Technology
Organizing Gravediggers, Cereal Makers and, Maybe, Amazon Employees
A group of gravediggers in Columbus, Ohio, who just negotiated a 3 percent raise. The poultry plant that processes chicken nuggets for McDonald’s. The workers who make Cap’n Crunch in Iowa. The women’s shoe department
NFT Artwork by Sophia the Robot Sells for Nearly $700,000
HONG KONG — Sophia the robot has interviewed Germany’s chancellor, appeared at New York Fashion Week and performed on “The Tonight Show.” Now Sophia has made a splash in the art world — by auctioning
What’s Good for the Ocean May Also Be Good for Business
This article is part of our new series, Currents, which examines how rapid advances in technology are transforming our lives. Marty Odlin, who grew up and lives on the Maine coast, remembers what the ocean
Zuckerberg, Dorsey and Pichai testify about disinformation.
The chief executives of Google, Facebook and Twitter are testifying at the House on Thursday about how disinformation spreads across their platforms, an issue that the tech companies were scrutinized for during the presidential election
What’s Behind the Fight Over Section 230
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays. Today there is yet another congressional hearing about an internet law that is older than Google: Section
Lawmakers Grill Tech C.E.O.s on Capitol Riot, Getting Few Direct Answers
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers grilled the leaders of Facebook, Google and Twitter on Thursday about the connection between online disinformation and the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, causing Twitter’s chief executive to publicly admit for
What We Got Wrong About Uber and Lyft
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays. Uber and some transportation experts once predicted that getting a ride with the tap of an app
How China’s Outrage Machine Kicked Up a Storm Over H&M
When the Swedish fast-fashion giant H&M said in September that it was ending its relationship with a Chinese supplier accused of using forced labor, a few Chinese social media accounts dedicated to the textile industry
NFTs Are Neither Miracles nor Scams
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays. On Thursday, my colleague Kevin Roose sold a crypto token of a newspaper column for more than
With Fewer Ads on Streaming, Brands Make More Movies
When the N.B.A. shut down its season last year because of the pandemic, one of the first phone calls Chris Paul made was to the Hollywood producer Brian Grazer. Mr. Paul, then a point guard
