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the algorithm July 22, 2021

So This Is How TikTok Knows So Much About YouA new report from The Wall Street Journal looks into the app’s much-discussed algorithm.

By Mia Mercado
how i get it done May 17, 2021

From Drake’s Entourage to Tech CEOCourtne Smith is an entrepreneur you should know.

By Devine Blacksher
crime July 17, 2020

What We Know About the Tech Exec Found Dismembered in His Luxury CondoPolice have arrested Fahim Saleh’s personal assistant in connection with his murder.

By Claire Lampen
instagram Feb. 21, 2020

Could You Survive a Day at the Museum of Ice Cream With No Phone?What is Instagram’s favorite pop-up museum like … without Instagramming? One woman’s harrowing attempt to find out.

By Anna Silman
zuck Feb. 20, 2020

Mark Zuckerberg’s Devotion to Gray T-Shirts Is AlarmingThe Facebook CEO reportedly has staff blow-dry his armpits before speeches.

By Hannah Gold
tinder Jan. 23, 2020

Tinder Is Adding a ‘Panic Button’The dating app will soon be able to track your location for safety purposes — but at what cost to users’ privacy?

By Hannah Gold
celebrity July 17, 2019

Celebrities, They’re Just Like Us: Obsessed With That Aging AppAll your favorite celebrities look crusty.

By Melinda Fakuade
oops June 13, 2019

Turns Out Tech’s Gender Gap Cannot Be Fixed With PhotoshopOop!

By Emilia Petrarca
divorce Apr. 4, 2019

Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos Are Officially DivorcedHe’s keeping 75 percent of the couple’s Amazon stock.

By Lisa Ryan
get that money Mar. 27, 2019

Why Is Stalking People on Venmo So Addictive?I can’t look away from my friends’ (and ex’s) Venmo feeds.

By Madison Malone Kircher
apps Feb. 7, 2019

I Can’t Believe How Much Money I‘ve Spent on This iPhone Home-Design GameBut it makes me happy.

By Anna Silman
politics Nov. 29, 2018

Your Taste in Jeans May Have Influenced the ElectionHow Cambridge Analytica used fashion data from Facebook to help Trump.

By Emilia Petrarca
the pink tax Nov. 12, 2018

The Illusion of Safer Transportation Is Costing WomenWomen spend up to $100 more than men each month, a new study from NYU found.

By Madison Malone Kircher
roundups Oct. 3, 2018

The Funniest Reactions to the Presidential Alert TextAt least it didn’t have any spelling errors?

By the Cut
tech June 18, 2018

Bumble Founder Was Threatened and Harassed After App Banned Gun Photos“It was ‘We’re coming for you, we know where your office is.’”

By Madeleine Aggeler
no thanks Apr. 6, 2018

Keep This Cursed Mind-Reading Device Away From MeResearchers have developed something that can transcribe the words you think.

By Gabriella Paiella
daddy issues Mar. 25, 2018

Elon Musk’s Estranged Father Had a Baby With His StepdaughterThe billionaire’s dad says it was “God’s plan.”

By Amanda Arnold
who among us? Feb. 14, 2018

9 Women on Their Most Horrifying Social-Media MishapsWhen you accidentally post some guy’s profile picture to your Facebook page, and other haunting stories.

By Gabriella Paiella
hmmm Feb. 13, 2018

What Elon Musk Wore to the Sex Party He Says He Didn’t Know Was a Sex PartyInteresting choice for a non-sex party.

By Gabriella Paiella
let us creep Feb. 12, 2018

Instagram Screenshot Alerts Mean Your Friends Will Know You’re a CreepInstagram is reportedly testing the Snapchat-style feature.

By Madison Malone Kircher
who among us? Jan. 11, 2018

Elon Musk Says He Didn’t Realize He Was at a Sex Party“His impression was that it was a corporate party with a costume theme.”

By Gabriella Paiella
dystopia Jan. 9, 2018

Party During Tech Expo Features Robot StrippersCES seems to be going great so far.

By Gabriella Paiella
social studies Dec. 14, 2017

Is It Rude to Play HQ at Parties?The trivia app is infiltrating real-world social life.

By Allison P. Davis
drama Nov. 20, 2017

Trump’s National Security Advisor Reportedly Called Him an ‘Idiot’ and a ‘Dope’According to a new BuzzFeed report, H.R. McMaster also compared the President to a kindergartner.

By Gabriella Paiella
tech Nov. 8, 2017

There’s a New App that Lets You Apologize to PeopleFrom tech guru Greta Van Susteren.

By Madeleine Aggeler
profiles Oct. 31, 2017

The Best Reason to Start Using Uber AgainPositive, boundary-breaking, irresistible — she may be the only way to get where they need to go.

By Allison P. Davis
crime Oct. 26, 2017

This CNN Host Filed a Police Report After Getting Twitter Death ThreatA white nationalist threatened to stab him in the neck.

By Gabriella Paiella
internet culture Oct. 6, 2017

Mourning the Death of AIM With Memories of Our Most Embarrassing Screen NamesPour one out for AOL Instant Messenger.

By Anna Silman
tech Sept. 21, 2017

Rape Threat Sent to Journalist Used As Instagram AdNot a good look.

By Gabriella Paiella
sexual harassment Sept. 12, 2017

CEO of Silicon Valley Start-Up SoFi to Step Down Amid Sexual Harassment ClaimsMike Cagney announced he will be resigning by the end of the year.

By Lisa Ryan
tech Aug. 14, 2017

Oh Good, AirDropping Dick Pics to Strangers on the Subway Is a Thing NowThe wonders of technology.

By Gabriella Paiella
tech Aug. 9, 2017

Uh, This Photo-Editing App Now Has Racial FiltersHmmmmmm.

By Gabriella Paiella
women at work June 1, 2017

Female Engineer Who Sued Tesla for ‘Pervasive Harassment’ Has Been FiredHer attorney claims the firing was an act of retaliation.

By Lisa Ryan
ayo technology May 12, 2017

Street-Style Star Miroslava Duma Unveils a High-Tech New Fashion VentureFashion Tech Lab is the Buro 24/7 founder’s latest project.

By Véronique Hyland
the robots are coming Apr. 14, 2017

Can You Tell If a Robot Wrote This Post?[INSERT WITTY TEXT HERE.]

By Dayna Evans
how i get it done Feb. 28, 2017

How the Founder of a Pro-Diversity Tech Start-up Gets Everything DoneOn refusing to drink Soylent, what a typical pitch meeting looks like, and working through the night.

By Dayna Evans
diversity blues Dec. 30, 2016

Tech Companies Are Basically Begging Women to Join Their Boards to Up DiversityA new, surprising push for inclusion in tech.

By Dayna Evans
Dec. 21, 2016

The Potential Danger in Therapy Apps Like TalkspaceIf someone is contemplating suicide, is a text message enough?

By Drake Baer
taking care of business Oct. 28, 2016

How to Build a Successful Start-up That Isn’t All Hoodies and Long HoursThe two female founders of a new parenting app share why it’s important to build your company out of your own personal values.

By Dayna Evans
love and war Sept. 8, 2016

LinkedIn Will Stop Asking If You Meant to Search for a Man InsteadThe company is changing the algorithm that suggests “Stephen” when you search “Stephanie.”

By Erica Schwiegershausen
Aug. 24, 2016

Tech Bros Think You Want to Drink Soylent Out of This Guy’s Mason JarNice try, dudes.

By Leah Rodriguez
gotta catch em all July 27, 2016

Confessions of a Reluctant Pokémon Go AddictSixty-three percent of users in the U.S. are women.

By Anna Silman
big computers July 11, 2016

Kim Kardashian Declares ‘Big Computers’ DeadEnd of an era.

By Anna Silman
wwdc2016 June 13, 2016

A Black Woman Spoke at Apple’s Tech Conference and Twitter Went WildRepresentation matters.

By Ashley Weatherford
education May 17, 2016

Here’s More Evidence Laptops and Classrooms Are a Bad MixEven West Point cadets can’t resist the lure of the internet.

By Drake Baer
social media Apr. 11, 2016

Twitter Is Seriously Warping Perceptions of the Presidential RaceYet another example of how filtered media makes us see the world in fundamentally inaccurate ways.

By Jesse Singal
billion-dollar ideas Apr. 7, 2016

How to Appeal to Dude Investors? Tell Them Your Start-up Is for Men.A few free ideas.

By Ann Friedman
Mar. 12, 2016

SXSW Panel on Online Harassment Criticizes SXSW“An uphill battle” to get a diverse panel.

By Kat Ward
social media Feb. 17, 2016

Sometimes Social Media Can Change MindsIt might feel like Facebook fights only reinforce people’s preexisting views, but there can be an upside, too.

By Jesse Singal
studies Feb. 12, 2016

You’re a Female Coder? Great, Don’t Tell AnyoneTo get the recognition you deserve, hide your gender!

By Laura June