WhatsApp Delays Privacy Changes Amid User Backlash
New York Times
SAN FRANCISCO — WhatsApp said on Friday that it would delay a planned privacy update, as the Facebook-owned messaging service tries to stem a backlash by users worried about the…
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Twitter and Facebook Barred Trump. China Is on His Side.
After Twitter and Facebook kicked President Trump off their platforms, and his supporters began comparing his social media muzzling to Chinese censorship, the president won support from an unexpected source:…
San Francisco's Tech Workers Are Leaving the Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO — The Bay Area struck a hard bargain with its tech workers. Rent was astronomical. Taxes were high. Your neighbors didn’t like you. If you lived in San…
Facebook and Twitter Face International Scrutiny After Trump Ban
LONDON — In Sri Lanka[1] and Myanmar[2], Facebook kept up posts that it had been warned contributed to violence. In India[3], activists have urged the company to combat posts by…
Millions Flock to Telegram and Signal as Fears Grow Over Big Tech
Neeraj Agrawal, a spokesman for a cryptocurrency think tank, has typically used the encrypted messaging app Signal[1] to chat with privacy-minded colleagues and peers. So he was surprised on Monday…
Intel, Under Pressure to Rethink Its Business, Ousts Its Chief Executive
Intel declined to make Mr. Swan and Mr. Gelsinger available for interviews. Many of Intel’s key leadership departures in recent years occurred under Brian Krzanich, the chief executive who was…
4 Ways to Do More With Your Smartphone Camera
Even if you don’t have the latest and greatest smartphone, the tools for your photography can go beyond the more commonly used ones like the portrait and lowlight modes[1]. With…
YouTube Suspends Trump’s Channel for at Least Seven Days
OAKLAND, Calif. — YouTube said on Tuesday that it had suspended President Trump’s channel over concern about “ongoing potential for violence,” the latest move by one of the large technology…
Donald Trump's Twitter: What Happened?
The labels did, however, provide insights into how those who run the platforms were thinking at the time. Sunlight is the best disinfectant, the platforms seemed to say, but the…
Lost Passwords Lock Millionaires Out of Their Bitcoin Fortunes
Stefan Thomas, a German-born programmer living in San Francisco, has two guesses left to figure out a password that is worth, as of this week, about $220 million. The password…
