person.
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How to Make Your Smartphone Photos So Much Better
Professional photographers have long used the RAW format and editing software to turn image files into gorgeous pictures — and you can, too.
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Biden’s Visit to the Border Is Bound to Be Awkward
Republicans have been hounding President Biden for more than a year to travel to the southern border and see the situation there with his own eyes. “I guess I should go down,” he conceded in a town hall meeting with CNN in October 2021, but he ...
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Is A.I. the Future of Test Prep?
Riiid is one of a handful of companies that believe that A.I.’s algorithms are perfectly suited to track student performance and give individualized attention.