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god save the teen Nov. 28, 2018

Teens Would Like You to Know Social Media Is Actually Good So Back Off, MomA study of American teenagers shows kids feel overwhelmingly positive about being online and they’re smart enough not to believe everything they read.

By Madison Malone Kircher

obits Nov. 27, 2018

Meme Culture Owes a Debt of Gratitude to SpongeBob Creator Stephen HillenburgThe SpongeBob SquarePants creator died at 57 on Monday.

By Madison Malone Kircher

technology Nov. 27, 2018

Google Employees Don’t Think That Chinese Search Engine Is a Good Idea, EitherEmployees penned an open letter with Amnesty International in an attempt to stop Google from building a China-compliant search engine.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Nov. 27, 2018

Facebook Would Really, Really Like You to Use Watch PartyThe feature will now be available on all pages and profiles.

By Madison Malone Kircher

technology Nov. 26, 2018

Google Duplex Still Cant Get Its Disclosure RightGoogle said Duplex, its AI system that makes phone calls for you, would disclose it is a robot at the start of all calls. It’s not doing quite that.

By Madison Malone Kircher

meme Nov. 26, 2018

These Memes Are Definitely Not Your ManA new Twitter meme to help you identify who is and is not your man.

By Madison Malone Kircher

thanksgiving Nov. 20, 2018

Here Is a Good Thanksgiving PrankSo wait, the turkey goes in the microwave for how long????

By Madison Malone Kircher

scams Nov. 20, 2018

GoFundMe Scammer Girlfriend Says She Got Scammed, TooThe latest in the saga of the New Jersey trio who almost got away with a $402,000 con.

By Madison Malone Kircher

life in pixels Nov. 20, 2018

The Decline and Fall of the Zuckerberg EmpireDo we need Facebook?

By Max Read

memes Nov. 20, 2018

The Hot New Meme Is Blurting Out Real, Dumb StuffDon’t say it. Don’t say it. Don’t say it.

By Madison Malone Kircher

technology Nov. 20, 2018

Tumblr Kicked Off App Store Over Child PornMeanwhile, NSFW artists on the platform say they are getting caught in the crossfire.

By Madison Malone Kircher

anthropaulogy Nov. 19, 2018

Logan Paul Isn’t a Flat Earther, But He’s Cool With Taking Their Money“My name is Logan Paul, and I think I’m coming out of the Flat Earth closet.”

By Madison Malone Kircher

hacks Nov. 19, 2018

I Truly Did Not Know My iPhone Could Do This and If You Did CongratsAn incredibly easy and useful hack for the typo prone.

By Madison Malone Kircher

what the zuck? Nov. 19, 2018

Facebook Is at War and Mark Zuckerberg Is Its GeneralThings at Facebook seem totally calm and normal.

By Madison Malone Kircher

Nov. 16, 2018

GoFundMe Scam Saga Ends in Three ArrestsA New Jersey couple raised over $400,000 for a homeless man they claimed had helped them in an emergency. The trio made the whole thing up.

By Madison Malone Kircher

technology Nov. 13, 2018

Airbnb and eBay Follow Google’s Example, Change Sexual-Harassment PoliciesMeanwhile, a number of big tech companies declined to comment on their sexual-harassment policies.

By Madison Malone Kircher

the pink tax Nov. 12, 2018

New York Women Spend More Money Than Men on TransitThe extra cost ranged from $25 to $100 each month, a new study from NYU found.

By Madison Malone Kircher

memes Nov. 12, 2018

Tired: Eating Tide Pods. Wired: Drinking Tide Boxed Wine.Twitter noticed that Tide’s new box packaging looks a lot like a box of wine.

By Madison Malone Kircher

google Nov. 8, 2018

Google Changed Its Sexual Harassment Policies, But It Could Have Gone FurtherGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai’s policy update is a move in the right direction, but it ignores some key demands from last week’s walkout.

By Madison Malone Kircher

i love my giant phone font Nov. 1, 2018

Please Stop Mocking My Phone Font-Size Choices and Join Me in Easy-to-Read BlissEven if you have perfect vision, do yourself a favor and make the font bigger on your cell phone.

By Madison Malone Kircher

the tweet beat Nov. 1, 2018

Twitter Is Finally Giving the People What They Want: Latest Tweets FirstThe platform is testing a button that would let users switch easily between an algorithmic and a chronological timeline.

By Madison Malone Kircher

the tweet beat Oct. 29, 2018

Calm Yourself, Twitter Isn’t Going to Get Rid of LikesJack Dorsey reportedly said the company was getting rid of the like feature “soon.” That’s not going to happen.

By Madison Malone Kircher

technology Oct. 26, 2018

Hello, President Trump, Let Me Explain Why You’ve Lost Twitter FollowersDonald Trump complained about losing Twitter followers on Friday morning, but there are perfectly good reasons for why that’s happening.

By Madison Malone Kircher

the techoning Oct. 25, 2018

Google Paying Off a Sexual Assaulter Isn’t Surprising, That’s How Things WorkGoogle has paid Andy Rubin nearly $90 million dollars since he resigned in 2014 after he coerced a female coworker into performing oral sex.

By Madison Malone Kircher

in my experience Oct. 24, 2018

I’m an iPhone User. My Friend Switched to Android and I Thought She Disappeared.She went silent in our iMessage group chat. Birthday wishes. Still no reply. Even after we realized Android was to blame, we never recovered.

By Madison Malone Kircher

not cool Oct. 18, 2018

Tricking Your Readers Isn’t Cute, Even If It’s in the Name of Voter RegistrationIf you see a link on Twitter claiming Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West are splitting up, you might want to think twice about clicking it.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Oct. 17, 2018

Why Can’t Instagram Get Anybody to Care About IGTV?It’s been months since Instagram launched its longform video hub, with help from popular creators. So why isn’t the YouTube competitor luring users?

By Madison Malone Kircher

alexa order me some cough drops Oct. 15, 2018

I Don’t Want My Echo Dot to Be Able to Tell When I’m SickDr. Alexa is in.

By Madison Malone Kircher

come out come out wherever you are Oct. 11, 2018

Facebook, Please Leave National Coming Out Day AloneUsers can now add “Came Out” as a life event. It’s an unnecessary addition that shows a misunderstanding of how most LGBTQ people actually come out.

By Madison Malone Kircher

intelligencer Oct. 10, 2018

Introducing the New IntelligencerNow with business and tech coverage, more politics, a podcast, an experimental new homepage, and even more great writers.

By The Editors

select all Oct. 9, 2018

Taylor Swift Is Glad Her Tumblr Stans Liked Her PostShe also likes kicking Republicans, figuratively.

By Brian Feldman

select all Oct. 5, 2018

Talking With the Man Whose Techno-Thriller Is Based on a China Supply-Chain HackAugust Cole and P.W. Singer’s 2015 book Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War just got a whole lot scarier.

By Jake Swearingen

select all Oct. 5, 2018

Either Bloomberg or Apple and Amazon Are Badly Wrong About the China Hack StorySomebody is wrong, and it’s driving me crazy trying to figure out who — and why.

By Jake Swearingen

select all Oct. 4, 2018

The Facebookification of Instagram Has BegunThe newest features from the platform feel out of touch for Instagram but old hat for Facebook.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Oct. 4, 2018

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Desperately Wants to Be a Zelda GameThe newest game in the series offers a lot of meaningless choices.

By Brian Feldman

select all Oct. 4, 2018

Hoo Boy, China May Have Hacked Apple, Amazon, and Dozens MoreTiny microchips implanted on motherboards used in servers by Apple, Amazon, and over 30 other companies are now under intense scrutiny.

By Jake Swearingen

select all Oct. 3, 2018

Trump ‘Texting’ the Entire Country Was Already the NormThursday’s FEMA alert test was strangely chill.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Oct. 3, 2018

Holy Crap, Am I a Microsoft Surface Fanboy?They’re the laptops that Apple should be making.

By Jake Swearingen

select all Oct. 2, 2018

Hey, Just a Reminder That Facebook Revealed a Huge Data Breach Last WeekThe company is doing the bare minimum to notify affected users.

By Brian Feldman

select all Oct. 1, 2018

Facebook Has Everything GE Once Had, Except JobsWhile GE has lost the equivalent of Facebook’s market valuation since 2018, it also employs ten times as many people as Facebook.

By Jake Swearingen

select all Oct. 1, 2018

Justice Department Sues California Over Net-Neutrality LawJeff Sessions was ready and waiting.

By Brian Feldman

select all Oct. 1, 2018

Can You Believe How Many Women Own This One-of-a-Kind Couch?Inside a Soho penthouse decorated entirely for Instagram influencer photo shoots.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Oct. 1, 2018

I Can’t Control My Social-Media Usage. But iOS 12 Can!Using technology to solve my addiction to technology. What could go wrong?

By Jake Swearingen

select all Sept. 28, 2018

Facebook Says Hack Hit 50 Million AccountsFacebook forced 90 million users to log out of their accounts on Friday as a precaution.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Sept. 27, 2018

SEC Sues Elon Musk for FraudIt all started when Musk tweeted a pot joke that wasn’t entirely a joke.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Sept. 27, 2018

How ‘Zendaya Is Meechee’ Came to BeAlso, Common is Stonekeeper.

By Brian Feldman

select all Sept. 26, 2018

If Zuck Acquires You, You’ll Feel Gross. The Only Question Is HowTwo separate products, three separate founders, two separate reasons for leaving — all with regrets about being bought (& made rich) by Zuck.

By Jake Swearingen

select all Sept. 26, 2018