In Sewage, Clues to Omicron’s Surge

“Open your eyes,” the online post began, claiming, “Many in our govt worship Satan.” That warning, published on a freewheeling online message board in October 2017, was the beginning of the movement now known as QAnon. Paul Furber was its first apostle. The outlandish claim made perfect sense to Mr. Furber, a South African software…

Although it seems to be distancing itself from Sony, Microsoft’s acquisition has strengthened its position over other tech giants with deeper pockets, signaling their intention to invest more in the lucrative gaming business – other tech giants – such as Amazon, Tencent and Google. Can. Just van Drunen, a gaming investor, consultant and professor at…

Mr. Representatives from Pavlovsky and Rumble did not respond to interview requests. But he has made it clear in comments streamed to Rumble creators and others that his ambition is far greater than increasing traffic to his website and app. With the investment of like-minded critics of Big Tech such as Mr. Thiel, Mr. Pavlovsky…

“More people coming to social audio is good for social audio,” Maya Watson, head of global marketing at Clubhouse, said in an interview. “We’re not bothered by it, and, if anything, it gives us confidence in where we’re going.” The clubhouse was throbbing at the start of the year. The censor tower said the app…

Elizabeth Holmes was a star entrepreneur whose blood-testing start-up trial to deceive investors became Silicon Valley’s biggest spectacle after the introduction of the iPhone. Her conviction in January marks a rare moment in the proud history of technology: a chief executive was found guilty of lying. For most of her trials, Ms. Holmes tried to…

Tech cars can’t fix dependency issues: For a long time, I was excited about transportation-related technologies, including applications that made it easier for people to take Uber to a train station or drive a scooter for the last mile to get to work from a bus stop. I thought they would help free the cities…