The Oscars Are a Week Away, but How Many Will Watch?

TV ratings for awards shows have been in free fall, especially during the pandemic, and Hollywood doesn’t want the viewing public to toss its premier showcase into the entertainment dustbin.

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100 Days Without Trump on Twitter: A Nation Scrolls More Calmly

Democrats are breathing easier. Republicans are crying censorship. For all of the country’s news consumers, a strange quiet has descended after a four-year bombardment of presidential verbiage.

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NASA Awards SpaceX $2.9 Billion to Build Moon Lander

Elon Musk’s company bested Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and others in the contest to carry American astronauts to the lunar surface.

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The Race for Attention on YouTube

What factors are driving us to get into heated fights online and watch hateful videos?

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Why Amazon’s Workers Sided With It Over a Union

Pay, benefits and an aggressive anti-union campaign by the company helped generate votes at a warehouse in Alabama.

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Shares of TuSimple, a developer of autonomous trucks, fall sharply after I.P.O. before recovering.

Shares started trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol TSP at $40 each around noon, but fell as much as 19 percent.

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Bitcoin Is Normal Now. Yay?

Why Coinbase’s public listing is a huge moment for cryptocurrencies.

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A Former Alt-Right YouTuber Explains His Methods

Focus on conflict. Feed the algorithm. Make sure whatever you produce reinforces a narrative. Don’t worry if it is true.

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Mark Zuckerberg is urged to scrap plans for an Instagram for children.

A version of the popular photo-sharing app for younger users could hook children on endless scrolling and body-image shame, nonprofit groups warned.

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‘It’s a Roller-Coaster Ride’: Global Chip Shortage Is Making Industries Sweat

The internet-connected world is completely dependent on the production of semiconductors. That’s become a problem now that supplies are running short.

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