Profile of Twitch streamer Tyler Steinkamp, including the loneliness and rage that comes with streaming game battles and real-world moments for 50 hours a week
NEW LONDON, Mo. — Just before midnight, six hours into his 10-hour Twitch live stream, Tyler Steinkamp's rage begins to erupt. Tweets: @pkedrosky , @heatherkelly , @drvolts , @rachelerman , @brianstel...
To age in their own homes and avoid assisted living facilities, some seniors are embracing smart home tech, often at the cost of their privacy and independence
Heather Kelly / Washington Post : Tweets: @jeffnolan , @janetnovack , @robertegger , @washingtonpost , and @hypervisible Tweets: Jeff Nolan / @jeffnolan : reserve comment until you have experienced b...
A look at the debate over autonomous weapons: 30 countries support a total ban, the US says concerns are overblown, and Russia says such weapons don't yet exist
Gerrit De Vynck / Washington Post : Tweets: @zaknafeindc , @ghostpanther , @thekarami , @chey_cobb , @nils_gilman , @gerritd , @rachaelmyrow , @ylitvinenko , @onekade , @daankayser , @heatherkelly , ...
Though cybersecurity experts have warned of ransomware for years, it's now having a very visible impact on the lives of everyday people
After years of warnings, the impact of ransomware finally hits home for regular people — SAN FRANCISCO — It can feel abstract … Tweets: @bruceqburke and @heatherkelly Tweets: Bruce Burke / @bruceqbu...
Senator Klobuchar, alarmed by the “intrusive” nature of Amazon's Halo health tracker, writes letter to HHS asking it to safeguard users' private health data
and makes the absolute least use of it.” Comes with bonus sexism: “an automated system that essentially says, 'Hey, sweetie, why don't you smile more?'” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Gareth L Po...
A look at Facebook Groups, used by two thirds of Facebook's MAUs and a company focus since 2017, which make leaving the platform especially difficult
Facebook invested heavily in the one feature it knew people couldn't leave behind: Their groups — Before the pandemic, Andrea Norrington barely checked Facebook. Tweets: @geoffreyfowler , @kcpike , ...
School apps track students from the classroom to the bathroom, collect data about intelligence, disciplinary issues, and personalities, raising privacy concerns
A digital hall-pass app that tracks bathroom trips is the latest school software to raise privacy concerns Tweets: @heatherkelly , @heatherkelly , @heatherkelly , and @il_fps Tweets: Heather Kelly / @...
Q&A with Mark Zuckerberg about Russia, fake news, InfoWars, Myanmar, and why he thinks Facebook shouldn't take down posts that deny the Holocaust
Kara Swisher got … Sarah Frier / Bloomberg : Zuckerberg Walks Back Defense of Holocaust Deniers on Facebook Rhett Jones / Gizmodo : Mark Zuckerberg Has a Great Idea for How to Fix Facebook Max Read / ...
Apple staff memo says it caught 29 leakers, including staff, contractors, and suppliers, in 2017, 12 arrested; memo implies possible legal action for leaks
Meet Vero, a Lebanese Billionaire's Anti-Facebook Eric Lieberman / The Daily Caller : Leaked Memo Shows That Apple Had 12 Employees Arrested For Leaking, Says Report Heather Kelly / CNNMoney : Apple m...