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Spam Texts From Your Own Number? 'Bad Actors' Sent Them, Verizon Says
The wireless carrier said that it was working with the F.B.I. and the Secret Service to investigate a recent wave of fraudulent messages, but said the source did...
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Does Social Media Make Teens Unhappy? It May Depend on Their Age
A large study in Britain found two specific windows of adolescence when some teenagers are most sensitive to social media.
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Food Businesses Lose Faith in Instagram After Algorithm Changes
The change of Instagram's algorithm to prioritize videos over photos has put a damper on the social media strategies of small food businesses.
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EU Takes Aim at Big Tech's Power With Landmark Digital Act
The European Union was expected to finalize the Digital Markets Act, the most sweeping legislation to regulate tech since a European privacy law was passed in 2018...
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How California Is Building the Nation's First Privacy Police
A new state agency has a $10-million budget to regulate Google, Facebook and others. But first it needs to be created.
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Reality Intrudes on a Utopian Crypto Vision
The cryptocurrency boom has spawned enterprises democratically governed by a community of users. Or that's the theory. Making it work has been much mess
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Twitter Wants to Reinvent Itself, by Merging the Old With the New
The company is undertaking a far-reaching effort to change how it works. For some, it is an echo of their early idealism and a vision for what the Internet could...
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Here Comes the Full Amazonification of Whole Foods
A newly revamped store in Washington shows how thoroughly Amazon has woven itself into the grocery shopping experience.
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War is Testing the Power of Tech Giants
Twitter said it would label all posts containing links to Russian state-affiliated media outlets, and Meta said it would restrict access to some EU outlets to ward...
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Russia Intensifies Censorship Campaign, Pressuring Tech Giants
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.
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Russia Could Use Cryptocurrency to Blunt the Force of U.S. Sanctions
Russian companies have many cryptocurrency tools at their disposal to evade sanctions, including a so-called digital ruble and ransomware.
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IRS Allows Taxpayers to Forgo Facial Recognition Amid Blowback
The Internal Revenue Service has walked back a requirement for taxpayers to use facial recognition to access their online accounts.
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Crypto Scammers’ New Target: Dating Apps
"Everything was a lie," said one woman lured into a recent scam.
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Apple Says It Will Make AirTags Easier to Find After Complaints of Stalking
The $29 devices have become a headache for the company.
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Where a Thousand Digital Eyes Keep Watch Over the Elderly
Over 1,000 sensors line the streets of the Itami suburb of Osaka, Japan, as part of an effort to track elderly people with dementia.
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U.S. Sends Top Security Official to Help NATO Brace for Russian Cyberattacks
Intelligence assessments suggest that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would most likely be preceded by cyberattacks on the country.
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How Cookie Banners Backfired
An extensive digital privacy law aimed to give internet users more control over their data. Instead, experts say, it's created "almost a useless exercise."
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Tonga Faces Weeks of Digital Darkness
After a huge volcanic eruption severed the island country's lone connection to the global Internet, a difficult repair job, delving deep into the ocean, lies ahead...
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AT&T, Verizon Delay 5G Service Near Some Airports
AT&T and Verizon said they would not activate the new 5G service within two miles of some runways, in line with a request from airline officials.
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