The crypto scam
It should be obvious to pretty much everyone at this point that anything crypto is an old-fashioned grift, a scam, a Ponzi scheme. Those who got in on the ground…
Twitter has long been more talk than money
Billionaire Elon Musk is capturing a social media prize with his deal to buy Twitter, which has become a global stage for companies, activists, celebrities, politicians and more. Despite its…
Twitter admits policy ‘errors’ after far-right abuse
Twitter’s new picture permission policy was aimed at combating online abuse, but US activists and researchers said Friday that far-right backers have employed it to protect themselves from scrutiny and…
Miami, looking to be next crypto hotspot, hosts huge bitcoin event
Thousands of people have descended on Miami for a massive two-day bitcoin conference that opened Friday — a sign that the US city, in the midst of a tech boom,…
Twitter boots Trump to stop violence-sparking tweets
Twitter shut down President Donald Trump’s account Friday, booting him from the global service to prevent another attack on the US Capitol building. Trump had fervently used @realDonaldTrump for proclamations,…
Facebook, Dopamine and InstaGrat
InstaGrat. It is not quite the same as Instagram, where we can put up pictures of what we want the world to see of us. InstaGrat is the instant gratification…
In San Francisco, tech boom has left people priced out of housing
In San Francisco, far from the picturesque, winding streets in the hills, a glistening skyscraper represents how the country's tech titans have transformed the city - and made it one…
The Pakhtun march and a new deal
Let’s bust the most obvious myth first. The myth goes: the tribal Pakhtuns are the ones that let in Al-Qaeda and the Taliban, gave their sons over to them to…
