Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover has been chaotic since its slapdash inception, so it’s only fitting that its first change will scramble the platform’s social hierarchy. Last weekend, as Musk’s reign…
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The FCC’s new space bureau could rein in Elon Musk
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to open a bureau specifically devoted to space. This new office, the agency announced on Thursday, will focus on regulating the tens of thousands…
What’s next for augmented reality?
10.20 AR works best in environments such as museums, galleries or other cultural institutions when it’s least expected, says Cason. Layering an AR experience over the top of a piece…
How Peaceful Crowds Turn Into a Deadly Crush
The more than 150 people who died celebrating Halloween in Itaewon, a dense neighborhood in Seoul, were victims of a crowd crush. The disaster was not a stampede; it wasn’t…
Twitter Had a Plan to Fix Social Media. Will Elon Musk Follow It?
Musk’s chief concern will be whether he can align his philosophical affection for decentralization with the need to turn Twitter into a profitable business. He has previously expressed a desire…
The Strange Death of the Uyghur Internet
Making a living as a programmer also became hard, says a former Bilkan developer, who asked to remain anonymous out of concern for his family’s safety. In 2016, the government…
Better developer platforms are the key to better digital products
Developer platforms do indeed require a product approach. But this should mean a commitment to grasping the context of development work and a recognition of how that context (both technical…
A new age of disaster recovery planning for SMEs
According to Accenture, more than one-third of cyberattacks are aimed at small businesses, but only 14% of them are prepared to defend themselves.1 Cyberattacks could leave many small and midsize…
Elizabeth Warren asks FTC, DOJ to look into Amazon, Apple, and Google car businesses
Elizabeth Warren has a new Big Tech target: its growing presence in our cars. The Democratic senator from Massachusetts recently sent a six-page letter to the country’s top antitrust enforcers…
A Caustic Shift Is Coming for the Arctic Ocean
Imagine, for a moment, that you are standing on a pier by the sea, grasping, somewhat inexplicably, a bowling ball. Suddenly you lose your grip and it tumbles down into…