Data
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Economy
TikTok’s New Defense in Washington: Going on the Offense
Keeping its head down has not paid off for the company, which now faces regulatory pressure on many fronts. So…
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Sports
No Increased Stroke Risk Linked to Pfizer’s Covid Boosters, Federal Officials Say
An uptick hinted at in surveillance data was a mirage, the officials said.
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Economy
A Breach at LastPass Has Password Lessons for Us All
The hacking of the password manager should make us reassess whether to trust companies to store our sensitive data in…
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Economy
Meta’s Ad Practices Ruled Illegal Under E.U. Law
The decision is one of the most consequential issued under the E.U.’s landmark data-protection law and creates a new business…
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World
Is A.I. the Future of Test Prep?
Riiid is one of a handful of companies that believe that A.I.’s algorithms are perfectly suited to track student performance…
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Books
‘The Unheard Symphony of the Planet’
surfacing ‘The Unheard Symphony of the Planet’ Using a tiny device called a Raspberry Shake, people around the world are…
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World
For Sale on eBay: A Military Database of Fingerprints and Iris Scans
German security researchers studying biometric capture devices popular with the U.S. military got more than they expected for $68 on…
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World
Archaeologists Devise a Better Clock for Biblical Times
A new approach to studying the history of Old Testament conflicts, courtesy of Earth’s geomagnetic record.
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World
F.B.I. Reports Drop in Hate Crimes, but Lack of Data Casts Doubt on Figures
Only about two-thirds of local departments reported hate crimes last year, down from more than 90 percent the year before.
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Economy
Meta Fined $275 Million for Breaking E.U. Data Privacy Law
LONDON — In the latest penalty against Meta for violating European privacy rules, the tech giant was fined roughly $275…