Why Is Matt Damon Shilling for Crypto?

Just buy it, he seems to suggest; what are you, a wimp?

6 Reasons Meta Is in Trouble

The company formerly known as Facebook has hit major turbulence as it suffered its biggest one-day wipeout ever.

A Change by Apple Is Tormenting Internet Companies, Especially Meta

Meta’s stock prices plunged after the company reported that Apple’s privacy features would cost it billions this year. It’s not the only tech giant to take a hit.

Opinion | Spotify Backs Joe Rogan’s Disinformation Machine

The streaming service picks Joe Rogan over Neil Young and Joni Mitchell.

Leaked Memo Shows New York Times’s Chief Executive Urging Tech Workers to Vote No on Union

The Times’s chief executive circulated a memo entitled “Why a Tech Union Isn’t Right for Us” to employees.

Spotify’s Joe Rogan Problem Isn’t Going Away

The controversy is different, in many ways, from the other conflicts between online stars and the companies that give them a platform.

Trump Says He Would Consider Pardons for Jan. 6 Defendants if Elected

In a speech in Texas, the former president also urged supporters to stage protests if prosecutors in Atlanta and New York took action against him.

How Facebook Is Morphing Into Meta

Shifting a 68,000-person social networking company toward the theoretical metaverse has caused internal disruption and uncertainty.

The Battle for the World’s Most Powerful Cyberweapon

A Times investigation reveals how Israel reaped diplomatic gains around the world from NSO’s Pegasus spyware — a tool America itself purchased but is now trying to ban.

Opinion | I Worked at Facebook. It’s Not Ready for This Year’s Election Wave.

Facebook has taken steps to combat electoral interference in the U.S. It needs to do the same in other countries.

Opinion | The New Wave of Holocaust Revisionism

Holocaust distortion is a threat to memory.

Joni Mitchell Plans to Follow Neil Young Off Spotify, Citing ‘Lies’

“Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives,” she wrote after the site was accused of spreading vaccine misinformation.

Two Army Veterans Awarded $110 Million in 3M Earplug Lawsuit

Nearly 300,000 people are involved in lawsuits accusing 3M of having sold the military defective combat earplugs that left service members with tinnitus and hearing loss.

A School Mistakenly Told 58 Students They’d Won Full Rides. It’ll Pay Their Tuition Anyway.

Central Michigan University said the error was made by school staff members who were testing new messaging technology.

School Board in Tennessee Bans Teaching of Holocaust Novel ‘Maus’

The board voted unanimously to remove the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel from classrooms because it contained swear words, according to minutes from the meeting.

Opinion | I Ditched My Smart Watch, and I Don’t Regret It

I didn’t know how my workout had gone, or how I’d slept last night, until I opened the app.

Redwood Forest in California Is Returned to Native Tribes

Ownership of more than 500 acres of a forest in Mendocino County was returned to 10 sovereign tribes who will serve as guardians to “protect and heal” the land.

Opinion | Attack of the Right-Wing Thought Police

Don’t teach anything that makes students uncomfortable.

Julian Assange Can Appeal Decision to Extradite Him to U.S., U.K. Court Rules

The WikiLeaks founder has argued that American prison conditions would be harmful to his mental health. He faces a lengthy sentence if convicted on espionage charges.

Roles of F.B.I. and Informants Muddle the Michigan Governor Kidnapping Case

Before five men stand trial in March, prosecutors and defense lawyers are examining more than 1,000 hours of secretly recorded conversations.