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The creep of conducting our day-to-day interactions over screens has reached a breaking point—and it threatens to push out everyone but those with the “right” access.

News broke this week that SoundCloud was looking to be bought. Even in the hands of different owners, its legacy—from Kehlani to “Old Town Road”—remains.

The fashion industry has created a sprawling informal disposal network across the world—that brings with it money, conflict, and environmental destruction.

The numbers are in: 2023’s global temperatures not only soared, but smashed the previous record set in 2016. This year could be even hotter.

Ocean exploration to prepare for deep-sea mining has been greenlit in Norway. These are the startups hoping to benefit.

A midair blowout on a Boeing 737 Max 9 showed seatbelts matter, but infants under two still aren’t required to have their own seats. Experts say changing the rules would make flying safer for children—but would result in more deaths.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission and security firm Mandiant both had their X accounts breached, possibly due to changes to X’s two-factor authentication settings. Here’s how to fix yours.

Medical data companies aren’t doing all they can to protect your most private information. When they get hacked and patient data is stolen, it’s the patients who suffer.

Netflix is cutting back on shows, Amazon is laying off Prime Video workers. The boom days of streaming are showing signs of bust.

Politicians claim the move could provide vital minerals for the green transition. Critics say opening up exploration creates geopolitical headaches and is environmentally unsound.

Amazon, Discord, Duolingo, and Google all started 2024 with layoffs. But the tech job market isn’t facing the same trouble it did last year.

The lawless, Wild West era of AI and technology is almost at an end, as data protection authorities use new and existing legislation to get tough.

Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk is preparing to launch a campaign against Martin Luther King Jr. and the landmark civil rights law he helped enact.

The glory days of venture capital are winding down, leaving in their wake a host of overstuffed tech firms and a bear market ready to maul.

Two tragic crashes over the past six years, then a third plane with loose bodywork—the aircraft designed to send Boeing’s reputation soaring has sent it into a tailspin.

From Fingernails to Killers of the Flower Moon, here’s everything you should be watching on Apple’s streaming service.

From workout headphones to an iPhone case with a physical keyboard, here’s everything announced at the big tech trade show that you can actually order—or preorder—today.

The arrival of spot bitcoin ETFs in the US offers easy access to the masses. Purists will steer clear.

Stanley bottles have been a buy-it-for-life staple of the working class for more than 100 years. Now, the Quencher H2.0 FlowState Tumbler has become a symbol of social-media-fueled overconsumption.

Carmaker Toyota is developing robots capable of learning to do household chores by observing how humans take on the tasks. The project is an example of robotics getting a boost from generative AI.

Crypto tracing firm Chainalysis found that sellers of child sexual abuse materials are successfully using “mixers” and “privacy coins” like Monero to launder their profits and evade law enforcement.