Tag: Computers and the Internet

How a Tiny Asteroid Strike May Save Earthlings From City-Killing Space Rocks

An asteroid hunter detected the small object two hours before it crashed into the sea near Greenland, a sign of the growing sophistication of NASA’s planetary defense system.

March 21, 2022
How to Avoid Sharing Misinformation on the War in Ukraine

Here are warning signs to look for before you retweet.

March 21, 2022
How Apple, Not Government, Became Tech’s Biggest Regulator

Kara Swisher asks the Silicon Valley congressman Ro Khanna why Congress is so behind.

March 21, 2022
Russia Is Losing Tens of Thousands of Outward-Looking Young Professionals

Many of them have been streaming into Armenia, where they can work I.T. jobs remotely, at least for a while. At cafes in the capital, Yerevan, the exiles try to plot out new lives from their laptops.

March 20, 2022
Some of the Tech Magic Is Gone

The bubble hasn’t exactly burst, but we’re no longer seeing a fantastical belief in the power of technology.

March 17, 2022