FTC Seeks ‘Blanket’ Ban on Meta’s Use of Young Users’ Data
The Federal Trade Commission escalated its fight with the tech industry’s biggest companies on Wednesday as it moved to impose what…
Author: Matthew Sexton
What Was Twitter, Anyway? – The New York Times
I thought about Maxwell’s Demon as I reconsidered the “Star Wars”-Le Creuset thing, and how clear it was that no…
Sultan al-Jaber, Who Heads U.N. Climate Talks, Hints at His Approach
Scientists and activists have long argued at global climate summits that the only way to slow down global warming is…
Jack Dorsey Takes Aim at Elon Musk and Twitter on New Platform
Jack Dorsey has barely posted on Twitter, the social media platform he helped create, since January. In two of his…
What It Looks Like When a Dying Star Eats a Planet
Astronomers have witnessed a star gobbling up a planet, offering the first direct glimpse of a gnarly process called planetary…
‘A New Spike’ in Global Temperatures in the Forecast
Forecasters from the World Meteorological Organization are reporting increased chances that the global climate pattern known as El Niño will…
Ralph Boston, Who Leaped 27 Feet and Landed in History, Dies at 83
Ralph Boston, the Olympic long jump champion who, in August 1960, broke the track star Jesse Owens’s 25-year-old world record…
One Dose of HPV Vaccine Prevents Infection for at Least Three Years
A single dose of the human papillomavirus vaccine is highly effective at preventing infections over three years, most likely lowering…
Overshadowed by PSG, Paris FC Tries to Raise Its Game
PARIS — The contrast could not be more stark. On a frigid Saturday evening earlier this year inside the Stade…
Google Promised to Defund Climate Lies, but the Ads Keep Coming
In October 2021, Google promised to stop placing ads alongside content that denied the existence and causes of climate change,…
Blue Wigs and Bad Words: Knicks Fans Are Ready for the Playoffs.
There was a loud commotion near a hot dog vendor inside Madison Square Garden moments before a playoff game between…
Ding Liren of China Wins World Chess Championship
Chess is considered the ultimate game of cold, logical calculation, but it is also a game of passion and, at…
Battles Erupt Over Japan’s Plan to Demolish Meiji Jingu Stadium
TOKYO — Over a span of nearly 100 years, Meiji Jingu Stadium in central Tokyo has been the scene of…
States’ Push to Protect Kids Online Could Remake the Internet
People in Louisiana who visited Pornhub in recent months were met with a surprising new demand. Before they could stream…