Tag: Technology
Pinterest Pledges $50 Million on Reforms to Resolve Discrimination Allegations
Pinterest pledged $50 million to overhaul its corporate culture and promote diversity…
Australian Minister Wins Defamation Case Over Tweet
The case’s outcome was not unheard-of in a country with notoriously strict…
Space Pagans and Smartphone Witches: Where Tech Meets Mysticism
DORTMUND, Germany — “Let’s use smartphones and tarot cards to connect to…
How the $4 Trillion Flood of Covid Relief Is Funding the Future
Infrastructure, conjuring as it does images of potholes and rusted water pipes,…
Ifeoma Ozoma Blew the Whistle on Pinterest. Now She Protects Whistle-Blowers.
Last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed a bill to expand…
The Gene-Synthesis Revolution
At Ginkgo, the synthesized DNA is then inserted into a host cell,…
Elizabeth Holmes Points Fingers at Others and Says She Was a Believer
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Using charisma, poise and a smattering of scientific…
How Fake News on Facebook Helped Fuel a Border Crisis in Europe
BRUZGI, Belarus — After more than a week sleeping in a frigid…
What happened on Day 2 of Elizabeth Holmes’s testimony.
On Monday, after weathering months of accusations that she had lied to…
Kevin Spacey Ordered to Pay $31 Million to ‘House of Cards’ Studio
An arbitrator ruled last year that Kevin Spacey and his production companies…
Jay Last, One of the Rebels Who Founded Silicon Valley, Dies at 92
Jay Last, a physicist who helped create the silicon chips that power…