“MillionaireMike” allegedly ran a stock tip scam that earned him $27,000 in bitcoin payments.

My unarticulated suspicions about Asian women being objectified, dehumanized targets have been confirmed.

Catch up on the most important updates from this week.

But Everybody Has a Podcast (Except You) author Griffin McElroy can help.

The storied version of Justice League is finally here. Was it worth it?

Plus: The birth of the Kindle, the afterlife of Hotmail, and the immortality of the cruise industry.

The company's step-through electric bike has wide tires, a Bosch motor, and a variable shifter to take you anywhere without hassle.

Humans dump an estimated 10 billion gallons of potential biofuel into landfills every year. Researchers found a way to capitalize on it.

Even games that used to be soothing can trigger negative feelings when you fail to level up, or when you feel like you've let down your team.

This week, we discuss Facebook’s wrist-worn concept, and what it says about the company’s plan for new human-computer interactions.

AI surveillance cameras. Punishing workloads. Low pay. Worker complaints are piling up, and so are the roadblocks.

Covering waterways would, in a sense, make solar panels water-cooled, boosting their efficiency.

The internal hacking team has spent the last year looking for vulnerabilities in the products the company uses, which could in turn make the whole internet safer.

The demise of surveillance capitalism has been greatly exaggerated.

The company wants to develop new human-computer interactions. Will we be able to trust it with a new form of personal data?

“Let us bake a pie, though we know not which recipe is rated highest.”

Researchers used thermal radiation data to find patterns in recent eruptions—providing another metric to help get ahead of a potentially deadly blast.

Officers’ use of Boston Robotics’ Digidog intensifies concerns about militarization of the police.

Animator Elizabeth Ito’s series is a snuggly, funny fighter for telling the diverse stories that shape a city.

The technologist and philanthropist goes beyond his recent book to talk about climate denial, vaccines, and David Foster Wallace.

Should you buy a virtual console, find old-school hardware from your childhood, or dip your toes into emulators? We can help.

The ride-hail giant shifts its stand following a court ruling, part of a global push for a “third category” of workers.

The streaming service's latest glossy reality show is so ill-suited to the present moment, you might find yourself yelling at the TV.

Clever experiments demonstrate how having your face in your phone disrupts the flow of pedestrian traffic and makes life difficult for everyone.

Russian iPhone buyers will soon be prompted to install software developed in that country, setting a precedent that other authoritarian governments may follow.

The company’s first report on its carbon footprint provides important data that could help it cut its emissions.

Also: What to do with clients who want to meet in person? Megan offers her advice.

Widely cast as an indication of frailty, the Kremlin’s bungled crackdown shows the lengths it will go to to control the Russian internet.

The super cool, dense particle swarm gives physicists a way to study the insides of stars and gas giants—without ever leaving the lab.

Recent headlines suggest that feeding seaweed to cattle could help reduce the methane in their burps. But the claims don’t hold up under scrutiny.

In a new documentary about his life, We Are As Gods, the famous tech prophet looks to his—and Earth’s—past.

In a new book, Alec MacGillis explores the growing divide between winner-take-all cities and everywhere else, and the ecommerce giant at the heart of it.

The pandemic has forced many of our mourning rituals online. Here are some basic rules to make sure you’re not unintentionally causing offense.

If you and your friends can’t hang out at the same table, these tools can help bridge the gap.

One year later, Covid-19 is still impacting incarcerated people at a disproportionate rate. But efforts are under way to prioritize getting them vaccines.

Paul Davison and Rohan Seth’s audio-only app is the tech crush of the pandemic. Now comes the hard part: hosting a global gabfest, without the toxicity.

A new ODNI report shows how extensive Russian and Iranian influence operations were, but it doesn’t mention a single hack-and-leak incident.

“Hey Siri, help me treat my hypertension."

From headsets to a great mouse, take advantage of these deals if you're shopping for new hardware.

The Big Four all lean on the encyclopedia at no cost. With the launch of Wikimedia Enterprise, the volunteer project will change that—and possibly itself too.

A year without live music has been a disaster. So has corporate power in streaming, recording, and ticketing. Antitrust may be the only solution.

Two academics changed plans to attend an invite-only conference this week; a third says he’ll no longer accept funding from the company.

The 2019–20 flu season basically didn’t happen. Same for a couple other respiratory viruses. But that could make future seasons worse.

Backers see a way to reach the unbanked. But any system could give the government a record of every dollar you spend.

How the shape of deep learning—and the fate of the tech industry—went up for sale in Harrah's Room 731, on the shores of Lake Tahoe.

You may not have heard of the Chicago Firefighters or the Breckenridge Jazz Hands. But on Discord, fans from around the world are building real city pride.

The Whoop Strap 3.0 was developed by and for college-level athletes. For most casual exercise, it misses the mark.

Meet DyRET, a doglike machine that can lengthen its four legs on the fly. That’s not to creep out humans, but to help ramblin’ robots of all stripes.

The country passed its Investigatory Powers Act in 2016. Now, its building what could be the most powerful data collection system used by any democratic nation.

A lot of phones have tried, but the latest from Asus successfully levels up mobile gaming.