Technology
Misplaced Passwords Lock Millionaires Out of Their Bitcoin Fortunes
Download Audm for iPhone or Android to hear more audio stories from publishers like the New York Times.Stefan Thomas, a German-born programmer who lives in San Francisco, has two more guesses to find a password that's worth about $ 220…
The C.E.O. of the self-driving car company Waymo will step down after more than 5 years.
According to Waymo, the autonomous car unit of Google parent company Alphabet, John Krafcik is stepping down as managing director after five and a half years at the top.In a statement, Waymo said the chief executive's duties will be shared…
Ant Group Announces Overhaul as China Tightens Its Grip
China's swift campaign to curb the power of internet giants has hit its newest brand: Ant Group, the fintech sister company of e-commerce giant Alibaba.Ant announced Monday that the company would undertake a major, government-mandated…
Truly, QR Codes By no means Went Away
Roy Healy's first tattoo wasn't the kind people usually regret, like the name of a future ex or a quote in a language you can't read. Still, he was nervous. He had asked the artist to write a QR code on the inside of his wrist pointing to…
How wind became America’s top renewable electricity source
Wind is America's premier source of renewable electricity today. In particular, 2020 was a banner year for wind energy in the USA. In the last quarter of 2020 alone, more capacity was installed than in all of 2019. Now the total capacity…
Anxiety about “return to normal” after pandemic
Als David Dudovitz seine Wohnung in New York verließ, um seine erste Dosis des Covid-19-Impfstoffs zu erhalten, war es erst das vierte Mal seit Beginn der Pandemie, dass er seine Wohnung verlassen hatteMit freundlicher Genehmigung von David…