Japan Needs a Lot More Tech Workers. Can It Find a Place for Women?

The country is pushing to digitally modernize itself, but one of the developed world’s starkest gender gaps is holding it back.

Opinion | There’s a Better Way to Stop Ransomware Attacks

We’re not tackling the problem at its root.

The Silent Partner Cleaning Up Facebook for $500 Million a Year

The social network has constructed a vast infrastructure to keep toxic material off its platform. At the center of it is Accenture, the blue-chip consulting firm.

China Tightens Limits for Young Online Gamers and Bans School Night Play

The restrictions reflect the government’s intensifying push for companies to jettison what it says are unhealthy cultural influences.

Schemer or Naïf? Elizabeth Holmes Is Going to Trial.

The trial for the founder of Theranos, the once high-flying blood testing start-up, will cap a saga of Silicon Valley hubris, ambition and deception.

Why Apple Won Its Legal Settlement With Developers

Apple said it had made major concessions, but a closer examination suggests that the tech giant and the app makers’ lawyers were big winners.

The Fate of the Self in the Age of Clicks

In “God, Human, Animal, Machine,” the essayist and cultural critic Meghan O’Gieblyn traces how our conception of the human mind has been shaped by our tech-driven era — and what such a view leaves out.

Spies for Hire: China’s New Breed of Hackers Blends Espionage and Entrepreneurship

The state security ministry is recruiting from a vast pool of private-sector hackers who often have their own agendas and sometimes use their access for commercial cybercrime, experts say.

Facebook Said to Consider Forming an Election Commission

The social network has contacted academics to create a group to advise it on thorny election-related decisions, said people with knowledge of the matter.

Buy or Wait? Here’s a Guide to Phone Upgrades.

Apple, Samsung and others want us to replace our phones constantly, but many of our problems with current devices can be fixed.

They Still Live in the Shadow of Theranos’s Elizabeth Holmes

Female entrepreneurs said they were constantly compared to Ms. Holmes, the disgraced founder of Theranos, who faces trial soon.

They Still Live in the Shadow of Theranos’s Elizabeth Holmes

Female entrepreneurs said they were constantly compared to Ms. Holmes, the disgraced founder of Theranos, who faces trial soon.

Opinion | Could Cyberwar Make the World Safer?

Hacking, like war, is the continuation of politics by other means, but without the inevitable sacrifice of lives.

Facebook, Fearing Public Outcry, Shelved Earlier Report on Popular Posts

The company praised itself this week for being “the most transparent platform on the internet.”

How the Taliban Turned Social Media Into a Tool for Control

In the 1990s, they banned the internet. Now they use it to threaten and cajole the Afghan people, in a sign of how they might use technology to build power.

Who Gets the L.L.C.? Inside a Silicon Valley Billionaire’s Divorce.

A couple are heading to court to decide who is entitled to a fortune, started in the earliest days of Google, that includes valuable California real estate and stock holdings.

Why Apple Is About To Search Your Files

Apple has taken action against child sexual abuse material on its platforms. Its solutions, however, have not been met with universal support.

OnlyFans Says It Is Banning Sexually Explicit Content

The company is the latest digital platform to crack down on such material. The site became a source of income for millions during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Moral Philosopher of YouTube

Dhar Mann has built an online video empire on contemporary fables.

When the Fires Came, the Store Went Online

An outdoor gear store is a test of what it’s like to start an e-commerce site in 2021.