The Biden administration has been trying to improve the U.S.’s cybersecurity—no thanks to Congress

Over the past three years, the White House has quietly been working to raise the nation’s information-security shields. And it has done so largely without the help of Congress. 

Instead of seeking new legislation, the Biden administration built its own scaffolding for this effort, starting with an 8,000-plus word executive order (EO) on cyb

Am I a heartless ghoul if I post a photo of my viral croissant in times of global warfare?

There are certain social media rules we can all agree on: Ghosting a conversation is impolite, and replying “k” to a text is the equivalent of a backhand slap (violent, wrong, and rude). But what about the rest of the rules? When can we really remind someone of our old Venmo request? What happens when someone tries to flirt with you on LinkedIn?

Fortunately, terminally online writers Delia Cai and St

Why Google isn’t Standard Oil, AT&T, or even Microsoft

When Judge Amit Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled on Monday that Google had engaged in illegal behavior to maintain a monopoly on web search, major media outlets didn’t hesitate to call the decision a “landmark.” That would be a fair assessment if we were talking about the fate of

Mozilla wants you to love Firefox again

Last month, Mozilla made a quiet change in Firefox that caused some diehard users to revolt.

Deep in the browser’s privacy settings, Firefox introduced an experimental “privacy-preserving ad measurement” toggle, enabling it by default without explanation or disclosure. It’s a system that Mozilla designed in partnership with Meta, allowing advertisers to measure

Reddit forecasts higher quarterly revenue, owing to growing ad spend

Reddit forecast third-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, a sign that a recovering digital ad market would draw new advertisers to the social media platform.

The results, the company’s second after it went public in March, follow bigger rival Meta’s upbeat second-quarter revenue and rosy sales forecast, driven by robust digital-ad spending.

The earnings also fan optimism that Reddit&#

Brokerage outage: Schwab blames high trading volumes and a technical issue

Charles Schwab & Co. said on Tuesday that high trading volumes and a technical issue with a key vendor triggered temporary outages on its trading platform on Monday, a day when its customers rushed to navigate an outsize market sell-off.

A spokesperson for the firm did not identify what kind of technical issue hampered the ability of Schwab client

Elon Musk’s X claims advertisers boycotted the platform

Elon Musk and X (formerly Twitter) are escalating their fight with the advertising industry, filing a federal antitrust lawsuit against a coalition the social media site says cost it billions of dollars in revenue.

The company has filed suit against the World Federation of Advertisers (as well as member companies Unilever, Mars, CVS Health, and Orsted) in federal court in Texas, saying an initiative by the group, called the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM), coordinated

Airbnb forecasts lower third-quarter revenue as U.S. demand slows

Airbnb forecast third-quarter revenue below estimates on Tuesday and warned of shorter booking windows, suggesting travelers were waiting until the last minute to book due to economic uncertainty, sending its shares down about 14.63% after the bell.

Domestic travel in the United States has been pressured since the start of the year as more Americans have grown cautious about travel spending on worries about the health of the

Telegram is at the center of the far-right riots in the U.K.

The U.K. is facing its own January 6th moment as far-right protestors rampage through the country’s streets in response to the murder of three young girls late last month in the town of Southport.

The race-based riots have variously been called hate crimes and pogroms, as vandals att

Meet the smaller dating apps giving Hinge and Bumble a run for their money

There’s a lot more to the dating app landscape than just Bumble or Hinge. For some online daters, lesser-known apps can offer some major perks, from a more manageable user list to novel features. While these apps may not totally cure Gen Z’s well-publicized dating burnout, they do at least freshen up an industry that’s been slumping in recent years. 

“[These] dating apps are second tier because they’re not


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