Category Archives: Business

Rebuilding Ukraine Is an Act of Resistance

Russia’s invasion has caused $1 trillion of damage. Technology will be at the heart of Ukrainian recovery from the war.

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How to Find Your Twitter Friends on Meta’s Threads App

Want to reconnect with people and grow your clout on Threads? Here are a few tips to help you get started.

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Ukraine War: Botanists Risked Their Lives for a Priceless Collection

When the war came to Kherson, a small group of scientists ventured into the ruined city to rescue a unique herbarium.

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Can Twitter Alternatives Escape the Enshittification Trap?

People have flocked to Bluesky and Threads. But the new platforms risk repeating a pattern that has caused social media giants to turn against their own users.

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ChatGPT Is Reshaping Crowd Work

Although some workers shun chatbot help, platforms are adopting policies or technology to deter use of AI—potentially making crowd work more difficult.

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How Threads’ Privacy Policy Compares to Twitter’s (and Its Rivals’)

Want to try out Meta’s new social media app? Here’s more context on what personal data is collected by Threads and similar social media apps.

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Don’t Join Threads—Make Instagram’s ‘Twitter Killer’ Join You

Meta’s Twitter alternative promises that it will work with decentralized platforms, giving you greater control of your data. You can hold the company to that—if you don’t sign up.

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How Threads Could Kill Twitter

Meta’s microblogging app is intuitive, has already been downloaded by millions of people, and has other advantages over Twitter’s would-be rivals.

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How to Win a War With Trucks, Trolls, and Tourniquets

A human chain of fundraisers, keyboard warriors, and drivers supplies Ukraine’s armed forces with everything from drones to combat medicine.

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London Wants American Crypto Refugees

With US authorities cracking down, the UK government hopes to create a “Goldilocks zone” of regulation.

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