What China Is Saying About the TikTok Furor in Washington
This is not the first time that China has seen a frenzy over TikTok consume Washington. In 2020, former President…
Young Entrepreneurs Find a Way to Indulge Their C.E.O. Dreams
Edward Silva grew up wanting to be a chief executive. In 2018, Mr. Silva enrolled at the Stanford Graduate School…
Aspen’s Slopes Draw Skiers and Influencers to the Colorado Town
The influencers were not in Aspen to ski. In their Barbie-pink ski suits and matching Moon Boots, they rode the…
A Looming TikTok Ban, a Royal Photoshop Mystery and Your Snitching Car
Listen and follow ‘Hard Fork’Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTube This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a…
Russia Strengthens Its Internet Controls in Critical Year for Putin
Russia is ratcheting up its internet censorship ahead of elections this weekend that are all but assured to give President…
Florida Man Sues G.M. and LexisNexis Over Sale of His Cadillac Data
When Romeo Chicco tried to get auto insurance in December, seven different companies rejected him. When he eventually obtained insurance,…
TikTok Is Its Own Worst Enemy
I was really rooting for TikTok. In 2020, when the Trump administration first tried to force TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance,…
Taiwan Is Building a Satellite Network Without Elon Musk
In Taiwan, the government is racing to do what no country or even company has been able to: build an…
TikTok Turns to Creators to Fight Possible Ban
Facing a possible ban in the United States, TikTok has scrambled to deploy perhaps its most powerful weapon: its creators.…
Handmade Porcelain Painted With Brooklyn Blossoms
For over 20 years, Melissa Goldstein worked as a magazine photo editor. While researching imagery, she developed a fascination with…