Technology

An indictment against three Americans suggests that at least some of the culprits behind the theft of an FTX crypto fortune may be in custody. Photograph: Jakub Porzycki/Getty Images When more than $400 million worth of crypto was mysteriously pulled out of the coffers of what was once the world's …

A Mount Saint Vincent University professor is conducting a two-year research project to better understand how bones respond to the lack of gravity. The research has implications for improving treatment of bone disorders, such as osteoporosis. Tamara Franz-Odendaal's research has implications for improving bone disorder treatment, such as osteoporosis For …

Researchers used brain-monitoring technology to show that a 40-minute walk in nature helped people recover from a demanding mental task, and restored the ability to focus. Participants who walked in nature showed better executive control or roughly the ability to focus on a task A walk in nature really is …

A jury on Thursday awarded $1 million US to climate scientist Michael Mann, who sued a pair of conservative writers 12 years ago after they compared his depictions of global warming to convicted Penn State child molester Jerry Sandusky. Steyn, who represented himself at trial, plans to appeal jury award …

NASA’s newest climate satellite rocketed into orbit Thursday to survey the world’s oceans and atmosphere in never-before-seen detail. 'Pace' is short for plankton, aerosol, cloud, ocean ecosystem NASA's newest climate satellite rocketed into orbit Thursday to survey the world's oceans and atmosphere in never-before-seen detail. SpaceX launched the Pace satellite …

By Dexter Thomas Backchannel Feb 1, 2024 6:00 AM ‘Over Time the Trust Will Come’: An Exclusive Interview With TikTok’s CEO A few weeks ago, Shou Zi Chew sat down with WIRED to tell us how he’s trying to make TikTok better. Is the company’s CEO for real—or just a …

X CEO Linda Yaccarino told US senators she’s hiring more trust and safety staffers. She didn’t mention that Elon Musk fired most people policing content on the platform when he acquired it in 2022. (L-R) Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snap; Shou Zi Chew, CEO of TikTok; Linda Yaccarino, CEO of …

In response to new rules, the iPhone maker announced drastic changes for users in Europe. But criticism is mounting that Apple’s new system only recreates old problems. Photograph: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg/Getty Images Politicians in Brussels have for years debated how best to loosen Big Tech companies’ grip over their closely guarded …

Beloved women’s website The Hairpin shut down in 2018. This month it returned from the dead to churn out AI clickbait. Its fate is a warning to all digital publications. Photo-illustration: Jacqui VanLiew; Getty Images What a heinous month for the media. Almost every day, a publication announces layoffs or …

New technology is allowing detectives to take DNA evidence from old cases and search for family ties online. But testing that DNA, devoting officers to the case and hiring genealogists to look for clues costs money and not all police forces have the funding. Toronto Police have solved 21 cases …