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2022 was the year crypto came crashing down to Earth

For the world of crypto, 2022 started with exuberance and ended with its unofficial spokesman in handcuffs.
- David Gura
Southwest cancels another 4,800 flights as its reduced schedule continues

The airline's CEO says the company is hoping to be "back on track before next week." But until then, it's continuing on a reduced schedule.
- Emily Olson
Turmoil on social media sites is driving users to smaller, more private alternatives

2022 has been a tumultuous year in social media and the coming year holds more uncertainties as U.S. outlets scramble to match the popularity of apps like TikTok.
- Shannon Bond
How life got pricier (and, yes, cheaper!) this year — in 7 charts

Boy, have we talked a lot about inflation. It affected every part of our lives (and the economy) in 2022. Here are some of its highest highs and lowest lows. (It wasn't all bad news!)
- Stacey Vanek Smith
North Korea has hacked $1.2 billion in crypto and other assets for its economy

North Korean hackers have stolen an estimated $1.2 billion in cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the past five years, more than half of it this year alone, South Korea's spy agency says.
- The Associated Press
Why the proposed TikTok ban is more about politics than privacy, according to experts

Digital privacy experts are skeptical of proposed TikTok bans, saying they are more about geopolitical tension than the social media app.
- Manuela López Restrepo
An original model of E.T. is sold at auction for $2.56 million

The original mechatronic model of the alien from Steven Spielberg's 1982 classic E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial headlined a weekend auction of Hollywood artifacts.
- Ashley Ahn
AI-generated fake faces have become a hallmark of online influence operations

As artificial intelligence becomes more widely available, bad actors are turning to computer-generated faces in their attempts to manipulate social media networks.
- Shannon Bond
Twitter bots surfaced during Chinese protests. Who's behind them remains a mystery

Researchers noticed accounts spewing out suggestive images. Some observers wondered if it was a Chinese government tactic to drown out the news, but the reality appears to be more complicated.
- Huo Jingnan
How will ChatGPT change the future of information?

It’s hard to describe exactly what just what ChatGPT is. In the tech world you might call it an advanced natural language model. But to those on the outside, it feels like a kind of magical black box. We’ve lived with different versions of this kind of programming for a while now, but something seems different about ChatGPT, with some comparing it to a new industrial revolution, and as big as the discovery of electricity.
- Libby Denkmann

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