Bits

There are tools to crack into the phones at the center of a new dispute over encryption. But the F.BI. says it still needs Apple’s aid.

By Jack Nicas

The question isn’t so easy to answer. Also, Google’s founders stepped away just as their company enters a turbulent adulthood.

By Cade Metz

Some workers may be more exposed to artificial intelligence than previously thought. But worry more about automation’s threat to less skilled employees.

By Jamie Condliffe

The video app has been a runaway success around the world. But U.S. lawmakers have recently taken a strong disliking to it.

By Jamie Condliffe

The messaging service is suing a cybersurveillance company. Whether it’s successful or not, it is a strong statement from WhatsApp and its owner, Facebook.

By Jamie Condliffe

The hometown tech giant has contributed more than $1.4 million this year to influence City Council races.

By Karen Weise

We got a glimpse of what the social network’s privacy-first focus might look like in practice. You may not love it.

By Jamie Condliffe

The social network’s latest privacy feature at least lets us imagine how we could better control our data in the future.

By Jamie Condliffe

Revising Section 230 could change the internet as we know it. How about policy decisions based on sound evidence?

By Jamie Condliffe

Efforts to take a controversial website offline have been complex and divisive. But with any luck, they may also be galvanizing.

By Jamie Condliffe