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Nov 20, 2020
From 'Spider-Man: Miles Morales' to 'Among Us'
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Nov 19, 2020
Every year, TIME highlights inventions that are making the world better, smarter and even a bit more fun. (See last year's list here.) To assemble our 2020 list, we solicited nominations both from our editors and correspondents around the world, and through an online application process. We then evaluated each contender on key factors, including…
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Nov 18, 2020
It's tempting to upgrade right away, but there are plenty of reasons to wait.
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Nov 12, 2020
Decisions, decisions...
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Nov 10, 2020
They use new iPhone-like processors that promise better battery life
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Nov 10, 2020
The otherwise excellent game is a missed opportunity to reckon with the issues of the day
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Nov 10, 2020
Sluggish development, distrust of technology companies, and sloppy messaging have slowed adoption
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Nov 06, 2020
If successful in India, WhatsApp Pay could be replicated worldwide
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Nov 06, 2020
The DualSense is a surprising standout of Sony's new console
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Oct 30, 2020
Every morning, Johnny Sayles wakes up and scrolls through news about the collapse of human civilization. Formerly a medical assistant at a surgical department in Washington state, Sayles was laid off at the beginning of April, when the pandemic hit. Confined to his home by stay-at-home orders, he began spending more time on the social…
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Oct 29, 2020
The warning comes as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations surge across the country
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Oct 27, 2020
Facebook's top policy official in India, Ankhi Das, stepped down from the company on Tuesday following reports this summer by TIME and the Wall Street Journal that detailed links between senior Facebook staff and India's ruling party. A Facebook spokesperson told TIME that Das's departure "has nothing to do with the parliamentary inquiry or the…
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Oct 20, 2020
The Sussexes are working to educate others about the role that online communities can play in people's lives offline
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Oct 20, 2020
Maria Ressa urged U.S. voters to think about the kind of information ecosystem they want to live in when they vote in the Nov. 3 presidential election, in a TIME100 Talks discussion with Prince Harry and Renée DiResta. Ressa, founder of Filipino news site Rappler, which is critical of President Roderigo Duterte, is currently facing…
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Oct 20, 2020
Maria Ressa urged U.S. voters to think about the kind of information ecosystem they want to live in when they vote in the Nov. 3 presidential election, in a TIME100 Talks discussion with Prince Harry and Renée DiResta. Ressa, founder of Filipino news site Rappler, which is critical of President Roderigo Duterte, is currently facing…
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Oct 20, 2020
Anyone who has watched The Social Dilemma already knows that technology has fundamentally warped the way we see the world. But Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have become invested in holding technology companies accountable for the misinformation spread on platforms like Facebook. For a special TIME100 Talks hosted by The…
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Oct 20, 2020
When Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian decided to take action in support of racial equality and Black Lives Matter this June, he made a surprising move: stepping back to let someone else lead. He resigned his position on the company's board, and publicly urged the social media platform to replace him with a Black board member.…
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Oct 20, 2020
This week's Department of Justice antitrust suit against Google is the agency's first major case against Big Tech since the 1998 Microsoft suit. It comes on the heels of a 451-page report by the House Antitrust Subcommittee that enumerates the dubious and harmful practices of the dominant digital companies and proposes the reinvigoration of the…
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Oct 19, 2020
I'm flying through the Nadiri Dockyards, where the New Republic constructs warships to take on the ever-expanding Galactic Empire. In my X-Wing starfighter, I'm being followed by an enemy TIE Bomber set on turning me into space dust. Hit after hit knocks out my shield until I decide to hide behind an asteroid, kill the…
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Oct 18, 2020
The tweet violated a Twitter policy that prohibits sharing false or misleading misinformation about COVID-19 that could lead to harm, a company spokesperson said
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Oct 14, 2020
5G reality hasn't caught up to expectations just yet
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Oct 13, 2020
Grab a new TV, pair of headphones, or mesh router on the cheap
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Oct 12, 2020
Mark Zuckerberg "still seems to ignore why Facebook is so ripe for spreading hate speech and disinformation to begin with"
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Oct 09, 2020
On Oct. 1, New York state released an app that can notify you if you've come into contact with a person who has tested positive for COVID-19. Called "COVID Alert NY," the app is one of 10 currently active in states around the U.S. that are based on Google and Apple's decentralized contact tracing system,…
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Sep 27, 2020
President Donald Trump's ban on TikTok was temporarily blocked by a federal judge hours before it was due to be removed from U.S. app stores.
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Sep 27, 2020
Lawyers for the app argued the move would infringe on First Amendment rights and do irreparable harm to the business
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Sep 25, 2020
Signal is the go-to app for protesters, whistleblowers, and dissidents. As its profile grows, how can it maintain its commitment to privacy?
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Sep 23, 2020
The 2020 TIME100 honoree reiterated his company's commitment to fighting online misinformation on its platforms
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Sep 20, 2020
Oracle plans to take a 12.5% stake in the new TikTok Global, while Walmart has tentatively agreed to buy 7.5% of the entity
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Sep 17, 2020
"To offer up the idea that we're not going to utilize a platform for a day is not a goal—it's a tactic"
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Sep 15, 2020
Apple on Tuesday unveiled two new Apple Watches, a fitness subscription service, updates to its iPad lineup and more. It was the second pandemic-era virtual event for the company, and executives made multiple references to the outbreak and the need to stay healthy in "these difficult times," as CEO Tim Cook put it. Here's a…
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Sep 11, 2020
It is not, by any stretch of the imagination, an easy time to have fun in the United States right now. COVID-19 has killed nearly 200,000 Americans, and will likely claim many more before the outbreak finally wanes. Wildfires in California and elsewhere in the west are burning out of control, destroying entire towns and…
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Sep 10, 2020
The Surface Duo is the future, but it's not quite there yet
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Sep 08, 2020
While some new big-budget films, like Disney's Mulan, are premiering on streaming services, others, like Christopher Nolan's Tenet, are attempting to lure consumers back to theaters despite the risk of indoor transmission of COVID-19. Movie fans who don't want to take chances with their health might be feeling a bit frustrated they can't enjoy a…
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Sep 03, 2020
We talked to Hawk about staying true to form while evolving to meet a new generational moment
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Sep 03, 2020
Is it worth dropping a grand on a phone? Probably not
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Aug 31, 2020
From meditation assistants to white noise generators for better sleep
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Aug 28, 2020
If you're a fan of streaming music, personalized playlists, and mixes made "just for you," you've no doubt run into some boring, bad and even downright offensive songs you'd rather not hear again. And if you're familiar with the news surrounding today's most popular artists, you probably have a running list of artists who you'd…
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Aug 27, 2020
The world's biggest social network has multi-billion dollar plans for India. What happens when BJP politicians use its platforms to spread hatred?
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Aug 27, 2020
The games worth playing—and the history they get right and wrong
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Aug 27, 2020
Kevin Mayer said that his decision to leave comes after the "political environment has sharply changed"
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Aug 26, 2020
I am behind the wheel of a Nissan Leaf, circling a parking lot, trying not to let the day's nagging worries and checklists distract me to the point of imperiling pedestrians. Like all drivers, I am unwittingly communicating my stress to this vehicle in countless subtle ways: the strength of my grip on the steering…
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Aug 24, 2020
'How do you really think about structuring the day," says Logitech Chief Information Officer Massimo Rapparini
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Aug 20, 2020
With the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting businesses around the world, the desire to keep operations up and running is butting up against companies' need to keep their employees safe on the job. That's leading many firms to pursue more novel ways of ensuring employees don't get sick, maintaining social distancing, and outfitting employees with personal protective…
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Aug 13, 2020
New labels will direct readers to authoritative information about the upcoming presidential election
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Aug 11, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic deepened and students across the U.S. were forced to learn from home without WiFi or reliable devices, Girls Who Code CEO Reshma Saujani saw an opportunity: to teach more girls how to code. "More so than ever before, every girl has to learn how to code," said Saujani during a Time100…
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Aug 06, 2020
The measure threatens penalties on any U.S. resident or company that engages in any transactions with TikTok, WeChat or their owners after the order takes effect.
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Aug 06, 2020
First they went after Huawei. Then it was gummy bears singing Adele. TikTok-the social-media platform where primarily Gen Z users share dance routines and zany memes involving crooning fruit candies and the like-has become the latest flash point in the escalating tech war between the U.S. and China, with President Donald Trump threatening on July…
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Aug 05, 2020
Virginia is the first U.S. state to use new pandemic technology created by Apple and Google
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Aug 04, 2020
Employees began circulating a spreadsheet to anonymously share salaries and recent pay increases
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Aug 02, 2020
The deal could result in Microsoft owning and operating the TikTok service in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand
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Aug 01, 2020
12 accounts of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's supporters are under investigation
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Aug 01, 2020
Trump said he could use emergency economic powers or an executive order to enforce the action, insisting, "I have that authority"
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Jul 31, 2020
The hacks led to bogus tweets sent out from the accounts of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Elon Musk
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Jul 31, 2020
The U.S. has been investigating potential national security risks due to the company's control of the app
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Jul 31, 2020
While China says it seeks cooperation with other satellite navigation systems, Beidou could ultimately compete against GPS, Russia's GLONASS and the European Union's Galileo networks
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Jul 30, 2020
Gamers have gotten plenty of great options for a last hurrah on their Xbox One or PlayStation 4
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Jul 29, 2020
My back hurt, a lot. Yours probably does too. Here's how to fix it
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Jul 29, 2020
Recent months have seen mounting evidence that the algorithmic spread of hate speech, disinformation, and conspiracy theories by major internet platforms has undermined America's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It has also increased political polarization and helped enable white supremacist organizations. As the Big Tech titans appear before Congress there are increasing calls for regulation…
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Jul 29, 2020
The #NoDenyingIt campaign says Holocaust denial should be treated as hate speech
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Jul 28, 2020
Critics describe the ruling as a further crackdown on self-expression in the conservative country
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Jul 22, 2020
The measures include banning accounts associated with QAnon content, as well as blocking associated URLs
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Jul 17, 2020
Twitter is grappling with the worst security breach in its 14-year history
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Jul 16, 2020
The breach in Twitter's security may shake trust in a platform politicians and CEOs use to communicate with the public
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Jul 16, 2020
The ruling means they may have to find a new system that guarantees that Europeans' data is afforded the same privacy protection in the U.S. as it is in the EU
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Jul 15, 2020
The ruse included bogus tweets from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Tesla CEO Elon Musk
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Jul 15, 2020
A few months into the coronavirus pandemic, the web is more central to humanity's functioning than I could have imagined 30 years ago. It's now a lifeline for billions of people and businesses worldwide. But I'm more frustrated now with the current state of the web than ever before. We could be doing so much…
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Jul 14, 2020
I didn't expect to be as moved by this game as I was
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Jul 10, 2020
Amazon told employees to delete TikTok from mobile devices they use to access company emails, citing "security risks"
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Jul 10, 2020
Amazon told employees to delete TikTok from mobile devices they use to access company emails, citing "security risks"
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Jul 09, 2020
Efforts to push the app low enough so that Apple will remove it from the app store may be misguided
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Jul 08, 2020
But there is no formal system in place to hold Facebook accountable for any of the audit's findings
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Jul 07, 2020
CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg met with a group of civil rights leaders
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Jul 07, 2020
TikTok, which has insisted it operates independently of Beijing despite its Chinese ownership, may be able to argue the withdrawal is a move to escape requests to censor content or share user data
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Jul 06, 2020
It's time to look and sound better on that daily Zoom meeting
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Jul 06, 2020
The announcement follows the roll out last week of Beijing laws that prohibit some pro-democracy slogans
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Jun 29, 2020
India says the apps could endanger the country's sovereignty, defense and security
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Jun 26, 2020
Facebook is also banning false claims intended to discourage voting
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Jun 25, 2020
Groups including the Anti-Defamation League started the campaign to encourage advertisers to boycott Facebook ads in July
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Jun 25, 2020
How the move could change the future of Apple's computers
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Jun 24, 2020
If the United States wants to protect democracy and public health, it must acknowledge that internet platforms are causing great harm and accept that executives like Mark Zuckerberg are not sincere in their promises to do better. The "solutions" Facebook and others have proposed will not work. They are meant to distract us. The news…
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Jun 22, 2020
Big updates for the iPhone and iPad, a major internal change for Macs, and more
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Jun 18, 2020
The company said in a statement Thursday that the ads violated "our policy against organized hate."
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Jun 18, 2020
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan said he wants everyone to feel safe and protected when using the videoconferencing service that has risen in popularity much of the workforce works from home during the pandemic. "We want to make sure every user is happy," said Yuan on Thursday's Time100 Talks. The sentiment comes after much discussion about…
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Jun 17, 2020
George Floyd's killing at the hands of Minneapolis police—the latest in a grim drumbeat of similar deaths over many years—has sparked worldwide protests denouncing racism and law enforcement's abuse of power. Floyd's May 25 death may have gone largely unnoticed had it not been recorded by multiple smartphone-wielding bystanders, whose footage forced America to finally…
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Jun 17, 2020
The accounts on Facebook and Instagram were tied to the Proud Boys and the American Guard
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Jun 17, 2020
Facebook is launching a widespread effort to boost U.S. voter turnout and provide authoritative information about voting
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Jun 17, 2020
Lee—the chairman and CEO of Sinovation Ventures—spoke at a TIME100 Talks focusing on the Asia-Pacific region
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Jun 17, 2020
Lee—the chairman and CEO of Sinovation Ventures—spoke at a TIME100 Talks focusing on the Asia-Pacific region
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Jun 16, 2020
"I believe we should trust voters to make judgments for themselves," CEO Mark Zuckerberg said
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Jun 11, 2020
The electronics giant has finally taken the lid off its much-anticipated successor to the popular PlayStation 4
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Jun 07, 2020
"Everybody talks about change: everybody wants the other person to change and not change themselves"
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Jun 04, 2020
It saw no evidence that the phishing attempts were successful
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Jun 03, 2020
Trump's account will remain active on Snapchat and visible to anyone who searches for or follows it
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May 31, 2020
Websites for the police department and the city of Minneapolis were temporarily inaccessible on Saturday
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May 29, 2020
Saying that the president's comments about protests in Minneapolis glorified violence and were thus against its rules, the social media company has obscured the offending message on his profile
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May 28, 2020
Trump claimed Twitter's fact checks were "editorial decisions" and amounted to political activism
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May 28, 2020
Apple's latest iPads are more capable than ever. But getting the most out of them still takes a little extra know-how.
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May 27, 2020
Trump threatened to 'strongly regulate' social media platforms, claiming they 'silence conservative voices'
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May 26, 2020
Trump declared mail-in ballots would be "substantially fraudulent." Twitter said there's "no evidence" of this
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