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Chris Stokel-Walker

Meta and Twitter's NFT Landgrab Could Backfire

A new plan to lure social media users to the metaverse could legitimize NFTs, but it could also ruin them

The US Refuses to Fall in Love With Electric Cars

As China and Europe lead the race to make electric vehicles mainstream, America lags behind. This is a problem.

The FTC Wants Companies to Find Log4j Fast. It Won't Be Easy

The critical vulnerability is buried among endless open source code, and many cyber experts are stumped.

Hypebeasts With Bots Have Ruined Christmas

As resellers snap up the scarce supply of new consoles and other must-have items, politicians, shoppers, and retailers are fighting back.

Faster Home Broadband Should Be Enshrined in Law

Outdated minimum speeds for home broadband were bad enough before the pandemic. It’s time to pick up the pace.

Russia’s Internet Censorship Machine Is Going After Tor

The attempt to block the site, which helps users mask their online activity, is the latest step in the country's efforts to control the internet.

18 Hours of Omicron Chaos at Schiphol Airport

On November 25, two planes took off from South Africa for Amsterdam. By the time they landed, the Omicron variant had thrown the world into chaos.

Researchers Have a Method to Spot Reddit’s State-Backed Trolls

Academics claim they can sniff out the telltale signs of troll-like behavior. But is it really as simple as monitoring cute animal postings?

Why Do DVDs Still Exist?

Some people still buy them—though not necessarily who you’d think.

Good Luck Trying to Fix the Supply Chain Crisis

The system of getting things from A to B is broken. Fixing it will involve rethinking how pretty much everything moves.

TikTok’s Next Big Move? To Become Facebook

ByteDance, the Chinese company behind TikTok and Douyin, has global ambitions to challenge Meta’s universe.

Star Trek: Discovery Is Tearing the Streaming World Apart

Season four of Discovery is boldly going where no multibillion-dollar franchise has gone before—and fans are outraged.

Substack Is Now a Playground for the Deplatformed

The company’s CEO says the old way of social media is broken—but is his alternative much different?

Why Zillow Couldn’t Make Algorithmic House Pricing Work

The real estate site went into the business of buying and selling homes. But the pandemic messed up its predictions.

The Wild Rise of Moonbug—YouTube’s Magic Money Machine

The company, which runs several channels full of children's content, just sold for $3 billion. Disney, look out.

How a Squid Game Crypto Scam Got Away With Millions

On the front lines of a “rug pull” that left investors in the lurch.

New Camera System Helps Soccer Refs Make the Right Calls

Soccer refs are only human, which is why we get bad calls. Beginning with this summer's Confederations Cup matches in Brazil, the goal line will be monitored by machines.