Instagram’s new app was downloaded more than 30 million times in 16 hours. Twitter threatened legal action against its rival.
Special Episode: Meta’s Twitter Rival Arrives, with Adam Mosseri
Instagram Threads — it’s like Twitter, except it’s not run by Elon Musk.
Ford’s U.S. Sales Rose 10% in the Second Quarter
The automaker saw a big jump in deliveries of pickup trucks as demand from consumers and businesses remained strong.
Mastodon fixes critical “TootRoot” vulnerability allowing node hijacking
Enlarge The maintainers of the open source software that powers the Mastodon social network published a security update on Thursday that patches a critical vulnerability making it possible for hackers to backdoor the servers that push content to individual users. Mastodon is based on a federated model. The federation comprises thousands of separate servers known...
Threads: What to Know About Instagram’s ‘Twitter Killer’ App
Here’s what to know about Instagram’s new app for public conversations and how it differs from Twitter.
To Build A.I. Technology, Start-Ups Turn to Bigger Rivals for Help
Creating a new A.I. system requires lots of money and lots of computing power, which is controlled by the industry’s giants.
As Businesses Clamor for Workplace A.I., Tech Companies Rush to Provide It
Amazon, Box, Salesforce, Oracle and others have recently rolled out A.I.-related products to help workplaces become more efficient and productive.
A Tech Checklist for the Dark Side of Summer Weather
This season has seen excessive heat, violent storms and hazardous smoke already, but you can prepare for future events with a few apps and tools.
Lewis Branscomb, Champion of Science Across Fields, Dies at 96
He led scientific advances at IBM and within the federal government during a career that spanned the space race and the dawn of the internet.
Actively exploited vulnerability threatens hundreds of solar power stations
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Hundreds of Internet-exposed devices inside solar farms remain unpatched against a critical and actively exploited vulnerability that makes it easy for remote attackers to disrupt operations or gain a foothold inside the facilities. The devices, sold by Osaka, Japan-based Contec under the brand name SolarView, help people inside solar facilities monitor...