Lawsuit says Meta shares blame in the killing of a federal guard.

A lawsuit argued that individuals who sought to harm law enforcement officers were able to connect with one another on Facebook.

U.S. and Britain Help Ukraine Prepare for Potential Russian Cyberassault

Russia has attacked Ukraine’s power grid in the past, and experts say Moscow might take similar steps as it masses troops along the border.

Opinion | Jimmy Carter: I Fear for Our Democracy

Even established democracies can fall to military juntas and despots. We can’t let that happen here.

Wordle Is a Love Story

The word game has gone from dozens of players to hundreds of thousands in a few months. It was created by a software engineer in Brooklyn for his partner.

Twitter Permanently Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Account

The social media service said the Republican congresswoman had violated its policy on coronavirus misinformation.

Apple Becomes First Company to Hit $3 Trillion Market Value

The iPhone maker’s value tripled since 2018 as its sales continued to soar and it spent hundreds of billions of dollars on its own stock.

A Former Facebook Executive Pushes to Open Social Media’s ‘Black Boxes’

The co-founder of CrowdTangle has been working with Congress on legislation to make tech companies disclose their inner workings.

A Digital Manhunt: How Chinese Police Track Critics on Twitter and Facebook

Authorities in China have turned to sophisticated investigative software to track and silence obscure critics on overseas social media. Their targets include college students and non-Chinese nationals.

Opinion | The Bill for My Homelessness Was $54,000

Debt is a hidden burden for Americans experiencing homelessness.

As the Kremlin Revises History, a Human Rights Champion Becomes a Casualty

The shuttering of Memorial, the country’s most prominent human rights organization, has saddened Russians who were personally touched by its work shining a light on the injustices of the Soviet past.

Your DNA Test Could Send a Relative to Jail

Thanks to “genetic genealogy,” solving crimes with genomic databases is becoming mainstream — with some uncomfortable implications for the future of privacy.

E.O. Wilson, a Pioneer of Evolutionary Biology, Dies at 92

A Harvard professor for 46 years, he was an expert on insects and explored how natural selection and other forces could influence animal behavior. He then applied his research to humans.

Eine Riesin: US-Autorin Joan Didion gestorben | DW | 23.12.2021

Sie begann bei der Vogue, beschrieb später das Leben in den USA in ihren Romanen. Sie war 1,52 Meter groß, mitunter keine 40 Kilo schwer - und doch eine Riesin: Die Journalistin und Schriftstellerin Joan Didion ist tot.

That Fun TikTok Video? It’s Actually an Ad.

Brands are flocking to the platform like never before, drawn by its more than 1 billion users and its algorithm, which can make an ad seem like just another video.

Spy Tool Was Deployed in State-Sponsored Hack of Ugandans

Two journalists and one politician said they received alerts warning them of “state-sponsored” attacks on their iPhones. At least one of those attacks was linked to the powerful Israeli cyberespionage tool, Pegasus.

Buying Influence: How China Manipulates Facebook and Twitter

New documents detail how Chinese officials tap private businesses for online information campaigns, offering a rare glimpse into how China’s vast bureaucracy works to spread propaganda online.

Brandon Just Wants to Drive His Racecar

“I have zero desire to be involved in politics,” says Brandon Brown, the NASCAR driver at the center of the “Let’s Go, Brandon!” meme.

The New Get-Rich-Faster Job in Silicon Valley: Crypto Start-Ups

Tech executives and engineers are quitting Google, Meta, Amazon and other large companies for what they say is a once-in-generation opportunity with crypto.

Did You See What Big Bird Tweeted?

Social media is fueling our “parasocial relationships” with TV characters.

Drohnenkrieg: US-Militär billigte offenbar zivile Opfer | DW | 19.12.2021

Glaubt man der US-Regierung, ging es beim Drohnenkrieg im Nahen und Mittleren Osten vor allem um "Präzisionsschläge" gegen Dschihadisten. Laut "New York Times" wurden dagegen systematisch zivile Opfer in Kauf genommen.