Disinformation researcher says Harvard pushed her out to protect Meta Joan Donovan accused Harvard of violating her free speech rights and the school's own commitment to academic freedom in an attempt to protect its relationship with the tech company and its executives. Shannon Bond
Spotify to cut 17% of staff in the latest round of tech layoffs In a memo addressed to staff, CEO Daniel Ek said it was necessary for the company to "rightsize" after hiring too many people during 2020 and 2021. Roughly 1,500 workers are likely to be let go. Emily Olson
Iran-linked cyberattacks threaten equipment used in U.S. water systems and factories The hackers have been going after U.S. facilities that utilize an Israeli-made computer system, which is predominately used in water and wastewater systems. Juliana Kim
AI on the job. Some reviews are in. Useful, irresistible, scary In the year since ChatGPT was released, people have been figuring out what it's good at, what it's not good at, and how AI tools will change how we live and work. Andrea Hsu
After a 2-year delay, deliveries of Tesla's Cybertruck are scheduled to start Thursday Between its polarizing polygonal design and plenty of production hiccups, the Cybertruck has had a long and rocky road to release. Its fate on the electric pickup market remains unclear. Emily Olson
Meta warns that China is stepping up its online social media influence operations China has become the third most common source of foreign influence operations, behind Russia and Iran, according to the owner of Facebook and Instagram. Shannon Bond
Retro role-playing video games are all the rage — here's why Franchises like Final Fantasy are moving on from old-school mechanics and aesthetics, but indie developers are taking up the retro RPG mantle. George Yang
A forgotten trove of rare video games could now be worth six figures When a video game store closed in 1998, hundreds of sealed Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis cartridges were stored and forgotten. Now, a collection of the top-graded items has been appraised. Manuela López Restrepo
Civilian deaths are being dismissed as 'crisis actors' in Gaza and Israel As graphic images from Gaza flood social media platforms, many people are claiming those images are fake, in the latest iteration of a disturbing trope. Shannon Bond
20 years ago, the supersonic passenger jet Concorde flew for the last time Concorde crossed the Atlantic at twice the speed of sound, cutting travel time in half compared to a conventional passenger plane. The groundbreaking jet made its final flight on Nov. 26, 2003. Jack Mitchell
