How the Biggest Online Black Market, AlphaBay, Was Shut Down
The authorities said that 122 vendors had been advertising the synthetic opioid fentanyl on the site.
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CreditChristie Hemm Klok for The New York Times A Gamer Channel’s Mission: Send the Trolls Packing
Misscliks, a channel on the video game streaming platform Twitch, aims to be a safe space for underrepresented gamers, with no tolerance for sexism or bullying.
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Beijing Wants A.I. to Be Made in China by 2030
A new plan from the top of the Chinese government calls for the country to become a worldbeater in artificial intelligence in just over a decade.
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CreditSam Hodgson for The New York Times Facebook, Seeking to Satisfy Publishers, May Let Them Charge for Articles
The social giant is working with media companies on a new tool that would push Facebook users to buy subscriptions to news outlets.
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Credit Preparing for the Jump to a New Operating System
If you have decided to switch from PC to Mac (or vice versa), Apple, Microsoft and other software makers can make the transfer process easier than you might think.
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Credit Burundi Robotics Team Vanishes After U.S. Competition
The police say foul play is not suspected in the disappearance of six students from the violence-plagued country. Two were reported seen in Canada.
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Credit Laptop Ban on Planes Is Lifted, U.S. Officials Confirm
The Homeland Security Department said the prohibition, imposed in March, was no longer needed because airlines had complied with new security rules.
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Credit Finding the Date on a Map Image
The Street View feature of Google Maps stitches together 360-degree photos of a location, and there is a way to see when an image was created.
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Credit Going Low-Tech to Solve Everyday High-Tech Problems
What technology does our personal tech columnist use to solve readers’ everyday frustrations with gadgets, gear and apps?
