Director of Amazon's 'Tandav' Cuts Scenes After Pressure From India's Hindu Nationalists

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/business/india-amazon-tandav.html
January 22, 2021 at 10:20PM

Faced with boycotts and criminal complaints, the director of “Tandav” made the edits this week. But that did not appear to satisfy some of the show’s critics, who called for him to be jailed.

Intelligence Analysts Use U.S. Smartphone Location Data Without Warrants, Memo Says

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/us/politics/dia-surveillance-data.html
January 22, 2021 at 09:34PM

The disclosure comes amid growing legislative scrutiny of how the government uses commercially available location records.

Facebook Invokes Its ‘Supreme Court’

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/technology/facebook-oversight-board-trump.html
January 22, 2021 at 08:39PM

The site asks its oversight body to rule on Trump. But its justice system doesn’t work for everyone.

Can an Executive in Kansas Save Movie Theaters?

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/business/media/adam-aron-movie-theaters-amc.html
January 22, 2021 at 07:56PM

For Adam Aron, who runs AMC Entertainment, the world’s largest movie theater chain, the past year has been filled with twists and turns. And no one knows the ending.

An Australia With No Google? The Bitter Fight Behind a Drastic Threat

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/business/australia-google-facebook-news-media.html
January 22, 2021 at 12:09PM

The big tech platforms are facing a challenge unlike any other as Australia moves to make them pay for news.

Google Shuts Loon Helium Balloon Project

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/technology/loon-google-balloons.html
January 22, 2021 at 11:16AM

Begun nearly a decade ago, Loon was one of the company’s high-profile, cutting-edge efforts. But it was difficult to turn into a business.

Google Shuts Loon Hot-Air Balloon Project

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/technology/loon-google-hot-air-balloons.html
January 22, 2021 at 05:04AM

Begun nearly a decade ago, Loon was one of the company’s high-profile, cutting-edge efforts. But it was difficult to turn into a business.

What Internet Censorship Looks Like

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/technology/internet-censorship-uganda.html
January 21, 2021 at 08:34PM

In East Africa, too much Facebook has been awful. So has too little Facebook.

Amid One Pandemic, Students Train for the Next

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/health/coronavirus-education-high-school.html
January 21, 2021 at 01:00PM

Researchers have banded together to find safe, virtual ways to teach the principles of microbiology and epidemiology.

‘A Total Failure’: The Proud Boys Now Mock Trump

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/technology/proud-boys-trump.html
January 21, 2021 at 12:17AM

Members of the far-right group, who were among Donald Trump’s staunchest fans, are calling him “weak” as more of them were charged for storming the U.S. Capitol.

QAnon believers struggle with inauguration.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/technology/qanon-inauguration.html
January 20, 2021 at 09:13PM

As President Biden took office, some QAnon believers tried to rejigger their theories to accommodate a transfer of power.

President Biden’s Tech To-do List

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/technology/president-biden-tech-priorities.html
January 20, 2021 at 08:17PM

The new administration will try to restrain Big Tech, manage China and expand internet access.

NASA's Decision for S.L.S. Moon Rocket: Test Again, or Prepare for Launch?

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/science/nasa-moon-rocket.html
January 20, 2021 at 04:39AM

The booster of the Space Launch System was in good condition after a test was cut short, officials said.

Parler Tries to Survive With Help From Russian Company

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/technology/parler-russian-company.html
January 20, 2021 at 04:23AM

The social network, popular with President Trump’s supporters, went offline last week after it was kicked off Amazon’s servers.

Newsroom: Insider Intelligence names Aaron St. George SVP, Technology & Product

Source: https://www.emarketer.com/newsroom/index.php/insider-intelligence-names-aaron-st-george-svp-technology-product/
January 19, 2021 at 07:01AM

January 19th, 2020 (New York, NY) – Insider Intelligence today announces that Aaron St. George is joining the company as Senior Vice President of Technology & Product. He is a […]

Could a Small Test Screen People for Covid-19?

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/health/smell-test-for-covid.html
January 20, 2021 at 01:49AM

A new modeling study hints that odor-based screens could quash outbreaks. But some experts are skeptical it would work in the real world.

How to Make Data Privacy Real

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/technology/how-to-make-data-privacy-real.html
January 19, 2021 at 08:26PM

We need control over how our data is used. Thanks to California, there’s a promising new path.

When Joe Biden Takes the White House, He’ll Also Take @WhiteHouse Twitter

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/technology/biden-white-house-twitter-account.html
January 19, 2021 at 07:52PM

The transition of official White House social media handles is more complicated now than four years ago.

The Next Tesla? Investors Bet Big on Electric Truck Maker Rivian

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/business/rivian-tesla-electric-cars.html
January 19, 2021 at 07:08PM

Rivian, which has raised another $2.65 billion, plans to sell a pickup truck and S.U.V. it has worked on for more than a decade.

How Joe Biden Will Take Over the Trump Administration’s Twitter Accounts

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/19/technology/white-house-social.html
January 19, 2021 at 04:01PM

The transition of official White House social media handles is more complicated now than four years ago.