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We're all having a tough time right now, but these apps, podcasts, and websites can provide a lifeline.

As emerging mutations threaten the progress made against the pandemic, scientists and regulators are racing to figure out a process for updating shots.

A federal office that collects outbreak data, models epidemics, and spreads the word to the public could keep the next Covid from being another Covid.

It appears that not only Russia but also China targeted the company, a reminder of the many ways interconnectedness can go wrong.

Andy Jassy, who helped create Amazon Web Services in 2006 and has run it since, will take over as chief executive later this year.

The retail giant agrees to repay almost $62 million in tips to drivers for its Flex delivery service; the company used the money to meet its promised hourly wages.

A modeling system called Vulcan shows that on average, cities across the country pollute 18.3 percent more than they’ve estimated.

You should never drive in a car with no windows. But if you ever do find yourself in one, you can use physics to get your bearings.

Ren Klyce had to experiment with a lot of new ideas to make David Fincher's movie sound old.

The pandemic, and the resulting supply chain damage, has kicked retail bots into full gear.

In correcting every imperfection and sharpening every blur of his epic fantasy trilogy, Peter Jackson has violated a fundamental law of nature.

Warehouses, factories, and hospitals are deploying more robots, often made by different companies. That can lead to communication problems.

A humble card game, Android: Netrunner has the same roots as Cyberpunk 2077— but went in an entirely different direction.

Motorola's new phones will meet the most minimal of expectations.

Recognizing you while your face is covered is still pretty tough for a computer.

Distribution plans that favor people with time and internet access hurt Black and Latinx people disproportionately.

“So much was happening and yet they had no news. Everything had been compromised.”

How a member of a breakaway Mormon sect teamed up with a Lambo-driving, hard-partying tycoon to bilk the government for hundreds of millions of dollars.

Sex and violence sells, I guess.

In Fake Famous, journalist Nick Bilton sets out to document how easy it is to manufacture celebrity online.

This month's focus is on reporter Mohamad Mosaed, an outspoken critic of the Iranian government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The president hopes electrifying the federal fleet will create jobs and encourage motorists to ditch gas-powered cars. But no automaker is ready yet.

The GT220 have the excellent audio quality the company is known for, and they fit better than most of the competition.

Lauren Oyler's Fake Accounts and Patricia Lockwood's No One Is Talking About This ask the same questions about the internet. Their answers sound nothing alike.

On the 9th, the first of three spacecraft will arrive at the Red Planet and inaugurate a new era of Martian exploration.

Unemployment is high, and many pre-pandemic jobs will not return. But the US spends a smaller share of its economy on training than most developed nations.

Claiming that deplatforming racists violates First Amendment rights shows a distorted understanding of how speech, race, and power work online.

To understand how universes might inflate and bump into each other in the hypothetical multiverse, physicists are studying digital and physical analogs of the process.

Don't let your resolutions flame out. These tech tools help keep you on track.

Fed up with pandemic-fueled meal-prep anxiety, I asked the Gray Lady to send me a weekly email telling me precisely what to buy and cook. It was the right move.

Plus: A ransomware arrest, a dating site data leak, and more of the week's top security news.

Archaeologists found the entrance to the unexplored burial shaft earlier this week.

A global study finds that species numbers reported in the wild fell sharply between 1990 and 2015.

You want to reward good behaviors, not use tools to punish negative ones.

By hardening iMessage in iOS 14, the company has effectively cut off what had been an increasingly popular line of attack.

You'll find discounts this week on audio equipment, our favorite video calling device, TVs, and movies.

Ten years ago, democracy protesters used social media to organize against an oppressor. But ultimately, the powerful came out ahead.

The animated half-hour series is full of in-jokes and obscure references that will challenge even the most hardcore Trekkie.

It turns out Tim Cook blames Mark Zuckerberg for undermining democracy too.

It’s the one-year anniversary of players creating custom drinks and having conversations with vampires, werewolves, and more in this narrative-driven game.

Plus: The Healthcare.gov rescue, the year’s biggest game changer, and a wake-up call for Wall Street.

It won’t help you understand the mess any better than you already do, but it could help you untangle the mania behind it.

This week, we field listener queries about the vaccine’s rollout, how state and local governments are handling distribution, and when you’ll get your shot.

In a clinical trial, wearing a small stimulator on their necks helped people with quadriplegia build back movement they had lost years ago.

The company's latest in-ears have a two-year water damage warranty, wireless charging, noise canceling, and a mighty cozy fit.

So many of us are struggling with mental health because of the pandemic. These tips can help.

A new California law prohibits efforts to trick consumers into handing over data or money. A bill in Washington state copies the language.

Testing a vaccine on children takes longer and comes with more challenges. But inoculating kids can protect an entire population.

Researchers from Brown University have developed a system that could keep track of firearms while preserving privacy.

The online broker blocked users from trading several “meme stocks” on Thursday, as regulators take a close look at the WallStreetBets phenomenon.