Tor is under threat from Russian censorship and Sybil attacks
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) blocking Tor in the country on Tuesday. The move left Tor users…
Pfizer’s vaccine takes a “very large” hit from omicron—but boosters help
The new variant appears to be better than any other version of the virus yet encountered…
What Small Ecommerce Sellers Need to Know About Economic Nexus
Not long ago, small ecommerce sellers were in a pretty sweet spot when it came to…
DeepMind says its new language model can beat others 25 times its size
Called RETRO (for “Retrieval-Enhanced Transformer”), the AI matches the performance of neural networks 25 times its…
The employee-driven future
The global pandemic accelerated the trend toward a work-from-anywhere, distributed workforce. As we approach a post-pandemic…
What Google’s trending searches say about America in 2021
Each year, Google puts out lists of top trending searches in the United States, giving readers…
How much control should Apple have over your iPhone?
This story is part of a Recode series about Big Tech and antitrust. Over the next…
The case against Big Tech
Big Tech has become Too Big. Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google are facing very real threats…
A new NASA telescope is going to look at our galaxy’s most energetic objects
“It turns out that there are only really three things that you can measure about the…
Verizon overrides users’ opt-out preferences in push to collect browsing history
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Scott Olson) FAQ. Verizon is ignoring the previous opt-out preferences for…
Microsoft seizes domains used by “highly sophisticated” hackers in China
Enlarge / Computer chip with Chinese flag, 3d conceptual illustration. (credit: Steve McDowell / Agefotostock) Read…
What Is Programmer Imposter Syndrome and How To Overcome It
Have you ever felt immense fear and doubt that your colleagues might find out you are…
Evolution of intelligent data pipelines
The potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) seems almost unbounded in its ability to derive…
SolarWinds hackers have a whole bag of new tricks for mass compromise attacks
Enlarge worst data breaches in modern history, if not ever: a Kremlin-backed hacking campaign that compromised…
BuzzFeed’s a public company. Now what?
The transformation from startup to public company is supposed to be a very big deal. So…