Why Twitter needs Donald Trump
Trump’s brief disappearance from Twitter had some thinking he was gone for good. But he’s worth too much to the social media giant for that to happen.
Technology
Russia’s Facebook memes have been revealed, and politics will never be the same
One photo, less than 1,000 words: Learning about Russian-backed Facebook groups could bring about difficult questions about our political reality
Saying goodbye to the historic Cassini spacecraft
Today, the nearly 20-year Cassini-Huygens mission ended in dramatic fashion, with the Cassini orbiter plunging directly into Saturn. Here are some of the spacecraft’s notable accomplishments.
Uber wants in to public transit. Cities should proceed with caution.
The ride sharing service’s new deal with Innisfil, Ont. points to its future-proofing strategy, but municipalities need to think hard before partnering up
The problem with Facebook’s plan to teach you how to read news
Facebook is rolling out a new feature to help Canadian users think critically about news, but it’s not clear the company can it fix the mess of ’fake news’ it helped create
In a bid to save itself, BlackBerry to stop making BlackBerrys
The end of physical-phone manufacturing seems like doomsday for the Waterloo, Ont. company—but it may just pay off
The social media status quo isn’t working
The Editorial: Rage-filled mobs on social media poison the well for everyone
What if Elon Musk is right? What if none of this is real?
What are the consequences of the possibility that our world is the product of millions of computer simulations? Can it get us out of chores?
A British ’Serial’ with a media scandal twist
Untold: The Daniel Morgan Murder podcast adds a new layer to a runaway true-crime genre
Why so glum, chum? One man’s crusade against pessimism.
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