Amazon's Greatest Gadget Hits: Highlights of the Bezos Era

Amazon has made a lot of helpful, but also bizarre, stuff during CEO Jeff Bezos’s reign. Here are some of our favorites.

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Why ‘Inside Job’ Zoombombs Are So Hard to Stop

Researchers have found that most calls to disrupt videoconferences originate with the participants, especially in high schools and colleges.

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Among Us Taps Into Our Obsession With Betrayal

The massively popular game gives players the freedom and autonomy to backstab one another—but also build connections.

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The Chrome Update Is Bad for Advertisers, but Good for Google

The world’s most popular browser is about to make it a lot harder for advertisers to track your online activity.

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The Line Between Digital Trade and Security Is Always Blurry

Internet regulators around the world conflate the two, which strains international relations.

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The Medium Doesn’t Live Up to Its Best Ideas

Bloober Team’s newest horror title is a bad deal at $50 but a great way to pass a weekend on Game Pass.

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3 Services to Help You Take Charge of Your Mental Health

We're all having a tough time right now, but these apps, podcasts, and websites can provide a lifeline.

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What Will it Take to Make Covid-19 Vaccines Variant-Proof?

As emerging mutations threaten the progress made against the pandemic, scientists and regulators are racing to figure out a process for updating shots.

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The Best Deals and Cases for Every Galaxy S21

We break down the differences between Samsung’s three Galaxy phones—and our favorite accessories and discounts.

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It’s Time for a National Pandemic Prediction Agency

A federal office that collects outbreak data, models epidemics, and spreads the word to the public could keep the next Covid from being another Covid.

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A Second SolarWinds Hack Deepens Third-Party Software Fears

It appears that not only Russia but also China targeted the company, a reminder of the many ways interconnectedness can go wrong.

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Bezos' Departure as CEO Shows Amazon Is a Cloud Company Now

Andy Jassy, who helped create Amazon Web Services in 2006 and has run it since, will take over as chief executive later this year.

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The Amazon Case Signals a Tougher Stance on Gig Economy Firms

The retail giant agrees to repay almost $62 million in tips to drivers for its Flex delivery service; the company used the money to meet its promised hourly wages.

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US Cities Are Way Underreporting Their Carbon Footprints

A modeling system called Vulcan shows that on average, cities across the country pollute 18.3 percent more than they’ve estimated.

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How to Use Your Speedometer to Figure Out Where Your Car Is

You should never drive in a car with no windows. But in case you ever find yourself in one, you can use physics to get your bearings.

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The Audio Design Hacks That Made Mank Sound Like Citizen Kane

Ren Klyce had to experiment with a lot of new ideas to make David Fincher's movie sound old.

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The Race Is On to Stop Scalping Bots From Buying All the PS5s

The pandemic, and the resulting supply chain damage, has kicked retail bots into full gear.

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The No-Good Very Nasty Remastering of The Lord of the Rings

In correcting every imperfection and sharpening every blur of his epic fantasy trilogy, Peter Jackson has violated a fundamental law of nature.

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As Robots Fill the Workplace, They Must Learn to Get Along

Warehouses, factories, and hospitals are deploying more robots, often made by different companies. That can lead to communication problems.

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An Inclusive, Cyberpunk Future Is In the Cards

A humble card game, Android: Netrunner has the same roots as Cyberpunk 2077— but went in an entirely different direction.

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