German Magazine Editor Is Fired Over A.I. Michael Schumacher Interview
The publisher of a German magazine that ran what it described as a “world sensation” interview with the retired Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher, but...
Cellphones Across Britain Will Blast a ‘Loud Siren-like’ Alert This Weekend
A “loud siren-like sound” will blare from cellphones for up to 10 seconds across Britain on Sunday as part of a test for a new...
Twitter Removes ‘Government-Funded’ Labels From NPR and Other Media Accounts
Twitter has removed labels that described prominent news organizations as “government-funded” or “state-affiliated” after NPR and public broadcasters in several countries criticized the labels as...
SpaceX’s Starship Kicked Up a Dust Cloud, Leaving Texans With a Mess
As the most powerful rocket ever built blasted from its launchpad in Boca Chica, Texas, on Thursday, the liftoff rocked the earth and kicked up...
Twitter Begins Removing Blue Check Marks From Verified Accounts
SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter began removing check mark icons from the profiles of thousands of celebrities, politicians and journalists on Thursday, in one of the...
Ukraine’s Social Media Stars Ditch Russian in Pivot to a War Footing
When the Ukrainian social media influencer Anna Tsukur started building her business as a fitness guru several years ago, she made choices to maximize her...
When Your Boss Is an App
It’s hard not to be apprehensive of the ways in which the least pleasant innovations of the gig economy, and the technology that enables them,...
Florida Apologizes After 4:45 A.M. Emergency Alert Test
Many Florida residents woke up to a screeching alarm around 4:45 a.m. on Thursday, after an early morning test of the emergency alert system blared...
Starship Explosion a Setback, But Not a Total Failure For SpaceX and Musk
SpaceX’s Starship rocket exploded on Thursday, minutes after lifting off from a launchpad in South Texas. The rocket, the most powerful ever built, did not...
Peering Into the Future of Novels, With the Help of AI
In a new novella, “Death of an Author,” the writer, Aidan Marchine, describes a subpar plate of nachos this way: “The cheese was congealed and...
Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Rules Create ‘Chaos for Consumers’
Designed to accelerate the shift to electric cars among other climate goals, the Inflation Reduction Act has in practice made buying such vehicles a lot...
Tesla’s Profit Dropped Sharply in First Quarter as It Cut Prices
Tesla’s profit fell sharply in the first three months of the year after it cut the prices of its electric vehicles, the company said on...
Fox Settles Dominion Suit, but Smartmatic Case and Others Loom
On Tuesday, Fox News hastily agreed to pay $787.5 million to resolve a defamation suit filed by Dominion Voting Systems — among the largest settlements...
The Future of Social Media Is a Lot Less Social
Nearly two decades ago, Facebook exploded on college campuses as a site for students to stay in touch. Then came Twitter, where people posted about...