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After years of talks about the need for public-private partnerships to combat cyberattacks, the war in Ukraine is stress-testing the system. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/xmZ9G47

Google, Meta, Twitter, Telegram and others are levers in the conflict, caught between demands from Ukraine, Russia, the European Union and the U.S. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/mhdECpo

Thanks to the invention he helped create in the 1970s, people can send email over an office network or visit a website through a coffee shop hot spot. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/tRrxSjM

A newly revamped store in Washington shows how thoroughly Amazon has woven itself into the grocery shopping experience. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/ZVYt5sy

As the world overwhelmingly condemns the assault on Ukraine, online opinion in China is mostly pro-Russia, pro-war and pro-Putin. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/3LSHWxI

Google, Apple and others were warned that they must comply with a new law, which would make them more vulnerable to the Kremlin’s censorship demands. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/K7rWwTH

Google, Apple and others were warned that they must comply with a new law, which would make them more vulnerable to the Kremlin’s censorship demands. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/kGuT4Bb

Facing a wary United States and worried about depending on imports by sea, China is buying more energy and food from its northern neighbor. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/v72DixT

Customs officials aim to save time and increase security by ramping up the use of facial recognition. But what about privacy? A biometrics specialist weighs in. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/GyqHeOB

Online shopping was supposed to give consumers more power and freedom. Instead, costs are so fluid that household goods fluctuate almost like Bitcoin. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/mzS1kME

After marinating in conspiracy theories and Donald J. Trump’s Russia stance, some online discourse about Vladimir Putin has grown more complimentary. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/HmcbF8o

After marinating in conspiracy theories and Donald J. Trump’s Russia stance, some online discourse about Vladimir Putin has grown more complimentary. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/trN2mIw

The conspiracy theory is especially likely to attract white Republicans who trust right-wing media, according to the Public Religion Research Institute. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/baQzpNs

Shoving these videos at us is a little bit sad, a little bit brilliant — and very much worth watching. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/2w60kZs

The agency’s expected lawsuit against the deal for a health technology company would be the latest move by the Biden administration to quash corporate consolidation. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/ZYgtylV

Biden administration officials have warned Russia that it could face further restrictions on technology that is critical to its economy and military. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/uW5gwCT

The company also said it would restore many of its famed office perks. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/wsdaIbF

The company also said it would restore many of its famed office perks. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/Ebm8kKL

Russian companies have many cryptocurrency tools at their disposal to evade sanctions, including a so-called digital ruble and ransomware. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/mLzBUFq

The future does not necessarily arrive in a straight line. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/6a3UEDw

The embrace by some conservative influencers and conspiracy theorists is part of a broader effort to shift people away from Big Tech. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/WBeyTQX

Apple is making a stink over a Dutch regulator’s effort to change its app store. Here’s why the tech giant cares. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/XNGDOTZ

Even as they allow some employees to change how often they come into the office, tech companies are rapidly buying and leasing properties around the country. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/m46Y98o

Even as they allow some employees to change how often they come into the office, tech companies are rapidly buying and leasing properties around the country. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/9Hpg6xL

“Everything was a lie,” said one woman lured into a recent scam. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/YBmJXni

Using machine learning, separate teams of computer scientists identified the same two men as likely authors of messages that fueled the viral movement. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/0T9r5cE

Control of the internet is increasingly part of any modern conflict. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/FdVCxcT

Truth Social, the former president’s hard-right alternative to Twitter, could open its doors next month. But as businesses go, outrage may not be the best moneymaker. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/3qZDcHR

The country’s propagandists have used a variety of tools online to promote a vision of the Games that is free of rancor or controversy. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/QmTkSlV

With collaborators like Miranda July and Evan Rachel Wood, Angela Trimbur stands out among social-media-savvy choreographers whose accessible movement found audiences during the pandemic. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/nmqak2p

The project is a big bet on scaling up programs that have proved effective in lifting low-income workers into middle-class jobs and careers. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/wVrE6Bv

The deal that brought his podcast to Spotify is said to be worth over $200 million, more than was previously known. Accusations that he spreads misinformation have roiled the company. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/R2ZNaD6

Some drivers have complained that cars using the company’s Autopilot system have been slowing down suddenly even when there are no hazards ahead. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/ljedy7g

Podcasts have been a freewheeling corner of digital life, but the potential for profits is changing that. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/eFlwtLE

Patrick Gelsinger is back running a company he first joined at 18. The chip maker was a Silicon Valley titan that lost its luster. As the world craves chips, can Intel make its comeback? from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/ArnvYFZ

Their daughter’s online venture plunged a Florida family into a nightmare, but they decided not to pull the plug. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/H0hclfb

Patrick Gelsinger is back running a company he first joined at 18. The chip maker was a Silicon Valley titan that lost its luster. As the world craves chips, can Intel make its comeback? from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/nqL0PNU

The timing of the vote coincides with an election at Amazon’s warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., outside Birmingham. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/Uky78lI

It’s time for tech employees to outgrow their cutesy names. Please. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/B7pKnlF

It says it will give other companies plenty of time to adapt to changes to its Android software. Similar changes made by Apple affected big internet companies. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/rMBQe50

Thermostats like Nest go a long way toward helping you use less energy, but the real problem-solvers are people. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/y9ivaEb

Recruiters in tech are desperate for workers. But candidates are the ones who hold all the power. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/YmDIcoB

Now that Facebook has renamed itself Meta, that’s what employees will be known as, the company said. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/FYKBWJL

Linus Sebastian started out making wacky videos. Now he employs fashion designers and logistics experts. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/jkGPtFh

Subtle changes — like mobile apps that will replace ID badges for workers and visitors — are meant to ease the flow at the turnstile while minimizing contact. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/LCkG32j

Subtle changes — like mobile apps that will replace ID badges for workers and visitors — are meant to ease the flow at the turnstile while minimizing contact. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/0ZUWmJe

A close look at donor data — from crowdfunding campaigns to Bitcoin fund-raisers — reveals a cross-border mix of motives in support of the Canada convoy. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/12M50Jp

The developer of astronomy software who said that Elon Musk’s company would cause a new crater on the moon says that he “had really gotten it wrong.” from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/K7VodNf

The threat of S.E.C. scrutiny already had scuttled plans by Coinbase, the largest U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, to launch a loan product. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/Olt0srX

Starting Feb. 28, “employees will have 30 days to make adjustments to their routines and adopt the working preferences they’ve agreed upon with their managers.” from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/82pCj6t

The state’s attorney general said the company repeatedly captured and commercialized biometric data in photos and videos for more than a decade without users’ permission. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/vHXaDO7

Peter Thiel, one of Donald J. Trump’s biggest donors in 2016, has re-emerged as a prime financier of the Make America Great Again movement. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/LlBjvE6

Miller Lite joins in, too. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/wpfZ1tG

Dividing the family’s Bitcoin stash has become a major source of contention in divorce cases. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/uBnsrYC

Documents released in an age-discrimination case appear to show high-level discussion about paring the ranks of older employees. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/d71F0hU

No deal is currently on the table, according to two people familiar with the talks, but Cisco could pay more than $20 billion, one said. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/YoLIZuk

Gary Bowser, 52, pleaded guilty for his role in a group that sold pirated video games for devices like the Nintendo Switch, costing companies more than $65 million, prosecutors said. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/uVd2YtE

Researchers are still figuring out how to enable athletes in the face-first Olympic sled race to go even faster. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/ZOaIwes

The mission’s failure to reach orbit highlighted the challenges of breaking into the space business, especially for companies that are publicly traded on the stock market. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/21ThCdB

The suit comes months after a jury awarded a former Black employee at the electric carmaker’s San Francisco-area factory $137 million. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/KzAxaND

The giant, gleaming spacecraft is being designed to carry NASA astronauts to the moon, as well as the dreams of Elon Musk’s space company. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/SHYDeLT

Revenue in the last three months of 2021 was up 83 percent from a year earlier, the company reported. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/1ndQ59U

Is Illumina, a gene-sequencing powerhouse, trying to speed innovation in the field of cancer blood tests or thwart it with an acquisition? from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/oqzUZwl

The geomagnetic incident resulted in the Starlink transmitters drifting back into Earth’s atmosphere, where they will burn up, potentially costing the company about $100 million. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/CgSIvxz

Revenue in the last three months of 2021 was up 83 percent from a year earlier, the company reported. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/0aCm1qs

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Regulators are expected to give Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard — the largest in Microsoft’s history — a tough review. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/qdSnTGt

The electric vehicle maker’s stock surged after a public offering last fall but has since plunged, in part because the company failed to meet its 2021 goals. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/tpaHzqF

Filling in more of the blanks and dumping duplicates opens up new ways to manage the people in your life. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/42TqocA

The couple were accused of conspiring to launder Bitcoin that had been stolen in 2016 from Hong Kong-based Bitfinex, one of the world’s largest virtual currency exchanges. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/pwifXEm

The chief executive stepped down as a glut of unsold machines, negative TV portrayals, activist investors and a recall plagued the fitness company. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/FdqIv3D

Treating any technology connected to China as a major crisis may itself be a risk to the U.S. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/BdUvPRF

El valor de mercado de la empresa antes conocida como Facebook descendió en más de 230.000 millones de dólares, el peor revés de su historia sucedido en un solo día. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/OcCGDqv

El valor de mercado de la empresa antes conocida como Facebook descendió en más de 230.000 millones de dólares, el peor revés de su historia sucedido en un solo día. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/67VboS8

Faulty computer systems are prompting class-action lawsuits by disgruntled car owners, a symptom of automakers’ bumpy transition to the digital age. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/xfmb32Z

Booming in a depressed market, battery-powered vehicles are a plus for the climate but pose a big threat to carmakers and parts suppliers that are slow to change. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/mtCfUqL

The deal, which was initially valued at $40 billion, encountered regulatory scrutiny, including an F.T.C. lawsuit. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/3t1yU9n

The tech billionaire, who has been on the board of the company formerly known as Facebook since 2005, is backing numerous politicians in the midterm elections. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/SoGPBWM

As the largest computer networks continue to grow, some engineers fear that their smallest components could prove to be an Achilles’ heel. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/iXsozEW

Shani Orgad and Rosalind Gill discuss their book, “Confidence Culture,” which challenges the idea sold to women that self-esteem will set them free. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/pNJ0ahi

The ranks of cryptocurrency speculators have swelled, with even obscure tokens minting the newly wealthy: at least on the blockchain. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/Rtq5vcI

Helium, a wireless network powered by cryptocurrency, hints at the practical promise of decentralized services. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/6v7dkEw

In a flyer, Clearview said the product “saves lives,” “saves time” and “improves health” by increasing social distancing and keeping officers’ hands free to grab their weapons. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/bWXQet5

Revenue rose to a record $137.4 billion, just slightly under forecasts. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/N3w4MHg

Revenue rose to a record $137.4 billion, just slightly under forecasts. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/uaH1gpN

The company formerly known as Facebook has hit major turbulence as it suffered its biggest one-day wipeout ever. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/4dhft0K

After Apple made it harder to track people on the internet, even tech giants felt the effects. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/QOosbSzq9

Jack Sweeney, estudiante de 19 años, dijo que Musk le hizo saber los problemas de privacidad y seguridad que planteaba su popular cuenta @ElonJet. El muchacho le hizo una solicitud. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/Mq9gi8w

After Apple made it harder to track people on the internet, even tech giants felt the effects. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/igmb0uc6P

Five superpower companies — yes, even Facebook after recent news — are completely enmeshed in our world. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/pwxRIf10S

The middle section of the Dutch port’s historic Koningshaven Bridge will be temporarily dismantled so that a boat being built for Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, can traverse the city. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/cP1VGnpth

Jack Sweeney, a freshman at the University of Central Florida, said that Mr. Musk raised privacy and security concerns about his popular Twitter account, @ElonJet. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/M6QFchjpx

Quarterly profits decreased 8 percent, to $10.3 billion, from a year earlier. Shares of Meta’s stock plunged about 22 percent in after-hours trading. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/tF9Z7peUw

The world loves WhatsApp and other texting apps. Americans are chatting in their own bubble. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/6E70CJDBf

High-tech vacuums and robotic mops are having their moment in a pandemic that has contributed to never-ending messes at home. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/kfcxyXTJU

The deal for the sports site, which was finalized on Tuesday, helped the company reach that goal a couple of years early. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/BmVUtJa0C

A small search engine company in the Czech Republic helped inspire a law that is poised to put major limits on tech giants like Google. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/TkunoaRyV

Just buy it, he seems to suggest; what are you, a wimp? from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/lCejcaUyt

The earnings by the parent company of Google were above analysts’ estimates. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/gis4ObLr2

Experimentation is great, yada yada. But it costs us when influential companies change their mind. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/c81f7TZBV

Tesla told the federal regulator that rolling stops were allowed only at intersections when no cars, pedestrians or bicyclists were detected but agreed to disable the feature. from NYT > Technology https://ift.tt/0fbxCwNyc