Tag: media platforms

• Investigation: How TikTok’s Algorithm Figures Out Your Deepest Desires

  September 19, 2021

  A Wall Street Journal investigation found that TikTok only needs one important piece of information to figure out what you want: the amount of time you linger over a piece… more ›

• China’s Biggest Movie Star Was Erased From the Internet, and the Mystery Is Why

  September 19, 2021

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• ‘Massive’ transatlantic data cable landed on beach in Bude

  September 16, 2021

  The Google data cable, called Grace Hopper, was landed in Bude on Tuesday. Once operational, it would have the capacity to handle “17.5 million people streaming 4K video concurrently”, Google… more ›

• Why the global chip shortage is making it so hard to buy a PS5

  September 12, 2021

  Since the beginning of the pandemic, the demand for microchips has far exceeded supply, causing problems in every industry that relies on computers. And if you’re a Decoder listener, you… more ›

• Loot is a viral social network that looks like nothing you’ve ever seen

  September 4, 2021

  Today, let’s talk about the latest project from a co-founder of Vine and what it tells us about how the tech industry is evolving. This is a rare tech story… more ›

• Big Tech Thought It Had A Billion Users In The Bag. Now It’s Being Forced To Make Hard Choices To Get Them.

  August 29, 2021

  Long viewed as the world’s biggest market for “the next billion users,” India is fast becoming Silicon Valley’s biggest headache. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pranavdixit/big-tech-thought-it-had-a-billion-users-in-the-bag-now-its more ›

• Wanghong Vibe Check

  August 22, 2021

  This dispatch is the entirety of S01 Episode 9. Cover illustration by FATFISHBOY. Krish: Welcome to our season finale. The word “wanghong” (网红) is inescapable in China. It’s everywhere as… more ›

• What tech does China want?

  August 15, 2021

  THE VISION is becoming clear. In a decade or so China will, if the Communist Party has its way, become a techno-utopia with Chinese characteristics, replete with “deep tech” such as… more ›

• China’s Sweeping Crackdown on Big Tech Is a Wake-Up Call for the U.S.

  August 8, 2021

  This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. The tech giants have grown so powerful that they’ve become… more ›

• How Zello keeps people in the loop during South Africa’s unrest

  August 3, 2021

  The “walkie-talkie” app is fast evolving from a 911 replacement to a neighborhood communication app. On June 29, former South African president Jacob Zuma was sentenced to 15 months in… more ›