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Connor Perrett
Instagram's algorithm directly connects teens to 'drug dealers selling everything from opioids to party drugs,' researchers say
In just two clicks, teenagers could reach accounts claiming to sell drugs, the Tech Transparency Project said in a report published Tuesday.
Allana Akhtar
Furious customers blast Amazon as an outage knocks Ring doorbells, baby monitors, and Alexa products offline
"I'm unable to access any of my cameras...I'm literally relying on my cameras to keep me safe because I'm on bed rest," one user said in a tweet.
Sarah Jackson
Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly signed a secret $275 billion deal with China in 2016 to skirt challenges with government regulators
Apple agreed to help Chinese companies build "the most advanced manufacturing technologies" and to invest billions more in China, per The Information.
Ben Gilbert
AWS appears to be down, and it's taken popular services like Ring smart-home systems, Netflix, and Disney+ with it
People on social media said their smart-home products like Ring doorbells and video-enabled baby monitors weren't working because of an AWS outage.
Hannah Towey
Popular safety app Life360 is reportedly selling the precise location data of millions of kids and their families
Life360, the family safety app in the process of acquiring Tile, is selling raw location data from its 33 million users, The Markup reported Monday.
Katie Canales
Instagram will suggest you 'take a break' if it notices you've been scrolling too long
A slew of Instagram updates is coming to protect users' mental health, especially of teens, after sweeping backlash against its potential harms.
Grace Kay
Elon Musk says he splits his time between Tesla and SpaceX depending on the 'crisis of the moment'
In the past, the CEO has said he's worked as many as 120 hours a week. "Nobody ever changed the world on 40 hours a week," Elon Musk said at the time.
Tim Levin,Taiyler Simone Mitchell
Elon Musk says he supports a controversial tax that many of his billionaire peers despise
"Generally, I think the estate tax is a good tax," Musk said during a conference on Monday. He still opposes new taxes on billionaires' wealth.
John Lynch
Audiomack CEO on how the streaming platform's new 'Supporters' feature can enable artists to generate a 'first-of-its-kind' revenue stream
Audiomack CEO Dave Macli spoke to Insider about the streaming platform's launch of "Supporters," a "first-of-its-kind" feature in music streaming.
Ben Gilbert,Taiyler Simone Mitchell
Elon Musk thinks you should die
"If you live forever, we might become a very ossified society where new ideas cannot succeed," Elon Musk said.
Isobel Asher Hamilton
More than 300 scientists have told Mark Zuckerberg they want access to Meta's internal research on child and teen mental health because it doesn't meet scientific standards
Zuckerberg has a "moral obligation" to align Meta's child and teen mental health research with established scientific standards, the letter says.
Isobel Asher Hamilton
Elon Musk said Neuralink hopes to start implanting its brain chips in humans in 2022, later than he anticipated
Musk said Monday that the first humans to get Neuralink chips would be people with severe spinal cord injuries.
Jordan Parker Erb
10 things in tech you need to know today
New revelations have emerged about Elon Musk's Autopilot push, and DoorDash rolled out ultrafast delivery in NYC: 10 things in tech you need to know.
Marcia Sekhose
Switzerland might be the first country to approve the use of a suicide pod
An Australia-based nonprofit has 3D printed a capsule for assisted suicide in Switzerland. The ‘Sarco’ capsule is designed t...
Hannah Towey
Rohingya refugees sue Facebook for over $150 billion, alleging the social network helped foster Myanmar's 10-year genocide
The first-of-its-kind lawsuit brought by US refugees from Myanmar alleges Facebook fostered the 10-year genocide of Rohingya Muslims.
Tim Levin
The SEC is reportedly investigating Tesla over risks of its solar panels catching fire
A whistleblower said Tesla knew its solar panels could catch fire for years. Now the SEC is getting involved, Reuters reports.
Katie Canales
TikTok keeps the videos on your home page diverse because it doesn't want you to 'get bored and close the app,' a new report says
Social media companies are constantly vying for users' eyeballs, and a New York Times report details how TikTok does so with "forced recommendation."
Ben Gilbert
Elon Musk reportedly demanded cameras over radar in self-driving cars because human eyes don't rely on radar
Since humans only use their eyes to navigate, Tesla CEO Elon Musk demanded his company's self-driving cars use only cameras, The New York Times reported.
Shubham Raheja
Dell Latitude 7320 Review — A good-looking compact convertible let down by the keyboard
The Dell Latitude 7320 is a portable 2-in-1 business laptop. It provides easy access to IT thanks to vPro functionality. Sta...
Kate Duffy
Elon Musk 'is making the rules' in space with rapid expansion of SpaceX's Starlink internet service, agency boss says
European countries should stop helping Elon Musk take over the space industry, the head of the European Space Agency told the Financial Times.
Isobel Asher Hamilton
A novelist says fake editions of his works were listed on Amazon as centuries old, with one $7 book going for $1,008
John C. Boland found fake editions of his books claiming to be from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, with one listed for $1,008, a lawsuit says.
Jordan Parker Erb
10 things in tech you need to know today
Jack Dorsey's successor was secretly chosen a year ago, and Elon Musk shared details about the Cybertruck: 10 things in tech you need to know.
Shadab Rabbani
Apple AirTags are being used to steal cars: Here’s how to stay safe
Apple AirTags are used to locate any object that it is placed upon. AirTags are now being used by thieves to locate potential victims’ cars. Here’s h...
Heather Schlitz
These are the apps I used to become fluent in Chinese, one of the world's most difficult languages to learn
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- I've been studying Chinese — one of the hardest languages for English speakers to learn — for over a d
Brittany Chang
The Las Vegas strip's latest $4.3 billion crypto-friendly hotel has $15,000-a-night 'villas' and 'palaces' — see what it's like to stay in one
Resorts World Las Vegas.Ken Ritter/AP Photo.
- Resorts World Las Vegas — the Strip's latest $4.3 billion hotel — o
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