Thursday, January 7, 2021

Trump. Twitter. QAnon. Who’s to Blame?

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/technology/trump-twitter-qanon.html
January 07, 2021 at 08:51PM

Wednesday was a dark moment in American history. We look at the forces that led us here.

Twitter and Facebook Lock Trump’s Accounts After Violence on Capitol Hill

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/technology/capitol-twitter-facebook-trump.html
January 07, 2021 at 05:17AM

The moves came after critics and even some allies of the social media companies said they had failed to prevent the misinformation that led to chaos on Wednesday.

‘Be There. Will Be Wild!’: Trump All but Circled the Date

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/us/politics/capitol-mob-trump-supporters.html
January 07, 2021 at 09:15AM

Inside Trump supporters’ online echo chambers, the chaos of Jan. 6 could be seen coming. People posted their plans to come to Washington — and showed the weapons they would carry.

Widely Used Software Company May Be Entry Point for Huge U.S. Hacking

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/us/politics/russia-cyber-hack.html
January 07, 2021 at 06:41AM

Russian hackers may have piggybacked on a tool developed by JetBrains, which is based in the Czech Republic, to gain access to federal government and private sector systems in the United States.

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Violence on Capitol Hill Is a Day of Reckoning for Social Media

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/technology/violence-election-capitol-hill-social-media.html
January 07, 2021 at 02:15AM

Critics and even some allies of companies like Twitter and Facebook say they have failed to prevent the misinformation that led to chaos on Wednesday.

A Lesson in Tech Survival

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/technology/lessons-from-qualcomm.html
January 06, 2021 at 08:41PM

The success of a computer chip maker points to a path for companies like Google and Facebook.

Watch out for this misinformation when Congress meets to certify the election.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/business/watch-out-for-this-misinformation-when-congress-meets-to-certify-the-election.html
January 06, 2021 at 02:00PM

Here are six false voter fraud claims that may be repeated during Wednesday’s proceedings.

The Tech That Will Invade Our Lives in 2021

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/technology/personaltech/tech-2021-augmented-reality-chatbots-wifi.html
January 06, 2021 at 01:00PM

Spoiler: We’re looking at another year of internet services dominating many aspects of our lives.

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Here Are The 8 Chinese Apps Trump Banned

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/technology/china-app-ban.html
January 06, 2021 at 02:43AM

The White House took a surprise parting shot at China on Tuesday by banning the popular Chinese payment service and other applications.

V.R. Is Not a Hit. That’s OK.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/technology/virtual-reality.html
January 05, 2021 at 08:51PM

Not every technology needs to be in the hands of billions of people to make a difference.

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