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China’s Jaded Techies Find a Hero in Elon Musk

By Raymond Zhong from NYT Technology https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/11/technology/china-elon-musk-fans.html?partner=IFTTT Technology The Tesla boss and digital prankster is striking a chord, at a time of disillusionment with the tech industry and its leading tycoons. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/11/technology/china-elon-musk-fans.html?partner=IFTTT from Blogger http://ddigitaltech.blogspot.com/2021/03/chinas-jaded-techies-find-hero-in-elon.html

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F.C.C. Approves a $50 Monthly High-Speed Internet Subsidy

By Cecilia Kang from NYT Technology https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/technology/fcc-broadband-low-income-subsidy.html?partner=IFTTT Technology The money, aimed at low-income households, is part of an effort to bridge the access gap to broadband connectivity amid the pandemic. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/technology/fcc-broadband-low-income-subsidy.html?partner=IFTTT from Blogger http://ddigitaltech.blogspot.com/2021/02/fcc-approves-50-monthly-high-speed.html

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How to Buy a Real N95 Mask Online

By Brian X. Chen from NYT Technology https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/17/technology/personaltech/buy-real-n95-mask.html?partner=IFTTT Technology Fakes and little-known brands still abound, even as health officials have advised us to up our mask game. Here’s what to do. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/17/technology/personaltech/buy-real-n95-mask.html?partner=IFTTT from Blogger http://ddigitaltech.blogspot.com/2021/02/how-to-buy-real-n95-mask-online.html

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Parler, a Social Network That Attracted Trump Fans, Returns Online

By Jack Nicas from NYT Technology https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/15/technology/parler-back-online.html?partner=IFTTT Technology After being cut off by Amazon and other tech giants, Parler worked for weeks to find a way to get back on the internet. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/15/technology/parler-back-online.html?partner=IFTTT from Blogger http://ddigitaltech.blogspot.com/2021/02/parler-social-network-that-attracted.html

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Silicon Valley’s Safe Space

By Cade Metz from NYT Technology https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/13/technology/slate-star-codex-rationalists.html?partner=IFTTT Technology Slate Star Codex was a window into the psyche of many tech leaders building our collective future. Then it disappeared. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/13/technology/slate-star-codex-rationalists.html?partner=IFTTT from Blogger http://ddigitaltech.blogspot.com/2021/02/silicon-valleys-safe-space.html

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Woman Accused of Defaming Dozens Online Is Arrested

By Kashmir Hill from NYT Technology https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/technology/nadire-atas-arrest.html?partner=IFTTT Technology Nadire Atas trashed the reputations of people she saw as enemies, and their relatives. On Tuesday, she was charged by the Toronto police with harassment and other offenses. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/technology/nadire-atas-arrest.html?partner=IFTTT from Blogger http://ddigitaltech.blogspot.com/2021/02/woman-accused-of-defaming-dozens-online.html

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Reddit, the Talk of the Internet, Raises $250 Million

By Mike Isaac from NYT Technology https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/08/technology/reddit-raises-250-million.html?partner=IFTTT Technology The start-up, which was at the center of a recent stock market frenzy, was valued at $6 billion in the new funding round. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/08/technology/reddit-raises-250-million.html?partner=IFTTT from Blogger http://ddigitaltech.blogspot.com/2021/02/reddit-talk-of-internet-raises-250.html

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No, Ocasio-Cortez did not make up her experience during the Capitol riots.

By Maggie Astor from NYT Technology https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/technology/aoc-capitol-riots.html?partner=IFTTT Technology New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/technology/aoc-capitol-riots.html?partner=IFTTT from Blogger http://ddigitaltech.blogspot.com/2021/02/no-ocasio-cortez-did-not-make-up-her.html

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Jeff Bezos to Step Down as Amazon C.E.O.

By Karen Weise from NYT Technology https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/technology/jeff-bezos-amazon.html?partner=IFTTT Technology Andy Jassy, the chief of Amazon’s cloud computing division, will become chief executive, while Mr. Bezos, the company’s founder, will become executive chairman. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/technology/jeff-bezos-amazon.html?partner=IFTTT from Blogger http://ddigitaltech.blogspot.com/2021/02/jeff-bezos-to-step-down-as-amazon-ceo.html

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Jeff Bezos to Step Down as Amazon C.E.O.

By Karen Weise from NYT Technology https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/technology/jeff-bezos-amazon.html?partner=IFTTT Technology Andy Jassy, the chief of Amazon’s cloud computing division, will become chief executive, while Mr. Bezos, the company’s founder, will become executive chairman. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/technology/jeff-bezos-amazon.html?partner=IFTTT from Blogger http://ddigitaltech.blogspot.com/2021/02/jeff-bezos-to-step-down-as-amazon-ceo.html

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Here’s a Way to Learn if Facial Recognition Systems Used Your Photos

By Cade Metz and Kashmir Hill from NYT Technology https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/31/technology/facial-recognition-photo-tool.html?partner=IFTTT Technology An online tool targets only a small slice of what’s out there, but may open some eyes to how widely artificial intelligence research fed on personal images. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/31/technology/facial-recognition-photo-tool.html?partner=IFTTT from Blogger http://ddigitaltech.blogspot.com/2021/02/heres-way-to-learn-if-facial.html

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A Vast Web of Vengeance

By Kashmir Hill from NYT Technology https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/30/technology/change-my-google-results.html?partner=IFTTT Technology Outrageous lies destroyed Guy Babcock’s online reputation. When he went hunting for their source, what he discovered was worse than he could have imagined. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/30/technology/change-my-google-results.html?partner=IFTTT from Blogger http://ddigitaltech.blogspot.com/2021/01/a-vast-web-of-vengeance.html

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The ‘Roaring Kitty’ Rally: How a Reddit User and His Friends Roiled the Markets

By Nathaniel Popper and Kellen Browning from NYT Technology https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/technology/roaring-kitty-reddit-gamestop-markets.html?partner=IFTTT Technology A Massachusetts man who goes by “Roaring Kitty” on social media helped fuel the frenzy around GameStop. His $53,000 investment in the company briefly reached $48 million in value. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/technology/roaring-kitty-reddit-gamestop-markets.html?partner=IFTTT from Blogger http://ddigitaltech.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-roaring-kitty-rally-how-reddit-user.html

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Robinhood, in Need of Cash, Raises $1 Billion From Its Investors

By Kate Kelly, Erin Griffith, Andrew Ross Sorkin and Nathaniel Popper from NYT Technology https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/technology/robinhood-fundraising.html?partner=IFTTT Technology The no-fee trading app, which is popular with young investors, has been strained by the high volume of trading this week in stocks such as GameStop. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/technology/robinhood-fundraising.html?partner=IFTTT from Blogger http://ddigitaltech.blogspot.com/2021/01/robinhood-in-need-of-cash-raises-1.html

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The GameStop Reckoning Was a Long Time Coming

By Kevin Roose from NYT Technology https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/technology/gamestop-stock.html?partner=IFTTT Technology This week, gleeful online hordes turned the stock market upside down. This shouldn’t come as a surprise. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/technology/gamestop-stock.html?partner=IFTTT from Blogger http://ddigitaltech.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-gamestop-reckoning-was-long-time.html

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‘A Total Failure’: The Proud Boys Now Mock Trump

By Sheera Frenkel and Alan Feuer from NYT Technology https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/technology/proud-boys-trump.html?partner=IFTTT Technology Members of the far-right group, who were among Donald Trump’s staunchest fans, are calling him “weak” as more of them were charged for storming the U.S. Capitol. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/technology/proud-boys-trump.html?partner=IFTTT from Blogger http://ddigitaltech.blogspot.com/2021/01/a-total-failure-proud-boys-now-mock.html

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QAnon believers struggle with inauguration.

By Kevin Roose from NYT Technology https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/technology/qanon-inauguration.html?partner=IFTTT Technology As President Biden took office, some QAnon believers tried to rejigger their theories to accommodate a transfer of power. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/technology/qanon-inauguration.html?partner=IFTTT from Blogger http://ddigitaltech.blogspot.com/2021/01/qanon-believers-struggle-with.html