It’s Google’s World. We Just Live in It.
New York Times
About 20 years ago, I typed Google.com[1] into my web browser for the first time. It loaded a search bar and buttons. I punched in “D.M.V. sample test,” scrolled through…
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Google Chromecast Review: A Streaming Device That Gets Better the More It Knows
Once upon a time, watching TV involved picking up a remote control, pressing the power button and flipping through channels. Boy, have things changed. When you watch TV with the…
Google Services Go Down in Some Parts of U.S.
OAKLAND, Calif. — Google users experienced a widespread service disruption for just over an hour on Thursday evening that affected the company’s email, YouTube and Google documents services. The outages…
‘Good Enough’ Rules the World
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.[1] During a pandemic, it’s great to have Amazon, Netflix and TikTok at…
ByteDance's Need for a TikTok-Oracle Deal: China is Slowing
TikTok’s Chinese owner has fought tooth and nail to keep control over its wildly popular platform for dancing teens and young Los Angeles influencers[1]. One big reason: The days of…
The Woman Taking Over TikTok at the Toughest Time
Six weeks ago, as TikTok grappled with escalating tensions between the United States and China, the social media app’s top executives huddled together to figure out their next steps. Vanessa…
Chess (Yes, Chess) Is Now a Streaming Obsession
On a recent afternoon, thousands of noncombatants watched from the sidelines as their general ordered his troops across the battlefield and became locked in a fierce duel with the enemy.…
Threatened by Facebook Disinformation, a Monk Flees Cambodia
BANGKOK — In just four days, the reputation of a Buddhist monk who had spent decades fighting for the human rights of Cambodians was destroyed. First, grainy videos appeared on…
A Third of TikTok’s U.S. Users May Be 14 or Under, Raising Safety Questions
If Microsoft or another company buys TikTok[1] before President Trump bans the Chinese-owned video app on national security grounds, it will acquire a giant community of devoted fans and a…
We Tested Instagram Reels, the TikTok Clone. What a Dud.
Millions of people have used the social media app TikTok[1] to make and share short, fun, entertaining videos. I, Brian Chen, am not one of them. Count me as one…
